tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14925959.post7218278678337328686..comments2009-10-09T13:08:28.318-06:00EngineeringNerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550966150539284684noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14925959.post-5005990116543024542009-10-09T13:08:28.511-06:002009-10-09T13:08:28.511-06:00Julie, this is a wonderful written story about small businesses. I know what you are talking<br />about, we had one also. We, and just every small contractor went down the hole by the<br />22% mortgage rates in the 80&#39;s. It seemed like it happened over night. No one could<br />afford to buy a home with such a high interest rate and so homes were standing empty and<br />half finished all over the country. It took years to climb up again and some never did or<br />just didn&#39;t want to anymore. A million Dollar business can disappear almost over night. <br />Grandpa started again as an Investment Corp. That business was worth again a Million<br />or more. The choice of a partner was a bad mistake and also Real Estate saw the end once<br />again. We practically walked away from the house where your parents and the three<br />little ones came to see us. I hope I didn&#39;t put a damper on your story. A person can<br />really live thru almost anything. All this sounds like a big business but it was all on paper. You don&#39;t get cash unless you sell. Here I am in PA thinking how did I get here,<br />what happened? I don&#39;t want to think of past business. We straightened up and found that by being together we were very happy anyway.Marianoreply@blogger.com