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Old 01-01-2007, 11:30 AM  
Peaches
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Originally Posted by Scottish Guy View Post
I'm beginning to understand the concept of spending TOO much time with family

I also found out my grandfather and another man wanted to go in with Truett Cathy when he started Chik-fil-A but Mr. Cathy wanted to keep it in the family. Decades later (and this I knew about) he bought my grandfather's farm and turned it into a tacky tourist trap:

http://www.therockranch.com

My mother and aunt sold it to him at a VERY discounted rate with the understanding he would make it into a place for underpriveledged city kids to experience "country living". He did that for a while, but I guess it wasn't bringing in the money he wanted
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