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The Rural Voice, 1999-04, Page 6WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LTD. Goderich / Owen Sound 524-5363 1-800-363-5363 OXYGEN ACETYLENE HELIUM BEVERAGE AND IND. CO2 LINCOLN & MILLER WELDERS & VICTOR TORCHES PACKAGE DEAL! M&WS GAS $450 Contract & Victor M.D. Fire Power CUSTOMER -OWNED CYL. $225.00 + gas STOP RENTING - BUY AN ASSET 3.4 Year Payback Gisele Ireland Gaining credit in the relationship bank As the birds tlock back to capture that, early worm, it's decision time for farmers. Should we plant beans, corn or muckets? Maybe the land should be rented out this year and let someone else worry about prices and rainfall? Should we take out crop insurance or go to Casino Rama and at least have fun losing money? Should we hire extra help we can't afford or have a coronary while working 16 hours and let the neighbours finish the cropping? Somewhere between all these random thoughts racing through your mind, you decide on a balance both you and your bank account can live with. That isn't the only balance you should be stewing about ... there's a more important one. In what kind of shape is your personal balance? At a recent seminar, the keynote speaker had an interesting analogy about spousal partnerships. He compared the relationship to a bank account. The more deposits you make into your account, the healthier your balance. Withdrawals therefore, weaken both the balance in the bank account, ditto for the relationship. The most interesting examples n Home Expo & Outdoor Recreation Show ENTER TO WIN A TRIP FOR 2 TO SUNNY CUBA (Courtesy of Hanover Travel) Ora 5500. G.I.C. (Courtesy of Royal Bank and Horton Legal Serwces) DON'T MISS THIS EXCITING EXHIBITION!! Over 100 exhibits on display Including, home renovations. interior design, landscaping, golf courses, boats and recreation vehicles. Workshops featuring information on landscaping, gardening and interior design. APRIL 17TH & 18TH Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.rn Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre (1900 2nd Avenue East. Owen Sound, ON) HOME EXPO & OUTDOOR RECREATION SHOW For more information contact (519) 376-1440 Organized by: The Grey Bruce Home Builders & Trades Association, Knights of Columbus. and Owen Sound Community Services Department. 2 THE RURAL VOICE were husband/wife working partnerships of which the profession of farming tops the "dynamic duo" list. Springtime amid the furrows requires that both spouses make a lot of deposits in their working relationship and keep withdrawals to minimum to avoid marital discord. A deposit for the man would be seeing that there is a lawn mower that actually works ready by the first of May. Cultivating the garden before ' you have to be threatened is a major deposit. The interest on these kinds of deposits could earn you a pleasant surprise. Maybe some evening as you are dragging your buns from the field dreading the choring ahead, you might find the chores already finished. You can't beat that kind of interest. Wives can make many deposits in their relationship banks at this time. Make meals that can be reheated at least four times and are still recognizable as edible products. A major deposit is taking that meal out to the hungry operator and taking ice water along. You might earn interest right on the spot. Major interest can be earned by postponement at this time. Shelve any ideas about home renovations, having an arbour built, going to the opera or asking him to finish the fountain he started in the flowerbed last year. Waiting for the right time pays big dividends. What I would call a major depositor came to the shop this week. He was looking for a hopper bin off.a combine so he could put bulk feed in it and therefore save having his wife slug bags. The man will never know how close he came to being kissed in gratitude. Right after he left, Super Wrench ordered parts for the riding lawn mower. I'II kiss him right after I actually see it running. If the garden gets done without a whine or a nag from me, he'll have that much interest, he won't know what to do with it.0 Gisele Ireland, from Bruce County, is an author Of several humorous books on faun life. Spring Is Just Around The Corner! Custom Seed Cleaning Service By Appointment \\ E ARE A LOCAL SEED SUPPLIER FOR: • Grain • Corn • Soybeans • Forages • Lawn Seed • SPECIAL FORAGE MIXTURES TO MEET YOUR OWN REQUIREMENTS • ATC SEED APPLICATION AVAILABLE For all of your bird's needs Locally grown black oil sunflower seed Custom made bird mix Niger seed Peanuts Sunflower heads Bird feeders Also...Garden Tools, Garden Seed, Wooden Crafts LONDESBORO SEED PLANT - CUSTOM SEED CLEANING GRAINS - BEANS - FORAGE SEEDS Phone: 519-523-4399 or 523-4279 P.O. Box 272. Londesboro. Ont. NOM 2H0 BOB SZUSZ. PROPRIETOR WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LTD. Goderich / Owen Sound 524-5363 1-800-363-5363 OXYGEN ACETYLENE HELIUM BEVERAGE AND IND. CO2 LINCOLN & MILLER WELDERS & VICTOR TORCHES PACKAGE DEAL! M&WS GAS $450 Contract & Victor M.D. Fire Power CUSTOMER -OWNED CYL. $225.00 + gas STOP RENTING - BUY AN ASSET 3.4 Year Payback Gisele Ireland Gaining credit in the relationship bank As the birds tlock back to capture that, early worm, it's decision time for farmers. Should we plant beans, corn or muckets? Maybe the land should be rented out this year and let someone else worry about prices and rainfall? Should we take out crop insurance or go to Casino Rama and at least have fun losing money? Should we hire extra help we can't afford or have a coronary while working 16 hours and let the neighbours finish the cropping? Somewhere between all these random thoughts racing through your mind, you decide on a balance both you and your bank account can live with. That isn't the only balance you should be stewing about ... there's a more important one. In what kind of shape is your personal balance? At a recent seminar, the keynote speaker had an interesting analogy about spousal partnerships. He compared the relationship to a bank account. The more deposits you make into your account, the healthier your balance. Withdrawals therefore, weaken both the balance in the bank account, ditto for the relationship. The most interesting examples n Home Expo & Outdoor Recreation Show ENTER TO WIN A TRIP FOR 2 TO SUNNY CUBA (Courtesy of Hanover Travel) Ora 5500. G.I.C. (Courtesy of Royal Bank and Horton Legal Serwces) DON'T MISS THIS EXCITING EXHIBITION!! Over 100 exhibits on display Including, home renovations. interior design, landscaping, golf courses, boats and recreation vehicles. Workshops featuring information on landscaping, gardening and interior design. APRIL 17TH & 18TH Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.rn Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre (1900 2nd Avenue East. Owen Sound, ON) HOME EXPO & OUTDOOR RECREATION SHOW For more information contact (519) 376-1440 Organized by: The Grey Bruce Home Builders & Trades Association, Knights of Columbus. and Owen Sound Community Services Department. 2 THE RURAL VOICE were husband/wife working partnerships of which the profession of farming tops the "dynamic duo" list. Springtime amid the furrows requires that both spouses make a lot of deposits in their working relationship and keep withdrawals to minimum to avoid marital discord. A deposit for the man would be seeing that there is a lawn mower that actually works ready by the first of May. Cultivating the garden before ' you have to be threatened is a major deposit. The interest on these kinds of deposits could earn you a pleasant surprise. Maybe some evening as you are dragging your buns from the field dreading the choring ahead, you might find the chores already finished. You can't beat that kind of interest. Wives can make many deposits in their relationship banks at this time. Make meals that can be reheated at least four times and are still recognizable as edible products. A major deposit is taking that meal out to the hungry operator and taking ice water along. You might earn interest right on the spot. Major interest can be earned by postponement at this time. Shelve any ideas about home renovations, having an arbour built, going to the opera or asking him to finish the fountain he started in the flowerbed last year. Waiting for the right time pays big dividends. What I would call a major depositor came to the shop this week. He was looking for a hopper bin off.a combine so he could put bulk feed in it and therefore save having his wife slug bags. The man will never know how close he came to being kissed in gratitude. Right after he left, Super Wrench ordered parts for the riding lawn mower. I'II kiss him right after I actually see it running. If the garden gets done without a whine or a nag from me, he'll have that much interest, he won't know what to do with it.0 Gisele Ireland, from Bruce County, is an author Of several humorous books on faun life.