Ragweed ramblings
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- Published on Thursday, May 12, 2016
By Sid Lewis
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With the warm weather upon us now, dandelions are making their presence known on both lawns and fields. As I have said in other years, dandelion control this time of year is for cosmetic use only and top growth control is the only type of control a person will see at the present time. The “cosmetic ban” is still in effect for lawns and a healthy fine can result if a Manitoba Conservation rep catches the homeowner spraying with one of the conventional products we have used for years. At the time of typing this column (Monday, May 9) I understand only one person is hired to police the entire province, cities and towns and farmyards, so........ Plus the products they allow the homeowner to use are very expensive and in my perspective, do not work!
May 16 I start part-time work for Wallace/ Woodworth Weed District, so if any areas in the former Woodworth need to be done, they have to be addressed to supervisor Jim Slimmon, who the diligent person he is, will see the needs answered. Maybe Old Ragweed will be the person doing the job, who knows?
Since retirement I have been, on a weekly basis, visiting the restaurant known as Shenanigans in Oak River. A coffee and a piece of Debbie’s pie is usually the norm. Her pies come a close second to the pies Terry bakes, and I recommend them both to the readers! The problem is, according to Terry, I am not to eat pie, so I have to be discreet to say the least. A short time ago Terry, as well as other Canada Post employees, attended a meeting and the Hamiota and Oak River post mistresses were there. A few days later when picking up the mail in the Hamiota office, the staff mentioned the stories they told Terry about me, including the forbidden pie consumption. Later in the afternoon when Terry came home, I waited for the hits on the head, etc. for not listening, but nothing happened!A day later, I mentioned my side of the story to Terry and I guess the girls had not mentioned a thing; as a result of the “set-up” I was the one who spilled the beans!
