Marcarl Posted June 9, 2009 #1 Posted June 9, 2009 Can you believe it???????? Commons Committee on Agriculture and Food has asked yours truly to come and speak to them on the issues that relate to the meat business, and more specifically how it relates to me,,,, they are interesed in little oll me,,, wow, I'm going,,,,,scoot, Marca and all,,,,,, get to say my piece,, well Marca rewrote it (does that mean I have to speak what she wrote????) on Thursday at 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm and then I'm done until I head home on Friday. Plan on leaving Brantford around noon and then head up to Mono Mills, over to New Market and then catch hyway 7 into Ottawa, should be there about 8pm. Weather forcast is not so bad, good temps and no real rain in the forcast, we'll be enjoying our outing for sure.
brewser23 Posted June 9, 2009 #2 Posted June 9, 2009 Just a heads up for you, a bit of construction at 7 & 115 junction in Peterborough and again in Norwood, shouldn't be an issue for you though. There is a Timmiies on the left as you are coming into Havelock and another 16 kms East of Marmora. Enjoy the trip, ride safe.
Evan Posted June 9, 2009 #3 Posted June 9, 2009 Marca and Carl - Hope you enjoy your trip very much and you also come back thinking they listened to you. The politicians need some good advice for your industry.
Wizard765 Posted June 9, 2009 #4 Posted June 9, 2009 Hey My Friend: Did you want some company on the road for part of the trip? Wayne
Marcarl Posted June 10, 2009 Author #6 Posted June 10, 2009 Hey My Friend: Did you want some company on the road for part of the trip? Wayne We're leaving at exactly, around, close to before 12:30 tomorrow. Riders always welcome.
ibents Posted June 10, 2009 #8 Posted June 10, 2009 Marca and Carl - Hope you enjoy your trip very much and you also come back thinking they listened to you. The politicians need some good advice for your industry. Good luck on your trip Carl, although politicians wouldn't know good advice if it jumped out and bit them. Ian
Midicat Posted June 10, 2009 #9 Posted June 10, 2009 Take some pepperettes to pass out. That'll get 'em on your side. Drive carefully. There's more nuts on the roads the closer you get to this country's capital.
CdnDave77 Posted June 10, 2009 #11 Posted June 10, 2009 Good luck, Carl... give'em an earful (but slowly... they're politicians) and enjoy the ride there and back. See you when you return.
Marcarl Posted June 10, 2009 Author #12 Posted June 10, 2009 Ok we off,,,, 'course you all knew that, but this time it's for real. Let you know how it panned out when we get back, sometime Friday. Carl
saddlebum Posted June 10, 2009 #13 Posted June 10, 2009 Good luck Carl and make sure you take your list of signatures with you. Small operators like yourself need to be heard.
Evan Posted June 10, 2009 #14 Posted June 10, 2009 Carl, I was hoping to give you and escourt (or at least follow you) from Newmarket to Peterborough but unfortunately I missed you folks at the Tim Hortons on Green Lane. By the time hyou see this, I hope you and Marca already arived in Ottawa with big smiles on your face from a great ride. Good luck again with your presentation!
Marcarl Posted June 11, 2009 Author #15 Posted June 11, 2009 Made it safely last night, took our time and got here about 9:30, now I'm looking forward to meeting with the shirts in WestBlock. Will post later. Carl
Marcarl Posted June 11, 2009 Author #16 Posted June 11, 2009 Got to meet with the 'shirts' and yep they all dress that way, thankfully thy all had one on. Spent 1.5 hours, talked a limited amount, but the 3 of us got their interest,, well to be honest, I think they were interested to start with, so now they want to have a meeting in Toronto, with their provincial counter parts. This may move in the right direction, we have to have faith,, but at least there is movement and where there is movement there be hope for life. Thanks for your prayers and thoughts. Carl
dogman Posted June 12, 2009 #17 Posted June 12, 2009 Carl, that sounds encouraging, I hope it works out. Have a great ride home.
99silver Posted June 12, 2009 #18 Posted June 12, 2009 Glad your voice is being heard, Faith is the word !!! Keep it, stand on it, share it whatever it's still the word. And you ware yours well my friend. Safe travels, Gary
Marcarl Posted June 13, 2009 Author #19 Posted June 13, 2009 Got home just fine about 9 tonite. Made a couple of detours on the eay home, no matter all adds to the mileage and that they pay for, total 1191 kms in three days. Only one little incident,, well maybe two. The first is that I bonked my head this morning at Andrea's place. She has a split level town house with an opening from the dining kitchen area to the living room, but the opening is only soo high and when you walk over there and lean into the living room the top of the opening doesn't give way, you actually tend to bounce back and land on the floor, with blood spirting out of your head as though you'd been shot. Not really all that bad, didn't need stitches or anything, just a little tender love and I played it along all day, so Marca was a nurse today and Carl was happy. Item #2 happened in Peterborough and involved a Harley, well he thought he was involved anyways. We were coming off of # 7 hyway making a left at the lights going onto the 115, a 4 lane hyway. He was in the left turnoff lane and I was in the next one to it also turning left. There we were, a Harley,,,,vroom, vroom,, vrrrrooommmmm. and an 85 Venture Royale, 2 up and in the outside lane,,, hhhhhmmmmmmmhhhhmmmmmhhhhmmm. Carl in the front,, being as I was the designated rider and Marca in the paasenger seat, (so nicely vacated by Bongobob only two weeks ago,,,,, oh if only Bob were my passenger at this juncture) and she's doing the talking,,,don't you even dare,,,I'm getting off,,,,,,CARL!!!!!!!! oh it was tempting, so easy for the picking, could have blown him right off the hyway,,,,, sucked him up my tailpipes,, even with Bob on the back,,,,, oh why does this happen right now,,, where is he when all is equal and I'm only one up,,, it bothered me all the way home,,,, I let him get ahead,, but not for long,,darn it, at 100 he was just making all he could and I was right on his rear,, no I didn't pass him,, but he got the message,, if I wanted to I could have and then he got off the 115 before I lost control and gave in to sweet urgings.
saddlebum Posted June 15, 2009 #20 Posted June 15, 2009 I let him get ahead,, but not for long,,darn it, at 100 he was just making all he could and I was right on his rear,, no I didn't pass him,, but he got the message,, if I wanted to I could have and then he got off the 115 before I lost control and gave in to sweet urgings. How is the TOP of your HELMET I am sure Marca must have been doing a drum roll with her fists right about then:rotfl::rotfl:
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