Replies to '07/03 Get Rich Quick Disasters'

Married to HIM 40 years.  After being married to a man who never kept a job over 18months I would only marry someone with steady work.  He drove a taxi waiting for a government job. Got a good one.  Said I ridiculed him so he quit.  Then the get rich quick started.  I may have lost track of all he tried.  Some things worked for a while.  But when he had a plan to buy land on the river, was allowed to use it, had 100 picnic tables built, bought $35,000 worth of tents, planted grass (no water, so used firehouse hoses) finally the day came to open his great event.  The temp soared to 103 degrees, no one came.  People stole the tables, ripped up the tents, the grass grew in little patches here and there.  Well, that was one thing that didn't work.  I can go on and on but you get the picture.  He's now over 70 and still trying to make big bucks on a double Victorian house in a sad area of the country.  He has worked on this place for over 15 years.  It is a two day trip there from where we live.  He used to go there half time, then one-third of his time leaving me along caring for my Mom.  The time grew less and less. 

He did rent out part for a while to college students.  They wrecked it so he worked some more.  Now he is almost "ready to sell" and make big money as soon as it's done again.  Did I mention it has NO PARKING , 3 stories, each side has 10 rooms and several bathrooms, + basement.     He did make money sometimes.  He bought a house for $23,000 and sold it for over $80,000.  Did you wonder how he paid for the tents and picnic tables.  Yup, that was it.  Off the top of my head I'd guess he went through 15 to 18 get rich quick disasters.  To talk to him he will tell you all the good things that happened in each of them.  I married him knowing life would be interesting.  Yes it has been.  I'm the one work worked the steady good job.  I'm tired, still caring for Mom who is now 98 AND his Mom who is 100+.  Where is he right now?  Up there working on the house.