cometman

Good Lord.......I'm from the heart of Christmas tree country. I have a friend that owns a tree farm and he gives me a nice one every year. Even it he didn't, I'd either cut one off my own land or buy one every year. I'm getting older and crankier and am starting to take real perverse delight in being a salmon swimming downstream to spawn. Frack the plastic trees......But that's just me and Bobby Magee.

I swear I will someday be able to post again in the highlights thread, but........ Got a text out of the blue from a dear friend in her mid-forties today. She and her husband are the best friends you could ask for..full of life, honest, and there for their friends. Looks like it's our turn to be there for them. She took a tumble this summer and broke both bones in her right leg and has had a slow, arduous recovery, but since she's in good shape, she healed well. However, she fell because she had a dizzy spell and has had headaches for the past year. You guessed right......diagnosed with a brain tumor yesterday. I have no idea what the near future holds and they live 70 miles away. I have to go visit, but do they want company? Somehow I have to show them how much they both mean to me, but this is going to take some figuring out. Love and support without being intrusive.

Joys of self-employment. 3 employees already have left for greener pastures (that's actually almost a highlight), 2 more laid off, myself and my son and one employee left.......and my son is heading out west in two weeks. Holy moly.....time to start looking for more help.

Nice milestone, bud.....congrats.

Good luck in life, Jade.

It's a big one.........GSP vs. Carlos Condit. I'm rooting for GSP (he's Canadian), but it'll be a good one. The card doesn't start until 10 pm ET, but I'll try to stay up. This is gonna kill me. I'll likely try to catch live stream on http://www.thefirstrow.eu/sport/boxing-wwe-ufc.html

Um.....guys, you're supposed to be watching golf! LOL.........(but I know what you mean).

Damn, damn, damn. Just found a dead heifer calf born 2 weeks early. Mother wasn't ready to calve yet, so I suspect either physical trauma or a fever from something. I cannot be there for every birth, but when one goes wrong, I take it as my failure. :icon_sad:

Why did I read this thread when I'm hungry? LOL......holy fak! Just checked the fridge and I get warmed up donair pizza from Greco.....could be a lot worse.

Well done. scallops.....deep fried or wrapped in bacon and broiled?

Every lady I've been with......for a day or two. I'm not a callous bloke- they just shoot me down, lol. Honestly, my best fantasies are of the ladies I have met on here.

Assuming it's a real first name, the request for help is pretty broad. A quick search for first name "Sylvain" in Ottawa yields.......... 13994 results for Sylvain in Ottawa ON: That's assuming that Ottawa is the home of Sylvain. Perhaps somewhat indiscreet, but still fairly ambiguous.

You knew it was me and you purposely ignored me the 10th time I drove by! LOL Education is power and people do need to educate themselves more. Grow your own or know the grower is a great policy. Progress is not always a reassuring thought. If improved labeling were required, it couldn't add much to costs, i wouldn't think. If we were ever to meet face-face, I think we'd have a heluva conversation....not a bad thing.

I trust the ones I have seen because I've done some research. My wallet with everything in it goes with me. Never a bad experience yet. I have not yet been asked for ID, either, but am prepared to show it if necessary. I actually turned the tables on a lady recently by asking her to show me her ID to prove she was over 18. She advertises as a mature companion and once she looked in my eyes and saw the twinkle, we had a good laugh over it. Priceless and it set the tone for the evening.

I know the area you live in. Until my sister passed away, she lived there as well and I did a bit of running around there on my bike this summer. You didn't see me wave? LOL I saw a lot of small-medium producers in your area and they should be great to deal with and trust. They live there and are your neighbors. Contrary to public opinion, farmers do not routinely use antibiotics. To save an animal, they must sometimes be treated,but there are drug withdrawal times to be followed. GMO.....does anyone completely trust it? However, there is very little choice any more for corn and soybean seed selection. RR.......means less weed pressure for your crops and science says it is safe, so that's all we have to go on for now. It's all to do with making a living and following the rules. GMO and RR quite often means that fewer and safer pesticides are used, so that should be a good thing.However, seed prices (which farmers are captive to)are going through the roof- about $100/ acre for corn seed. It has helped yield and that hopefully means a profit per acre if Mother Nature cooperates. I personally believe organic is over hyped, but dealing with a trustworthy producer will get you fresh, tasty, nutritious, reasonably priced food. As far as free market and choices go, sadly, most consumers are forced by economics to buy strictly on price and that means that they do not always make the most informed choices.

Good points, Christine. The consumer is very demanding about their food supply. It has to be wholesome AND cheap.They do not like factory or industrial farms, but economy of scale is the only way to continue to make a living for farmers. Get bigger or get out is our mantra. However, if we get big to be profitable, they do not like our production practices. Direct sales to consumer rarely work on more than a limited scale. When you look at what it costs a family to live per year, imagine what a small farm's gross sales would have to be in order to support a family. It's a sign of the times. Very few families can live on one income any more in middle class North America. If the consumer can, they should try to buy directly from the producer and see what a difference fresh food makes for their children's palates....no additives or preservatives. Ever had fresh ground beef? Very few people have and they cannot believe the difference.

Macdonalds. Crotch rocket or sport cruiser for a bike?

Do a check on her pictures. I did and will not be booking.

You're leaving for a terrific reason, if I remember correctly. All the best!

http://www.denverpost.com/athome/ci_21967690/feeling-grateful-yet-teenage-poultry-farmer-dishes-straight

Skidsteer alternator......--^&^$.......last one was only 1.5 years old. :(

For me, I did not know what to expect when I started visiting escorts. I think that the fact that I have to sneak out of home and sneak into an incall and then back home again made me think that this was perhaps entering the underbelly of society. Nothing could be further from the truth. That side of society is out there, bit a minimum of research ensures avoidance. I do tend to stick with the ladies of CERB and have not regretted that decision. Whether I interact with them on this forum much or not, I watch their interaction with others and that provides me with an insight into their personality....huge for compatibility. I have been invited into hotel rooms, apartments, and private homes and have never been disappointed with the visit. If they are acting, they are doing it very well, because genuine enjoyment is hard to fake. Either personalities mesh or they do not. A visit with a professional escort is a no bs adventure in pleasure......100 times less fraught with peril than an affair. One other thing.......if anyone has a chance to attend a CERB social, I highly recommend it. I was an attendee in Halifax and got to meet, talk to, and observe my fellow guests. Meeting these ladies (and gentlemen) in a social setting was really a highlight for me.

I want to be MightyFinn's tree. On a more serious note, I just want my family to be healthy, happy, and together at this time of year.

No means no. I usually assume her restrictions are much like mine (unless she make me go freaky :icon_eek: ). If you do something she doesn't like or agree to, hopefully she gently tells you and you respect it. Treat them like a girlfriend you respect and things will be fine.

http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/grieving-family-breaks-silence-after-woman-s-body-found-1.1032170