New Englander Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 To escape the heat and to do something different the wife and I did a quick trip to PEI for a couple of nights. We rented a car and drove through the prettiest farm country ever. All different color tractors, large ones we passed were either CIH or Deere as were the combines. Everything looked real good . Corn, potatoes (naturally), beans, hay, barley and maybe wheat, I'm not good at identifying cereal driving by. Great seafood and gorgeous views. Temps in the 70s, nice folks and not crowded. Any PEI farmers on this forum? They've a beautiful island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjf711 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 2 hours ago, New Englander said: To escape the heat and to do something different the wife and I did a quick trip to PEI for a couple of nights. We rented a car and drove through the prettiest farm country ever. All different color tractors, large ones we passed were either CIH or Deere as were the combines. Everything looked real good . Corn, potatoes (naturally), beans, hay, barley and maybe wheat, I'm not good at identifying cereal driving by. Great seafood and gorgeous views. Temps in the 70s, nice folks and not crowded. Any PEI farmers on this forum? They've a beautiful island. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 My neighbor and his wife’s had a house there for many years. They are in their 80’s now and she has a stroke some years ago. They really felt it was pretty special. I have always wanted to take the ferry from Bar Harbor for a few nights, maybe one of these days. I hear the Cat is running again out of BH, so we wouldn’t have to sit it out on the Blue Nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWRB Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 2 hours ago, vtfireman85 said: My neighbor and his wife’s had a house there for many years. They are in their 80’s now and she has a stroke some years ago. They really felt it was pretty special. I have always wanted to take the ferry from Bar Harbor for a few nights, maybe one of these days. I hear the Cat is running again out of BH, so we wouldn’t have to sit it out on the Blue Nose. That thing is friggin expensive! I was looking at taking an excursion and holy moly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWRB Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 5 hours ago, New Englander said: To escape the heat and to do something different the wife and I did a quick trip to PEI for a couple of nights. We rented a car and drove through the prettiest farm country ever. All different color tractors, large ones we passed were either CIH or Deere as were the combines. Everything looked real good . Corn, potatoes (naturally), beans, hay, barley and maybe wheat, I'm not good at identifying cereal driving by. Great seafood and gorgeous views. Temps in the 70s, nice folks and not crowded. Any PEI farmers on this forum? They've a beautiful island. did you visit https://canadianpotatomuseum.com/? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 @AngrySailor I think is from PEI, should be him and ST riding the hawg around the island as we speak, not sure how much he farms but he fixes a lot of stuff on some that do 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihfan4life Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Nephew and his family were up there for 3-4 years. They loved it but it was a long way from home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
td9bcf180 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 I'm not a PEI farmer but it's a great part of the world to see. Spent a week there 10 years or so, ago. Bud the Spud (song- video not great quality) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasnake Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 I can't wait for the new bunch of "woke" kadets to start screaming "change the name" like the idiots have here on the left coast, all in the name of repairing the past and apologize for colonialism, you think the pandering is close to ending and like a virus it pops up somewhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Englander Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 15 hours ago, KWRB said: did you visit https://canadianpotatomuseum.com/? Sadly, no. We were planning to go back in early June but the weather forecast for those days was dog crap. There was information on some site that said they were temporarily closed and I didn't think to check again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Englander Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 17 hours ago, vtfireman85 said: Blue Nose Wow! I took that round bottomed rolling boat to NS back in the mid '70s. Could it still be running? There's a bridge to PEI from NB now called the Confederation Bridge, so you can drive to PEI now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
td9bcf180 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Dasnake said: I can't wait for the new bunch of "woke" kadets to start screaming "change the name" like the idiots have here on the left coast, all in the name of repairing the past and apologize for colonialism, you think the pandering is close to ending and like a virus it pops up somewhere else. Yes, agree 100%. They would remove Prince Eddie and it would just become "Island". I think that would be quite lonely so I vote to leave name as is. Years ago "woke up" meant the slight back of your old man's hand across your left ear to knock your left leaning marbles back into the center of your head. Not hard enough to draw blood but just enough that you felt it and "woke up". In the year 2050 the "Save the Ant" group will lobby to have the "Stompin" removed from Tom Connor's name. All those years his left boot came down on the plywood and inadvertently took out a few ants. Shame. I'll shut up before I get real pee-lid-ical and go offside. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Englander Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Dasnake said: I can't wait for the new bunch of "woke" kadets to start screaming "change the name" like the idiots have here on the left coast, all in the name of repairing the past and apologize for colonialism, you think the pandering is close to ending and like a virus it pops up somewhere else. They're already at it. This from the Bridge description: Construction took place from October 1993 to May 1997[5] and cost C$1.3 billion. Before its official naming, Prince Edward Islanders often referred to the bridge as the "Fixed Link". It officially opened to traffic on May 31, 1997.[6] In April 2022, the PEI legislature voted unanimously in favour of renaming the bridge to "Epekwitk Crossing",[7] whereas Epekwitk (/ˈɛbəɡwɪd/ EH-buh-gwihd) is the traditional Mi'kmaq name for Prince Edward Island. The name change would need to be approved by the Canadian federal government in order to take effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 2 hours ago, New Englander said: Wow! I took that round bottomed rolling boat to NS back in the mid '70s. Could it still be running? There's a bridge to PEI from NB now called the Confederation Bridge, so you can drive to PEI now. 97 according to the interweb. I believe it or another “not so fast “ ferry was running much later than that. I remember my parents discussing it, the slow ferry was one price, the CAT was another. Before everyone had a smartphone and every business had a google listing you went to a little agency down town in bar harbor and made your arrangements there for where to stay, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 17 hours ago, hardtail said: @AngrySailor I think is from PEI, should be him and ST riding the hawg around the island as we speak, not sure how much he farms but he fixes a lot of stuff on some that do After following his thread it looks like they like to have a good time in their daily adventures 😎 Good thing they built that bridge makes it easier to resupply them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillman Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 On 8/4/2022 at 8:33 AM, jeeper61 said: After following his thread it looks like they like to have a good time in their daily adventures 😎 Good thing they built that bridge makes it easier to resupply them Newfoundland is the province down east that knows how to have a goodtime !.......Lord tunering ____________us fantastic people !!! PEI is known for red soil and potatoes Rick Mercer visits🤡 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisNY Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Would like to take the CAT over from Bar Harbor one of these days. Have heard it is nice there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captian Kirk Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 I'm not from PEI, but I am located in northern New Brunswick, I've been to the island many times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngrySailor Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/3/2022 at 3:04 PM, KWRB said: did you visit https://canadianpotatomuseum.com/? Pops and I restored this Fordson, it’s on display at this museum. On 8/4/2022 at 6:42 AM, New Englander said: They're already at it. This from the Bridge description: Construction took place from October 1993 to May 1997[5] and cost C$1.3 billion. Before its official naming, Prince Edward Islanders often referred to the bridge as the "Fixed Link". It officially opened to traffic on May 31, 1997.[6] In April 2022, the PEI legislature voted unanimously in favour of renaming the bridge to "Epekwitk Crossing",[7] whereas Epekwitk (/ˈɛbəɡwɪd/ EH-buh-gwihd) is the traditional Mi'kmaq name for Prince Edward Island. The name change would need to be approved by the Canadian federal government in order to take effect. The bridge should have been a tunnel coming up in the parking lot of Angie’s (the nearest strip bar in New Brunswick)... 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captian Kirk Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 6 hours ago, AngrySailor said: Pops and I restored this Fordson, it’s on display at this museum. The bridge should have been a tunnel coming up in the parking lot of Angie’s (the nearest strip bar in New Brunswick)... I haven't heard of Angie's in years, went to nbcc moncton for machinist in 99. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Englander Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 7 hours ago, AngrySailor said: Pops and I restored this Fordson, it’s on display at this museum. The bridge should have been a tunnel coming up in the parking lot of Angie’s (the nearest strip bar in New Brunswick)... Very pretty job! I read the museum was temporarily closed when I was looking to go earlier in the summer and didn't check again. I see those Fordsons around NH and ME just slowly rusting. There's so much iron and so little tin that they'll be around for centuries. Lots in the UK and Ireland too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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