Look at he West Coast of America and Western Canada - NO Water - In a State of a fire Inferno ! Yet the East Coast is being flooded like Hell ?
Glad I live on the North Shore of the Great Lakes ;o)
However there is danger of Plow Winds from the east in Northern Ontario and Tornadoes in Southern Ontario.
This is the 2nd Tornado I know of that hit Barrie, Ontario (My Mother's home Town): Back in 85 and now - Destroyed Property and Killed People.
Today's Barrie is just a suburb of Toronto and no longer a Ruel Farming community ;o(
Looking at them Pic's I don't know were that is - Looks High Land - Could be Sunny Dale or Innisville - Things have changed so much I do not recognize it anymore.
More then likely Innisville country - Between Sandy Cove and Innisville that's were tornado's hit around Barrie.
Strange the NEW's never mentions where around Barrie where that tornado touched down - Simco County and the city of Barrie is a big area in Southern Ontario ?
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Granted my Uncle did all the heavy duty wrenching on farm equipment but I was the one that kept the engines running for our tractors and combines and notified him of problems - I was also in charge of keeping the cutters sharp (I was 16) - Loved my Massey Ferguson Farm All - FAST - Could do a wheelie with her at 8 mph for a whole concession - With a 67 BSA Lightning in the shed for Sundays - The only time I had off.
My farmer friend on the next concession had a 500 Norton Manix - We tended to get into trouble on Sundays between Cooks Town & Wassaga Beach. Like who can confess to dumping a 67 650 BSA Lightning on the Go-Cart Track at Wassaga Beach ;o)
The thing is, in my old old age, I can not remember his name.
800 Dorset Ewe's, 2 Rams, 25,000 Hens and 500 Pigs and a bunch a Rabbits - Who could ask for more being a farm boy in Southern Ontario especially when I'm a Northern Ontario Boy - My southern cousins never wanted to work the farm - Too evolved with their city life - They don't have a clue what they missed.
3 twin folds a year per Ewe - That's one hell of a lot of lamb's on an 800 acre farm with numerous rented acreage of Alf alpha to feed them.
You will never now how much sheep manure I shredded and spread onto fields under an umbrella as a kid before plowing and the whole county stank of sheep shit ;o)
Cattle Farm Boy's intimated me saying you stink of sheep shit - I rev my Lighting "You wanna race"
Had 2 Black and White Female Boarder Collies on that farm: "Lady" and "Boots" man they were intelligent and a privilege to work with.
There are a couple of Sheep and Cattle farm Girls involved - Whom I love to this day and thankful for the memories.
I was a basically a hired hand kid from the North to work Southern Ontario farms and built a few Silo's. Fucking Hard and Dangerous. Worked with less then minimal pay but the experience was cost-less !
I don't know but have you ever experienced a horrid of city euthenics over running your land, trowing money at you and slaughtering lamb's.
Silence of the Lamb's - That's how the Sheep farmers make their money. Considering Sheep Farmers really don't want the horrid to kill off all the Female lamb's as they propagate money. Male Lamb's don't stand a chance in Hell unless they got Big Balls.
This rant maybe something of interest for you Aussie Breganzie Sheep herding enthusiasts.
800 Ewes's x'2 or triplets - That means there are at least 1600 to 2000 lambs 3 times a year. Only the productive Ewe's and 2 Rams get sheared once year and that's additional money from wool. My Uncle did not have to pay for a Shearer as he was good at it - Dirty job.
I know; I just can't stop myself, but it's my interpretation and I can't stop writing in this forum ;o)
