I think what I am trying to get at is if you are half keen have a go. I’ve been bones of my arse broke, and made it, and again not too good currently but that’s because of conditions and I have a forward plan.
If you don’t try and be a couch potato you will never know.
Well I am currently giving it a red hot crack. The rest will be history 
Your statement about being right at work reminded me of this:
Now I know the profits of farming must be invested back to the farm as every season is a gamble that doesn’t always pay off. Many friends and my family were farmers, some of the toughest workers I know, and great problem solvers! But very rewarding work. And there is a lot of fun to be had when you finally do get a little downtime.
Many of my holidays at school were spent building fences, harvesting, and general chores of the day, but once it was done we always made fun for the afternoon and evening.
My grandad did it tough, seemed to never have two bob to rub together, and any time a neighbouring property was selling or downsizing he would reinvest into more land. Everything was always for the farm. Only did well when they retired and sold up, 24 years on they still haven’t touched a pension.
That said, the first couple years they only survived on the veggie gardens and fruit trees they had planted! Nanna was very good at making preserved fruits, jams. chutney and baking. Successful farmers are some of the most diversely skilled people around. True jack of all trades.
As for luck, well… luck favours the prepared!
That’s it, you get it.
100% of the farmers around me for couple hundred clicks are either 84yo or the younger ones are sons and daughters of a 3rd and even 5th generation farm that’s been handed down to them.
My extended family Uncles Aunties going back to the 1800’s were either farmers or military to the Great great’s.
But I never got born in to it directly and handed a farm inheritance. I decided to have a go as my options were many but the outdoors and animals I like it instead of where I was cooped up in a factory doing the grind of production. Did it for 13years anyway that was enough, time for a change.
I see how hard it is to start a farm today as a younger friend of mine tried. You HAVE to have 50% cash up front before (and there is only one bank) Bendigo bank Elders will loan you the rest. Now the price of land since I bought has gone up and returns have stayed the same people just can’t do it. Commonwealth, ANZ won’t even look at you as it is deemed too high risk and they do not do rural loans. So how is somebody supposed to start a farm from scratch like I did, with nothing. They can’t today, it’s too hard.
When I say the Autobots roll out that means Bendigo bank is collecting on your collateral, they send the Kenworth T909’s in and get your sheep as you have to sign a document to get that loan from Bendigo bank. As you are not repaying your monthly repayments which is principle and a steady 7%.
That’s 3 times now Bendigo bank has used my truck loading facilities to load up bankrupt farmers that don’t service their loans.
I should send them a bill instead 
Yea right, wishfull thinking.
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I know it should probably be in the Real Steel thread, but hey… it’s relevant… it’s a Luger. 