tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post6726433021122863737..comments2024-03-29T06:50:28.420-06:00Comments on Hiawatha House: Volunteering Can Bring SurprisesRedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-82356481853591450492014-08-31T23:47:53.205-06:002014-08-31T23:47:53.205-06:00And here I thought ALL Canadians were the nicest p...And here I thought ALL Canadians were the nicest people on earth.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-20630047690436984852014-08-24T09:40:53.040-06:002014-08-24T09:40:53.040-06:00I can empathize with that farmer...I agree with a ...I can empathize with that farmer...I agree with a comment above: it's best to go with a companion or group of people.Montanagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428565909247665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-81145021519068147282014-08-23T20:26:31.194-06:002014-08-23T20:26:31.194-06:00I think his cattle operation was finished before t...I think his cattle operation was finished before the land was annexed by the city. It must be hard to let go of a family farm.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-65290247811288685462014-08-23T20:25:22.675-06:002014-08-23T20:25:22.675-06:00He was not going to lose and y rental land. I thin...He was not going to lose and y rental land. I think he was just a very miserable person.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-12251497112050741782014-08-23T20:24:18.437-06:002014-08-23T20:24:18.437-06:00He was suspicious and also very unfriendly.He was suspicious and also very unfriendly.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-84421849584823269922014-08-23T20:23:39.607-06:002014-08-23T20:23:39.607-06:00You have the perfect word to describe this guy.You have the perfect word to describe this guy.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-55090557810287139122014-08-23T20:23:13.942-06:002014-08-23T20:23:13.942-06:00He was certainly very wary of what we represented....He was certainly very wary of what we represented.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-34305504445144852452014-08-23T20:22:32.250-06:002014-08-23T20:22:32.250-06:00He was certainly anti social. On the other hand, I...He was certainly anti social. On the other hand, I think it would be hard to let go of your farm.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-47786686635643692992014-08-23T20:21:40.866-06:002014-08-23T20:21:40.866-06:00I think some of the plants will be replanted. The ...I think some of the plants will be replanted. The land is planned for a park many years later.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-74827660559305892002014-08-23T20:20:38.153-06:002014-08-23T20:20:38.153-06:00There's a lot of hard feelings over annexation...There's a lot of hard feelings over annexations.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-24211294690455665132014-08-23T20:20:01.620-06:002014-08-23T20:20:01.620-06:00It must be difficult to let go of a farmstead that...It must be difficult to let go of a farmstead that's been in your family for three generations.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-56615407028006783272014-08-23T20:18:51.426-06:002014-08-23T20:18:51.426-06:00I'm sure you're right. He'd lost contr...I'm sure you're right. He'd lost control of his property after it had been sold.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-2042204137187638502014-08-23T20:18:05.003-06:002014-08-23T20:18:05.003-06:00No, the guy was not a nut case. He was just misera...No, the guy was not a nut case. He was just miserable and unfriendly.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-26621833446226174932014-08-23T20:17:31.195-06:002014-08-23T20:17:31.195-06:00I think you're right about the farmer being up...I think you're right about the farmer being upset about people on his land. It must be hard to let go.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-89881097565728350762014-08-23T20:16:31.269-06:002014-08-23T20:16:31.269-06:00Oh I don't think the guy was that kind of nut ...Oh I don't think the guy was that kind of nut at all. He was just unfriendly and there was nothing I was going to do to make him friendly.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-37695308743574691342014-08-23T15:00:16.449-06:002014-08-23T15:00:16.449-06:00Oh my...I suppose the farmer is being squeezed out...Oh my...I suppose the farmer is being squeezed out of some pasture land:(<br />Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-69334444070273931882014-08-23T11:54:06.896-06:002014-08-23T11:54:06.896-06:00Yes, we never do know what the situation fully is ...Yes, we never do know what the situation fully is until we talk to everyone. He may not want to lose his rental land or he may have other personal issues in his life that have made him angry about life.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-12179135153451476722014-08-23T11:08:21.918-06:002014-08-23T11:08:21.918-06:00Perhaps he was just suspicious. He doesn't kno...Perhaps he was just suspicious. He doesn't know who you are, and has probably never heard of your group. Still. He could have been a little friendlier. That doesn't take much effort.Plowing Through Life (Martha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-62733130996573478672014-08-23T10:45:09.516-06:002014-08-23T10:45:09.516-06:00Curmudgeons are everywhere. What dreary lives they...Curmudgeons are everywhere. What dreary lives they must have, unless they find true joy in their grumpy state. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-81603137928271616622014-08-23T07:52:33.310-06:002014-08-23T07:52:33.310-06:00it certainly sounds like this was not a deal that ...it certainly sounds like this was not a deal that farmer wanted to make. TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-85145350886219865832014-08-23T07:24:17.847-06:002014-08-23T07:24:17.847-06:00I suppose that, looking from the farmer's poin...I suppose that, looking from the farmer's point of view, it must be difficult especially if he didn't want to sell in the first place. On the other hand perhaps he was just anti-social.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-19914206508093517002014-08-23T06:50:58.034-06:002014-08-23T06:50:58.034-06:00Oh, my. He must not be happy that things will be c...Oh, my. He must not be happy that things will be changing. That is a pretty stream, though. Sorry to hear all the native plants are gone. Maybe they can be replanted.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-73920735592146193652014-08-23T06:21:45.449-06:002014-08-23T06:21:45.449-06:00Moving boundaries is not always receptive to all, ...Moving boundaries is not always receptive to all, apparently he felt it maybe shouldn't have happened.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-53737963699704011262014-08-23T06:04:12.031-06:002014-08-23T06:04:12.031-06:00You're such a nice man, too. Good idea to sked...You're such a nice man, too. Good idea to skedaddle. People are dreadfully afraid of change, aren't they? Also, government projects, and we know how some of those go! Good for you, though. It's a shame all the critters and native plants are gone.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-56679225073560080592014-08-23T03:56:53.354-06:002014-08-23T03:56:53.354-06:00Not everyone likes interventions. The intentions w...Not everyone likes interventions. The intentions were good, but maybe the man was not knowing people were coming.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.com