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Post by doyleflory on May 25, 2014 17:04:47 GMT -5
I come in home today and the boys have a stand set up selling rocks >25 cents each.I said boys isn't no one going to by rocks for a quarter.
Then I thought hell they will sale as many rocks as I sold coon.lol
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Post by tired of scraping coyotes on May 25, 2014 17:36:57 GMT -5
if they will sell 5 for a $1 and bring them to the cook out I can always use some more rocks. I want real pretty ones now. grampas arrowheads would be ok.
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Post by tired of scraping coyotes on May 25, 2014 17:44:38 GMT -5
nathan was selling yellow weeds one time about same deal. I debated buying some but I wanted him to learn early sometimes no matter how pretty or cheap there is just no demand. a dad or grampa always is torn to buy rocks because they`ll get excited and learn value of $, or start training them early the fact sometimes life has disappointments. I stressed over right thing to do for a long time. the fact I still think about it and that was a year ago tells you how much. my heart said buy the weeds, my brain said don`t. it`s hard to know the right thing to do. I think times go one way and other times the other way, but never all one or the other. so I leave it up to you doyle to tell them or not I`ll buy some rocks.
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Post by doyleflory on May 25, 2014 19:15:23 GMT -5
Im the same on it won't buy rocks because they need to learn now. I hire them to help around here but they have to work to earn it.Dom hasn't thought about money just that he can buy things but Cooper is fascinated by it.
For xmas all he wanted was 100.00 bill, when he got it he just looked at it for days before he spent any of it.
They helped me cut limbs here and loaded the trailer, for me they was real proud of what they did.
Story about Cooper, I had a company truck that they gave me to drive. I had my old truck and bought a new one before I retired .Cooper ask Grandpa how did you get three trucks and three trailers. I said well you know I work hard and I save my money.
Cooper thinks on that for awhile and says I work real hard but I don't save my money.lol
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Post by doyleflory on May 25, 2014 19:46:44 GMT -5
Two happy boys and a good job to.  |
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Post by tired of scraping coyotes on May 26, 2014 5:29:17 GMT -5
we think the same on this kind of stuff.
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Post by DaveM on May 26, 2014 6:13:25 GMT -5
That is the correct way to raise kids in my opinion. I see so many parents that are still buying rocks from their kids when they are 25 years old.
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Post by tired of scraping coyotes on May 26, 2014 7:28:32 GMT -5
yes it`s one thing to buy rocks when they are little kids, it`s another when they should be buying rocks off their own kids and still expecting their rocks to be bought.I came in from field work just now and nathan says he has a t shirt on that he wore when we were working fur and it still smells like fur shed. he says it smells good. who doesnt like that faint pee smell mixed with rancid grease coon hide smell and a dash of coyote wiff all rolled into one. kathy washes my blue jeans several times over the summer and its still sept before they get that smell and shine off . all fall they smell like pine and spruce and fir sap and skeeter spray. maybe that`s the secret touch on coyote trapping. don`t tell anyone.
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Post by tired of scraping coyotes on May 26, 2014 7:29:39 GMT -5
doyle, I`ll buy the trailer.
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Post by Coyote Chris on May 27, 2014 16:11:46 GMT -5
Remember the pet rock? They made millions off it!
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Post by RK's Predator Plus on Aug 27, 2014 15:58:17 GMT -5
Buy the rocks. Then take them back the next day and demand a refund, stating you found some just like it in the crick for free ! As many as you want to pick up....for free !! If the boys ever become self-employed...they will need that lesson too....it's called dealing with unhappy customers......otherwise known as not a very nice persons.
**I just txt. the boys and told them to ask you for your receipt. No receipt oh, sorry sir, no refunds without the receipt. "But it's a rock, you didn't give me a receipt". Told em stand firm, "Sorry, no receipt, no refund." They gotta learn to run with the wolves and beat 'em at their own game.
The BeastMaster
Professor Emeritus-
North American Trapper University
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