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The Rural Voice, 2004-12, Page 14illialliay ;tau a Nappy 7(alldait Sanaa "Our experience assures lower cost water wells" 104 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Member of Canadian and Ontario Water Well Associations • Farm • Industrial • Suburban • Municipal Licensed by the Ministry of the Environment DAVIDSON WELL DRILLING LTD. WINGHAM Serving Ontario Since 1900 519-357-1960 WINGHAM 519-664-1424 WATERLOO 10 THE RURAL VOICE Mabel's Grill The world's problems are solved daily 'round the table at Mabel 's. "You know, looking at some of these investment company ads, I'm almost glad I won't be making any money this year and be looking for some off -farm investments," said George McKenzie the other morning. "How do you mean'?" wondered Dave Winston. "Well did you see that ad where the guy is supposed to be so creative because he figures the company is in the fuel business not just the fossil fuel business so he figures ethanol from corn is just as good as oil?" asked George. "Well it is. isn't it?" wondered Cliff Murray. "It may be but the guy is stupid enough to go out and buy up corn fields," said George. "The last guy I want investing money for me is someone who'll buy up corn land when we'll produce all the corn he needs at Tess than the cost of production!" "Maybe he's going to put unionized oil workers to work plowing and planting," said Dave. "If so, I'm applying for a job. I'd love to farm at unionized labour rates." "I wonder if we can convince this guy to get into biodiesel too," said Cliff. "I've got some soybean land I'd sell him at a good price. And this bozo sounds dim enough to give me a good price." "You don't suppose they hired him away from the government after he set up the CAIS program, do you?" wondered George. "Maybe he worked for the U.S. commerce department on the hog countervail," said Dave. "I mean how else do you explain that we're being charged a duty because we're selling pigs at under our cost of production, so they're going to drive up our cost of production so we can lose more money than we were?" "It's the new math," said Cliff. "Sort of like Ralph Goodale uses when he predicts the federal government is just going to balance the books for the year and then comes up with a surplus of billions by the time the year ends. "Can I get Ralph Goodale to do my books?" wondered George. "If he could find a way to get me a surplus with cattle prices the way they are maybe I could even afford to invest with that idiot who's buying corn fields." "Yeh, but you don't have the tools Ralph does," said Dave. "Imagine just being able to decide you wanted more money and everybody had to give it to you." "Sounds like my kids at Christmas," said Wayne. "They think I'm an endless pot of money for whatever they want." "So what's the big gift this year you're going to hear about riots with among shoppers trying to buy the last one in the store?", wondered George. "Seems to be some new video game player," said Wayne, "although it's way too rich for my bank balance." "Oh, something essential in life, not something like food," said Dave. "Yeh, wouldn't it be nice just for once if people thought food was as important as Game Boys?" said George. "You won't get that unless there's a food shortage," said Cliff. "I mean when you get people fighting over the last turkey for Christmas or the last loaf of bread, then people will make food a higher priority." "I guess we're to Name for producing so efficiently that there's always so much food around," said Dave. "Yeh but look at this year," said Cliff. "We started out the year with a shortage of corn and beans which drove up the price. Then we wondered during the summer if we were even going to get a crop. Then suddenly everybody has a bumper crop and we've got too much and the prices go all to hell. How do you plan for that?" "You kinda sound like Ralph Goodale explaining his budget," said Wayne.0 PASSPORT r . PHOTOS WHILE YOU WAIT Guaranteed to meet government specifications We also do • Home movie transfers to video or DVD • Foreign tape conversions • Regular 8 or Super 8 film A"Wondirfu[Christmas Clift For your Children MAC CAMPBELL PHOTOGRAPHY 34 Newgate Street (Corner of Hamilton & Newgate) Goderich 519-524-7532 illialliay ;tau a Nappy 7(alldait Sanaa "Our experience assures lower cost water wells" 104 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Member of Canadian and Ontario Water Well Associations • Farm • Industrial • Suburban • Municipal Licensed by the Ministry of the Environment DAVIDSON WELL DRILLING LTD. WINGHAM Serving Ontario Since 1900 519-357-1960 WINGHAM 519-664-1424 WATERLOO 10 THE RURAL VOICE Mabel's Grill The world's problems are solved daily 'round the table at Mabel 's. "You know, looking at some of these investment company ads, I'm almost glad I won't be making any money this year and be looking for some off -farm investments," said George McKenzie the other morning. "How do you mean'?" wondered Dave Winston. "Well did you see that ad where the guy is supposed to be so creative because he figures the company is in the fuel business not just the fossil fuel business so he figures ethanol from corn is just as good as oil?" asked George. "Well it is. isn't it?" wondered Cliff Murray. "It may be but the guy is stupid enough to go out and buy up corn fields," said George. "The last guy I want investing money for me is someone who'll buy up corn land when we'll produce all the corn he needs at Tess than the cost of production!" "Maybe he's going to put unionized oil workers to work plowing and planting," said Dave. "If so, I'm applying for a job. I'd love to farm at unionized labour rates." "I wonder if we can convince this guy to get into biodiesel too," said Cliff. "I've got some soybean land I'd sell him at a good price. And this bozo sounds dim enough to give me a good price." "You don't suppose they hired him away from the government after he set up the CAIS program, do you?" wondered George. "Maybe he worked for the U.S. commerce department on the hog countervail," said Dave. "I mean how else do you explain that we're being charged a duty because we're selling pigs at under our cost of production, so they're going to drive up our cost of production so we can lose more money than we were?" "It's the new math," said Cliff. "Sort of like Ralph Goodale uses when he predicts the federal government is just going to balance the books for the year and then comes up with a surplus of billions by the time the year ends. "Can I get Ralph Goodale to do my books?" wondered George. "If he could find a way to get me a surplus with cattle prices the way they are maybe I could even afford to invest with that idiot who's buying corn fields." "Yeh, but you don't have the tools Ralph does," said Dave. "Imagine just being able to decide you wanted more money and everybody had to give it to you." "Sounds like my kids at Christmas," said Wayne. "They think I'm an endless pot of money for whatever they want." "So what's the big gift this year you're going to hear about riots with among shoppers trying to buy the last one in the store?", wondered George. "Seems to be some new video game player," said Wayne, "although it's way too rich for my bank balance." "Oh, something essential in life, not something like food," said Dave. "Yeh, wouldn't it be nice just for once if people thought food was as important as Game Boys?" said George. "You won't get that unless there's a food shortage," said Cliff. "I mean when you get people fighting over the last turkey for Christmas or the last loaf of bread, then people will make food a higher priority." "I guess we're to Name for producing so efficiently that there's always so much food around," said Dave. "Yeh but look at this year," said Cliff. "We started out the year with a shortage of corn and beans which drove up the price. Then we wondered during the summer if we were even going to get a crop. Then suddenly everybody has a bumper crop and we've got too much and the prices go all to hell. How do you plan for that?" "You kinda sound like Ralph Goodale explaining his budget," said Wayne.0