Yes! What is with that? We’re almost assured a terrible wildfire and growing season at this point and everyone is gushing about how nice it is. I mentioned at a coffee shop that I wouldn’t mind snow for some snowshoeing or skiing and the look I got was like I had smeared shit on myself. Well they enjoy not shoveling the walk or need to brush snow off their car.
I thought mentioning farmers and crops would back me up, but no. You know those farmers, always complaining… 🙄
I live in a farming community. For the most part, the retired farmers know that the expression “million dollar snow” refers to the benefits of a late March storm that dumps a foot of snow on the fields, not the cost of digging out.
The younger ones definitely don’t understand that Saskatchewan crops are about snow pack, not rainfall. The right rain at the right time can do wonders, but nothing beats reliable snowpack and some combination of occasional rain and moderate temperatures.
I find it interesting that it’s the retired farmers who are more aware of and more concerned about climate change than their kids and grandkids.
Reservoirs and rivers rely on melting snow pack, without it they dry up in the summer. Disaster for farmers, fishers, boaters and people who just like fresh water and electricity.
I finally spoke my mind the other day when someone commented on the “beautiful” weather. It did not go well.
Yes! What is with that? We’re almost assured a terrible wildfire and growing season at this point and everyone is gushing about how nice it is. I mentioned at a coffee shop that I wouldn’t mind snow for some snowshoeing or skiing and the look I got was like I had smeared shit on myself. Well they enjoy not shoveling the walk or need to brush snow off their car.
I thought mentioning farmers and crops would back me up, but no. You know those farmers, always complaining… 🙄
I live in a farming community. For the most part, the retired farmers know that the expression “million dollar snow” refers to the benefits of a late March storm that dumps a foot of snow on the fields, not the cost of digging out.
The younger ones definitely don’t understand that Saskatchewan crops are about snow pack, not rainfall. The right rain at the right time can do wonders, but nothing beats reliable snowpack and some combination of occasional rain and moderate temperatures.
I find it interesting that it’s the retired farmers who are more aware of and more concerned about climate change than their kids and grandkids.
Reservoirs and rivers rely on melting snow pack, without it they dry up in the summer. Disaster for farmers, fishers, boaters and people who just like fresh water and electricity.