The weather has been great for those people rushing to get done seeding. It’s warm and sunny. Just what the doctor ordered. I’m liking it. The outlook is warm and there is no rain in the hoar frost calendar until May 25. Good luck seeding everyone. Get’er in the ground, don’t worry about it getting dry, it will germinate and when it does rain the plants will be growing and in place to really take off. She don’t germinate in the seed bin. When we have a dry spell like this in the past, it ends in a monsoon. Good rubber boots will be a must.
In growing a crop it is always better to have dry conditions when seeding. The plants germinate and put down roots to get moisture. We have no control of the weather but if a plant germinates in moist conditions, it may not deep root and if the weather turns hot and dry the plant may not have the root structure to support the plant growth that is there. That is when the crop can really go backwards. Those of us who farm have seen this scenario before.
On the home front, I have rented out the land I was farming. I am not able to do the work anymore and I had to hire someone all the time. This is just easier. Instead of farming the men are on fix and repair detail. The men have stopped working on the Texas gates for now. This week has been home renovations. I had a carpet in our living room that has been there since we built the house back in 1980. I loved that rug as it was always warm on a person’s feet in the winter but I had to bow to family pressure and my good old rug is now out in the burning pit. Anyone want a good 14 x 22 slightly used brown rug phone me at 306-893-4756. The price will be right. Tire Kickers stay home. Now there is slate colored flooring down and it does not look as homey but it is what it is. Not my choice, but I can live with it. Jaco has had experience at floor laying. Now Quinny and Tie do too. Next week we are going to put on eavestroughing. I am looking for lag screws to hold the eavestroughing on. I looked at the little clips they sell and I decided they could stay right where they were. I want a permanent installation, not something that could fall off at the first excuse.
In Alberta the businessmen are holding their breath as they wait for Rachel Notley and the NDP to decide what kind of government they will have. I hope the government is more business oriented than the Blakeney and Romano governments we have had in Saskatchewan. They wanted the government to control everything. We were a have not province until we finally voted them out. Governments don’t have to do much to get the economy going, mostly don’t red tape and tax the incentives out of business. You can still look after the social programs without attacking business.
Government should be simple. The only role of government should be to do collectively for us what we cannot do for ourselves on an individual basis. It should be that simple. If the NDP want to do some government takeover of something, may I suggest the vehicle insurance and registration would be a good place to start. Insurance companies have been punishing the young male drivers of Alberta for years. I am prejudiced but I think the Saskatchewan system is a much fairer system. They don’t need to nationalize anything just offer fair insurance and people will flock to that insurance. Registration and insurance together like we have in Saskatchewan is a much better deal for the drivers.
We used to have a system that all the vehicles of the same class were lumped together like all the Ford F150 were in the same group. They totalled up the insurance payouts and divided by the number of trucks registered. That was the cost per truck plus a little added for profit and employee wages and that was what your registration and insurance cost you. I don’t know if that system is still in place as it may be all eroded away with high salaried employees at the top, padding their wages.
Joke of the week: St. Peter was reviewing his files and noticed three people had been sent down by mistake. He phoned down to the devil and said, “you have three people down there who were sent down by mistake, a school teacher, a doctor and a farmer.” “Yeah,” said the devil, “more for me.” St. Peter said, “You better send them back up here immediately.” “No way,” said the devil. “I am keeping them.” At this St. Peter became angry. He said, “listen you devil you, either you send them right up immediately or I will take you to court and sue you horns off.” The devil replied with a sneer, “Where are YOU goin’ ta get a lawyer?”
