Sheepwheat great topic and Blackpowder seeing as how we are both 55 our memories of TV are very similar. I remember my Dad would go ballistic if I talked on a long distance call for more than a minute, he watched his pennies very carefully. Back then no cell bill, no internet bill, we might eat at a restaurant 3 or 4 times a year. I remember standing up in the back seat of the car on the way to town but there was a lot less traffic then. I am sure my Dad had stresses he worked long days, only saw him at meal time or Sunday afternoon. I remember falling asleep behind the seat of the John Deere 5020 while he was cultivating, when I look at an old 5020 today it amazes me. It was certainly fun growing up on the farm, I am certainly glad my kids had the same opportunity.
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Sheep, you need to recollect the 80s a bit closer. That decade was the water shed of this industry. People barely hung on and then the govt told them to get big or get out. A lot of the BTOs you see are the ones that took govt advice to heart. You know what happened to the rest. A lot of dads wanted their kids to have nothing to do with that hardship.
It would be great if more of our young people had some connection with the land instead of stuffing themselves into condos, but the risk vs reward is what they are looking at. That could change after this virus stuff. I mean a quarter of land in sask looks a hell of a lot better than a condo petri dish in Toronto now. Self sufficiency is a big plus.
I will just also point out that the world is too interconnected now, when events and policies made by other govts and non elected officials can come and hit you where it hurts its too much. Its hard enough keeping our own idiot politicians inline, I don't want the WHO or UN or China affecting my life.Last edited by jazz; Apr 15, 2020, 08:13.Comment
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101 , looks like we are same vintage , same tv shows ,lol, went to the patch for a few years before first wheat check, though
no cows to milk , just pigs to look after and then get pigs shit washed off before the bus came
if extra money needed , it was coyote , beaver, mink and muskrat hides , then ship them to dominion soudak in mb.
bonanza was the highlight of the week , grandma never missed don messer
pop and bag of chips was a quarter
still, nothing like the smell of dirt in the spring, when everything is coming back to life
saturday nights in our little town brought everyone out , town was booming
apparently ,was even a gunfight once, never saw it
those were the daysComment
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