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Same family car for 50+ years... been a money pit....

And next time you need a dentist, lawyer, doctor, anything related to business, you should call an electrician.

Every New Years Eve for the 53 years we've been married...'cept the ones I worked...we've ordered in a huge feast of Chinese food and tonight will be no exception and I'm picking it up at 5:00. I should be about 6 pounds heavier this time tomorrow LOL

My x didn't mind all the fishing. Just got mad when I showed up late.. The new Old Lady LOVES ice fishing. Only time sh gets upset is when she has to work and can't come!! Fomo

I will give you twice what you payed new.

Oh come on! LOL Don't be that older generation guy that paints all the young kids with the same brush. There are LOTS of kids working themselves through school today. And they're doing to cover the basic living expenses while racking up huge student debt. Plus they don't have jobs at the union steel plant to look forward to or the opportunity to buy a house under half a mil. Gotta look at the whole picture before we start the "I had to walk 5 miles to school" story. I worked my butt off too but still had time to be a 19 year old on a Saturday night.

If only the Canadians had a decent power play. 😜 😜 😜

Were having burritos Lew. Need something to keep the heat in the suit in the morning.

I'll tell you what I've told many people in my life that thought I should be living differently than I was. "I'll make you a deal, you live your life and I'll live mine." A bit of advice, stay off social media.

Don’t read Facebook or websites and you’ll be fine. I was on the ice on December 16 down south. The ice i was on in the area I was on could probably have supported a quad. There where people on Facebook and fishing sites telling guys that if they went out on that exact lake they would assuredly drown. You just have to realize that 50 percent of the folks on Facebook or web based sites are casual anglers, and even a lot of the boat owners put up their rigs for the season on sept 30th. I filter out the conversation to what’s relevant to me, and then make my own tracks! I understand how they feel, because we’re all somewhat nervous and cautious in areas where we lack experience myself included. There’s only one way to gain that experience ice fishing, and that’s by walking on it.... in pairs, with the right gear

I have not rung in the new year in many years. I like to start the year off fishing, so early to bed ,early to rise. No different this year. That is my tradition .

I grew up driving nothing but Ford or GM Products. Several years ago I bought a new Chev. It was a piece of junk, at 70,000 km it had been in the shop 9 times for significant repairs. I called GM and asked them to at least extend the warranty. They told me that the car had almost 80,000 km on it so I should expect a few little things to go wrong. Basically they treated me like crap. I explained that in the almost 80,000 km they hadn't been able to get it to work right. I finally had to threaten to sue them before they agreed to have the dealership go over it. Cost the dealership $1800.00 just in parts to bring it up to snuff.I had it repaired and sold it the next day. Next I went to Nissan, JUNK, JUNK, JUNK, problem after problem, I was very disappointed. Over the years I had 4 of them and it was always the same, lack of quality and no customer service. Then I went to Toyota, WOW, Quality, customer service, I am so impressed! I am currently driving a 2019 RAV 4, excellent gas millage, (6.7L/100km) Comfortable to drive, runs like a dream, and when I do go in for service they treat me like family. Took me almost 60 years but I now have a car I can rely on and love!

As some of you know. I am kinda, sorta ADDICTED to ice fishing. Before I got divorced.. I used to fish every weekend, usually both days. 🙃 Now a days, I get out 2 times every 2 weeks if I am lucky. I have my kids half the time, and that works out to every other weekend keeping me very busy with my family. My son has hockey Saturday and Sunday. My daughters have indoor soccer and dance. Life is just very very busy right now. Which makes each ice outing way more meaningful to me! I often catch flack from people for ice fishing, sometimes my X-Wife, sometime coworkers, random people I chat with, those pesky haters on the FB pages who won't fish on anything you couldn't drive a freight liner on first. So I had a few whiskeys the other night and wrote up a rant and was going to post in on one of the FB pages. But before I hit send, I thought I should best just save it and read it again in the morning. I never ended up posting my rant, because there are WAY to many people on these FB pages that are not actually passionate about ice fishing. Like the hunters who call themselves hunters, but only go moose hunting once every 3 years and never actually get out and hunt on a regular basis (I hunt waterfowl every other weekend and bow hunt deer when I can... I'm out 20+ times a season) In my head, when people are giving me flack about ice fishing, I tent to compare it to more "acceptable" sports in my rebuttal. Hockey is often the first thing that comes to mind. Everyone loves hockey right... It also involves ice, and is a winter sport that many people are extremely passionate about. So my rant that I typed up was how my twisted mind compares hockey and ice fishing. Pasted below for your reading pleasure.. Comment if you like (please..) Happy new years to everyone!!!! """"""Random thought for the day... feel free to chime in. Fare warning though, it's a bit of a long read. I don't play hockey. I ice fish. That's my winter sport. Opening/closing day is like a silver stick tournament. No hockey player has ever missed one. Ever. Each ice fishing trip is like a hockey game. Each time I go to Cabalas or bass pro it's like hockey practice, or a trip to Hockey Life to get new gear.. Nobody ever gives a hockey player crap for going and playing their sport.. for loving it with everything they have. It's the opposite, its encouraged! Some people need to realize that ice fishing is some people's life. Their extreme passion. Early ice is dangerous. But I know the risks. Ice in general is never truly safe. BUT..More people get seriously hurt playing hockey than ice fishing. Broken bones. Concussions. Serious cuts. Long term serious mental health issues. Abusive coaches..sexually, racially and physically. I know it might seem odd to be comparing the two. But I often catch flack from people for my desire to ice fish. Specially early ice. And you see it in these FB pages constantly. Ice Anglers getting ripped on for doing what they love. "Not worth a measly perch"... "why risk your life and the rescuer's life for a fish"... It's not about a fish. It's about the passion to be jigging on the ice. Walking on the water. It's euphoric. I don't need to be rescued. I have more money invested in ice fishing and safety gear then the average hockey player has in gear.. more tax payer money is spent on ambulance rides from the arena to the hospital and all the other issues people fail to see related to a career in hockey. The ongoing health issues of high level hockey players in their later years... crap, I'm from Barrie and I know lots of health care workers. Dan Malone (former leaf player) has spent thousands of hours at the hospital in Barrie. Beating the crap out of nurses just like he beat people on the ice. Google the cost to keep a person in a hospital for a day... one NHL player alone is worth many many many ice rescues if you look at their medical bills during and after their career. And in Dan's particular case he severely injured many health care workers during his stays. Many feel his behavior is directly related to his concussions he sustained from hockey. It's ok that he kicks the crap out of nurses though.. because he was a famous hockey player. I just hope some people out there will some day understand why guys get out and ice fish, particularly early ice anglers such as myself. This is 100% a whiskey rant. Feel free to rip apart the particulars, but it's the general idea of it that I felt like puking out there for everyone to stew on. I love hockey. And am not trying to put hockey players down. Even though it comes across that way. I'm at the rink sat/sun every weekend I have my son.. BUT I love ice fishing as much as a high level hockey player loves the game. And you rarely hear of someone being publicly flamed for loving hockey. Cheers everyone! Tight lines, and a crappie new years, cuz we ain't got ice for white fish opener!"""""""

I lay on the couch eating over priced pizza, drinking rum and watching hockey. 😜

Precisely why you suggesting kids should just go get a "real job" in a trade like your buddy's kid did makes zero sense. Everyone can't be, or wants to be a lineman.

And when your furnace quits and it's -20 y'all can call that lawyer. 😜

Of course they could get real jobs in the trades and not rack up all that debt getting philosophy degrees only to never find a good paying philosophy job. My buddies kid has the right idea, he's got an apprenticeship learning to be a lineman. When he's done being paid to learn he will have a six figure job instead of debt.

If your drowning roe bags,you will be well safe.

Happy New Year to everyone and in this house it'll be EXTREMELY happy A week ago my wife went for her regular mammogram and got a call the next day that something showed up on the xray that shouldn't be there and they scheduled more tests for yesterday. It's been a very tough week worrying about what it could be. We went yesterday for the tests and everything is fine and the spot that showed up was nothing more than a mark on the original picture. Very Happy New Year for this family for sure.

Many years ago it was the wild party my Aunt and Uncle threw every year. Our neighbour, Terry, would dress up as the old year. My Uncle would be dressed, wearing nothing but a giant diaper, as the baby New Year. It was a good thing we all lived within crawling distance. Today our household does nothing. I usually go ice fishing.

Sadlon Center 🤣

Morning David I am not sure why the new location. I would of thought they would of stayed at the rink and used the outer walk way areas for more exhibits. I really liked they stepped up the tackle and ice fishing related products. There was everything one needed IMO. The isles were a bit narrow I thought . I couldn't find the beer garden though .🤣 Next year I hope to make the morning breaky buffet. Missed it this year. Side note : The granddaughter really wanted to do the rock climbing wall. Maybe they will open that up for the kids next year. LOL

I understand you, I have zero interest in hockey and won't ever spend a dime on that sport. Everyone has their own interests and people should give that a bit more respect. Spending multi thousands on kids sports is another burr under the saddle, people can't make ends meet but spend to no end.

I love my Honda Pilot. But it's an '06, and so Ive been looking for a direct replacement. At your price point, look in to a used Pilot. Also the Chevy Traverse are a comfy 7 seater. Those would be my top 2 in that price range. If you want to go new and finance is, i'd look at the Hyundia Palicade. Love the look and feel of them. Mazda C8 are cramped in the 3rd row. Mitzubishi Outander feel sheep and are also cramped in the back. Those are the ones I test drove... Good luck!

Happy New Year

Interesting stat...I never realized the players got participation medals.

This is relatable in so many ways. Funny enough I do both and for the most part one of the main reasons I come home to the gta from the lake is so that I don’t miss my hockey games lol I think the only difference is that people perceive hockey to be exercise while they perceive ice fishing as sitting in a shack drinking beer. Which in a lot of people’s cases that’s exactly what ice fishing is. That’s the thing there’s a total misunderstanding about fishing in general. People think that during bass season that I sit in a tinner with a worm on a hook under a float waiting for something to bite 10 hours a day too. People ask me all of the time when I tell them I fish a lot “with worms?” that’s why we catch flack, people don’t understand the sport at all. They think it’s taking one rod and a reel and a worm and sitting and waiting. That’s the average persons perspective on fishing.

The way this weather is going, it's going to be a while before I feel comfortable on the ice and need an outdoors card🙁

What a beautiful dog she was! I'm so sorry for your loss! Our pets are a huge part of my wife & my life, it is extremely hard everytime we lose one of them. In fact we are empty nesters for the first time since we've been together, just waitiong for the right pup to come along! Our home does feel empty with the furry ones!

The only thing you can be sure of is that sooner or later everything breaks down. Mfgrs make most of their money from repairs.

I’ve literally already decided that will be my next truck when my dodge inevitably prematurely explodes

So far no Toyota’s 😂