tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post1127712622911056022..comments2024-03-28T20:13:21.900-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Remembering the Farm: The Era of Wooden ElevatorsThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-65915823517726964742020-02-15T12:38:57.762-06:002020-02-15T12:38:57.762-06:00Bob, glad you liked the post. It is hard to see th...Bob, glad you liked the post. It is hard to see the world we knew changing around us but change is constant so we embrace it and move on, I guess.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-7593033430203096682020-02-15T12:27:42.068-06:002020-02-15T12:27:42.068-06:00Thank you for this fine post; very informative! I ...Thank you for this fine post; very informative! I lived in a rural Alberta village as a youth during the '60's and early '70's, and I well remember the wooden elevators and railway branch lines. I miss what was present during that era, and with some reluctance accept those changes that are always inevitable.Bob Niznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608970917657564657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-69193605571168146482013-02-23T13:39:09.910-06:002013-02-23T13:39:09.910-06:00A stable world is constantly changing. You are ri...A stable world is constantly changing. You are right about that - losses and gains - and round we go again.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-13060251260289038592013-02-23T13:24:19.421-06:002013-02-23T13:24:19.421-06:00Life seems to be so that arranged that gains bring...Life seems to be so that arranged that gains bring losses and losses bring gains.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-59989536081488257632013-01-18T02:00:04.632-06:002013-01-18T02:00:04.632-06:00Gary, that is pretty much all I know. SWP used to...Gary, that is pretty much all I know. SWP used to have their own construction company to build and repair the wooden elevators. It was shut down years ago and I have no idea who might know anything about it.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-75093910031404915622013-01-17T22:19:00.392-06:002013-01-17T22:19:00.392-06:00His company was Elavator builders limitedHis company was Elavator builders limitedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06743093963853978927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-66910912604754540882013-01-17T22:16:42.123-06:002013-01-17T22:16:42.123-06:00My grandfather used to build these.I think he buil...My grandfather used to build these.I think he built the one on the dollar bill.I would like any info that is relayedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06743093963853978927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-9674188649885592512012-08-03T10:52:03.149-06:002012-08-03T10:52:03.149-06:00Thanks, Ky, for the approval. It was written for ...Thanks, Ky, for the approval. It was written for you kids so I am glad at least one of you saw it.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-88741509549379803042012-08-03T03:03:35.804-06:002012-08-03T03:03:35.804-06:00This was a good post, Papa.This was a good post, Papa.Kyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420293836826396933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-87495791539058533102012-07-30T12:56:34.050-06:002012-07-30T12:56:34.050-06:00Fr. Paul, thanks so much for dropping by and comme...Fr. Paul, thanks so much for dropping by and commenting. I am glad you were able to drive across Canada in 76, including the prairies. There is a story of a Japanese student on a bus from Calgary to Regina just staring out the window. When asked what he was looking at, he relied "Nothing. I have never seen 'Nothing' before and it is wonderful."<br />I have never been to The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-7313717508677029892012-07-30T09:16:08.966-06:002012-07-30T09:16:08.966-06:00I lived for 11 years in Toronto, 1956-1967 and rem...I lived for 11 years in Toronto, 1956-1967 and remember that Canadian Dollar. I remember admiring that scene so many times. Being a kid from the coast (Boston), I had never seen such a thing up close and personal. For my bi-centennial project I drove across Canada (I missed the Canadian Centennial because I was still in school). I remember the vast expanses across Saskatchewan. Really quite "Fr. Paul" Bresnahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10672884565443833633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-73430556411607120832012-07-26T14:49:51.490-06:002012-07-26T14:49:51.490-06:00Why narrow gauge? What were the advantages?Why narrow gauge? What were the advantages?The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-88867612660355622912012-07-26T14:29:32.649-06:002012-07-26T14:29:32.649-06:00Not into grain elevators, but we have had a number...Not into grain elevators, but we have had a number of narrow gauge railroads in rural Maine. There are still a few around that have been preserved by railroad enthusiast. <br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-33571419278641643232012-07-26T08:44:26.769-06:002012-07-26T08:44:26.769-06:00Thanks! :-)Thanks! :-)Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-38858793889069937912012-07-26T05:01:46.749-06:002012-07-26T05:01:46.749-06:00RB, I know about "progress". It is only...RB, I know about "progress". It is only different, never better.<br />DH, thanks for dropping by. Your books sound like the kind my oldest daughter reads so sent you your blog link. Come round again.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-39699597193653997052012-07-25T20:10:13.524-06:002012-07-25T20:10:13.524-06:00Nice to find a fellow "prairie kid". On...Nice to find a fellow "prairie kid". Only one of the original three grain elevators is still standing in Culross, Manitoba (population 2), the town closest to the farm where I grew up. The elevator is (and was) white, and I always like the red Saskatchewan models better. :-)Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-3655581496415478842012-07-25T16:12:55.662-06:002012-07-25T16:12:55.662-06:00It's all called "progress," BF.
If...It's all called "progress," BF. <br /><br />If that's an example of progress, I would prefer to do without, thank you.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.com