bigbuck

The tax system is ridiculously complex. Tax lawyers, accountants and the bureaucracy have to justify their existence somehow.

Lew has conducted a scientific study that proves that the mighty muskellunge is more dangerous than a hacksaw. Good to hear it was not too bad.

The joys of hurrying up to wait. A Dr getting upset because he had to wait......what a morooon! I am quite sure he never ever made one of his patients ever have to wait. Thankfully the radiation has helped and hopefully the new meds will get things under wraps. Good luck Jen!!!!! There are A LOT of people who have never met you that are praying for you.

The writing was on the wall when FS was bought out. Too many retailers with slimming margins because everything is becoming a commodity and disposable. My neighbours are all on their 2nd or 3rd flat screen tvs and I still have my old Panasonic 27 inch tube tvs that give me no issues.

Check with the local marine supply stores in the area down by the lake.

And Manitou, they are Norwegian Elk Hound. Nice looking dog.

Yeah, they are great companions. My German/Dutch shep mix Roxanna is a joy. We just finished wrestling and playing in the basement with her and the girls and I am smoked. She loves to go fishing with me and just hangs out in the boat. She is never too far away.

Sail and JBs are your choices. All their stuff has gone through the roof with the drop in our dollar. Unfortunately, we will have to pay more to play this year.

That is lousy news. I never made that up there and never met him but I understand what he is going through and I wish him Godspeed.

Fish enough, long enough and most of those things WILL Happen to you. Good one Lew!!

Andy Myers lodge is a big name up in The Dryden area. Shame on them!!! Another bunch of fools thinking they could get away with whatever they wanted.

One thing to remember for those with aftermarket tranny coolers, check the connections monthly. I know of two tranny failures because of hoses coming off the tranny on one and the hose coming off the cooler on the other......oops. Trying to save the trannies was the death of them.

At least an 8'6" hvy bass rod but for general purpose musky work, a med hvy 7ft+ musky rod. You will be fine for smaller baits but for the big stuff, a lower gear ratio would work better. I see many more rod/reel combos in your future....

Ypu could rig your bumpers horizontally across the top of the gunwhale. Basically a line running the length of the boat with bumpers on it.

UHaul.cannot beat their package price for the hitch, wiring, install, ball and mount.

Make sure you have the navigation charts for the areas you take your boat. Not the fishing maps, NAVIGATION maps that show you where the hazards are. Go slow until you get used to the areas you will be boating in. Props, skegs and lower units get expensive quick.

Speak to both your MPP as well as Jen's MPP and try to get them on board to help you battle the bureaucracy. Ask her Dr what can be done. 5k a month can wipe out any savings you have real quick, esp if she needs to be on it longer term. Hopefully Sunlife will cover it, I guess that is her Extended Health provider for her Group coverage through work. You are going to need to squawk loudly now. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Good luck and keep us posted.

Very cool. Definitely a life experience being up there in the winter.

I saw that last week on the way to Peterborough. Looked like a fairly nice store from the outside. Good luck to them.

Most parks do not accept a trailer more than 10 years old. That said, it does not hurt to ask. You have all of the Kawarthas within an hour and a half of you. Quinte is about two hours away as well. Honey Harbour, the Muskokas, etc.... your bigest issue is the age of it. But it never hurts to call around and ask.

Wayne, I do not know what to say other than *!*:/+/+:+:+:/*/+/+:-/+:-;-'='@-:-"'-!)!-? Cancer!!!! I had my last treatment 2 weeks ago. A couple days ago, an old high school friend passed away from pancreatic cancer at 45. Bittersweet for me. Hearing about Jen now is tough. I wish her the best of luck and Godspeed with her treatment to clean it up.

Shimano reel and a St Croix Premier or Legend rod, 7ft+ in Med Hvy action to toss bucktails. And a 7ft or less in hvy or x/hvy to toss glide baits and jerk baits. Then a nice Shimano Tekota on a 8ft glass trolling rod. All spooled with 80lb minimum braided line. Some floro leaders and a hard wire steel leader for jerks and gliders. A few bucktails, a couple Suicks, Hellhound, Top Raiders, the list goes on and on. LOTW is my all time favourite body of water. Musky, pike, walleye, bass..... + the most beautiful scenery.

Dunker, you can use the plastic dimpled membrane they use to protect foundations on new homes. It comes in a big roll, roll it out to size, cover with tongue and groove plywood and nail down with concrete nails. Cheaper and same thing pretty much. We did that in my basement and the floor is nice and warm.

Wayne, get your head out of that nasty spot!!! That is not where you are allowed to go. You have to think positive. Trust me, I know it is hard. Your daughter is one hell of a fighter. Cliff, good to hear you are OK.

What was the point of this whole thread??? O yeah, seniors licensing. More money to go into the nebulous hole known as general revenue.