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I just watched a show about money with Brian Cox.. my wife and I enjoyed it so she may actually sit and watch this with me since he's in it..

Sweet corn I'd being planted near Windsor.. that's a month early 

The Atlantic hotel in New Brunswick has a basement under the whole lenght of it and we could hear someone down there.. 😅.. plus the sink for the bathroom wasn't even in the bathroom..

Supposed to be 19 in Hamilton today and almostas warm tomorrow.. cooler if you're close to the lake.. 

Maple syrup season is pretty much done in the south of the province and I haven't ice fished in years now.. the buds on the fruit trees could be vulnerable to frost damage if they open prematurely and we get a cold snap.. 

10 hours ago, CrowMan said:

Maybe I'm missing something but aren't 6 and 7 in the same 

I guess it would be.. 

I fish lakes along the King horn road in Greenstone. Unfortunately, one side of the road is 7 and the other 6 and we have had to switch to artificials due to the difficulty of obtaining live bait since we aren't even supposed to trap our own... outfitters are few and far between..

On 12/8/2023 at 4:43 PM, gordy28 said:

I have 2019 F 150 crew cab with the 2.7 litre V6, short box. I don’t tow w it often but use it a lot for fishing, atving (atv in box) and so far it’s been a great truck 

Decent on fuel (average 12.7 l per 100 KM)

Gordy

I'm getting close to that mileage with my 5.3.. 

The native stations near six nations get their gas from the Nanticoke refinery through various wholesalers. One is original traders energy which blends their own fuel on the reserve. I'm not sure if they add ethanol themselves or not. It could come from the refinery already blended in for all I know.. the attendants don't always know if you ask them either...OTE fuel has a bit of a different smell and colour than others but I'm not sure why..

My cousin lives right in Yellowknife and hes been evacuated to Alberta.. I remember talk of a sprinkler system on the cabin roof if I'm not mistaken.. hopefully Dave has this in place..

I just took a carb apart from my log splitter and it actually had rusty parts inside.  The ethanol in gas is going to cause a lot more of these issues.. you may be able to get it to run better with seafoam but I'm betting that the carb will need a more thorough cleaning.. I use simple green (the purple stuff only) and it is fantastic for de-greasing and cleaning carbs.. even better if used in conjunction with an ultrasonic unit

They're spoiled now.. from now on every fishing trip they take will be compared to this one.. 😄

On 4/23/2021 at 2:17 PM, smitty55 said:

Satellite receivers have been like that for a long time. Echostar (bell) uses cheaper components that barely meet specs. I've repaired 3 of them over the years and every failure has been capacitors. 1 of them I had to use a good receiver and compare readings with a meter and 2 of them a visual inspection was all that was needed to spot the swollen cans caused by excessive heat. Those receivers are always on if plugged in and run quite hot all the time, both of ours are always removed from power every night. I have mine sitting on spacers to allow more air flow underneath. The last one I fixed had two bad caps. So the system runs on 5V and the caps are only rated for 6.3 volts. Add in a very hot environment and the cans swell and next thing you know you can't get a satellite signal. For a few cents more the could have used a higher rated cap to reduce failure rates but of course then they wouldn't sell as many replacements.

I replaced a bad capacitor on a Samsung and it lasted a few more years. My next one also had a problem at 18 months old and I had to spend $300+ on a new motherboard.. my LG fridge had a compressor failure at 18 months. I had ordered a maytag but was informed that it was not available a couple of weeks later. They offered an upgraded LG for the same price so I took it.. I wish we had stronger lemon protection laws but since our economy relys on consumerism there is no desire for that

My daughter uses a hepa room filter because she has a rabbit and her dog in there at night with the door closed. It has helped with her allergies and the white noise of the fan helps her sleep.. 

Up north they patch with a piece of aluminum fastened with bolts and sealed with silicone.. sometimes a stashed boat would be poked full of holes with an axe because the outfitters hated people fishing their Hotspot..  

19 hours ago, Spiel said:

Well I did buy a 4 pack of them Albert for a spur of the moment trip north. I was asked to bring a meal for dinner, I opted in for the steaks and baked Taters.
However in my rush to grocery shop and get back home to pack up gear and boat and hit the road I hit the local Freshco for supplies (not steaks) and sadly they had no Russets (the best for foil wrapping and BBQ'ing imo), so in my rush I bought a 4 pack of foil wrapped spuds (I never buy pre wrapped cause I am frugal ). Then once home and still in a rush to pack up and get on the road I blew out my back and ended staying in bed for several days. Going forward when I went to use the foil wrapped spuds at home several days later I unwrapped them to split, season and butter them pre grilling I found them all to be less than edible, so I tossed them, but the unused foil was there and I had been asked to come up with an all gold seat cast in clear acrylic so I thought......hmmmm, why not. I do like trying new and creative designs in the shop and sometimes I get a winner and sometimes I don't as seen by the numerous failures laying about the shop. 

So there you have the background story. I do have a buyer though for the reel seat.
I'll bet those big Cats down Dunnville way don't give a damn about reel seat colours.   🤣

This is all sounding like a "you know you're getting old when...." story. I totally get it because stuff like this is so relatable to me now.. 😁

Lol.. the fish are going to love the sparkle on a sunny day 

On 5/7/2023 at 10:01 AM, KraTToR said:

Check the bearings if you haven't. Can count the number of boats/trailers parked on the side of the hyws with a wheel missing. Can't imagine that being much fun.

Upgrading the LEDs is a great idea and new wires, connectors as well - I'm assuming its over 10 yrs old.

 

 

My buddy lives on a hwy that always seems to have stranded boaters with bad bearings. He isn't the only house but they seem to see his place as somewhere to get help. Boat trailer bearings are dunked in water and they really should be checked when you winterize to avoid wrecking them completely.. rear seals can't be re-used either.. 

At this time of year the rain is good but usually a wet spring is followed by a dry summer.. 

On 4/3/2023 at 9:46 AM, KisrBerny said:

I love this traditional British Fish Batter from https://sweetandsavorymeals.com:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup beer

Instructions:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. Gradually stir in the beer until you get a smooth batter.
3. Let the batter rest for at least 30 minutes before using.
4. Dip your fish fillets into the batter and fry in hot oil until golden brown.
5. Cornmeal and Beer Fish Batter.

 

The Brodie flour mix is basically the same.. you can just add beer and then mix it..

On 4/5/2023 at 1:24 PM, Spiel said:

Ya, I should have noted that "the other guy" is the club president, Al. 

Mr. AL..  lol.. it was a good night.. I just wished I had entered my bookie..  won't happen again 😁

Nice rod.. she's a good kid Chris and I'm sure she will appreciate it greatly..

I love provincial parks but they are crowded these days. I'd rather spend an extra few hours driving to a park where it's peaceful and the fishing is good.. Haliburton Forest might be a decent option 

Been involved with a conservation group for over 25 years. We started out raising and releasing pheasants for the township hunt, then morphed into fish netting surveys, planting water plants (30,000 of them),planted thousands of trees, fishing derbies, bluebird nest boxes, trail building, benches, shoreline erosion, and dozens more projects.  We will be building a swallow nesting structure on a 40 acre property that was reclaimed farmland. This is kind of a signature site for us and 3400 shrubs and almost 4000 trees later we just have to remove some fencing and it will be finished. I am not sure how long we will be keeping it going because of the age of the volunteers involved and most of what needed to be done has been completed. The fish population at the Binbrook conservation area has crashed and we will be pressing the Niagara Conservation Authority to study the issue but they have limited resources and a lot of internal turmoil to deal with.. 

The ramp at old cut in Long Point bay is open and there was a boat in the channels on Wednesday.  I can't imagine that he went out on the bay in the wind.. it may be a busy place this weekend..