BJ Price
I try to be optimistic with my outlook on life. A customer I worked with for many years often mentioned how, if you were going to be a farmer, you had to be an optimist, having faith that the seeds planted in the ground would grow and eventually produce a crop.
This may sound a little hokey, but we like to consider ourselves the can-do conservationists, meaning we try to find a way to make things work. We don’t like to use the word can’t. But there are some things we just can’t do. The following is a short list of things I can’t do or don’t do in the course of my work.
I can’t give legal advice. In the time I have spent around those with a law degree, I do appreciate their grasp of all things legal that I may never comprehend. The closest I ever came to being an attorney was when I sat next to one while testifying in a court of law a couple of different times. I’ve not gone to college long enough to add any extra letters after my name.
Neither can I predict the weather. While I have learned a few things about short-term weather prediction, I can’t say with certainty what the weather is going to do. Some of the best weather forecasting I heard years ago went something like this: It’s a 50% chance of rain. Either it will or it won’t.
Resolving neighbor disputes is another thing I can’t do. I’ve been called to the scene of the crime many times to help sort out what needs to be done in terms of erosion control, drainage, or another type of un-neighborly quarrel that manifests itself as a natural-resources issue. Even when the technical answer is very clear, how to get feuding neighbors to agree on a solution is not always so obvious. My role in these types of situations can be more along the lines of a therapist than an engineer.
I don’t predict the markets. However, if you are looking for a handful of broad generalizations that might or might not be helpful in your situation, I can fix you right up. These four thoughts come to mind: What goes up must come down. Buy low, sell high. Never risk more than you can afford to lose. The best way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it in your pocket.
I can’t make water run uphill. In order for water to defeat gravity, it requires a pump, and we don’t rely on those to move drainage water in this part of the world. We take advantage of the fact that, thanks to gravity, water does indeed run downhill.
I should note that this is by no means an exhaustive list of the things I can’t do. This might not even scratch the surface. Come to think of it, I can’t list all the things I can’t do.
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