Friday Cocktail and end of the week discussion.

[wrongway]

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Im 57 and want to enjoy life. It will be different for me as we were very busy. It’s now time to relax and breathe and have no stress.

When I read posts like this I think back and ponder why I didn't do more to set myself up with a plan on leaving the farm. I always thought there would be lots of time after kids leave to do so...but once kids are through school we only have a few years to get the bank account to a place where one can survive comfortably. It really is only the last few years that margins have been adequate to make any real progress on that front and now with inflation absolutely out of control and real intrerest rates on savings accounts I'm not sure even now I could retire. I'm not sure being a walmart greeter or costco stockboy is something I'd strive for. I lose too many golf balls and fish hooks to make that into a career
Kudos to everyone who can take make the transition to not farming...it is way harder than it would initially seem.

[SASKFARMER]

So we're going to the polls. Are canadas premiers for more openness among provinces hint hint Quebec drop getting a western subsidy and let pipelines cross instead of buying Russian crude or Saudi?

[SASKFARMER]

Yea, planning for retirement is huge and then The gov change something to screw it up. Or make it happen fast and furious.


My boys are transitioning in. It was always the plan both would get educated and work off the farm before coming home. Learn from Asholes and unions and pain in the ass workers and dog ****ers who move up the ladder and that dad isn't that bad of a place to be.

I'm hoping to go south like my father till I'm 80 or 85. After that I learned from him the farm is where you want to be in your last few years just playing around even if its a garden, cutting grass or sitting in the shop pissing around.

Enjoy all who are getting to that place in life.

[sumdumguy]

No one is guaranteed tomorrow. Three of our closest friends retired and never got to see 75. So many projects that were left in that shop are left to the grandchildren now fixing up the Ford Lightnings. Life goes on.

[blackpowder]

All Things Come To An End.
When in doubt about any question, national or personal, remember the above.
When looking around the yard at your accumulations, remember.
When did you throw out the last of your parent's "stuff"? Make sure you envision someone picking through yours.
Canada won't look the same in 100 years and neither will you.
I'm 60 and came through an event on the weekend that can have a 30% negative outcome rate.
I don't build visions past 70.

At least I'm finally absolved of this notion of what our democracy is supposed to be and see what it really is.

Damn you for having access to bourbon lol.

[ajl]

That is likely a VERY well timed retirement. The folks that paid $1M for a quarter of buffalo pasture in western shitholistan are going to find that out the hard way like back in the 80's. President Trump does not owe any body here in shitholistan the good life despite how hard you may think you have worked for it. My farm is small and I have kept investments in many other places due to being realistic about the buffalo pasture's potential. In an environment of hyper inflation it has done rather well... much better than I expected granted. My main worry is marx carney going full zimbabwe and trashing the currency. People in canuckistan will get pensions only due to the fact they are vested in the US. Canuckistan only really exists as a slaver construct so I will never identify as canadian, only Albertan.

[SASKFARMER]

Big birthday today for my wife 55 of her closest friends down sourh

[foragefarmer]

Big birthday today for my wife 55 of her closest friends down sourh

Is you wife 55 years old or does she have 55 friends down south?

It's my dogs birthday too, he's not 55 years old only 10 (I think), but when he lifts his tail he seems to be always looking to the north.

Like the saying goes the sun shines on dogs ass once in awhile.

[SASKFARMER]

Nice forage hahah she has 55 friends over tonight.

Canadian Americans one great group.