tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post6107700046541355100..comments2024-03-22T18:13:10.026-06:00Comments on On the Alberta/Montana Border: The Price of IntegrityDiane Stringam Tolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-89662669186152583622014-10-14T06:45:44.102-06:002014-10-14T06:45:44.102-06:00Ugh. The Purebred Politics. Quite the game. Turned...Ugh. The Purebred Politics. Quite the game. Turned me off as well!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-30228468405974302852014-10-14T06:44:48.640-06:002014-10-14T06:44:48.640-06:00Yep. They're one real purpose. Didn't happ...Yep. They're one real purpose. Didn't happen often, but definitely happened!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-62637828132745294402014-10-14T06:43:50.570-06:002014-10-14T06:43:50.570-06:00True!True!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-78470553833667844522014-10-14T06:43:41.456-06:002014-10-14T06:43:41.456-06:00It certainly stays in your blood! I miss it!It certainly stays in your blood! I miss it!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-31801540012537046792014-10-13T15:27:15.327-06:002014-10-13T15:27:15.327-06:00Wise of your dad, even though I'm sure it didn...Wise of your dad, even though I'm sure it didn't completely seem that way at the time :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-72901955878224913542014-10-12T21:29:38.413-06:002014-10-12T21:29:38.413-06:00"Growthy"...I love that word! Great sto..."Growthy"...I love that word! Great story and reminds me of my farming days, decades ago now. I loved that life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03503915059334064289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-48780474884055508122014-10-12T21:29:20.170-06:002014-10-12T21:29:20.170-06:00Sorry you missed out on the fun that is a motorbik...Sorry you missed out on the fun that is a motorbike, I had one when I was 17 and loved it, but wise of your dad to steer you towards responsibility.<br />I understood immediately what you meant by shoveling, I've known a few people like that myself. <br />I've never heard of a cow that couldn't provide for her calf, that's sad.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-30649822616159738802014-10-12T21:07:07.751-06:002014-10-12T21:07:07.751-06:00It became tempting to take the money and buy somet...It became tempting to take the money and buy something that wouldn't make you any money. I made that mistake a number of times but I learned to listen to Dad. Of course the way my luck went I'd have been better off to stay away from the purebreds and the subsequent politics. That's what really turned me off ranching.George Stringamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375285536941813368noreply@blogger.com