Meanwhile in Canada

[ChrisL - DUSTRIDERS]

Immigrant do you ever plant some type of grazing or do you only use natural growing hay?
Do you bale that for winter?

Natural growing hay.
Yes, I have another 160 acres that I hay (my neighbor does it for me and I pay him in hay bales). I get average 300 round bales on the 160 acres. It's not prime grazing land, but meets my needs

Ai klink lekker om so te boer maar daai beeste in die winter buite pla my nog steeds!!

[woody1]

Chris hulle het nie elkeen 'n naam nie.  Dus hulle is OK buite. 

[Sláinte Mhaith]

Enjoy - you're now reaping the benefits of a tough move 

Indeed. We have been extremely fortunate. I sometimes think it's too good to be true. Like there has to be some kind of "catch" somewhere.

What was life like in SA before you left?

Farmer, office worker, city living, small town?
Any crime that influenced your move?

[immigrant]

Enjoy - you're now reaping the benefits of a tough move 

Indeed. We have been extremely fortunate. I sometimes think it's too good to be true. Like there has to be some kind of "catch" somewhere.

What was life like in SA before you left?

Farmer, office worker, city living, small town?
Any crime that influenced your move?

I grew up in Johannesburg. Got my Honours in Env Management and started working on a game ranch. I was fortunate enough to work for two very successful and very wealthy business men and game farmers. I gained valuable life and business experience from them ( and managed to get my Masters degree while working for one of them). I got along well with my boss and made decent money. But I started to see the writing on the wall. It was not a sustainable business model. Too many people got rich too quickly with all the exotic species and hunting and game sales- a modern day gold rush.
Something that also troubled me was the "distribution of wealth". I don't want to go in to a discussion on why it is or how it became. But I was concerned that the poorest of the poor will eventually run out of patience. And I figured it is really tough to win a fight with someone that has nothing to lose.
So my wife and I decided to make a move while we were young enough to start over, have very few assets and no children to worry about.
Thats my story in a nutshell.
 There was no specific "event" that triggered us. I was involved in an attempted high jacking and a shootout with poachers.  But that played a very small part in my decision to leave. My career was going along well, we had good friends and we were healthy and happy. But in the back of my mind I was concerned that it cannot last with the (then) current political/ economical situation. The only solution I saw for myself, was to start over somewhere else. And please note, I speak from my own perspective. I am not saying SA is kak. I just did not see myself coping and being successful in that environment.
And so here we are. Doing our thing in peace and quiet......

[Pom17]

Cant remember, but which part of Canada do you live in?

Have heard some saying that weather in Canada varies a lot depending on where you live.

[immigrant]

Cant remember, but which part of Canada do you live in?

Have heard some saying that weather in Canada varies a lot depending on where you live.

The temp ranged between -40C and +32C since January. At the coast (east and west) the temps are a little better.

[BMWPE]

Cant remember, but which part of Canada do you live in?

Have heard some saying that weather in Canada varies a lot depending on where you live.

The temp ranged between -40C and +32C since January. At the coast (east and west) the temps are a little better.

that's  cold

[Offshore]

Enjoy - you're now reaping the benefits of a tough move 

Indeed. We have been extremely fortunate. I sometimes think it's too good to be true. Like there has to be some kind of "catch" somewhere.

What was life like in SA before you left?

Farmer, office worker, city living, small town?
Any crime that influenced your move?

I grew up in Johannesburg. Got my Honours in Env Management and started working on a game ranch. I was fortunate enough to work for two very successful and very wealthy business men and game farmers. I gained valuable life and business experience from them ( and managed to get my Masters degree while working for one of them). I got along well with my boss and made decent money. But I started to see the writing on the wall. It was not a sustainable business model. Too many people got rich too quickly with all the exotic species and hunting and game sales- a modern day gold rush.
Something that also troubled me was the "distribution of wealth". I don't want to go in to a discussion on why it is or how it became. But I was concerned that the poorest of the poor will eventually run out of patience. And I figured it is really tough to win a fight with someone that has nothing to lose.
So my wife and I decided to make a move while we were young enough to start over, have very few assets and no children to worry about.
Thats my story in a nutshell.
 There was no specific "event" that triggered us. I was involved in an attempted high jacking and a shootout with poachers.  But that played a very small part in my decision to leave. My career was going along well, we had good friends and we were healthy and happy. But in the back of my mind I was concerned that it cannot last with the (then) current political/ economical situation. The only solution I saw for myself, was to start over somewhere else. And please note, I speak from my own perspective. I am not saying SA is kak. I just did not see myself coping and being successful in that environment.
And so here we are. Doing our thing in peace and quiet......

Good Decision Immigrant, looks like you are doing well at the End of the Day you don't have to explain yourself to anyone.
Good Luck to you and your Loved Ones

[ZooDog]

Do you farm in canada immigrant ?

[immigrant]

Do you farm in canada immigrant ?

  but I also have a day job

[immigrant]

 

http://edmontonsun.com/business/local-business/farm-workers-permitted-to-relieve-themselves-in-fields-drive-without-seatbelts-under-new-rules/wcm/4424acc1-ffcb-497f-ad3c-512c580ca5d1/amp

[woody1]

Ek vid die FANTASTIES....

“I think we have come to a lot of compromise to convert some very complex regulations into common-sense rules.”

[sidetrack]

Enjoy - you're now reaping the benefits of a tough move 

Indeed. We have been extremely fortunate. I sometimes think it's too good to be true. Like there has to be some kind of "catch" somewhere.

What was life like in SA before you left?

Farmer, office worker, city living, small town?
Any crime that influenced your move?

I grew up in Johannesburg. Got my Honours in Env Management and started working on a game ranch. I was fortunate enough to work for two very successful and very wealthy business men and game farmers. I gained valuable life and business experience from them ( and managed to get my Masters degree while working for one of them). I got along well with my boss and made decent money. But I started to see the writing on the wall. It was not a sustainable business model. Too many people got rich too quickly with all the exotic species and hunting and game sales- a modern day gold rush.
Something that also troubled me was the "distribution of wealth". I don't want to go in to a discussion on why it is or how it became. But I was concerned that the poorest of the poor will eventually run out of patience. And I figured it is really tough to win a fight with someone that has nothing to lose.
So my wife and I decided to make a move while we were young enough to start over, have very few assets and no children to worry about.
Thats my story in a nutshell.
 There was no specific "event" that triggered us. I was involved in an attempted high jacking and a shootout with poachers.  But that played a very small part in my decision to leave. My career was going along well, we had good friends and we were healthy and happy. But in the back of my mind I was concerned that it cannot last with the (then) current political/ economical situation. The only solution I saw for myself, was to start over somewhere else. And please note, I speak from my own perspective. I am not saying SA is kak. I just did not see myself coping and being successful in that environment.
And so here we are. Doing our thing in peace and quiet......

Thank you Immigrant, it's sad when people decide to leave SA and then use every opportunity to bad mouth the country they were born / lived  in. Yes we all know there are many issues in SA but the country self is a great place I just wish that someday we can sort out the politics and move on. I take my hat off to what you have achieved in Canada and enjoy the insightful posts about the great white north 

[Fudmucker]

What is this 1st world country objection to peeing against a tree...?

Urine is one of the most useful liquid fertilizers!
If you cycle it through the garden, you add to the environment
and you don't waste 9 litres of potable water flushing it down the drain !

[TheAnt]

Cant remember, but which part of Canada do you live in?

Have heard some saying that weather in Canada varies a lot depending on where you live.

The temp ranged between -40C and +32C since January. At the coast (east and west) the temps are a little better.

that's  cold

Here in Ontario (close to Toronto) it is -30 to 45 degrees (45 predicted this weekend with 80% humitity)...

So extremes.

[immigrant]

This was posted in our change room at work. It sums up the Canadian culture just perfect.
"Just enough is good enough".





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[TheAnt]

Happy Canada day everyone... (Past Sunday)

[immigrant]

@TheAnt Your first Canada day as a family  I had to work. But at least "Canada" got a happy birthday song from my daughter.

[immigrant]

        




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Nice!!!!