Damned Terrorists!

Today, as my wife and I traveled across the great Commonwealth to visit my parents and enjoy a nice warm day in God's country, I learned that those filthy good for nothing dog hating tierrerists have struck again and caused chaos amongst the farming community. This time they struck at the heart of the Connecticut River Valley....and most importantly...they attacked my family farm ......and thus made it personal. Rotten scum.

You see, the federal government will begin to severely limit if not eliminate Broad Leaf Tobacco insurance for "cigar" tobacco growers throughout the country as that funding is needed to support the boyz fighting gallantly (despite the liberals thinking otherwise) against those damn tierrerists in Iraq.

Due to this recent development, farmers throughout the Connecticut River Valley are scrambling to grow as much tobacco as possible this year as very few farmers will risk growing the crop in future years because of the lack of insurance. For those wondering, Connecticut River Valley broad leaf tobacco is quite risky to grow due to numerous considerations - hail, strong wind, heavy rain, blue mold or drunken teenagers with four wheelers.

So with that said, this summer, the fields of Western Massachusetts will be a buzz with workers and tractors tending the tobacco fields for one last hurrah. Then the farmers will lay low once again and wait for the demand for tobacco to skyrocket of which will bring back the insurance. Just another cyclical process that will effect the lives of those that tend the fields on a daily basis.

Oh and those that smoke cigars - buy them now because they're going to get expensive again. Believe me. It'll be like the early 90's when Demi Moore was hawking them on that expensive Cigar magazine.

Rotten scum.