Alberta farmers go too far

[per]

Don't know GF but in the day of the phone and internet it wouldn't be hard to find a voice. I have talked to a fair bunch of farm workers that are pretty happy with the way life is. Pretty hard to treat a guy badly given we all live in the same community and our kids go to the same schools and we compete with the O and G industry for staff. Up until recently there were plenty of other places to work if you weren't happy.

[LEP]

Per good points. I never ask my employees to do anything I won't. I have a Mexican Mennonite fella working for me. Doesn't work Sundays, no problem. Gets just about every day off that he wants. I give him yearly raises and a year end bonus. He has been with me four years and sounds like again next year. We try to have fun at work.

However some of the canadian employees are entitled from day one and after three weeks want to schedule my day for me. I suggest they may be over qualified for the job.

[highwayman]

Employ two Mexican Mennonites on our farm as well and it can sometimes be a struggle to work around all there religious holidays especially when they mostly fall during the seeding season. Every employee seems to come with there own baggage but it all comes down to how you value there strengths or dwell on there weaknesses. Currently employ a non-Mennonite 30 year old that has a passion for agriculture and find myself willing to build upon his skills more so than the other two simply because of his dedication to the principle of, " making hay when the sun shines".

[farmaholic]

.....too many afternoon siestas? No steriotyping!

[burnt]

Those who think that "Alberta farmers (went) too far" might benefit from watching this report by Ezra.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLZG6q_tkGs

The situation in Alberta is very much like the Turks shooting down the Russian fighter jet - the trespassing bully gets his nose punched and starts to cry, react...

Oh well, drama always serves the left well...

[grassfarmer]

Your post would fit better in the Australian's thread about being embarrassed burnt. Not only admitting to watching Ezra and the Rebel media - but actually believing it - that is truly embarrassing.

Still I guess it serves as a distraction to thinking of your solution to peak oil and what happens after it's all used up.

[sumdumguy]

Grass farmer, I remember in Allan Blakeney Days the talk about all oil running out by 2000. Lock it in or next generation will freeze in the dark! Even the top guns at Sask Energy really believed all oil fields stopped at the Alberta border. Knowledge and technology are the game changers. No fear.

[burnt]

Perhaps you could refute what Ezra said, Ian, if you can stop spitting long enough.

[burnt]

Grassfarmer, foragefarmer - (there seems to be a common bond there) 24 hours later you have not refuted anything that Ezra said about Notley and her NDP in the above link.

After all your bluster, now we know who has the credibility problems.

Ezra goes over the top at time, but you've got nuthin'...

[perfecho]

Listened to it... Took totally out of context, but that really doesn't matter when it's "your" party or "theirs". Takes any credence out of a discussion.... They are wrong no matter what...

[burnt]

Not sure, then, why they apologized for what they said if their words were taken out of context.

And what does it say about anyone who tries to defend the exaggerations and outright lies made by elected members of the legislature.

Especially after coming down hard (and rightfully so) on the corruption and excesses of the former gov't.

I agree, it's inexcusable for anyone, elected or otherwise.

But, as you said, it seems that there are those who revel in self-righteous finger-wagging...

[perfecho]

Actually just sent an email questioning some concerns and will judge accordingly...don't like some of what I see, however most of the condemnation is totally out of party labels, not on merit...if it was merit the Cons would have been gone long ago.....
Really wished we could get rid of parties, and "opposition"....work on what is best for province/country....