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When you live in a less densely populated area, you can make these kinds of decisions for yourself. When you live in an area that has high population density, we are talking about a completely different ball game. Easy for folks who have little to no chance of exposure to the virus to pass judgment on those who have to live with it every day. I'm not saying you are wrong, just not on the same playing field. HH

It's well documented? Then why not provide a reputable link to a trusted news source stating such? Why a trusted news source you say? Because all trusted news sites have editorial oversight over anything they print to avoid getting sued. So another breathless conspiracy theory? How many people are in on it? Thousands? Tens of thousands? Millions? We have the governments of every democracy in the world and their health care sectors in on it. Big business, and of course the world wide news media. There would be countless others. Do they all get a slice of the pie? Too many people really WANT to believe a conspiracy, for that we can blame the motion picture business!!!!!! Can you actually believe that we are in a pandemic and that vaccinations are solving this giant uncontrolled pandemic as we speak. You will see the results of this very soon in Ontario. Our US brothers have probably noticed it already, and even those in the hit hard states will notice it soon like us. Get your jab. Protect yourself, do it for your country. Herd immunity works. Vaccinations gets us there super quick.

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Ohh gawd, how much I would give if I was never directed to watch another damned youtube video giving me the REAL TRUTH. You can be certain after watching one that you will be misinformed. A vaccine is a jab that protects you. We have heard all this bull before they were even given that they won't work. The proof is in the pudding and the vaccines are working WAY better then imagined. All the rest is story telling. People pretending that they know what they are talking about but they don't. It's tiresome.

I don't even see a benifit to getting the vaccine right now. So, I get poked, but can still get covid, still spread covid, and still have no rights to do anything?? Yeah, sounds great to me. NOT. Then there is the risks involved with getting jabbed with something we don't even know anything about?? Yeah, NOT. I am going to trust my immune system, and my common sense on this one. S.

Well yes, there is that too Steve 😁

Or perhaps just an indication how old you are lew😀

I just called my MP's office to get an answer to the question why are we allowing flights from countries with high variants into the country. I await a response from "a colleague" who can answer my question. I'll update once I get the return call. HH

Flights certainly weren't stopped today. A flight from India arrived at pearson and almost all were covid positive. Its a friggen floodgate just pouring in. Someone needs to step up their game. Of the 4000 (ish, whatever) daily cases, 95% of them GTA. Why not just completely shut down the GTA for a few weeks? I mean, shut down, not say shut down but leave everything open.Shut the whole damn place down for a few weeks. Oh yeah, that makes too much sense.....DUH..... Where I live there has been 6 cases in a year, but we are still shut down just like the GTA. Why? Boat launches closed. Why? Ever heard of covid outbreaks from fishing? From a boat launch? Nope. Oh man, so much stupidity. Its making me crazy. S.

With three distinct viruses, rather than the rather mundane original version and a fourth potentially hitting us here in Canada, I just can't wrap my head around why we haven't locked down the airports to international flights? Rumblings of putting India on a no fly list, but when? HH

With apologies to the OP as this topic has taken somewhat of a tangent. I had already typed my comment out after catching up the last two pages, then I thought oh yea, this started as a camping thread with a side of lost freedoms. Is it really even a vaccine? Not the mRNA ones, they have never been approved for human testing even. Normally real vaccines take 5 years for approval, right now they are all being allowed under emergency measures only so this is all an experiment. The Astra Zeneca one has been banned in numerous countries now due to blood clots. Ok here though they say. I highly suggest spending 10 minutes of your time and listen to this doctor explain how vaccines actually work as well as the role that big pharma plays in this. Follow the money as they say. https://lbry.tv/@SixthSense-Truth-Search-Labs:0/Dr-Andrew-Wakefield-Warns---This-Is-Not-A-Vaccine!:b?fbclid=IwAR3NmzBDaIgn_6HTgsuFHLGcKtWpLgqFhH2A3D_iAi18LrPgP4x6sPxF0-E Then make up your mind If you think this is just another conspiracy theory. Cheers

I hear ya Shane, I'm not normally on the cutting edge of trends but I've been a bit of an expert on social distancing for quite a few years now lol.

Back in the day Donovan Leitch convinced some of us that smoking banana peel was the way to a legal high. You would not believe how hard it is to keep a banana peel lit. The banana is close to free but the hernia you got trying to smoke it was expensive and painful.

I have a cell phone that pretty much lives in my truck and is basically only for emergencies or if my wife needs me for something while I'm out driving somewhere. I don't even remember the last time I used it. My landline in the house it how I communicate with people

My current truck cost 4 1/2 times what my 1st house cost....THAT'S inflation LOL

they aren't because unless you have antibodies in your immune system already (which you won't unless you have either had the virus previously or been vaccinated and allowed the time for your immune system to build them up) having a good immune system does very little to stop yourself from being infected if exposed. thats how viruses work. its not the same as bacteria. Viruses are very good at infecting otherwise healthy people who have strong immune systems. thats why are they such a problem.

Boy you're pushing this one hard. Funny that the whole rest of the world missed this miracle. It's a plot. It's a juicy narrative, it's a conspiracy theory.

I booked into Canada’s Wonderland, appointment at 12:50 arrived at 12:15 after seeing the earlier lineups at other centres and the new hospital always booked! It was amazingly organized and I was out at 12:44. Went back Thursday with my wife and the same thing. She was at 3 and we left at 2:45. Going back in July for round two. I got Pfiszer and she got Maderna. No side affect at all, not even pain at the injection site. Keep well.

Pretty well everyone I know is aware so I figured I might as well share my experience here with freinds that I haven't met, a few I have met, thankfully. A week ago Wednesday I almost died. I had some unknown infection that went septis and that's not a good thing. Apperently, as I have zero recollection, my wife came home from work around 6PM and found me on the kitchen floor and had a hard time to rouse me. Called 911 and they took me to the War Memorial Hospital in Hagersville On. I apparently was going on and on in some unknown language telling a freind to move his car so the ambulance can pull in, Joe was 60 miles away at the time. I remember nada. They transported me to the Brantford Hospital from there. The 1st thing I do remember is having CT scans then a woman talking to me. She was a surgeon that was called in to perform emerg. surgury as that thought I had obstructed or ruptured bowels. I remember clearly that she said " Sir you are a very ill man." I said I don't feel ill." she replyed "Your blood pressure is 80 over nothing, believe me if we can't get your BP up you are going to die on us." Not everyday someone tells you that. I had no reaction at all and she asked me if I understand what she said, I did but didn't freak like some might. OK Readers Digest version. They pumped me full of fluids and drugs and I am here to tell the story. 4 days in Intensive Care in the Brantford hospital, transfered back to a room in Hagersville for 4 more days. I am so impressed by the 4 Doc's that took care of me and especially the entire staff at both hospitals including the cleaning ladies, they work thier buns off, each and everyone. Not only do they have to do the work they are covered from head to toe in garb, masks, hats, face shields, yellow gowns from head to toe, the work they do is hard enough normally now they must be dressed like Aliens and Steelworkers to do it, a nurse told me that there are times they need to change thier scrubs twice in a 12 hr shift because they are soaked to the skin. It took me 3 days to have a normal bowl movement and get my legs and abdominal muscles strong enough to get in and out of bed. 99% of the pain was in my abbs and I looked 10 months pregnant with my gut so big and tight I thought I was going to explode. I did have to drink a gallon of what tastes like bay water from Hamilton next to Stelco, mmmm good. They actually weighed the result. It took up to just Sunday to be able to walk without a walker or cane. I hurt from head to toe. A small price to pay to stay alive. But I seriously thoght they were trying to kill me with what I was given to eat, what eat? I was on a liquid diet for 6 days., and I gained 5 pounds!!??? Everything tasted like hand sanitizer! A tricky part is to guess the time it takes to undo all 4 I.V. sites, remove blood pressure cuff, etc,etc. and get to the commode or toilet when the gut is rumbling as the enima is doing what it is meant to do and not make a mess for some poor soul to clean up. Oh my gosh. Many say I am full of it, in this case I agree. I used to call The Hagersville hospital a large Vet's clinic. I take it back,, I am truly sorry, together they helped save my life. I am penning a hand written thank you as soon as possible, I think they would appreciate that. Oh yea, I didn't see the white light but there were a few times in the past when we had Blast Furnace breakouts that I did see that light plus I saw an image of my Nani, (Grand Mother in Italian) standing in front of the light. Another story for another time. JD/out.

The U.S. resisted lock downs and had the most cases and deaths in the world; and among the worst on a per-capita basis. I am not seeing how that proves that lock downs don't work; however, I can see it being used as a pretty strong arguement for the exact opposite. They are doing better now that many of their people have been vaccinated. That doesn't mean that lock downs don't work, it means that vaccines do work.

That was always my sour point, snowmobiles zooming around all over but ATV's were stuck to trails, well looks like they're getting on line with all the other surrounding townships. Right now our trails can run from here to Owen Sound. One more link and we can go all the way up to Waubushene.

From the comments: "Come Closer my dear. I am So Cute."

Just a bit of common sense. If only our "leaders" had some eh? GRRR S.

Johnny trust me we are glad to have you sticking around with us. Cases like yours remind everyone that people need the ICU for many things aside from just Covid. Im glad there was a bed ready for you to use. May and June are quickly upon us, and some more catches of a lifetime are waiting to bite onto your line still. Stay well and all the best as you recover.

I notice the Bunks on my Lund / Shoreland'R trailer have the carpet all the way around... although they might looks a bit better they definitely hold more water for longer and some fungi also growing in them as well. I planned on leaving the bottoms open as well. Personally i'd really like to go see the 2x6's to make sure they are to my liking... I guess I'll have to wait a while for that.

Fisherman isn't all that wrong here. If I was thinking of going to the US fishing again this spring (Chautauqua), I would not be relying on a US side fishing forum to tell me what to expect as a Canadian crossing the border. How the heck would they know?? Check out Canada Border Services Agency(CBSA) Here's the link... CSBA The border wait times at the Queenston Lewiston bridge are between 10 minutes and 5 months LOL

Hey, Thats where the part time high school drama teachers assistant says the luxury tax kicks in. And only at 250k for a new boat....something tells me his buddies want new boats sorry to be political but its so funny

We were allowed to go ATV riding in small 5 person groups last year, unfortunately the trails don't open up legally until 1 May if the drying process continues.

and when you get that lure snagged do you hire James Cameron and his submersible to retrieve it? 😮

Sinker, every time you post I agree. Thank you.

All lure prices are off the charts crazy. Muskie baits are starting at $30. The same ones I bought for $10, 15 years ago.

If you look at the active cases for Finland they were doing reasonably well until March, then their active cases went straight up and they haven't been able to bend the curve at all. Sound familiar? You tell a great story but time and time again your "facts" don't check out. There is some truth to what you say but big picture you are always off the mark. If people want hope look at the countries with the highest vaccination rates, Israel and Gibraltar. Gibraltar hasn't had an active local case in weeks all due to there extremely high vaccination rates. Israel is lifting restrictions step by step. Face masks are no longer required outdoors. The conclusion is obvious, get your jab. Protect yourself, do it for your country. Herd immunity works. Vaccinations gets us there super quick.

Sure, but healthy immune systems also fight the virus, and allow those people to not require medical help. I know ONE person whos had covid. ONE. In a YEAR! It was my cousin, and she got it on a flight just over a year ago, when this gong show first started. She said she's had worse hangovers. A common cold. Etc.....no big deal. She is healthy, has a good immune, and also has asthma. Sounds scary eh? SMH S.

I've paid $85 for lures before but anything more than that is getting just plain crazy.

It wasn't your time to go. Sharpen some hooks and polish some lures, the fish will be waiting in a few weeks...hopefully.

Not worth my time for 50 cents! I pay $30 a month all in...

Quack cures are a dime a dozen for CV19. So are quack Drs and quack published papers in support of these miracle cures. Rule of thumb, if no national health agency is interested in this then it's not worth my time to go do my "individual research" on youtube or other stray websites. If it had validity and could save countless lives the world would take notice. Pushing this on OFC won't speed up that process. Try politcians, some are actively looking for red herrings.

its one thing to protest lockdowns because people need to go work to earn money to pay bills and live etc its quite another to believe Covid is all a big scam - that site looks like it leans towards the latter. it preaches removing masks and posts old videos from the early days of the pandemic with information that has since been corrected as we learned more about the virus (eg masks dont work, 50% false positives etc)

https://www.nomorelockdowns.ca/

If only they had some to give out Can't get a shot here no matter what brand or what age

40+ can get your AZ shot starting Tuesday.. get on it folks !

" If you can trust the numbers, 3 million deaths out of 8 Billion people. That ranks pretty average and even on the low side of other diseases killing people. " Allegedly we learn from advances in science and our past mistakes? The numbers seem low? Well compared to the 1918 pandemic? yes, they didn't have the science or experience to do much about that. Just suppose we let our mass of humanity wander about and breed a variant they can't control?

Well, given that the vast majority of teachers, Admin and support staff are still in line waiting for their vax, please feel free to help out by grabbing a book, sitting in a room for 300 minutes a day with 25 potentially positive kids. Then, feel free to bring it home and share with your family. I have to believe that it is far better for kids to not attend family funerals, then to be remote learning. HH

If you compare a virus to diseases like cancer then yes, CV19 is no big deal death wise. If you compare CV19 to other virus' that kill people then CV19 is a major killer and is anything but, "average". The only thing that compares to it is AIDS, otherwise you have to go back to the Spanish flu of 1918. We did next to nothing to stop AIDS and we have a similar yearly death rate with AIDS at it's peak. On the other hand we've got 3 million dead and the world has taken extraordinary steps to slow this virus down, what if nothing had been done? Countries like Brazil and India are getting clobbered right now and in India's case it might take 4 years to vaccinate enough of the population to achieve herd immunity. There now is a specific Indian variant. We in the west will be okay because we can vaccinate against future variants. We are not done with CV19 yet and are probably only in the middle innings. This pandemic is one for the history books. Say 5 to 10 million dead is a BIG deal

Just because you have CHARTER on your boat means nothing. I had a couple in front of me at Rosedale launch struggling. 25 ft boat they just picked up at second marina to east of Rosedale launch. I'm in hurry to get home and to work but I wait a bit. They had the worst loading condition heavy current and howling wind and trailer way to far in water. So I go over ask if they need help. Husband driving boat little reluctant but agrees. I get wife to pull truck ahead get boat loaded all good. By the time he got back to launch I had my boat load and just climbing out. He was amazed and want explanation , I told him about my work thing and that I would be back tomorrow the time I would be launching and time I would be loading. Next day he was waiting for me went threw the full deal. Ran into from time to time for few years. Always said thank you just a great guy that need a little help.

Dan went and saw him mom and dad early on last year. They ended up being sick and infected him. Jake doesn’t know, he works from home. He’s always masked up and sanitized etc, just unlucky that he caught it while running errands or something. his girlfriend also young and healthy ended up being hospitalized. I’ve never met his gf because he’s back living in wales now so I didn’t mention her experience. He just explained how terrifying it was when he was sick and struggling to breath and then she was struggling to breathe and it was making him have a panic attack while already struggling to breath and it was simply a giant mess. all of these people in their thirties, non smokers, no pre-existing conditions and speaking for jake and Dan, both athletes