I’m at a gas station restaurant in Grenfell, Saskatchewan.
If you’re wondering what farmers talk about when they hang out in a coffee shop, well I can now tell you.
They talk about farm equipment, labour problems, weather, and money.
One guy is a John Deere man and another is not.
One guy is looking for used parts and another guy is trying a new type of seed.
One guy seems to be admired more than the others.
It seems he has one of the most successful farms in the area.
He said he isn’t good with numbers, and then everyone laughed.
“That’s because there are too many zeros after them,” was one guy’s response.
Ah, the farming life is a good life.
The female servers at the restaurant are talking about a couple who just split up.
The wife apparently didn’t like it here, so she moved back to Calgary.
There’s certainly a big difference between the two places.
If you love the city life, Grenfell might feel like a life sentence in prison.
We often fantasize about getting away from the busy city life and slowing down in a rural community.
But it’s a big change.
And a harder life than we might think.
