Things to like about Alberta

[TOM4CWB]

We were at a BASF meeting at Northlands in Edmonton.

Larry Weber hit it out of the park... great outlook one of the best I have been at for years!

We had Lanny Mcdonald as the keynote speaker... fantastic! He is a great example of an Alberta Red Neck... brought up on the farm... then he shared his talent in the NHL... with Don Cherry... Toronto.. and the Flames of course!!! The Edmonton Calgary rivalry...

Taber corn,

Feb days when it rains... while Winterpeg freezes in the cold...

Farmtech,

A great research community for Ag... many wonderful AB AG folks who really care...

Charlie Pearson,

Politics that is never dull...

MP Kevin Sorensen... the best MP in Canada elected with the largest majority,

Preston Manning,

A great livestock industry,

Wonderful irrigation works in southern Alberta,

Alberta Dry Bean Growers,

Sugar Beet plant at Taber,

Calgary and Canmore... with Banff to top it off!!!

Ted Allen,

PM Harper,

Danielle Smith,

ACPC, APGC, ABC, AWC,

Alberta Canola Crushing plants,

Wildrose Party people,

UFA

Federated Co-ops all over Alberta,

All the Sask folks who moved here to make our gene pool more moderate,

All the Ukes that make life so interesting,

All the Mormons who came here, work very hard and care about community and families...

Fantastic sunny summers,

It rains enough most of the time,

A railway running from Hay River to Coutts, and CN and CP through the mountains to the BC Coast.

Captain Tractor!



My family who make it all worth while!!!

Cheers!!!

[rook]

What did Larry weber have to say?

[TOM4CWB]

With Camrose crusher opening up... and funds long 40K contracts... it could be a fun summer! Are we going to grow 18m AC... or 23m AC. Will actual seeded acres increase millions of acres in southern SK... when they are as wet as ever?

Railers are hauling less than last year... and he had an easy winter...

The Rail cap... that gives the RR 6 percent ROI... who have never made more money... are holding grain growers at ransom... so Hunter Harrison can cash his big bonus $$$ while it cost grain growers billions.

Watch Russia and droughts over there... could have a major effect on our markets.

Drew Lerner is the best weatherman today. When his forecasts come out... they move the markets.

Watch the Hedge Funds... they can be manipulating our markets when they hold such large positions in our grain marketing system.

The world could be short of yellow peas by mid summer...

Cheers!

[katoe]

Tom you forgot Jim Prentice

[ianben]

Are there still no rats in Alberta? That would be a big like for me. Getting harder and harder to control here.

[bucket]

Ianben

There are politicians everywhere. Lol.

[rockpile]

But no 4 legged rats. We actually have a rat patrol whose job is to keep the creepy little buggers out.

[grassfarmer]

Danielle Smith?? Surely you jest Tom?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeqokPhVyMA

[bucket]

What did mulroney say about unsavory women years back?

[blackpowder]

Still have a successful rat patrol. I've never seen one in my life.

[TOM4CWB]

Grassy

When we are done, it well may have been the most courageous action Danielle could have taken. Since I do not know all her reasons... I am willing to wait and see. Much better now... than a month after our next Alberta elections.

Premier Jim Prentice has much to do to prove himself.

I do appreciate the fact that we have no rats here in Alberta!

I appreciated retired Premier Ed Stelmach he did many good things for Alberta.

Frank Kehoe,

retired MLA Rob Lougheed,

Doug Christie,

MLA Rick Strankman,

My dear; dad, granddad, and great granddad all who farmed here. And my dear Mom... in Leduc Salem Manor;

My children and grandchildren;

Kevin Bender;

Alberta Chinooks!!!

[foragefarmer]

Tom4cwb your comment below

"When we are done, it well may have been the most courageous action Danielle could have taken."

So Mr Almighty Conservative Lover, please bestow your wisdom on us with regard to Eve Adams recent floor crossing.

Tom, I can't wait to hear all your love and God Bless going Eve's way.

[grassfarmer]

Oh yeah, it takes real courage to belly up to the Con trough among the hogs who have been feeding there for longer. I will I admit I have less dislike for her than the likes of Yager - they were the real cancer inside the WRP. Still, missing from the "Things to like about Saskatchewan" thread - "you don't have Alberta politics"

[pourfarmer]

Don't forget Mr. Ralph Klein!!!! may he rest in peace!

[TOM4CWB]

pour,

And Peter Lougheed, Earnest Manning... we have had a very good history of great leaders! The Horners... Brenda Brindle, Ken Moholitny, Joe Rosario, Nithi Gavindisami...