I sold our small Clinton County farm in 2001. I know, my timing was impeccable. If I had waited 10 years, I could have sold it for 2 to 3 times as much. But at the time I was juggling 3 jobs, about to send 2 kids to ISU and was interested in simplifying my life and being debt free.
So each September an REC patronage refund would arrive in the mail. Years ago I used a fair amount of electricity running hog confinement fans and grain dryers, so the patronage checks always bought a few Cyclone football and basketball road trips from eastern Iowa.
My latest patronage check arrived in the mail yesterday...for 86 cents. I'm thinking that gravy train is probably over.
So each September an REC patronage refund would arrive in the mail. Years ago I used a fair amount of electricity running hog confinement fans and grain dryers, so the patronage checks always bought a few Cyclone football and basketball road trips from eastern Iowa.
My latest patronage check arrived in the mail yesterday...for 86 cents. I'm thinking that gravy train is probably over.
