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<blockquote data-quote="Lastkidpicked" data-source="post: 281875" data-attributes="member: 237">You all make some very good points here, and this is an interesting thread!On the family continuing to live at Southfork, may I add the perspective of a Texan?A lot of houses you own because you bought them.&nbsp; And you know you plan to sell them later.In Texas a ranch, including Southfork Ranch, is much different.Southfork Ranch would have been lost to foreclosure in 1959.&nbsp; Ellie Southworth saved the ranch by marrying Jock Ewing, who made enough money in oil to save the ranch.&nbsp; Miss Ellie is a strong woman, but look at the power dynamic here.&nbsp; She &quot;grew to love Jock&quot; but imagine the sacrifices she made in her desperation to save the ranch.Somebody much smarter than me commented on these boards that &quot;Southfork is a character all on it&#039;s own&quot; and I agree with that.For Bobby, the ties to Southfork are obvious.&nbsp; But even J.R. could never truly call any other place &quot;home&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Remember that J.R. did not learn the oil business at Ewing Oil.&nbsp;&nbsp; He learned it at Southfork, by watching and listening to Jock&nbsp; before J.R. was old enough to come into the office.When J.R. or Bobby make the remark,&nbsp; &quot;Daddy always said this&quot; or &quot;Daddy always said that&quot;, those quotes were made at Southfork, while the boys were growing up.I spend time at a lot of ranches, because I live here.&nbsp; Most of them have stories about the sacrifices made to keep the ranch in the family.&nbsp; You will hear stories about adult children giving up college to come back to save the ranch.&nbsp; You will hear stories about younger kids who dropped out of school to save the ranch.After the sacrifices made to keep the ranch in the family, you can&#039;t just buy a luxury condo in downtown Dallas and consider it &quot;home&quot;.&nbsp; The ranch will always be home.Look at this tribute to Larry Hagman.&nbsp; Ask yourself where it was filmed.[MEDIA=youtube]RAoKH8QBT0Y[/MEDIA]Oh yes.&nbsp; Southfork is the one place the characters would always return.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lastkidpicked, post: 281875, member: 237"] You all make some very good points here, and this is an interesting thread! On the family continuing to live at Southfork, may I add the perspective of a Texan? A lot of houses you own because you bought them. And you know you plan to sell them later. In Texas a ranch, including Southfork Ranch, is much different. Southfork Ranch would have been lost to foreclosure in 1959. Ellie Southworth saved the ranch by marrying Jock Ewing, who made enough money in oil to save the ranch. Miss Ellie is a strong woman, but look at the power dynamic here. She "grew to love Jock" but imagine the sacrifices she made in her desperation to save the ranch. Somebody much smarter than me commented on these boards that "Southfork is a character all on it's own" and I agree with that. For Bobby, the ties to Southfork are obvious. But even J.R. could never truly call any other place "home". Remember that J.R. did not learn the oil business at Ewing Oil. He learned it at Southfork, by watching and listening to Jock before J.R. was old enough to come into the office. When J.R. or Bobby make the remark, "Daddy always said this" or "Daddy always said that", those quotes were made at Southfork, while the boys were growing up. I spend time at a lot of ranches, because I live here. Most of them have stories about the sacrifices made to keep the ranch in the family. You will hear stories about adult children giving up college to come back to save the ranch. You will hear stories about younger kids who dropped out of school to save the ranch. After the sacrifices made to keep the ranch in the family, you can't just buy a luxury condo in downtown Dallas and consider it "home". The ranch will always be home. Look at this tribute to Larry Hagman. Ask yourself where it was filmed. [MEDIA=youtube]RAoKH8QBT0Y[/MEDIA] Oh yes. Southfork is the one place the characters would always return. [/QUOTE]

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