Random follow #152 - @blairdrysdale77

The best part of this project has been the chance to discover everyday real people who use twitter both as a tool for communication as well as for learning and general entertainment.  And whats even better is that geographical boundaries don't exclude anyone.

@blairdrysdale77 is a good bloke who lives south of the Bombay Hills somewhere in the deep south at a place near Hauraki.  Being a farmer and having quite a broad range of interests and hobbies makes him even more interesting.  He is a husband, dad and volunteer firefighter.  "Vollies" as they are affectionately known fulfill one very important role in the community.  They pretty much do everything.  Be it cleaning up after a car accident, fighting fires, draining floods - these guys are usually the first one's on the scene so they deal with a lot.

Blair is a tweeter who doesn't take either himself or social media too seriously.  He has a healthy relationship with his twitter account.  and isn't too over the top about telling people what he is up to.  When he does tweet it is either in reply to someone who asked him something or he jumps into a conversation that is underway already.  Here are some examples of his straight up tweets that you will recognize come from the farm - 

The weather  "Today will be a day of preparation on the farm for the impending snow. Sounds like mother natures going to throw the shit against the fan."

The economy "Why is it that housing intetest rated are so much lower than agricultural rates that have productivity behind them. The solution=house %↑."  (Yes - the spelling mistake was already there.  LOL)

Home life "Wifes gone to Tuppaware party. WTF? I mean how do you have a party with cake tins?"

Life on the farm "Sweet. Kids in bed, beer in hand, home made pizza in the oven. Watching Country Calendar and then the ABs v France. Life is good."

And I've yet to meet a decent farmer who can't go a day without some sort of complaint - 

"For everyone on here that dislikes X-Factor so much, heres a hint, STOP f*en watching it! All the tweets are p*ing me off."

If you're looking for an honest, down to earth and straight as they come tweeter then @blairdrysdale77 is the account for you.  He is a good kiwi bloke who loves his wife, is kids, his work and being able to sit down put his feet up and watch the All Blacks belt out some decent footy.  

And the last word goes to Blair who shares his philosophy on social media which I believe sums things up nicely - 

"Twitters like a newly built bridge and road beyond not yet traveled. You never know where it might take you or the opportunities it brings."