tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post5599556474165356861..comments2024-02-02T05:45:33.724-06:00Comments on Incoming: John Phippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-88855171239703159972011-01-21T08:32:12.113-06:002011-01-21T08:32:12.113-06:00Your comments about dairy hit home way too hard. A...Your comments about dairy hit home way too hard. As an ag lender with some 150 dairy accounts in our portfolio. We have the 800 numbers for all suicide hotlines in the counties we serve next to EVERY phone, and on every corkboard. We have taken calls from borrowers who are standing on top of the 80' silos and asking why they should not jump. A husband went to the barn recently to milk the cows and when he came back to the house the wife had removed all her clothing from the house and all the children and their pillows were gone. Can you say STRESS! As loan officers were are not trained in these areas of expertiese, but that is our calling at the moment. Trying to get on the learning fast track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-81582996541309122392011-01-09T21:17:45.964-06:002011-01-09T21:17:45.964-06:00We will be the last people in an airport without a...We will be the last people in an airport without a Ipad. At least Phyllis can show her kindle and look much more techy than an old guy with just a plain old phone(without internet). <br />I think there are hundreds of dairies like ours waiting for a chance to gracefully exit--praying that opportunity comes sooner rather than later--especially on these cold mornings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com