Happy Thanksgiving to all my American Family and Friends. Usually, we celebrate the American Thanksgiving because were just done all the work for the year on our farm now.
But this year with the warm fall we were all done by the Canadian one so it's kind of a special year. To all the Climate retards if for a century we had no snow and warm till December then that's climate change but if one year in 10 we have it that's just the weather. Aren't we all just special?
Its great to be Back in Canada just a heads up on the border.
Going south with a vehicle the First thing they ask at the USA border is where are you going? Easy Florida. How long are you staying? Do you all have your Covid vaccines? Go to get our nice app on our phone and the guy goes that's all I need. Do you have over $10000 Cash? No $9,999.00 is ok. and away we go.
It took 10 min would have taken less but the Border guard was born in Kissimmee and we live in Lake Alfred.
Coming back the Trudeau PCR test is a gong show or can be a gong show.
Google Walgreens or CVS Drug Store. On their web page, you will find Covid Shots and Tests. Follow the instructions and book your test and time. Remember your flying back and the 72 hours is when you are on Canadian soil. Our flight was delayed an hour don't cut it short.
Pull up at the drive-through window they will have signs and not all drug stores do the test. You need your confirmation code and they won't do someone you missed so make sure all in your party do this separately. But a note if you have one appointment at 10 and one at 2 and one at 2:15 don't worry they will probably do all at the same time because each drug store only has so many each day they are allowed to do. Note if you are traveling and coming back on Jan 1 this might **** you up. Not sure the hour's lab is open.
The package is slipped through a door and you each grab one open the package they watch to see you stick it in each nostril for 15 sec and swirl then put in vile and break off the bottom close and hand it back to them. You get an email then that has a website to sign up for. One notes it's a 24-hour email do it right away as it expires and then you have a whole bunch of other problems.
The last guy tested got his results in 24 hours then I got mine in 26 and the third was 48 hours.
You need the test results on your phone for boarding the plane home or a printed copy to match your passport.
Funny at the ticket counter at Air Canada. The first thing they wanted is all three negative tests then they took our Barcode for the flight and booked our luggage.
Sign up the day you get all your tests for the ArriveCan app. You can do all parties traveling together if related. It's easy no more paper on the plane to fill out get to Toronto have a scanner do all three passports and it takes a picture or all three then ask questions on health what you bought etc prints. Go to custom Guys booth he looks at it asks a few questions and that's it on to the next flight home. Have to wear a mask in USA and Canadian Airports they bust you at the entrance and give you shit if you don't put one on.
Air travel has changed and not for the better.
1 expect flight delays and flight changes. I have 5 flights this winter back and forth three have had changes one major now I'm flying out at 10 at night not 7 AM so need a hotel, I love the extra costs. Look into Williston ND for flights parking is great and both have direct to Minneapolis and Denver. Those to Airports can take you to any place you want to go. Example First class from ND to Tampa was $1,300 Can and the dog. There and back. Through Canada $2780. Just saying it's two hours away.
2. Lots of flight delays and one new irritant is trying to change flights once booked and they change them for you. Yesterday 3.2 hours on hold finally got it done. But first had a 1 hour 2 hour and the phone dropped the call. Yes, you are frustrated. The main beef the lady said from travelers was special peoplekind who don't have the vaccine demanding they get on the plane. Sorry, you don't get the shot you don't fly. Period.
3. You get water and coke and that's it nothing else they charge on One airline for everything. Even no movie so either you buy wifi at $10.00 an hour or watch saved movies on your phone. Also no charger in the seats of the plane we were on back to Toronto. So watch your battery life on the phone you need the bar codes in Toronto.
Life in the USA is back to normal and it's a dream traveling in the Flyover states. Masks are recommended but you don't have to use them. Some states the morning breakfast with the hotel they handed out the food and you sat some states you had to wear a mask to get your food and wear plastic gloves. Hey, it's better than everyone digging into the Grits.
Hotels are up in price buy quite a bit.
The gas we averaged was $3.19 a gal and I paid for premium in Lake Alfred for 3.69.
Deere Strike is Over and we visited the Dyersville Toy museum. Yes, Dyersville is the home to Ertle.
Disney and Universal you have to wear masks inside buildings and rides. So no more funny pictures.
Disney springs you need to wear masks to get in stores. Otherwise every mall has a sign they are recommended. Funny most wearing weren't vaccinated.
Found that out sitting in McDonald's in Memphis on the Wrong Side of Town let's just say. Talking to a guy sitting beside us and he pointed out locals with no vaccine wear masks.
Cotton in the ditch is in some song and funny you see on the side of the road Cotton Balls.
Peanuts are harvested and still a lot of Corn to Go in Iowa.
For gas use the three numbers of your postal code. S4E 2W3 is 42300 postal code and the card works for fuel.
Oh, when you fill in your info at CVS or Wallgreens to sign up. Put no insurance because you don't have it through GMS. Put a USA address and for drivers license put your number and instead of Sask put whatever state you're in. No place for Sask or Canada here.
Here is the farm report.
Piss all for snow from Border to Quapelle valley then it increases as you go north We were up at Tisdale yesterday and lots of snow you can sled. Not good but you could sled.
The farm has snow but nothing special.
You think farm equipment is nuts try buying a Track hoe and a newer Cat. Were in replacement time and wow is all I have to say. RB is high and dealers have **** all for inventory so if you see something it looks good you buy as someone else will. The WF Botkins, Farmers, Oil companies dealers, etc are all buying for used as new is 700000 to 3 million for cats. Ask Tony he bought one. Def and electrical on new is a nightmare so the old in good shape is getting a premium. Plus in 2008 when it crashed the big dogs quit building large amounts and didn't return to full for 3 to 5 years so we have a gap and then the price doubled to tripled so the used gets a premium.
Cargill is getting better-paying farmers but it's still a shit show.
RB has its spring catalog out and it has a lot of farm sales. I wonder how many guys are forced to quit thanks to Grain companies and contracts. Word on the street some are done fighting and now are paying $500,000 to $2,242,800.00 penalties. Fun times.
Insurance companies are paying some up to $80 an acre but what will the premiums be next year. Crop insurance prices for crops are done mathematically in the month of December and that should be interesting at today's prices but premiums will double or triple.
Fertilizer is ****ing instance and funny all except phos is manufactured here the rail line is down if that was grain we would be getting slaughtered on prices no not with make-believe fertilizer markets it goes higher. **** me is all I can say. Hearing some guys on the west side will use starter fert if it rains top-dress or dribble but nothing else because it's dry. The shit show with the competition and Blairs sale is screwing our Supply of Anhydrous they rejected one buyer on one store Coop has the rest. That one store does most of the Anhydrous. So no price is available. Just great isn't it.
The seed will be an issue next spring in both terms of price and what's available.
So BooBoo had a meeting and **** all was discussed on the drought.
HAHAHAAHAHA i said they will cry pretend to feel for the farmer then make a distraction they are studying the problem then oh an election delay some more then no ag minister then one more discussion and finally 6 months later it's forgotten we have to move on to climate change bullshit.
The Canadian Western Agribition was ok but it's a way smaller show with lots of space between booths and very few walking around it was a nice crowd but the old days sure aren't back yet. Covid shots you need and wear a mask all day and $20 a day. Oh, one note Brandon is now a paid show not like it used to be free. Times are changing.
Well, great to be back for three weeks happy Thanks Giving all, and be safe it's winter it's cold out, and **** man the ice is too thin to start ice fishing. Get off the lake.
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