posted on Jul, 20 2010 @ 04:20 PM
Not trying to "HIJACK" your post, but let me explain why I understand what your going through. Loss sucks! Especially when your a young kid and look
up and see what your family has...
200 acres, must be nice. My family lost 950 acres in 1973 to the government due to a Highway, and commercialization of the rest. My family came over
from Germany in 1943. We lived in Berlin and Hitler used our money to fund his war to take over the world. We were broke and fled to Austria, then to
the United States. My great grandpa worked 12 years as a cab driver to save up enough money to move to Alabama to purchase the 1500 acres, to which he
got a great deal in 1955. To only lose all but 550 acres in 1973. (I was born in 1978 and had the opportunity to live and roam this land a bit) Then
in the 1990's when my Great Grandmother passed away, my Great Uncle swindled my Grandfather and his brothers and sisters out of the rest of the land.
Now he only ownes the 3 acres his house sits on. All of the land, sold, gambled, and spent on prostitutes. My grandfather did well, he was retired
from the Air Force and the Post Office, plus draws social security and my grandmother retired from a Real Estate firm. They are doing well, but very
stingy with the money and thus have told us that they are leaving everything to charity. So no hand-outs here, not that I want anything from them. I
have moved to Louisiana to just get away from that part of my family. They are all mooches and buttholes. My father and brother being the worst of
them.
I read once that there is 40 livable acres per person in this world. Anything over that is "over-kill" in my opinion. But maybe I'm a socialist.
Who knows. I really am glad you got yours and got "out the game" before you got screwed like me. I mean hey, I was military for 10 years and didn't
make crap, got out, have a pretty good job, not making over 50,000 a year, but decent job with good benefits. My wife is a teacher, so she doesn't
get paid squat event though she is teaching our future. But who cares. At least you got yours right??!!
1/3 Homeless Americans are Veterans
We are all going through hard times. Maybe one day I will have the same opportunities as the OP. I have worked my ass off for 17 years (I'm 31,
started work at 14) and I have had everything taken from me 3 times in my life, not from the Government, but women. hahaha!
Good luck OP, I hope the Oil and Gas industry doesn't f*ck you like everyone here in Louisiana, but I think it's very likely either they will get
your land, or someone else, because we don't own land, the Government owns it all. That's why at anytime they can run a Highway, Railroad, or build
a city on top of your land and pay you what they feel like. Trust me, I've seen it done first hand. Good luck OP! Your going to need it until you die
and take all that cash and land with you!!!
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