Cash advances C-18

[Braveheart]

Tom, for ideas on armouring the tractor, watch a Clint Eastwood movie called "The Gauntlet". Clint fixed up a city bus.

[agchat]

Jeepers Tom, the least you could of done was used an older clunker . All the people will say, "Just some whinny ****in farmer again. Look at the new tractor"

[TOM4CWB]

Agchat,

Are you offering your tractor?

I was NOT planning on using mine!

[TOM4CWB]

MB Grower wrote on "The performance update for Grain Week 27"

The new CWB and the line cos wouldn't dare criticize the rrs publicly, that would cost them future rr service. They make an attempt thru the wgea, but doesn't have the same impact that hartley richardson, andrew paterson, or bill Parrish would have. So don't expect them to speak up anytime soon."

22,000 cars short since August 1!

How can anyone function with this kind of erratic and dysfunctional transportation system?

Because the profits are so huge... Hunter and the CNCP Alliance... are by default... claiming the rail system is at maximum Capacity!

THis is a fallacy... and of course the Week 27 report clearly proves a dysfunctional system... in the Western Canadian grain transportation system! With a mild winter!!!

[agchat]

Tom,
Either your saying my tractor is junk, or your backing out....LOL

[TOM4CWB]

Agchat,

AS I SAID: "I was NOT planning on using mine!" (MY TRACTOR)

I have no clue what kind of tractor you have... or even where you farm!

So you were wrong on both counts... but I clearly wanted CN/CP and CICIS to know there was not... and is not... any plan of any kind. This is my seeding tractor not for blockades.

[Koldkanuck]

A couple of the proposed amendments would be, not having to send in proof of sale. One more would be that you would not have to sell your grain by a certain date, just to meet the deadline to pay back your advance without going into default, if certain conditions come into effect....eg. Railroads on strike, and you cant move your grain, or other strikes, or even in some cases commodities fall to low, and you would take a shit kicking selling just to meet your deadline to repay advance. Not sure what total conditions have to be met, but Im sure an inspection of your reported bushels would be a possibility

[Braveheart]

Hartley Richardson wouldn't say diddly. It would be Curt Vossen for JRI.

But just saying something won't cut it. A commercial contractual arrangement is the only way to put accountability into rail transportation.

Contracts would spell out penalties for non performance by either party.

[westernvicki]

We need to do a speaking tour across Canada like the railroaders have done telling the story: the cost to the Canadian taxpayer, economy, growth, jobs, reputation of Canadian logistics, which begin with the railway.

Business in Canada has failed to comprehend the cost to the economy as a whole.

It is time to tell the story.

[wmoebis]

I was thinking the same thing Vicki.
Get the presidents of all prod group together, in each province, to go on tours of town hall info and question forums across their provinces.

Firstly to field questions from their members and find out what it is their actions the members want them to take.

It is the members money that is financing them and in a lot of cases I think they are feeling unheard. Yes thy could phone but most farmers are hesitant to use the phone or media for one reason or other.

It would cost next to nothing to put on just have to pay for venues and maybe a little coffee. Most farmers would either glad pay for a meal if it was provided or in more cases would forgo eating to get answers and be heard.

I don't mean paying some motivational speaker to travel around, like most are doing now. I think farmers are motivated enough to talk/act but is the industry motivated enough to listen?