tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post7983615592799490799..comments2024-03-18T20:18:14.088-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: The Heat's OnOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-37769489558641412512012-07-25T10:47:28.289-04:002012-07-25T10:47:28.289-04:00Quite true, Mound. Before we were married, my wife...Quite true, Mound. Before we were married, my wife worked in Vancouver -- where rain was a way of life, and where it was as natural as a sunrise.<br /><br />Take away the rain, and everything dies.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-37904742160847366282012-07-25T10:36:55.233-04:002012-07-25T10:36:55.233-04:00Many years ago I travelled extensively and I invar...Many years ago I travelled extensively and I invariably recoiled a bit at regions that were parched and seemingly barren. Places like Spain, North Africa, the American southwest, Mexico - they all seemed to be hanging on by a thread.<br /><br />I suppose that's why I love coastal BC despite the annual rain festival (October-June). Everything is green and there is so much life of all descriptions. You don't need to be much of a gardener here. Stick it in the ground, it grows and grows and grows. Green, to me, defines life. Yet it's actually water that is life.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-27415883898999466112012-07-25T09:09:37.711-04:002012-07-25T09:09:37.711-04:00Yes sir...Yes sir...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-3401925831042958852012-07-25T07:26:24.308-04:002012-07-25T07:26:24.308-04:00Lots of people forget how crazy things got during ...Lots of people forget how crazy things got during the first Arab oil embargo, Mogs.<br /><br />When things get scarce, people can get mean. That's why Anon has the right idea.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-38443928633681879642012-07-25T06:22:25.622-04:002012-07-25T06:22:25.622-04:00I remember the so-called gasoline shortage in Cali...I remember the so-called gasoline shortage in California in the late 1970's I could not believe it...<br /><br />We were working building homes in Calgary that I'm now ashamed of just because of what Alberta has become in the hands of Harper. (Red Chinese Alberta)<br /><br />And the natural gas furnaces were turned on 24/7 in the cold Calgary winters long before the building even had windows and doors so we could go in and warm our hands and toes during our break...<br /><br />And meanwhile in California they were shooting each other because of the gas rationing, you could get 1 US gallon per day. But only every second day. Here is how it worked if your license plate ended in even number you could only get gas on an even numbered calendar day. And the odd number on the odd day. There were huge line ups and tempers flared and they were pulling out their guns and killing each other over gas...<br /><br />I don't get it'''<br /><br />When the stupidest distribution of food supply in the world (modern world today) shuts down it will be total chaos...<br /><br />You are quite correct Owen.<br /><br />And anon my hat is off to you keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-11757057760212966992012-07-24T16:21:41.250-04:002012-07-24T16:21:41.250-04:00I'm afraid you're right, Anon. Worse is co...I'm afraid you're right, Anon. Worse is coming. And while it may be bad for us in North America, it will be a lot worse in sub-Saharan Africa.<br /><br />Someone will have to answer for what will happen. And hungry people are dangerous people.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-810327153150835852012-07-24T15:33:37.430-04:002012-07-24T15:33:37.430-04:00Well. Good luck with that one.
You couldn't b...Well. Good luck with that one.<br /><br />You couldn't beat that into Harper, Enbridge and Alberta's heads, no matter how hard you try. They completely ignore the extreme weather patterns. Their greed and stupidity, trumps common sense every time.<br /><br />I plant my own vegetable garden. <br />A root cellar, keeps vegetables through the winter. I also have an extra freezer, where I have frozen vegetables and fruit. I can my own jam and pickles. My son has winter greenhouses. So we have, green onions, red and green peppers, lettuce, radishes, strawberries and many other fresh garden greens. My son also has, pigs, chickens, eggs, geese, ducks, turkeys, and an incubator to brood more fowl. They also barter for beef, and other goods.<br /><br />There will be a very bad, global shortage of food. It doesn't help, when greedy politicians, sell off valuable farmland either. For hydro dams, urban sprawl and other such foolishness.<br /><br />We have an excellent underground system. Communities should be able to feed, everyone within a 100 mile radius. Some of us plant extra, to give to the food banks.<br /><br />We saw this coming long ago, and have prepared for the worst, which will certainly be upon us soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com