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  1. Don't hold back tell us how you really feel lol. Damn Chris I don't ever recall you trashing anyone, he must be bad🙂
    5 points
  2. Managed to squeak in an hour at the bridge after getting all my Xmas shopping done for another year, good way to unwind from the madness. Got a walleye supper out of the deal too.
    4 points
  3. Having had cars with winter tires and without, this I can say, they do make a huge difference BUT if the weather is really lousy, it’s safer to stay home and not venture out unless absolutely necessary. Far too many drivers out there that haven’t a clue of how to drive in snow, ice and slushy conditions. Case in point, a couple years ago, driving back from the cottage up near Port Carling, an early snow storm hit, driving was miserable from Wahta all the way down to the 401. A lot of drivers gave up and pulled over to the side. Others were literally sliding from one side of the road to the other. Saw at least a couple dozen accidents and another dozen in the ditches lining the 400. Had I known it would have been that bad, I would have stayed up at the cottage and tossed another log in the stove…..
    4 points
  4. 3 rescues.. if we could handle more we'd have them.. there are so many that deserve a good home..
    4 points
  5. Hi all, Went down to the lake with my son to check the ice….close to shore there was 2 feet of snow on top of 3” of ice, only 2” was good ice…. Not even gonna go further out to the bit that froze later. On the way up to the house Jack asks if the Bravo still runs, so we went and dug it out from the back of the garage. Hadn’t run it for 2 years, but 10 pulls or so later and she fired up! Dumped 10” of snow last night so we took it for a spin in the yard………
    4 points
  6. Absolutely Kelvin, there's no comparison when driving in snow between summer tires & good winter tires and people that disagree with that are the ones I like to stay away from on the roads in winter. I remember a time many years ago we were driving up a steep hill on a country road covered in deep snow. I had a front wheel drive Buick Riviera with winter tires on all 4 corners and that car was amazing in snow. There were about 6 cars all over the road that couldn't get up the hill. I just wound my way thru them and climbed the hill like it was a warm summer day LOL
    4 points
  7. It’s very sad. On the other extreme I remember spear fishing off the beaches in the Caribbean as a kid, literally wade 10’ into the water and there were red and black coral ferns the size of an ice shack, every colour living corals everywhere, sea grass fields and every species of fish to make the mind boggle and senses overload, have been back to those same shores 40 years later and it’s all gone, nothing but dead , bleached coral and a few hardy species of reef fish sparsely distributed. In behind what mangroves have been spared by developement is plastic piled 3’ high, it is literally disgusting. Many factors at play, all contributed to by us, sad my son will never experience what I was privileged to see.
    4 points
  8. Here's one for ya's, who remembers this guy? and he was likely the first to be on TV with hunting and fishing shows- Red Fisher, Scuttlebut lodge. I guided him a few times for Wild Turkey, Ring Neck Pheasant, Chukar and White Tail. It was a blast. He had quite a sense of humor.
    4 points
  9. Haven'l watched any of them for 30+ years. Got tired of the hootin' and hollerin'. Tried again one Sat a few years ago and it was a 30 min infomercial!
    4 points
  10. I've been driving for longer that pretty well everyone on this board and have always used winter tires and in my opinion they make a huge difference in both moving and stopping. We've all been stuck behind someone who is trying to get thru a snowstorm with summer tires and it's really maddening. You can also lose control of a vehicle on snow covered roads when using summer tires and slam into some other car. Quebec has a rule that all cars must have winter tires but I don't know the dates. Winter tires are very expensive and many folks can't afford them and personally I don't know if they should be mandatory or not. My neighbors were both in their 90's and money was short and they couldn't afford winter tires but 1/2 the time he had trouble getting out of his snow covered driveway. I'm just curious what others think, should they be mandatory or not and if you think yes, what about the folks that need their car but don't have an extra bag of $$ laying around to buy them.
    3 points
  11. 8” inches…..missed 3…..caught 1.
    3 points
  12. I agree 100% that snow tires should be mandatory; but (imo) so should annual or by-annual safety inspections. It won't happen here though; there isn't anyone in our government that is willing to commit political suicide trying to pass such a law. I'm retired now but I worked the automotive trade as a licensed tech for 48 years. You wouldn't believe the unsafe vehicles out there; I mean vehicles driving beside, behind or coming towards you. Who knows how well that vehicle has been maintained. It would be so easy to implement; get a safety inspection or don't bother going in for your next year's license sticker. Ho yeah. Have your snow tires taken off or put on while you are at the garage. LOL Dan. I
    3 points
  13. For those that don't know, my son was an iron worker for many years, he was one of the guys who worked hundreds of feet in the air bolting steel girders together. 20 years ago today something happened and he fell to his death. My daughter posted a nice story about Jim on social media and I thought I'd share it here. Love your kids today because you don't know what might happen tomorrow. +++++++++++ Every December 13th I wake up with a knot in my stomach. How is it that it feels like it was just yesterday but in actuality it’s been 20 years…….7,300 days since you left Mom, Dad & I and altered our lives in the worst way. As each year, each month, each day, each hour, each minute, each second passes and December 13 arrives we are reminded. To say that was the worse day of my life would be an understatement to say the least. I’ll be honest, the seconds, the minutes, the hours, the days that immediately followed are somewhat a blur. His funeral was beautiful. I have never been to a funeral that had that many people. There were so many that people poured out of the chapel, into the lobby of the funeral home, out the front door and down the sidewalk to the left and right. One of the most touching moments of the funeral were the fire trucks parked outside and the firefighters from my Dads station inside as well as an army of Iron Workers, ALL of them standing at the back of the chapel, dirty from top to bottom, steel toed boots and hard hats tucked under their arm. WOW, Jimmy was loved and very well known which, as I said earlier we came to know. Years later while I sat in the waiting room at the doctors office another patient walked in and sat beside me. It was obvious he was an Iron Worker, dirty clothes, steel toed boots and a hard hat covered in Iron Worker stickers. I struck up a conversation with him and told him my brother WAS an Iron Worker. He said “was?” How come he’s not anymore? I proceeded to tell him how Jimmy was killed. He looked at me and said “wait, was your brother Jimmy Knighton?”, which obviously I responded “yes, you knew him?” What he said next made me cry instantly and then proudly I smiled. He said “I didn’t know him personally but everyone in the industry knew who Jimmy Knighton was”. He said “Jimmy was one of THEE best Iron Workers there is”. He said “your brother was an AMAZING Iron Worker, he was fearless, he was tough and he was amazing”. I was in awe when he told me that. What an amazing legacy. Jimmy loved Christmas as much as I did. He was the “garbage man”. First my mom would toss a big black garbage bag to him and the ripping would begin. As we each opened our gifts one after the other, we would smoosh the wrapping paper into a ball and send it hurling at Jimmy so he could put it in the garbage bag. This would continue for 2-3 hours because our parents were lunatics when it came to Xmas shopping. Our livingroom became a minefield because there were so many presents, because we have the best parents. We still do have the best parents and they do STILL spoil me and I’m incredibly grateful for them every single day. However, I do have to admit that I dread Xmas now. I do try to get into the spirit……I decorate at work and my parents and I decorate their house but I have a hard time pushing myself to do any of that and it makes me even more sad that I have to put my parents through that because they know how much I struggle at Christmas. I’ve had a couple of friends say to me over the years…..”C’mon Sheri, it’s been years and years, you need to snap out of it”. That really hurts me when they say that. Do they think I wake up in December and say “ok, well, it’s time to pull out and dust off my miserable and sad personality, attitude and mood?? If only it were that easy. If only I could flip that switch and turn it off as soon as it turns on. It may be easy for some, but for me, not so easy and all I can say to anyone that criticizes me for my lack of jolliness and ho ho ho’s is this…… If you’ve never experienced great loss then you won’t understand the aching feeling of a broken heart it’s a real thing, and until that day arrives and you lose someone you love so much I would appreciate it if you can just keep your opinions to yourself. 20 years ago today, our lives were forever changed, and our broken hearts will forever ache. However, the one thing that did not change and never will is how much we love you Jimmy. We miss you terribly and we will love you ALWAYS +11 All reactions: 33
    3 points
  14. 4WD is great, they slide just as well on ice as 2WD 😂
    3 points
  15. My folks were the same once they retired. They lived in the city and could pretty well walk anywhere they needed to go or else I'd drive them. The car stayed home most of the winter and they save a pile of $$$$
    3 points
  16. Annoying is being really mild to say the least.
    3 points
  17. I'd run rubber studs if I could. And I really think it depends on where you live if they should be mandatory or not. The entire province doesn't get the same weather.
    3 points
  18. I'm with you on the tires In my opinion, they should be mandatory I run studded tires in the winter on the coast and saved my backside a few times.
    3 points
  19. Italo is one of the most annoying condescending waste of skin I've ever had the displeasure of knowing, just saying.
    3 points
  20. Thought that they were penguins for a minute!😀
    3 points
  21. Can't imagine anyone would miss Charlie Wray, that show was nothing more than a sad pathetic infomercial.
    3 points
  22. I have lined up the local Humminbird Rep to come out to my club (Stelco Fishing Club) meeting in January to discuss all things new for Humminbird in 2025 CM. If you're interested I can keep you and those interested posted on the details. Everyone is welcome to attend.
    3 points
  23. Keep your Windows updated and don't worry about an antivirus
    3 points
  24. A couple of weeks back now when I shared the pictures of "Project 10," the Wine Bottle Stoppers a long time friend of mine shared the pictures with his wife who immediately loved the pink ones, not for her desire to have one but for another reason. She quickly called me and stated how much she loved the colour and asked if I could somehow modify her Umbrella to replace the handle with the pink acrylic, I said I'd be more than happy to try. So my friend brought me the Umbrella on Sunday and as I had feared it was an auto pop up with the mechanism built within the handle so a full handle replacement was out of the question....so onto plan B. The first thing to do was take apart the handle with a plan in mind ..... The plan was to add a "Butt Cap" style piece to the rear of the black rubber grip cut and finished at the required angle ..... But that idea due to perceived difficulties had me change my mind and I then decided to square up the rubber grip and go with a perpendicular mount .... And the acrylic turning begins .... Testing the dry fit .... Now that it was ready for gluing I had to make sure that the process did not allow the epoxy to run into the handle and seize the auto open/close mechanism, so a clamp was made to hold it upright (in the open position) while the glue set overnight .... And today it's all done, still working and ready to go back home with the hope that my friends wife will be pleased .... Thanks for looking.
    3 points
  25. Anyone knowingly driving with faulty brakes show have their license taken away. When it comes to the safety of yourself, your passengers and the lives of other drivers there is no choice.
    2 points
  26. Rocky Mountains and prairie. First pic is a partial shot of a very large tom cougar, left side of the screen. I knew he was in the the area as I have seen his tracks for the past two winters. Very disappointed in this camera as this was the only pic it took of him, there should have been two more of him out in full view. Next, a mule deer buck with a palminated antler on one side and a big spike opposite. White tail buck and a precious pic of a white fawn being affectionate with mom.
    2 points
  27. Nice pics Barry, I’ve got a few gooduns to add!
    2 points
  28. really really hoping this little cold snap will start to get things locked up around here on the bigger waters. Lots of back lakes are skimmed in zone 15...I plan on trying to at least build a rink on one of them. Who knows I will probably end up trying to catch a few pan fish for entertainment too at some point. Its my annual "will scott fall through the ice? Christmas tradition" so far Im on a falling through streak the last two years lol.
    2 points
  29. We had a strinkingly similar looking member of our family....a Collie cross with the same colouring. We recued her as a 6 month old and named her Izzy, after the mascot of the '96 Summer Olympics. She was gifted with an almost supernatural canine instinct...she knew what you were thinking, before you even thought it. Same thing, she passed at 11 years old hugged by all four us as we bawled like babies..
    2 points
  30. Just insane...I dont think they even know what the criteria for legal/illegal is...seems to be based on the "look". As long as they don't touch my O/U 20 g bush chicken getter, and .308 venison sausage maker...I'm good. Although my .22 semi-auto tin can plinker might attract their attention...although its an old (Dad bought it for my 16th birthday) Winchester 49O that certainly doesn't have any "assault" DNA 🙄
    2 points
  31. Just a few pics of my two favorite places on the planet. The last Frontier, where I should be living.
    2 points
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  33. Snow Tires for sure - and the studs should be allowed for anyone that wants to run them, anywhere in the Country. If you have never tried a car or truck equipped with a good agressive set of studs in winter tires , you should. I run an all wheel drive, with X-ice studded winter tires, better stopping and traction than dry pavement in summer. If every vehicle on the roads was equipped like that there would be 50% less accidents in winter. But as some previous post said, if it was logical and made life safer, our moron politicians will have none of it, unless of course, they somehow get another raise from it.
    2 points
  34. It might be just me but I found this a good demonstration and maybe useful to someone.
    2 points
  35. Speaking of a good deal, it sure does help when you're dealing with someone where money isn't much of a concern. Case in point, I drive a '95 Lumina with only 117K and never winter driven safety checked for $3500 that I picked up just over two years back. Nice Michelin tires on it with plenty of tread. I bought steel rims and winter tires for it. There was some sidewall cracking on the Michelins that was getting to the point where they wouldn't pass a safety and I was getting concerned. So I did a search on Marketplace and came across an add for some almost new BF Goodrich Advantage tires and alloy rims. They had cost $1200 at costco installed and had only been used for two months. They were asking $450 for them but after checking the rims didn't fit my car so I told them I was going to keep looking as I had found a good price locally. Turns out two of those tires weren't good so I passed on them and decided to keep looking. Bad time of the year though as it's all snow tires for sale. So a couple of weeks later I contacted them again and offered them $300 for the tires only so they could sell the rims separately. They came back to me and said to take them all for the $300 so the next day I went and picked them up and sure enough they looked brand new still. Well the neighbourhood they lived in was strictly high end homes with a Mercedes in the driveway so it was obvious that money was of no concern, he just wanted to get rid of the tires. Rims are in great shape so I know I'll easily be able to get $100 for them so these $1200 tires will end up costing me $200 plus install, now that's a great deal that will last me a long time with only summer use.
    2 points
  36. Hi all, Our bay iced over last night, some areas of open water in the main basin visible from our shore but with three days of light winds and -20C temps midweek should lock up everything. Bit of a bummer that we have 10cm to 15cm of snow forecast tomorrow to insulate the new ice, but it’s better than the three feet some parts of Ontario are getting, you can keep that sh$&! I was looking back at my first ice post on here from last year, we are a day short of 2 weeks later this year, hopefully we have an ice road before Xmas. Might get out somewhere on Sunday, will post if I do.
    2 points
  37. I have owned and drive 4X4s all my life way back to the Old Blazers with out Snows and made the change way back and every Nov I change and put Snows on and remove in April and still do not rely on them but they are a Help when needed.
    2 points
  38. I don't care if other drivers can get going in the snow and ice, I'm more worried that they can stop.
    2 points
  39. I would never do without snows on my vehicles including my 4x4 truck. The way I look at it there is no extra cost other than used rims or black steel ones as my summers last twice as long seeing as they are only on for the 6-7 months of the warm season and my winters last just as long. I live in the country and my driveway has a decent slope and I rarely have any issues getting up with the car other than the odd time after a fresh heavy snowfall where I might have to take somewhat of a run at it. Most of the winter I just pack the driveway down with my truck.
    2 points
  40. I am a firm believer in using winter tires and as far as I am concerned if you can't afford them you shoulden't go out on anything but clean dry roads! I just had a guy loose control and almost slide into me. If I hadn't had winter tires we would both have been calling our insurance companies. Fortunately I was able to pull out of the way enough to avoid the collision. When I lived out at Snug Harbour our driveway had quite a slope, people without snow tires often had problems negotiating that slope in the winter, we could drive up it with no issues under some pretty extreme conditions. I'd vote for mandatory or at least much higher insurance costs if someone doesn't have them. My insurance company does give a discount for having them it doesn't come close to what they cost but I think about what they save me!
    2 points
  41. Same with my brother, lives in Scarboro, goes out once a week for groceries when the weather and roads are clear.
    2 points
  42. He's a disgrace to the sport we all love and enjoy so much.
    2 points
  43. I've got a large garage with enough room to store 2 sets of tires and like you Chris, I look after my daughters tires as well as my own. I put her winters on a few weeks ago and mine last week. I don't trust the dealership guys to do it as I don't think any of them even know what a torque wrench is.
    2 points
  44. I get a rebate for having winter tires, I think it's something like 10%
    2 points
  45. https://thetireman.ca/antares-grip-60-ice-studded-205-55r16-94t/ I don't think they deliver to Ontario but I'm sure the same vein is there cheap I usually get 3 seasons out of summers and 4 for the winters good insurance
    2 points
  46. I guess Wheeler wants to cover all the bases..or just can't decide
    2 points
  47. I wish everyone ahead of me at the launch had this. Was at thames the other day, blew my mind how long people took to put a boat on a trailer and haul it up to the parking lot. My turn finally came and as usual, maybe one minute to have buddy back down ramp, drive it on, winch it up the last foot or two and he drives it up top the parking lot. Not so tough. The funny thing is, the guys before us who must have fiddled around for 10 minutes, actually had to put their boat back into the water because it was on so crooked. Biggest problem...people get their trailer too deep in the water so boat is floating above it as they start to drive away, winds or currents catch it.
    2 points
  48. I'd be worried if you came down here you'd bring all your crummy weather with you LOL
    2 points
  49. I have been off of the classic "TV" fishing shows for a while now. Just giant ad commercials at fly in fishing destinations where you could use a shoelace to catch fish. Not many good ones anymore but growing up.. man: Hank Parker Bill Dance In-Fishermen Those were the days - at least they seemed that way at the time YouTube has so much content you would never need to watch TV for a "fishing show" again. Uncut, Jay Siemens, CSO, Tom Boley, Bend it fishing, all create excellent content. Between those videos and Moosebunk's written reports, thats all the fishing entertainment I need.
    2 points
  50. They are saying it’s a leap forward in sonars but I can’t find anything concrete but you have to buy a whole new fishfinder to run the new ffs sonar. So sounds very expensive I will be wanting to to see what it looks like when the pros start showing it off
    2 points
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