He deffinatly had his own mind. Was a true Idahoan that didn't suffer fools well. He backed up his opinions with deeds. The first time I was close to him was when my unit was deployed on a search and rescue mission for an aquaintence of his. He loved the GI's and brought us great food and supported us anyway he could. There were rumors of a no charge open bar after the mission was done. My cousin used to host he and his friends pheasant hunting on the ranch he managed. Jack would call him up directly (totally impressed my cousin's nephews) to arrange a date, he never forgot my cousin's name and was always very personable. A case of steaks would frequently mysteriously show up at the ranch shortly after he was there. My dad flew with him in the late 40's out of the Pocatello airport. They both had the same flight instructor. Dad told the story about them flying (a Taylorcraft?) near Arco. They ran low on fuel, so landed on the access road to the Idaho National Labratory, Taxied up to the gate and asked if they could get some fuel. That being said, He was a true western cowboy, I wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of him. He loved it when people either didn't know who he was or underestimated him........(usually dressed in work clothes) that was a serious error that Jack took great glee in.
We just bought another duplex, 69,000 that has a monthly income of 1450.00
That's not fair. That's like buying a new BMW and getting a check every month.
It's our 4th duplex, 4 single family rentals, 2 industrial properties and a 40X50 hanger. All have positive cash flows.That's not fair. That's like buying a new BMW and getting a check every month.
Lot of Basques in Idaho as well, speaking of self reliance.
Yeah that used to be a Tom McCall theme here in Oregon as well. Any place is better with less people, well except maybe the Arctic or other really rough climates. At some time in the future Idaho will have an increase in population because of all the things that currently make it attractive and people will come and it will also change. The most affluent people are the ones most likely to re-locate. And very generally speaking, they are the ones most dis-similar to current Idaho residents. California is coming. For instance, the Safeway/Albertsons merger brought a pile of Californians to the Boise area.
I've got some of my own stories from the 50s/60s growing up with the Basque influence. Circa 1960 we used to go down for dinner at the Basque restaurant in that very block. There used to be a community center/dance hall there but a bad fire changed it all. There was only one major doorway to the upper floor, and a lot of people got trapped.....the fire department rescued them but the City Council passed some of the strictest zoning laws known at the time.
