H.E.

16.04.06, 13:51
Happy Easter to all the Group. Christ is risen!
    • ejmarkow Re: H.E. 17.04.06, 11:07
      usenetposts napisał:

      > Happy Easter to all the Group. Christ is risen!
      >

      Thanks Dave...hope you enjoyed yours! Mine was relaxing. Today it is raining
      cats and dogs here. How appropriate for Dyngus Monday. The horrible weather is
      now having unfortunate consequences for the farmers. They are now 4 or more
      weeks behind their normal schedule of plowing the land and planting. It's just
      too muddy and wet. We may see higher prices for vegetables this year. The
      unseasonal coolness is also preventing the normal burst of greens from budding
      in the forests. I have a video from last year on this day, and the trees were
      much greener at that time. Water everywhere.

      Regards,

      Eugene


      • usenetposts Re: H.E. 17.04.06, 12:40
        Nature always has a way of catching up. It was about the same as this year in
        Warsaw last year - ie unusually late, about 2 weeks later than it had been, but
        the advantages are 1. that the buds didn't develop early on the trees only to
        be killed off by frost, 2. the amount of pests will be smaller as they had a
        long, cold winter to deal with, 3. the water may get in the way for farm work,
        but it isn't that that causes the problems with the plants - the reverse is
        true - most of Europe is in drought. It's the drought in Western Europe that
        could most help up the price of Polish produce, rather than the wetness here.

        I've seen how much investment Spain is doing into Polish food - both my trips
        to Madrid this year were related to Polish produce going to Spain becasue they
        cannot feed themselves without us.
        • ejmarkow Re: H.E. 18.04.06, 11:16
          usenetposts napisał:

          > Nature always has a way of catching up. It was about the same as this year in
          > Warsaw last year - ie unusually late, about 2 weeks later than it had been,
          > but the advantages are 1. that the buds didn't develop early on the trees
          > only to be killed off by frost, 2. the amount of pests will be smaller as
          > they had a long, cold winter to deal with, 3. the water may get in the way
          > for farm work, but it isn't that that causes the problems with the plants -
          > the reverse is true - most of Europe is in drought. It's the drought in
          > Western Europe that could most help up the price of Polish produce, rather
          > than the wetness here.

          The farmers here are saying to me there was overly sufficient water from the
          melting of the winter snow this year, and now the additional rain is just
          overkill. Sure, water is always a plus, but not too much. If this often
          sporadic sequence of rain (every other day) continues, the farmers will never
          be able to plow or plant anything. They mentioned, they rarely have ever been
          in this situation, 4 to 5 weeks behind in their work. When it does become dry
          enough, they must work late into the evening or even morning just to
          play 'catch up' with the normal time frame. My neighbor pointed out, this time
          last year, vegetables were long ago planted and wheat/rye was already several
          cm high. As of now, nothing has been started yet. That means, when it does
          become dry enough, their harvest date either might be much later than normal,
          or the vegetables will be smaller and harvested at the normal time.

          > I've seen how much investment Spain is doing into Polish food - both my trips
          > to Madrid this year were related to Polish produce going to Spain becasue
          > they cannot feed themselves without us.

          Let's just hope that the weather doesn't hamper the quantity or quality of
          crops this year for exports. Polish food exports are a big hit in the West, and
          as you mentioned, a necessity for some of those countries as well. I remember
          visiting Spain several times, and in many parts the landscape is so dry
          reminding me of something out of a Mars photograph.

          Well, last night (Monday), I had my first 'camp fire' which included some tasty
          fasola and sweet wine with some neighbors. I had to burn the many branches I
          cut from my birch trees because the pile was accumulating out of control. So,
          it was a nice excuse for a camp fire, listening to RMF-FM on the radio, eating
          and drinking merrily. It was a perfect evening full of stars without clouds and
          rain. Unfortunately, to the dismay of the farmers here, this morning the clouds
          and rain have returned once again.

          Cheers,

          Eugene



          • varsovian Re: H.E. 18.04.06, 12:19
            The hares have been chewing the bark off young fruit trees.

            Is this a portent?
            Will there be pestilence in Tuscany?
        • sobieski010 Re: H.E. 18.04.06, 13:36
          Usenetposts, I have the feeling we work in the same business or related..
          Logistics, fresh produce ?
          • usenetposts Re: H.E. 18.04.06, 14:25
            sobieski010 napisał:

            > Usenetposts, I have the feeling we work in the same business or related..
            > Logistics, fresh produce ?

            No, I'm a public accountant actually, but I do do strategic work such as
            business planning and facilitation for all manner of companies.
            • sobieski010 Re: H.E. 18.04.06, 15:45
              Too bad.. anyway always a good base (or rather a good excuse) for a discussion
              over beers one day smile
              • usenetposts Re: H.E. 20.04.06, 14:48
                sobieski010 napisał:

                > Too bad.. anyway always a good base (or rather a good excuse) for a discussion
                > over beers one day smile

                Any time. You in Warsaw?
                • sobieski010 Re: H.E. 20.04.06, 14:53
                  Yep, living in Bielany and working in Żabia Wola (20 kms from Janki on the
                  highway to Katowice)
                  And you?
                  • usenetposts Re: H.E. 20.04.06, 16:59
                    You must pass my home twice a day. You must get in contact with me and one of
                    these days we can sink some beers on my balcony.
                    • sobieski010 Re: H.E. 20.04.06, 20:14
                      Actually I sometimes think I am passing everybody's door in Warsaw twice per day
                      sad Today it took me two hours to get home...
                      Good that the absolute manical behaviour of Polish drivers entertains me a bit.
                      Each time I think I was everything there is always some guy who tries to get the
                      title of Poland's worst driver...
                      Anyway my mail is sobieski010@gmail.com. Give me a sign of life and we will
                      arrange something...

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