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[rayzentz AT aim.com]

I am sort of familiar with Saskatchewan. Had some wrestling friends from 
Regina, when I was in college. Have also been to Winnipeg, in Manitoba. Got 
married in Alberta (Cardsden)

Y'all jist need t' larn how to pronounce English right? ;-)

Ray







-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Fries <frank.fries AT imagewireless.ca>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:15 pm
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Hello from Montana -



>> 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 f
rom 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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