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Welcome to my blog this site was designed provide information about myself, general interests , and my life outside work. Those close to me may say that they do not believe that there is a Gary Chambers outside of work as I do spend a lot of hours "working" however differ in this opinion. The difference in opinion is that I love what occupies my everyday life and therefore do not classify it as "working". This blog page essentially provides me a platform to voice my opinions on everyday issues and topics that I find of interest.
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It is November 12 and the combine has been rinsed off and put away for the season. It is 4:30am and I am sitting up having a coffee my mind still racing from this three month (4 calendar month) nightmare that will forever be immortalized by every farmer in western Canada #harvest16. As I sift through the pile of mail at my desk and put the finishing touches on my AFSC harvested crop report before the Nov 14 deadline I can already hear myself repeating the story of this season to future ge
I have owned a DJI drone for several years now and for too long just accpeted it rolling around on floor of my truck during transport. Fortunatly my wife is for more careful with this type of equipment and last Christmas found me the perfect case the Nanuk 945 DJI Phantom case with custom cut padding. This case is has far more thought and design features than I could have imagined in an impact resistant hard shell case. If you are own a drone and are looking for a
Lets rewind a couple of days to when I started writing this blog. The sun was out the forecast was sunny and hot for the next 3 days and the I was on my first pass straight cutting peas. First day with a new combine, first day with a new hired hand, soggy wet fields, peas flatter than flatter than piss on a plate, what could possibly go wrong? Almost immediately a high hydraulic temp light flashes at me on the combine, then a sheer bolt on the unload auger, then by a bearing g
#Fitfarmer is a sharing initiative to inspire an active lifestyle for those living in rural farm communities. As a farmer, father, and businessman I know how hard it is to balance the pressures of life with finding time to eat a balanced diet and train as a competitive athlete. #Fitfarmer is to share training and health tips for those of us who don’t live next door to a gym but have endless acres of potential to train. This initiative is all about supporting health
There is something very surreal about this time of year, a nervous energy that I am sure every farmer feels. The fear of the unknown and the excitement of a season’s efforts tending to the land to culminate into what we hope is a successful harvest.
The only reference point I have for the feeling is from my experience racing bikes. The start line jitters, standing in the gate knowing that all the prep work is done and very soon the gun will go off and it is full out with
Thanks to a mid-harvest dump of snow, it has been quite a while since I have sat down to write. But as I have said, this blog is more about documenting my journey and observations about life rather than consistency. I am just a farm boy writing when I get a small window of opportunity within my chaotic life.
As always, my goal is to grow in all ways and the biggest contributor to this growth is my willingness to learn. This was one of the revelations I had after plowing through 31 audio books i
