It’s a cloud morning here in Port Loring, Ontario. We are also having some more snow. Yesterday we had about one inch, but overnight we didn’t have any. I would suspect we will be having another inch or two as the day moves forward. Highway 522 is mostly bare, with some snow covered areas throughout. If you’re heading to town, your car, truck what ever will be needing a bath when you return.

Yesterday I worked away here in a Podcast and another story for my newspaper column. Today I will do the same, and I think just to get some exercise later on, I might clean my path that leads to the wood pile, that I use for my shop stove. It’s mostly pine, which I don’t use in our wood furnace.

So with that I am off for a boiled egg and a piece of toast that my lovely wife is making me, along with a cup of tea afterwords. Not that I am a real tea lover. But I do like something different from time to time. It seems that the older I get, the more coffee bothers my old stomach for some reason. Figures, as it is something that I really enjoy. Never ceases to amaze me, that as we age, the more things that you love, or enjoy are taken from you. Strange. Have a great day. GW

It’s a cloudy, snowy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario. By the looks of things, we could get another 3 to 6 inches before it stops. Highway 522 is still bare at the moment, as the snow just started at 7:45 AM. So knowing that and seeing the way it is starting to come down, I would say that travelling isn’t going to be all that good today. Best to stay home and work on some projects that I am sure everyone has a few of. In this country, there is always something that needs attending. Or so it seems.

On another note, I might take some coals from my wood furnace and get my shop stove going later on today. That way things will warm up in there and my snow blower will start easier. As by the looks of things I will be needing it tomorrow. It does have an electric start, but I still like it to warm up a bit before using. Saves a lot of wear and tear on the motor.

Yesterday I finished off another podcast and today will start another. It’s taking me a bit of time getting used to the new microphone set up. So I will be working on that too. These new high-tech items are nice in a lot of ways, but a pain in other ways trying to figure out how they work and go together. Ha Ha. Maybe I am just getting old.

With that, I am off for a boiled egg and some fried potatoes that my lovely wife is preparing for me, along with a cup of fresh perked coffee, and will then get to work Hmm … Maybe I had better put some more wood in the furnace. Getting a little chilly in here. Take care and have a great day. GW

You can reach George Walters at: [email protected]

Good Morning! It’s a very cold Saturday morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The temperatures overnight and into this morning were as follows:

-22.3 C | -8.14 F 1:54 AM
-24.2 C | -11.56 F 3:09 AM
-30.7 C | -23.26 F 7:47 AM

Highway 522 is mostly bare, but there are some snow and ice covered areas here and there. But travelling should be good if you’re in need of going to town for some groceries and things. We could see a few flurries as the day progresses, but nothing to cause any problems.

On another note, we have had our wood furnace perkin’ away for the past two days. That wood heat sure feels nice. You know, with all our plants that we have and our wood heat, you could say our home is a touch like being in Florida. But at the moment we would sooner be here than down there.

But in saying that, I hope things get back to normal soon, so that in the future my lovely wife and I can do some travelling.

As I said many times, we are going to have to eventually come to grips with this virus and treat it much like the common cold, with precautions of course. As today, we have a lot more defences, being able to treat the virus with vaccines and other medicines, along with all the knowledge we have gained pertaining to how it spreads. I can see moving ahead and slowly opening things. Not so fast that our hospitals are overwhelmed, though.

“I ALSO BELIEVE THAT… WE HAVE TO STOP TRYING TO FORCE PEOPLE TO GET THE VACCINES.”

“That is the biggie for me.” I have always been against forcing people to do anything, as it’s not right. Forcing people to do things they don’t want to never works, never has … never will. The problem is our Powers That Be and a lot of people, have been trying and doing just that for years, which I believe is wrong. If we stopped doing that, it would save a lot of grief, that is being caused today.

Will it stop? Well … it will have too, as if we don’t, we all will end up killing ourselves. And what a shame that would be.

What we have to do, is let those unvaccinated or who ever, go their way and let the vaccinated and others go their way. Things will work out. I guarantee it. That’s not to say that we should stop wearing our masks, and keep up the social distancing, though.

As truth be told … If we all continued to wear our masks, it would cut down on most of all the colds and flu’s that we normally get. Which in turn would save Billions of dollars in flu shots, along with saving millions of people from getting sick.

With that, I am off to have a boiled egg this morning that my lovely wife is preparing for me, and will then get to work on a few podcasts I have in mind. Take care, stay safe and most of all …. have a great day. Make it a good day! You’re the only one that can do that. GW

You can reach George Walters at: [email protected]