I shaved to raise money for a local pet shelter

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  • čas přidán 20. 02. 2024
  • My 25 years of working in the oil patch required that I be clean-shaven every day. When I got transferred to head office I started growing a beard, but I still had to shave it off regularly because of trips to the field. In 2020 the COVID pandemic forced me out of work, and I haven't had a clean-shaven face ever since.
    To be honest, my beard is part of my identity, and people recognize me because of it. In fact, most people have no idea what I look like without a beard. I'm going on a trip in a few weeks, and my wife begged me to shave it off, and I agreed.
    To be honest, I'm scared to do it, but I will. Someone suggested that I raise a few bucks for charity in the process. I'll donate most of the money I raise to our local animal shelter. They're overwhelmed with pets abandoned by their owners who can't afford to feed them anymore. You all know how much I love dogs.
    I'll keep a few bucks to cover the costs of creating content.
    www.givesendgo.com/Martyupnor...

Komentáře • 41

  • @BrodyYYC
    @BrodyYYC Před 4 měsíci +7

    That was nice of you to do! I've been fostering for the Meow Foundation since 2019. When I first started my phone would start ringing within minutes of them getting listed for adoption. Now I'm lucky to have a showing at all. It's crazy how drastically things have changed for shelters and rescues in the last couple years. They need all they help they can get.

    • @Wickenden1969
      @Wickenden1969 Před 4 měsíci +1

      My senior relief driver does cross country, and border animal rescue transfers...horses to cats. He lives for it.

  • @OldCanuck1867
    @OldCanuck1867 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Well done, Marty. Great gesture for a good cause. And nothing that can't grow back.

  • @KatWoman_
    @KatWoman_ Před 4 měsíci +1

    I like beardless on you better. You are a darling to do it for a wonderful cause. Great job, Karen. I saw the gleam in your eye when you first held the razor!

  • @pennyd3194
    @pennyd3194 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I love your Spirit Marty, beard or no beard. Your heart is good. Great job Karen !

  • @meowmix3129
    @meowmix3129 Před 4 měsíci +2

    This is so great to watch. The only thing you're missing is the neighbours cheering as the beard waved bye bye to you!

  • @iMatagora
    @iMatagora Před 4 měsíci +2

    Looks great! Great cause as well.

  • @daveysdash
    @daveysdash Před 4 měsíci +3

    Love it! Good on you my friend. This world needs more compassion like you have just shown. - Davey.

  • @Wickenden1969
    @Wickenden1969 Před 4 měsíci +1

    LMAO...perfect ! Mouse and I are like this.

  • @stephenbouchard8075
    @stephenbouchard8075 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Well done friend!

  • @Lapeerphoto
    @Lapeerphoto Před 4 měsíci +1

    Good on you brother!

  • @mfavia620
    @mfavia620 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Very good job 👍 Karen. Marty , you look like 20 years younger now that you got that scruff off your face. Good luck with the donations. Wishing you guys ATB. Mike from Chicago!! Donation sent!!

  • @mfavia620
    @mfavia620 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Thanks!

    • @Martyupnorth
      @Martyupnorth  Před 4 měsíci +3

      Thanks Mike. I appreciate the support. I was nervous doing this. I feel naked. Cheers.

  • @nvtruant5994
    @nvtruant5994 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Nice!! Good for you ❤

  • @timbeneteau2345
    @timbeneteau2345 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Looking good Martin! You just shaved 15 years of aging grey off your face. Do a follow up video after you're clean shaven and share those proceeds as well.

  • @dorothydejager9301
    @dorothydejager9301 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Wow Marty you look like a different man. Wife did a good job.❤

  • @heatherjones9773
    @heatherjones9773 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Don't worry Marty, it grows back!

  • @mariem5990
    @mariem5990 Před 4 měsíci +1

    ❤❤❤

  • @Michaeljm84
    @Michaeljm84 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Lookin good buddy. Strong lookin chin lol

  • @sBaum
    @sBaum Před 3 měsíci

    Marty seems like a fairly swell guy folks..

  • @nomiau
    @nomiau Před 4 měsíci +1

    You look 10 years younger

  • @murraygraham2385
    @murraygraham2385 Před 3 měsíci

    Good job Marty. I’m not on X. I was watching you and Clyde on the live stream tonight, I really enjoy listening to you two every week. You’re an intelligent guy, You said you liked looking into things. I have a friend that works in Finance. About two years ago he told me he heard a rumour that after Freeland became Finance minister, she went to the banks and said the government would cosign all mortgages. He has a friend that works at the bank of Canada. His friend confirmed that. The program was around for about 18 months. Mortgage holders don’t even know about it. I don’t know if it’s a bunch of crap or if it’s real. If it is real, why is nobody talking about it? I have tried finding more information about it, but I have had no luck. Maybe this is something you would like to look into. One theory I have is,this is why they are trying to keep interest rates low to avoid mortgage default. If this is true, it could cost the taxpayers trillions more.

    • @Martyupnorth
      @Martyupnorth  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Thanks. I'm interested in everything to do with housing and mortgages. I have 4 adult children, all hoping to become home owners some day, so this is definitely something I'll look into. Cheers.

    • @Martyupnorth
      @Martyupnorth  Před 2 měsíci

      I recently met an Edmonton lawyer named David Skrypichayko, who is filing a big lawsuit on this subject. It involved Freeland, MArc Carney, realtors, banks, the CMHC. Of course so one wants to talk about this. I'll see if Clyde and I can get him on the show. It's a very complicated story.

    • @murraygraham2385
      @murraygraham2385 Před 2 měsíci

      @@Martyupnorth that is what my friend told me. It’s very complicated and most Canadians would really understand the impact. That’s why nobody’s talking about it. I know the program was in effect for about 18 months. It was after Freeland became Finance minister. I think that’s why the previous, finance minister resigned him, and Trudeau were at odds over that program.

  • @ronfleecs3666
    @ronfleecs3666 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Is Clyde going to be following you? I'd donate $1 USD to see that!

    • @Martyupnorth
      @Martyupnorth  Před 4 měsíci +3

      I'll ask him during our podcast tonight. He's going to be suprized when he sees me.

  • @pureblood2020
    @pureblood2020 Před 4 měsíci

    You should of just wrote a check.. You know what they call people without beards??...Good for you....

  • @AngryCanadian1971
    @AngryCanadian1971 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Better shaved UpNorth than shaved DownSouth. 😁

  • @Mr.Unacceptable
    @Mr.Unacceptable Před 4 měsíci +1

    Whos buying your whiskers and why?

  • @nvtruant5994
    @nvtruant5994 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Karen don’t quit your day job😂

  • @jeffchapman8992
    @jeffchapman8992 Před 4 měsíci

    A liitle more to go on ...
    In the personally-written 28page report, I allege professional misconduct and criminal negligence by two ROGUE, CRIMINAL, and CORRUPT 'officers'.
    I was then targeted and retaliated against by an entire corrupted judicial system.
    The judicial system at large targeted and retaliated against me (and my family).
    I am an innocent, law-abiding, non-violent, clean criminal record, father of three upstanding teenaged sons and an educated business man and business owner.
    I competitively played and volunteer-coached hockey, baseball, soccer (and la-crosse) in my community for years - including with many upstanding police officers!
    For 544 days (and counting) an NHL city's Police Force has (illegally) withheld my (stolen, police stole it) personal property - video evidence that I personally took with my own video camera, in my own home, peacefully, respectfully, lawfully.
    The video evidence is EXCULPATORY video evidence.
    I was MALICIOUSLY PROSECUTED and DEFAMED with materially false and misleading police reports in the process. I was FRAMED by both officers and then falsely accused of a crime - Assault a Peace Officer.
    I still don't have my personal property back.
    PS I have official email communications with the Police Chief, the head of the Police force's legal counsel, and even grew up and played hockey with the mayor of the city.
    This has been a miscarriage of justice from the beginning - September 15th, 2022!
    It gets so much worse.

  • @annalisezoe6239
    @annalisezoe6239 Před 4 měsíci

    😓 'promosm'

  • @jeffchapman8992
    @jeffchapman8992 Před 4 měsíci

    Hi Marty, big fan (subscriber) for long time.
    Would you be interested in a 28 page, personally-written report on a Canadian NHL city's police criminality and judicial system's systematic and illegal malicious prosecution against a law-abiding innocent, upstanding community-serving (hockey, baseball, soccer coach) and father of three (devastated) teen-aged sons?
    For 544 days, and counting, the police force has illegally withheld my personally-taken, peacefully and legally taken, exculpatory video evidence from me.
    That's just the teaser!

  • @5genalkhaholic584
    @5genalkhaholic584 Před 4 měsíci

    Conservatives just lost my vote NO MORE WARS
    we need a no war party