-=> Quoting Shawn Highfield to Jim Weller <=-

 SH> It's hard when you live here, I can't imagine coming from the
 SH> artic.

I grew up in the country in the upper Ottawa Valley and did all
kinds of labour, shirtless and happy, in the direct sun for years.

Let's see, starting when I was young: grass cutting a 2 acre yard
with a push mower, weeding the family gardens (three 50' X 100'
plots), picking strawberries and raspberries, then weeding potatoes,
turnips and other crops for Dutch Farmer Bill's Dad, transplanting
tobacco seedlings from greenhouse to field, weeding, suckering and
picking tobacco for another local guy and also for relatives around
Brantford (Princeton and Tillsonburg), trail and grounds maintenace
at a provincial park, fencing and general labour for the township
roads dept., rod and chain work for the county highways surveyor,
then survey party chief and construction inspector on gas pipelines
in Alberta.

But going back there in midsummer these days is an agony unless I
spend the bulk of my time indoors.

 SH> When Andrea's done university she'll probably take a position more
 SH> north as it's a bit cheaper, and quality of life is higher.

Ontario north of highway 17 is SO different than along the 401! Even
north of highway 7 is.  




Cheers

Jim


... Buying heavily taxed liquor is a pleasant way to give the gov't money.

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