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["Frank Fries" <frank.fries AT imagewireless.ca>]

> > Hi Ray,
> >
> > I am about 12 miles from Regina, Saskatchewan.
> >
> > If you are looking at a map, Regina is roughly straight north of rhe 
> > border between Montana and North Dakota.    It is something like an hour 
> > and 1/2 drive (100 miles) from the Canada-US border to Regina.
> >
> > From Regina, it is about 4 hours to Minot, ND.
> >
> > Calgary is probably about the same distance north of the border but about 
> > a 7 hour drive (450 miles) to the west of here.
> >
> > I used to live about 4 hours drive north of here, at the edge of the 
> > northern forest and the land of endless lakes.  Work took me back south 
> > to the Great Plains.  I wanted to try a different job but was not 
> > thrilled to be moving back to the prairie at the time.   Now, a few years 
> > later, after by sheer luck finding my little piece of heaven on the farm, 
> > it turns out to have been a blessing.  Who knew?
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <rayzentz AT aim.com>
> > To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 10:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Homestead] Hello from Montana -
> >
> >
> > > Hi Frank,
> > >
> > > How far is "a little further north"?
> > >
> > > Just curious. I have been as far north as Calgary, but that's about it.
> > >
> > > Ray
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Frank Fries <frank.fries AT imagewireless.ca>
> > > To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > > Sent: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 7:33 pm
> > > Subject: Re: [Homestead] Hello from Montana -
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > > It's nice to have someone else on the list who really understands what
> > > > > COLD can be. most of these southern wussies have no idea ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Now wait a minute....we don't freeze our "assets" off...we have proper
> > > > gear to wear. LOL. Seriously, it is pretty cold here but we are winter
> > > > people and enjoy it both in outdoor activities and in front of the 
> > > > fire.
> > >
> > > Hi all and particularily Ray and Rene,
> > >
> > > I joined the list a few days ago (was a lurker occasionally in the 
> > > past)..
> > > I am from a little north of Montana and North Dakota.  It has been known 
> > > to
> > > get a little cool here also.
> > >
> > > I had thought I had little in common with so many of the listmembers - 
> > > seems
> > > to be a lot from the southern US and hardly anybody from the northern 
> > > part -
> > > especially in the west and central areas where it gets cold.  There 
> > > appear
> > > to be a few from the New England states where they have snow but as I
> > > understand it, rarely get much below -20 F.
> > >
> > > Nice to know that at least a few people would truly understand the
> > > expression "wind chill" which only really becomes vicious once you get 
> > > into
> > > the lower temperatures.
> > >
> > > So much for the differences though, there are more similarities - I note
> > > that in the "homesteaders vs survivalists" thread that I can and do 
> > > identify
> > > with most of the members.
> > >
> > > I talk to some of my co-workers (who are neither "homesteaders" or
> > > "survivalists") and they just don't understand WHY a person wants/needs 
> > > to
> > > grow their own food, do canning, etc.  They think that it is easier to 
> > > just
> > > buy a tomato at the store instead of growing it.  Everyone on this list
> > > understands though.
> > >
> > > I know when I try something new and it turns out well, I am thrilled
> > > (learning to bake bread, or can something, or grow something new) - when 
> > > I
> > > mention it to most of my city living acquantances, they can't understand 
> > > why
> > > someone would want to do those things when they can afford not to.
> > >
> > > It is nice to have a group of people who understand why people WANT to 
> > > be as
> > > self-sufficient as possible - but don't necessarily think they need to. 
> > > I
> > >
> > > think survivalists may do some of the same things because they NEED to, 
> > > but
> > > not because they WANT to.  James and Gene summed up quite nicely the
> > > differences and feelings on this subject.
> > >
> > > Frank
> > >
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