Good Morning

[Farrier1987]

Had to go into Windsor today, first time in about two years. Trucks backed up about 10 km trying to cross the bridge. I got stuck in it for a while, finally drove down the sidewalk to a cross street to get out of it. Vietnamese food was just wonderful.

One egg today, eight yesterday.

Still feeding Marilyn Munro cat food and Marshall wasn't sure I should be.

[Happy]

Well I placed my seed order with a well known Ontario seed company on Jan 15th. Was advised that orders would ship in 4-5 weeks. Which was fine but I had several varieties of peppers in that order that I wanted to get going asap once received.
Order STILL hasn't shipped. It has now been 7 weeks. They took my $171 bucks pretty quick though. Emailed them and got an auto reply that they're behind (due to covid) and busy...
This is the 3rd year in a row that I'm hearing covid being blamed. Part of me gets it. But we are years into this now. Not months. Next year I will be getting whatever seeds my local farm store has. Or finally figuring out how to save seeds.

[Killerbunny]

@TomK is great at seed saving. You're right, COVID has become the excuse for everything.

[Killerbunny]

@WLLady nice - didn't know we could do that!

[TomK]

@TomK is great at seed saving. You're right, COVID has become the excuse for everything.

absolutely, @Killerbunny ..it is used for every failing these days...the seed companies can't use "no seeds" as an excuse...they have had them since last fall...maybe a lack of staff but we are in Covid decline and the restrictions are easing all over...maybe people have gotten used to not working, who knows....my seed orders came as promised...I still have to buy the gourds and cukes...i can't grow them far enough apart to avoid cross pollination and get hybrid weird stuff...

[Ontario Chick]

Good morning, love the split frame, great job @poultry_admin

Went thru another traumatic grocery store visit yesterday, is it just me, or is everything 1$ more then last time I went shopping.
May have to quit the whole thing all together, still recovering from paying $8 for 1lb butter.
May never be the same.
Everybody ready for a heatwave on Saturday / Sunday ?

[Shnookie]

Butter has gone up to $5.97 at Walmart, likely more at other stores. Gas went up yesterday to $1.58.9/Liter. Everything has gone up except most peoples' incomes. Carbon tax went up recently - I still think that is just a money grab, especially since they charge GST on it. Interest rates on loans are going up, but not in investments. I'm going to try to grow vegetables this year and I'm thinking I need more younger hens for eggs. Meat is sooo expensive. Chicken feed is more expensive and so are eggs in the store. Home grown eggs taste better so I'd rather pay for them. Besides, chickens provide cheap entertainment!

[Kbr42]

Well I placed my seed order with a well known Ontario seed company on Jan 15th. Was advised that orders would ship in 4-5 weeks. Which was fine but I had several varieties of peppers in that order that I wanted to get going asap once received.
Order STILL hasn't shipped. It has now been 7 weeks. They took my $171 bucks pretty quick though. Emailed them and got an auto reply that they're behind (due to covid) and busy...
This is the 3rd year in a row that I'm hearing covid being blamed. Part of me gets it. But we are years into this now. Not months. Next year I will be getting whatever seeds my local farm store has. Or finally figuring out how to save seeds.

We had the same thing happen to us. I emailed them. They said it would be 5 weeks from when we ordered. Which was Jan 15th, thinking that was early. About a week after they sent me an email, they shipped the seeds. Which we got this week. Same excuses
.

[poultry_admin]

Good morning, love the split frame, great job @poultry_admin

Went thru another traumatic grocery store visit yesterday, is it just me, or is everything 1$ more then last time I went shopping.
May have to quit the whole thing all together, still recovering from paying $8 for 1lb butter.
May never be the same.
Everybody ready for a heatwave on Saturday / Sunday ?

We can do anything!

I choked on butter for $5 that was 'on sale' for 0.5 off.
Yes, I notice it, too. it feels like hst was added twice....

[Happy]

Well I placed my seed order with a well known Ontario seed company on Jan 15th. Was advised that orders would ship in 4-5 weeks. Which was fine but I had several varieties of peppers in that order that I wanted to get going asap once received.
Order STILL hasn't shipped. It has now been 7 weeks. They took my $171 bucks pretty quick though. Emailed them and got an auto reply that they're behind (due to covid) and busy...
This is the 3rd year in a row that I'm hearing covid being blamed. Part of me gets it. But we are years into this now. Not months. Next year I will be getting whatever seeds my local farm store has. Or finally figuring out how to save seeds.

We had the same thing happen to us. I emailed them. They said it would be 5 weeks from when we ordered. Which was Jan 15th, thinking that was early. About a week after they sent me an email, they shipped the seeds. Which we got this week. Same excuses
.

Funny enough I got a reply to my email yesterday afternoon telling me that my order was in the shipping department now. Honestly...I'll believe it when I see it now.