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LenVW said:
I meant when you compare them with the ‘dough-head’ on the radio ‘call-in’.
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Ah yes. Sorry I misunderstood. I agree with that.

I think the normal first reaction to that caller would be to think it's a deliberate joke.

Sadly, I don't think that it is.

Being on the shore of Lake Erie, we have a constant churn of new neighbours from the big city (Toronto, Ottawa, London, etc.). They don't understand animals or farming or even nature. They think Bambi & Thumper are buddies, talk to each other, read books, and die of old age. They don't like farmers using pesticides, fertilizer, or spreading manure. They drank Walt Disney's coolaide. They think farmers are all stupid and we all need to change all the rules to be more like the rules in Toronto. Very few come here wanting to become one of us and adopt a true country lifestyle. They want us to change to think and act like them instead.
 
Susquatch said:
Being on the shore of Lake Erie, we have a constant churn of new neighbours from the big city (Toronto, Ottawa, London, etc.). They don't understand animals or farming or even nature. They think Bambi & Thumper are buddies, talk to each other, read books, and die of old age. They don't like farmers using pesticides, fertilizer, or spreading manure. They drank Walt Disney's coolaide. They think farmers are all stupid and we all need to change all the rules to be more like the rules in Toronto. Very few come here wanting to become one of us and adopt a true country lifestyle. They want us to change to think and act like them instead.
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Don't get me started on how they are with animals in the city. As a boy who came off the farm, it strikes me as insane
 
Some Tips from Eastwood on Managing 10mm Sockets

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whydontu said:
Label everything. ( this even gives you an excuse to buy an engraving machine, laser engraver, or small cnc router)
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Next to having a place for everything, this is the most important thing I have done in my shop.
When you have a place for everything, and labelled, you can see if something is missing at a glance.
I use a Brother P-Touch H110 with 1" tape
 
Susquatch said:
Being on the shore of Lake Erie, we have a constant churn of new neighbours from the big city (Toronto, Ottawa, London, etc.). They don't understand animals or farming or even nature.. They think farmers are all stupid and we all need to change all the rules to be more like the rules in Toronto. Very few come here wanting to become one of us and adopt a true country lifestyle. They want us to change to think and act like them instead.
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The way I see it...
If $hit ever hits the fan, all those "stupid" farmers will be well prepared well fed and armed. More than likely half the "smart" population in Toronto will wipe each other out fitting over the last litre of milk in the superstore.
 
slow-poke said:
The way I see it...
If $hit ever hits the fan, all those "stupid" farmers will be well prepared well fed and armed. More than likely half the "smart" population in Toronto will wipe each other out fitting over the last litre of milk in the superstore.
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meanwhile the people who buy canned water will survive to inherit the earth...

where they get to roam the roads daily scouting for expired canned goods they can crack open with a rock to release sweet life sustaining nutrients. An monotonous existence until the day the radiation levels get high enough to turn their innards into a runny liquid that they'll clench their butts tightly to retain as long as possible :p

sounds fun.

I guarantee no one will want to survive when the $hit does hit the fan.

There are probably more urbanite preppers who have whole house back up power and supplies than rural ones. For the urbanites however it's more an entitlement thing than for rural residents whose infrastructure and support is less robust. No urbanite had to slaughter a dairy herd because they couldn't milk them

ps I figure we have less than 4 years before the $hit hits the fan aka nuclear holocaust. Have your end of life plans ready...
 
Ironman said:
Next to having a place for everything, this is the most important thing I have done in my shop.
When you have a place for everything, and labelled, you can see if something is missing at a glance.
I use a Brother P-Touch H110 with 1" tape
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I have a sign on the shop door. It says "The tool you want is in here." It is never wrong and hasn't failed me yet. Love it! Makes me feel like there is a little filer in me someplace. I bought the one sign kit. Came with a free big marker pen.
 
Dan Dubeau said:
You can Start in Toronto, drive for 2 hours on the 401 and STILL be in Toronto.....

Consider yourself lucky.
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Fact, I have not been able to drive from my house to the other side of Toronto in under 2 hours in 5 years at least.

The only exception is when I take the 407 toll road north of Toronto which is only ever at about 15% capacity. Province needs to buy it back and remove the toll and encourage every possible truck to take it and not the 401
 
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