Who got snow

[Guest]

thats about how stupid those crusading assholes are

[SASKFARMER]

Argued today with a neighbour going to a green meeting in town. I said tell me how much all their stuff would cost my farm. They can’t answer that ever.

Deep down any reasonable person would know it would bankrupt the country.

[furrowtickler]

Argued today with a neighbour going to a green meeting in town. I said tell me how much all their stuff would cost my farm. They can’t answer that ever.

Deep down any reasonable person would know it would bankrupt the country.

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Sadly they don’t understand. Send them that video I posted on climate forcing . If they don’t get it after that they need mental help

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I see your bet and raise you all in🙂
Almost nothing harvested out here yet.

Where is here? Looks like even more snow than we got ( west central AB, straight west of Red Deer), but the crops look similarly impacted, and almost nothing off here either.

[Sheepwheat]

We got another few inches overnight. Stuff is pretty flat. I thought it was flat after the first batch yesterday. If only i could send the sheep out there, they’d harvest it. Eventually!

[AlbertaFarmer5]

We got another few inches overnight. Stuff is pretty flat. I thought it was flat after the first batch yesterday. If only i could send the sheep out there, they’d harvest it. Eventually!

Do sheep have better table manners than cows? Could youu put sheep in a grain crop and they wouldn't trample, defecate on and generally waste most of it?

[grassfarmer]

Do sheep have better table manners than cows? Could youu put sheep in a grain crop and they wouldn't trample, defecate on and generally waste most of it?

In a word - NO!

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I am going to have to come to chucks defense on this post. We all have a lot of fun Picking on his ill-informed devotion to this crusade, but Please respect his right to anonymity, and don't post actual pictures of the guy. Keep it civil.

[Sheepwheat]

Do sheep have better table manners than cows? Could youu put sheep in a grain crop and they wouldn't trample, defecate on and generally waste most of it?

You would have to use tiny paddocks. The only thing with sheep that I see as better in this case, is they crap out marbles, not sludge like cows. The marbles fall through better! And the manure gets spread more evenly and so on.

Other than that, though a mite more dainty, they aren’t careful either. Just moved them to some stockpiled grass yesterday. Bite, walk four steps, bite, walk ten steps. If they would just park it, we’d all be happier!

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I am going to have to come to chucks defense on this post. We all have a lot of fun Picking on his ill-informed devotion to this crusade, but Please respect his right to anonymity, and don't post actual pictures of the guy. Keep it civil.

Thanks for acknowledging my post Furrow, I am surprised Chuck hasn't liked the post to thank me for standing up for his privacy.

On a positive note, our snow is gone except for shady spots. Still ice on the puddles in the shade all day today.

[furrowtickler]

I am just hoping him and others are kinda quiet lately trying to comprehend the video on climate forcing and collecting their thoughts lol

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I am just hoping him and others are kinda quiet lately trying to comprehend the video on climate forcing and collecting their thoughts lol

That would require an open mind. Nothing more needs to be said.

I expect he might have realized that his timing was poor, and was likely to result in a mob with pitchforks and torches showing up at his door while no is able to combine anyways due to snow anyways.

[Blaithin]

Is there irony in the fact that people who are dead set in their beliefs say that others with opposing beliefs are close minded?

The definition of Open Minded is willing to consider new ideas. Unprejudiced.

I’m sorry AlbertaFarmer, but your posts don’t lend the image of you fitting that definition either 😂😂

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Is there irony in the fact that people who are dead set in their beliefs say that others with opposing beliefs are close minded?

The definition of Open Minded is willing to consider new ideas. Unprejudiced.

I’m sorry AlbertaFarmer, but your posts don’t lend the image of you fitting that definition either 😂😂

On the topic of global warming, I read every single cut and paste that Chuck puts up( and I expect I am the only one), and I follow a number of alarmists elsewhere, I look at the raw data for myself, I read many papers on both sides. I started out quite hopeful that they were right, and AGW was real and went looking for evidence to support that, and as I always do, I also look for evidence to refute what I want to be true, to avoid confirmation bias, unfortunately, when you weigh the evidence from both sides from a dispassionate academic perspective, the alarmists case falls apart. I am still looking for that glimmer of hope, and Chuck is generous enough with his time, to gather multiple sources and bring them to our attention, I do thank him for that. Being open minded is what brought me to the perspective I have now. I do take this issue very seriously, because me entire business model and virtually everything we have invested is dependent our climate either improving, or at very least not getting any colder, so I am keeping a very open mind. This isn't about what I want to believe, it has real implications for us, and requires taking appropriate measures before it is too late, whichever direction it goes. Forewarned is forearmed.

I have asked Chuck multiple times what is his line in the sand on this issue. Is there a certain temperature that has to be crossed by a certain date, or any other definable, quantifiable metric that if it doesn't occur, would cause him to rethink his "belief" in CAGW. I have mine, and am prepared to change my opinion if the evidence changes, he claims there is no need. If there is no piece of evidence that could cause one to rethink their "belief" in something, then that is the definition of an close minded ideologue, not an open minded pragmatist.

Ask Chuck how many of the articles, papers, links etc. that other posters have taken the time to post for him, has he read and critiqued for us? Every single time, he shoots the messenger and that is as far as he gets.

How about yourself, how do you ensure that you are not guilty of confirmation bias on this or any other issue?

[WiltonRanch]

On the topic of global warming, I read every single cut and paste that Chuck puts up( and I expect I am the only one), and I follow a number of alarmists elsewhere, I look at the raw data for myself, I read many papers on both sides. I started out quite hopeful that they were right, and AGW was real and went looking for evidence to support that, and as I always do, I also look for evidence to refute what I want to be true, to avoid confirmation bias, unfortunately, when you weigh the evidence from both sides from a dispassionate academic perspective, the alarmists case falls apart. I am still looking for that glimmer of hope, and Chuck is generous enough with his time, to gather multiple sources and bring them to our attention, I do thank him for that. Being open minded is what brought me to the perspective I have now. I do take this issue very seriously, because me entire business model and virtually everything we have invested is dependent our climate either improving, or at very least not getting any colder, so I am keeping a very open mind. This isn't about what I want to believe, it has real implications for us, and requires taking appropriate measures before it is too late, whichever direction it goes. Forewarned is forearmed.

I have asked Chuck multiple times what is his line in the sand on this issue. Is there a certain temperature that has to be crossed by a certain date, or any other definable, quantifiable metric that if it doesn't occur, would cause him to rethink his "belief" in CAGW. I have mine, and am prepared to change my opinion if the evidence changes, he claims there is no need. If there is no piece of evidence that could cause one to rethink their "belief" in something, then that is the definition of an close minded ideologue, not an open minded pragmatist.

Ask Chuck how many of the articles, papers, links etc. that other posters have taken the time to post for him, has he read and critiqued for us? Every single time, he shoots the messenger and that is as far as he gets.

How about yourself, how do you ensure that you are not guilty of confirmation bias on this or any other issue?

Sitting back and not getting my nickers up in a knot on either side of this debate, I have to say you are the most rational and thoughtful person on this forum. I respect you. I consider myself open minded as long as science can back it up but also realize science is only as good as the monkeys collecting and interpreting the data. I hate pollution and waste. I am by no means a large operator and I realize the only way I keep the wolf away from the door is to be as efficient as possible in everything I do. For lack of a more eloquent term I gotta channel my deep Scottish and Irish roots. My dad, grandpa, and previous generations that settled this land made it on a shoestring not wasting a bloody thing. They saved every god damned bit of crap thinking it would have a purpose down the road. I’m not really that old but having an older father than most I have a connection to the older generations and am burdened with that knowledge compared to my peers. Our society has become ****ing wasteful in the last 15 or so years. I blame it on all the cheap crap from China and abroad. All these self righteous pricks can say what they want but they are no better than anyone else as they contribute to the problem too. Clean up your own yard before you bitch at your neighbours.