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Do not know of the Zoo,but heard of it. I joined up when I got my first PC. Got an invite to join on O F N. A great lady invited me. And here I am still,yet she is not. Miss ya Joey. 🙏

I kinda recall the name but we were O-F-N before O.F.C....I still think of myself as an OFNer because that is what it sez on my cap, T-shirt and yellow jacket,,,LOL

CrowMan. Thanks for the resect that you have shown! I like a good debate!!!!! Dan..

In case nobody posted this yet.......... VID-20230201-WA0008.mp4

Mechanics are going to end up being like today's TV repair man. Making house calls and swapping out boards. HH

Be happy that they don't want to strip down an EV. They would likely end up electrocuting themselves. LOL Dan...

Check your facts before trying to discredit!!! He's changed his mind. Again check facts before posting a rebuttal!!!! This is likely my last post in this thread. That may change if there is more propaganda trying to discredit me. Actually no; I'm just going to use this old acronym that was a user's name here many years ago!!! what's his name. LOL (Whoops I guess the monitor doesn't like the acronym) Try again, D. I. L. L. I. G. A. F. Other old timer's of this site will likely remember this/him? Dan...

This morning was a 1 hour window. The bite was fast and furious for that time. They were chomping on the ice grubs. Orange and green. Then the sun was putting a beating on the ice already. It was non stop loud pings and groans. Pressure cracks were starting to open and even the small ones that were 8" were starting to sink and water pools were starting to form. Off by 10 am. Kept enough for a fresh feed. Got my perch fix for now.

Headed out this morning for some shallow white fish. I was out on this spot last week for the first time. Ice this year on Simcoe is so sketchy near the big lake. Rolled into my parking spot with fog covering the lake. Decided to slow my roll and take my time loading up the smitty and get on my way. Boy, this is hard for a guy that is out there set up and ready an hour or more before day light. Age thing I guess. Game plan was to walk to a shallow starting point,then work my way to the drop. As I am loading the smitty, I am thinking,do I really need the heater and hub ? Sure glad I did load it on,as the damp fog with -5 temp,was a bit for my old paws. Got to my set up spot,drill , drop camera to see bottom. Looks good. Pop up the hub,turn the heater on and drop. Didn't take long and they were coming in. Thought wow,going to be a good morning. Hit right off the bat on the high hook blood worm tie. Reel up a 12" juvi whitie. Watching the screen that big yellow blob on the bottom was breaking apart. Turns out, it,s a pack of juvi whities. After the sun broke the fog away,I could see where I was walking. So packed the heater and hub for the rest of the morning and moved a bit deeper. Same thing. A bit deeper,same thing. Moved again for the 4th time. SAME THING. Nothing but juvi whites. Once I moved to the drop, there were no juvies,and,there were no other fish. I am not complaining at all about this morning. I know in 2-3 years,those little fellas,they going to be my dinner. Great to see. THEN, 10 AM it started. Boom,roll,bang,roll,boom,growl. That sun was making that ice very unhappy already. I actually felt that ice lift and drop. That was enough for me to say,I,ll come back another day. LOL It even had another guy say,you feel that ? Yup.

Too funny...I'm pretty sure alcohol was involved in that production..

Yes I remember the U of T Zoo Board, it was run by a guy named Andy.

Does it really matter??? It will be what it is; today, tomorrow and all the years ahead of us. The technology is forever changing. But its on YouTube it must be true!!! LOL All I can say is that I'm so happy to be done working the automotive trade. I've seen my fair share of changes in my 40+ year working it. I also feel sorry for all the small independent shops that are still struggling. We are a dying breed of techs; not from lack trying to keep up with the technology; it just changes so fast. I guess that's why my thinking is so biased towards keeping the ICE alive. The monies spent on EV tech would have gone a long ways with improving/redesigning the engine to run on most anything flammable. Just think of it; you're on a crop tour with your buddies. Nature calls after a few brown pops (not that anyone does this anymore) and you stop. Instead of peeing in the ditch, you piss in the gas tank; adding another 100Klms to the night's tour. LOL Yeah I know pee usually isn't flammable; but on the crop tours I used to go on I sure as crap wasn't lighting a match. LOL Dan...

Good to hear Chris.

The Gentleman to the left of Norm was here for a visit just a few weeks ago.

We ain’t fixing climate change any time soon. it’s February 15th the literal cold dead heart of the middle of winter it’s 10 degrees outside and pouring rain. i saw a map from a US storm chaser yesterday, there is a heightened risk of tornados today through tornado alley reaching into the Niagara region…in February. just another “once in a lifetime warm weather event” that seemingly happens every year these days. It’s actually incredible how bad it’s getting right before our eyes. We used to get a thaw in the winter sometimes even two, a warm day here and there, I can never recall where 7 to 10 degrees above 0 for weeks on end was the dominant weather pattern in winter. a guy on my parents road said “I’ve lived here 40 years I’ve never seen this bay not freeze” when we asked about ice conditions the first year we moved to the new place, 3/4 of the bay froze, the rest is wide open water.

Speaking from my experience with bad ice this year this thaw might be doing us a favour eating away that really soft problematic layer. A cold snap Thursday and Friday might actually clean up our slush problem and make a bunch of that classic Ontario white ice.

The good ole days Norm

nicely done!

My background is in HVAC...my company took a long hard look as hydrogen as a potential heating fuel. In a lot of ways it makes sense...afterall, there is already extensive infrastructure in place to transport it to homes and businesses. There are existing cross-country pipelines, pipes under the streets and meters on homes/buildings that currently deliver Natural Gas, and on the surface would seem a seamless transition to hydrogen. However, as Musk alluded to it has issues. The molecule is so small (it's the smallest atom in the universe) that conventional sealing methods can't contain it. Traditional O-rings and pipe thread compounds are ineffective and result in leaks. It's also extremely volatile...see the Hindenburg. None of these are deal breakers...there are existing work arounds. The biggest issue is producing the stuff. At this point, it takes more energy (through electrolysis) to produce hydrogen than the energy that it can provide. Of course, technology is always changing, and down the road who knows, it could be a major player in the energy mix. For now, lithium batteries seem to be the most effe⁶ctive solution as an EV power source. And again to clarify...most Lithium comes from Australia, not China...and we're about to mine it ourselves in Ontario. On top of that, Chrysler and LG are building a $5 Billion lithium battery plant right here in Windsor. We will potentially soon being manufacturing 100% built in Ontario EV's...which I think (as Martha Stewart would say) is a good thing. https://www.northernontariobusiness.com/mining-the-northwest/northwestern-ontario-sees-the-green-lithium-rush-6526470 https://www.stellantis.com/en/news/press-releases/2022/march/stellantis-and-lg-energy-solution-to-invest-over-5-billion-cad-in-joint-venture-for-first-large-scale-lithium-Ion-battery-production-plant-in-canada

Gezz Bro, watch your self, don't do the dip like someone I know😱😀

https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric_emissions.html

All ads are a form of propaganda to sway the manufacturer’s ideals on the public. You say the mfgrs are following what the people want. I say they are working hard to convince people that EV’s are what they want. Hence all the expensive advertising. No offence taken with what you posted. When I used the word propaganda I’m not talking propaganda like what Hitler, Goebbles and the Nazis used in the 1930’s to change a countries mind set. I just hate when big businesses try and lead people down a path that they may not have ever gone. I don’t dislike the EV but it’s hard to find stats on what the estimated EV’s total environmental footprint is or will be. I’m talking right from the manufacturer of materials (batteries especially) required to build, to maintain and the disposal of the vehicle at the end of its useful life. I wonder if the EV is as green as “advertised”? I believe that battery powered cars are here for the interim; that's until the hydrogen fuel cell and or hydrogen internal combustion engines are perfected. Even Tesla is working on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Elon Musk has stopped calling them fool cell vehicles now that he’s looking at throwing his batteries in the garbage. BMW and Toyota are in bed together trying to perfect a hydrogen combustion engine. BMW actually have one version of it’s engine in vehicles running around Europe. So lets keep the thread going and I will try not to use words that may offend. Dan…

I checked the forecast earlier today. Looks like winters over. Another year and no ice fishing for me. I can’t remember the last time. Must be eight years ago. I still have fun I just do other things.

By the title of the thread I was thinking this was going to be about ice fishing for crappies.............🙄 South of CrowMan down around Kingston, the ice is getting pretty sketchy. It is supposed to go down a bit tonight and be below zero in the morning, but...but...but...I am not in a real hurry to see if my floater suit works or not. Shortest ice season I can recall. Doug