My grandfather had it

[ishmael]

Came of age before the bomb, a small business in central Ohio, as much time as possible at a cottage in Michigan. Loved cars, that was his business, but didn't obsess owning them.

Knew this, knew that. Lived through the big wars, raised his children and grand chillens.

Died young, of too much drink. Not sure what that was, probably genes.

The last time I was at the lake I was pleasantly suprised that people remembered him. That was fifteen years ago. They thought of him very fondly. Raymond was always the first to offer a kind word, or go to assistance. He was even elected unoficial mayor of the village. Somewhere, there's the certificate.

[ 03-22-2006, 01:17 PM: Message edited by: ishmael ]

[uncas]

Ish.What did he have?
Heck, my father did all of those things and lived through them all and died at ninety and not from booze!
I do not see your point.
Pss...my grandfathers were born in the late 1870's and early 80's. An entirely different generation.

[ishmael]

He loved folks. People. He wasn't remembered because he had the Buick Cadillac car room. Thirty years on people remembered him because he was a love.

[uncas]

Sorry Ish...thanks for the explanation.
Sometimes I am not sure what particular plateau you are on when you post.
If you had just started off with " My grandfather had the love of those people around him " it would have been self explanatory.
Right up front....no going through the backdoor.

[ 03-22-2006, 01:43 PM: Message edited by: uncas ]

[LeeG]

had what? oh,,you mean "the life"? He "had it" as in "he had it made"?

sounds like you "have it" too.

[uncas]

LeeG
It has its good moments and its bad. Just like the life of anyone here or elsewhere.

[LeeG]

oh ,, he "had it" as in he "was a love". ?
So he was an object of description?

[uncas]

I am guessing but from what Ish wrote and later explained...yup!
However, I am not in a position to out guess or out think Jack.

In fact, I think that is the major reason for my asking.

[ 03-22-2006, 01:49 PM: Message edited by: uncas ]

[ishmael]

He had a very good life, free from the current turmoil. That's what I meant. Early 20th century life could be tough. My father lived that.

But Raymond's was pretty simple, and gold. That's all I meant on the one front. On the other, he was a genuinely nice person

[ 03-22-2006, 01:53 PM: Message edited by: ishmael ]

[uncas]

ishmael
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posted 03-22-2006 01:50 PM
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He had a very good life, free from the current turmoil. That's what I meant. Early 20th century life could be tough. My father lived that.

But Raymond's was pretty simple, and gold.

But, didn't most people at the time have a relatively simple life? Obviously, there are exceptions to this but life in general was fairly simple back then in comparison to now.

He really was not that different from thousands of others.

[ 03-22-2006, 01:54 PM: Message edited by: uncas ]

[ishmael]

"He really was not that different from thousands of others."

No, of course not. But the locals did elect him mayor. That says something.

Cheers.

[uncas]

cheers to you.