bigbuck

Big Brother is Watching YOU!!!!

Don't get me started on GULP and it's leaky containers. I had one leak in the back of the wife's minivan, took forever to get that fishy stink out trying just about everything.

Vertical integration is the way of the future, or so we are told. Companies will buy out their little competitors to get the burrs out of their bonnets.

Pretty much any of the manufacturer's make decent pontoon boats. He needs a smallish one with a 25hp on the back. It doesn't need to be fast. He just needs to check out a few dealers and see which layout suits his needs the best.

I'd also contact some of the local businesses that you frequent and let them know that they won't be seeing you any longer. When the individual ratepayers get hit in the pocketbooks, they may start to chirp a bit.

Pour a bit of Seafoam right down the throat of the carb, let it sit for a couple of minutes and then tap the bottom of the carb with a small hammer or the plastic end of a screwdriver. More than likely, it's just a stuck float in the carb. If it works, remember to pour some stabilizer in your jerry can of snowblower gas. Better to be safe than sorry. It will help to keep the fuel system clean and your gas always fresh.

Great use for something that gets used twice a year!! Good one!!!

Time to retire your old sled. What's next after the carb boots, the track, etc...etc...

Jeez, them old timers have some good stuff to say.

Georgian Bay, lots of places to stay, Honey harbour has a few little resorts that you can rent a cottage for under a grand for a week. You need your groceries and bedding. The Town Centre has pretty much all you need. There is a full grocery store in Coldwater. Midland is 35-40minutes away and has pretty much all the amenities. At the age of your kids, they need a beach, water to swim and splash in, a park and a store that sells freezies and ice cream. Mom and dad need a fridge, stove, bbq and a bathtub to wash off the kiddies.....and some cold tasty bevvies to enjoy by the campfire each night.

Congrats on the new ride!! Get'r slimed up Real Good!!

I've gone 84mph on GBay on a 33ft offshore and that was waaaay too fast for me. I've also done 72mph in a BassBoat and that was hairy. My boat tops out in the high 40's and that's plenty, I usually cruise between 25-30mph depending on which prop I run.

Man, I tell you, what people do for an adrenaline rush..........

I've got buddies on Lake Muskoka who have little racing boats that do 120mph+, they are always bugging me to go out for a blast with them. I'm too old for that!

Not enough people in Barrie to justify a Cabela's. Down here in Oakville, we have plenty of space on the north side of Dundas.......

As for Target, Zellers is losing business and has not had a steady focus in years. their stores look just like they did in the 80's and they just can't compete with Wal Mart, Wally world has too much buying power.

I remember Frank Vetere's, there used to be one down on Bloor by the Museum, we went there in the early 80's for deep dish pizza and it was good! Now mind you, I was 10-11 years old at the time and not too fussy. I hope the Olive Garden doesn't come back, they sucked. There used to be one up by York U that I took one or two dates to back in the day and it wasn't great (I grew up with a bunch of Italians and I knew all about what Italian food really is).

Breaker 1-9 This is the Bandit calling the Snowman..........

You have 5 liter fever Wayne??? They are a nice truck!! Drive it in good health!

I was up in Midland visiting friends in the area on New Year's Eve and took an F250Lariat with the new diesel at Bourgeois. What a truck!!! None of the Ford dealers around Oakville have any in stock. I took out the new Sierra HD with the new Duramax and didn't like the way it drove. The Ford was waaay nicer. I know what I'd buy for a truck. I'm kicking around the idea but we shall see how things go over the next year or so.

Free Fishing, I guess you have to have at least one good benefit for reaching that milestone. Happy BDay Cliff, all the best to you!!!

DUMB DUMB DUMB!!

Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer is being reprinted now with all references to the 'N' word removed to become more politically correct. This is the artsand literature!! There is a lot of 'art' that is offensive to a lot of people, if you don't like it, don't listen, don't look at it, don't read it!! It's supposedly a 'free' country that we live in. By no means am I a Liberarian in my political views but when it comes to censorship, Big Brother shouldn't control my media outlets. To paraphrase what Trudeau said, 'The government has no business in the bedrooms of the nation'.

We are probably going to see $1.05 Canadian over U.S. at some point this year, if not more. Wayne, get ready for more pain this year. Unfortunately, manufacturing in Ontario is continuing to be hollowed out. The US needs to have a cheap greenback to get their economy going again.

Unfortunately the $2 .40cal bullet did not kill the idiot. Now we as taxpayers have to shell out a few million dollars to try and incarcerate his dumb

My sincerest condolences go out to the slain officer's loved ones. What a waste!!!

Chili + Ice Hut + Open Flame = BIG BOOM!!!!

Stock is best for longetivity.

Shop around. Call a lot of brokers, check on the web, it's going to take you a few days but if it saves you a few hundred bucks...........

Unfortunately, as far as the insurance companies are involved, you are a brand spanking new driver. They will treat you pretty much how they treat a 16 year old. Your driving record and the claims experience of your postal code area determines your rates, some companies get hammered in certain areas while some have very little by way of claims.

I've been with Allstate for 12 years now and nobody can beat their rates on my combined home/auto/trailer policy. Mind you, both the wife and I have clean records, I have not had a ticket in over 4 years and no at fault accidents in over 10. Brokers hate Allstate because they only market to the top 10% of insurable drivers. They take the cream and leave the milk for everyone else. Unfortunately they reorganized a couple of years ago and lost a lot of their top agents but as long as I get good rates, I personally don't care who I deal with.

To save a few minutes is not worth the costs involved with traffic tickets. You have 2 on your record and your insurance company has a field day with you. You will pay for your tickets for 3 years until they go off your insurance record, the ministry is 2.

Ok Lew, I guess it isn't going to be easy. Mind you,who ever said that hunting toothy critters is easy.

I have a Salty that I used up on LOTW, I agree they are great. The problem with them is that I need to put down some Custom Bert's tracks and mounts etc.... Making a $100 job closer to $5-600.

Internal carb cleaner has to fed through the fuel line to the inner workings to clean them and release the float needle. Blowing carb cleaner down the throat with expectations of achieving that is like trying an enema from the wrong end.

All it needs is a bit of carb cleaner to get into the bowl to unstick the float. It's not an old machine so it shouldn't take too much to get it going. BUT, that said, in snowblowers in Southern Ontario, it makes sense to ALWAYS have some stabilizer in your fuel since the machines don't get used all that much. Most stabilizers also work to keep the fuel system clean so you are twice protected, hopefully.

Thousands of dollars?? Ok, maybe not.

Just looking for some informed opinions. I'm thinking about mounting a pair of Scotty Rod Holders on the back of my boat (19ft Larson Fish'n Ski), basically it's a 19ft bowrider with a trolling motor and fishfinder. I'm looking at the Powerlock model with Flush Mounts.

Now, what I want them for is for trolling Muskies, so they have to be tilted downwards so the rod tips are pretty much in the water. Are they strong enough mounted this way or do I have to get some Bert's mounts and do it that way (harder to do and a lot more dough). For the amount I actually get to fish, I don't want to put too much into this project because I'm likely to be able to spend even less time up north due to business.