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What did your folks do for work, from early to late?
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<blockquote data-quote="TedKennedy" data-source="post: 3965770" data-attributes="member: 25419"><p>Dad plowed rocky fields with a team of horses until he moved to Tulsa in 1953 at the ripe old age of 17. He worked at a soda fountain, then Sun refinery, then Youngstown Sheet and Tube, then Grant Supply. Sold steel, valves, tubing to the oilfield, later becoming manager of the Tulsa area, then he and some co-workers founded a new supply business that thrives to this day. Wore a suit to work ever since I remember, extremely well-read and perfect English. You would never know he was 100% hillbilly. </p><p></p><p>Mom grew up picking cotton, moved to Tulsa to got to business school. Dad called the dorm she stayed at looking for another girl, got my mom on the phone instead. Being the opportunist fellow he is, asked her on a date instead. Worked out pretty good. They celebrated 64 years of marriage last month. </p><p></p><p>Dad says Mom's family was rich because they had an icebox and a truck growing up. He had neither. (no electricity, although they did get running water in 1946 I think)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TedKennedy, post: 3965770, member: 25419"] Dad plowed rocky fields with a team of horses until he moved to Tulsa in 1953 at the ripe old age of 17. He worked at a soda fountain, then Sun refinery, then Youngstown Sheet and Tube, then Grant Supply. Sold steel, valves, tubing to the oilfield, later becoming manager of the Tulsa area, then he and some co-workers founded a new supply business that thrives to this day. Wore a suit to work ever since I remember, extremely well-read and perfect English. You would never know he was 100% hillbilly. Mom grew up picking cotton, moved to Tulsa to got to business school. Dad called the dorm she stayed at looking for another girl, got my mom on the phone instead. Being the opportunist fellow he is, asked her on a date instead. Worked out pretty good. They celebrated 64 years of marriage last month. Dad says Mom's family was rich because they had an icebox and a truck growing up. He had neither. (no electricity, although they did get running water in 1946 I think) [/QUOTE]
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