Wild times here in Manitoba

[kato]

As Johnny Cash sang, "How high's the water, Ma? Six feet high and risin.."

It's getting just crazy around Western Manitoba with all the flooding. We were in Brandon the other day, and I must say that driving up 18th street, behind that row of ten foot high sandbags (which has been increased by another five feet since), it was just plain creepy knowing there was a wall of water just the other side. The pictures on the news don't quite do justice to the true amount of water that has filled the Assiniboine valley.

Today it's raining. Ten days ago, upstream, there was over a foot of snow. This is not good. Now they're planning to break a dike east of Portage la Prairie, and let the water go to reduce the pressure on the dikes in the city.

Here's a link to the story http://ca.news.yahoo.com/manitoba-break-dikes-battle-record-floods-005526941.html

Extreme measures for extreme times.

Since Brandon lost it's local TV station, the closest news source is Winnipeg, which makes things even more difficult. Lucky thing there is a local website that's keeping everyone informed. Check it out. ebrandon.ca There are a lot of pictures there, and the discussion boards show a lot of insight into how a crisis operates in real time.

The Heartland Auction mart is right on the flats, and backs up against the dike. Obviously it is closed.

For the Manitobans on this site .... "stay safe"

[smcgrath76]

thinking about all the Manitoba folks.
Good luck with things.

[per]

Too little water not good, too much water not good. Keep your feet dry Kato and be safe. I feel sorry for those that can't rise above the water and those that will be flooded "for the greater good".

[Klause]

SF3, why are you in the field?

All you're doing is wrecking equipment, endangering lives, and hurting the land.

Go home, spend some time with the wife and kids

[SASKFARMER3]

Good idea I'm out and heading home

[kato]

We'll be OK, we're way out of the line of fire, but others are not so lucky.

Just talked to my husband who's at the auction mart right now. They've got a hundred head in there that came to be sold because the owner was told yesterday that tomorrow he'd be under water. It does not pay to live between oncoming flood waters, and Winnipeg. Breaching the dikes won't do much for Brandon either, according to the flood people there. The Assiniboine doesn't link up with the floodway, so keeping Winnipeg dry will be the priority.

The land that's being flooded is some of the most productive in the province, and grows a lot of specialty crops and vegetables. It's bad enough that land in general is very wet this spring, and it's shaping up to be a rerun of last year. These guys don't need this on top of it.

We're not personally in a flood zone, but we are thinking it will take two weeks of hot sunny windy weather for us to be able to plant corn before the deadline this year. That's not looking likely right now.

Maybe we should think of growing cranberries or rice?

[fjlip]

Pictures SF3.
Flamans has the website going for spring too.
We barely drive an ATV between hills.

Extremely sticky snotty like frost is still here.

[Hopperbin]

Coop fuel truck stuck southeast of Humboldt. Not sure what he was doing on that particular road but she is sunk. Found myself a 500 hp caterpillar tractor to rent to put on the 70 foot morris harrow, not telling anyone where I found it cause then it will be gone. Was looking on iron search and most tractors are sold, the odd new one coming in. Plus some fossils not sure will make it home. LOL
Nieghbour still going on his high ground, should run out of high ground by days end. Maybe I should just hook the 500 hp caterpillar up to my 535 versatile and have some fun on Sat. if it rains, cat has 30 inch tracks not much weights, I have 900 rubbber mid and rear weights. Any bets????

[SASKFARMER3]

Funny thing the trench between the tires was
hard. Sunk a foot down. So is the frost stll in the
ground. Either way I'm close to done.

[bgmb]

Second drill is coming home tomorrow. We are throwing out the 100ac per foot of drill rule for this year.