[Iowa Granny]

I don't gamble (grew up the son of a farmer, a $500 bet is pretty small change compared to that gamble),

BINGO! (opps! that's gambling, too, isn't it?)

I am the 5th generation of my family to farm in this community. Our 3 adult sons are farming with us, and our grandchildren's 4-H projects represent the 7th generation to farm here.

The risks at the poker table at the local casino seem small compared to the risks we've taken in the last 40 years to build this operation.

[redgolum]

Unfortunately, my Dad had to get out of full time farming when we were one of the first farms in the nation to get what was then called "Swine Mystery Disease". He got a good price for his stuff, and managed to keep the homestead. I had to go to school and learn engineering, which was probably for the best.

Still miss it though. My dream is to get a well paying job back home so I can start gambling (farming) on a large scale again.