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  • From: "Frank Fries" <frank.fries AT imagewireless.ca>
  • To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Hello from Montana -
  • Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:15:03 -0600

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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