DanD

For you guys wanting to clean up your rusty trailers; you got to have a look at the Pro-15 products. http://www.por15canada.com/shop/ A lot of the guys restoring classic cars are using this stuff on the under body and frames and they swear by this stuff. Applied properly and the rust just doesn't come back. Dan. Just found this vid showing how to prep and paint the Pro-15 on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUSXm4tMKuo

Same hey Lew; but you working as a fireman, have no doubt singed it off a couple of times. I know I've lost most of mine a few times, while looking down the throat of a carb and it decides to backfire on yea. Come to think of it, I've lost my eyebrows a few times as well. LOL Dan.

If you already have one of those small portable battery chargers and want to use it, there is a way to connect it to all three batteries and charge them all at once. You don’t have to disconnect the batteries from the trolling motor or each other. Take the charger’s leads and connect it to one of the three. Then with jumper wires of the same gage size or larger of the charger’s cables; connect the other two batteries in parallel. In other words positive to positive negative to negative; like you would while boosting a car’s dead battery. Even though the batteries are connected in series to get the 36 volts; individually each battery is still only 12V. If you want to confirm this, connect a volt meter to one of the battery’s terminals and then another and you’ll see that they’re still 12 volts. You can charge fifty batteries this way as long as the charger has the capacity. The only thing about charging the batteries this way; is that if there is one battery that is partly sulphated (only takes a light surface charge with voltage climbing quickly) the charger (if it’s a voltage sensing charger) will shut down before the other batteries get a full charge. That’s where a 3 bank charger would be your best bet; it has the ability to sense each battery individually. Here a crude schematic of what I tried to explain. Dan.

I would check the service schedule from the manufacturer. Any spark plug after some use will require more voltage to ark the gap. This higher voltage will put a strain on the ignition coil(s) and secondary wires; which could cause them to fail prematurely. For example if an ignition wire is burnt open due to high resistance of a spark plug; the secondary voltage could back feed the ignition system looking for ground and take out the control module. Dan.

Yup More or less Yes @irishfeild Dan.

Maybe so; but that would have meant driving (8+hours) back up to the Matachewan area for the court date. That's 4 guys wages, food and gas; to fight a charge where we were guilty; no we just paid and were done with it. Dan.

No because we didn't have anything to fight; we were in the wrong, for not leaving stored fish identifiable with the piece of skin. He was also on a mission to show the young CO (Trainee?); that he could do as he pleased, as long as he stayed on the right side of the badge. Another CO maybe would have let it go, considering we told him that the fish was in the fridge for our supper; but who knows? Dan.

We didn't get checked this year up at Elk Lake; didn't even see any form of MNR on the water or the roads? Asked the lodge owner what was up with that, considering there were so many people fishing this section of the river? He said that the CO that was stationed in/for the area had retired and had not been replaced yet and he didn't know whether they were getting another CO dedicated to just that area? He went on to say that it's been a free for all for the local poachers and he had the tips line # programmed in his cel; but even if a CO shows, it's hours/days after the fact. I guess that the Elk Lake area was spit up into the surrounding areas of other COs territories? Hidden cut back that very few ever hear about. I had the displeasure of meeting the retired CO a number of years ago; what a miserable dude (not my wording) We were at Horseshoe Island Camp; it was about noon - 1pm and we had just finished cleaning our mornings catch that we were having for supper that night. Sitting on the deck, we see a MNR boat with 2 COs in, pulling into our dock. The one guy (The now retired CO) jumps out and heads to the cottage, just short of running; while the other CO ties up the boat. The old CO tells us he's here to search the cottage and if there's anything we're hiding to tell him now. I said go ahead all you're going to find is tonight's supper. This guy went nuts inside the cottage; flipped beds, emptied suitcases; he even looked inside the wood stove and sent the young CO under the cottage looking for fish. When he was done, he walked out to the deck were we were all sitting with the plate of fillets from the fridge. He drops it on the table and says I knew I'd catch you guys for something. I said what are you talking about; we're well within our limit for six guys. Improperly packaged fish there's no skin left on he says. That's our supper??? The only way I would believe that is if the frying pan was on the stove and the butter was hot. He wrote the 4 adults up with a $75.00 fine each and confiscated the fish. What caused him to do this and center us out, I'm not sure; but he went over to the cottage next door and shock the hand of one of the guys staying there. These guys were having a hard time finding fish and we weren't telling them where and how we were. So I think when they saw us with stringers of fish every day, some sour grapes set in and they made the call? Yes we're meat fishers for one week a year; while on our fishing trip together and we only bring in what we can eat that day. So yea I'm a bit gun shy when I see a CO; but I wait until he starts to speak to me before I make my mind up as to whether he's an "A" hole or not. Sorry for the novel; but this still gets me boiling when I think of this CO on his power trip; glad he's retired! Dan.

And that's is the sad part; we teach our kids to trust the police and then a bone head like this guy breaks that trust we all should have for/in them. I service a number of OPP cruisers and I've got to know quite a few of the officers; most a great people but there's a few that make you wonder why they've been able to keep their jobs; let alone allowed to carry a gun. Dan.

You can't compare a ridgeline to an Avalanche; but I am thinking of swapping out the spare tire in my Avalanche for one of them there Honda's. It would look cute riding in the box of a real SUV. Dan.

I have a customer here that has towed his 16 foot glass boat with a 4 cylinder Ranger for years. When he first started dealing with me, he had me weld up a hitch receiver to the front of the truck. That's so when he got to the launch, he would unhook the boat from the back and hook it to the front of his truck. Said he never gets stuck, there's a lot more torque in reverse for pulling out of the ramp and he admitted that he couldn't back a trailer up "normally" if his life depended on it. LOL He has a topper on the truck and a bit of weight in the box and I think that is his saving grace for not getting stuck. Dan.

Thanks guys. Brian the only bun I'll ever see in the oven, would come from a Betty Crocker recipe. LOL As for discounts, not a chance; well not until I get some of my tuition money back, so don't hold your breath. Dan.

Well I just can't help myself and had to post this; my little girl has accomplished her dream of becoming a lawyer. The best part is the firm she's working for is right here in London. She stops in at home 2 or 3 times a week and she's not asking for money anymore. LOL Way to go Michelle!!!!!!!!! Dan

Yea I did up that chicken last night and it came out pretty good; skin nice and crispy and the breast was all but dripping it was so moist. The funny thing is, I put a few potatoes and onions in the bottom of the basket and hung the bird just above them. The chicken was done at the 175 degrees but the potatoes and onions were still hard in the center; finished frying them on the stove top. Made up a gravy with the drippings and it had a smokey flavor to it. Following the instructions, cooked with the lid off until the last 20 minutes or so. After putting it on, the top of the bird browned up real nice. Was going to take a few pictures but my belly over ruled that notion and I sat down and got to eating the thing. Dan.

Great post and like the others have said, he'll remember these times for the rest of his life. Brought back memories of my dad taking me out rabbit & pheasant hunting; the first few years I was to little too shoot the shotgun; but I got to fetch and carry our prey. Hum come to think of it, maybe Dad was to cheap to get a dog??? LOL Dan.

I was thinking hey that's a great price on the Char-broil; so I went through the ordering process and by the time you're ready to click order, the price with handling, shipping and tax it was up over $200.00??? So I checked out Lowes and Home Depot who both sell this unit. Lowes have it on special (ending tomorrow) for $118.00 Reg $148.00. Home Depot has it for $168.00 but they price match and give an extra 10% off. So I ended up buying it form HD for $120.00 taxes in. Got a 5lb chicken out now thawing and going to give it a try tonight and let you know how it works out. That's if the seasoning of the fryer doesn't take to long; according to the instructions, you have to season the unit like a cast iron pan/pot? Dan.

I wish I had the room in my shop and the coin in my pocket to get one of those. There are a pile of guys close to me that do alignments but there's only one or two that I'll deal with; because I know they're doing a proper alignment. Get the word out to the other shops in your area that you can now do this service for them and their customers. Yea I know they've likely got all the gravy work but they may have also missed something you can pick up on. Good for you taking on something of that expense in this ever changing trade. Dan.

Yea our neighborhood had an issue a few months back after a new family moved into one of the rental houses on the street. We all felt it was them but couldn't prove anything; but their kids (3 teenagers) were always seen checking out cars or peering into garages, as they walked by. What I did was make up a flyer and printed 30 or so copies off; making sure the new neighbors got a few. It read. Caution; thieves in area take extra care locking things up. Notice to the thieves We and the police know who you are and we will catch you sooner or later. It all stopped and I haven't heard any of the neighbors complaining about stuff missing since the flyers went out. Dan.

Not sure how accurate this site is; but I called Kraft Auto Care (listed on the map) here in London and they said that yes their fuel is 100% ethanol free. They're selling unbranded Suncor fuel that the ethanol has not been added to. http://www.historicvehicle.org/Resources/Resources/US-Hobby-Law-Maps/Pure-Gas-Map/North Dan.

I stole my wife's ironing board and a buddy of mine that's a butcher got the plastic carving board for me. It's a little taller then a regular table and a lot easier on this old man's back. LOL Dan

If you’re stuck storing it outside, have it professionally shrink wrapped and you should be good. Shrink wrap installed correctly with bracing for it not to collapse (due to snow load) and vented properly, it’s as good as being inside a non heated barn. Dan.

We just bought a dryer from Sears and that extended warranty deal goes on most of the products they sell. Doing some research and reading consumer reports; I found that these steam dryers do as they say (less wrinkled clothing); but after people buying them, rarely use the option; most clothing is permanent press. It went on to say that the people that do use this option, mostly use it to "freshen up" their shirts, rather them wash them. (office workers?) Again according to the consumer reports, a good feature to purchase on a dryer is a moister sensor. With this feature the drying cycle stops when a certain moister level is felt in the dryer. Rather then using a timed drying cycle, where it'll continue too run until the set time has elapsed. I'll tell you how it works later; the new dryer is still sitting in the basement not hooked up. LOL Dan.

http://www.lakair.com/ http://www.memquisitlodge.net/ Both are great places. Dan.

I've been at a park that is owned by Castle Vacation Parks (Hidden Valley) for a number of years. Their rates are reasonable and the manager looks after the park quite well. http://castlevacationparks.com/ They own quite a few parks; there might be one that'll work for you. On the bottom right corner of the link you'll see a map of all their places. Dan.

I'm sorry I don't completely agree with that; My parents taught me and I taught my kids manors, respect and how to deal with society, in the privacy of our home. Those lessons started the second my kids could understand the word NO! I have a few family members (in-laws) that let their kids do more or less as they pleased, during their toddler's years through to their teens. Now that they are "young adults" they are complete and total A holes; they have no respect for anyone or anything and the world seems to owe them something. Now my kids were no angels; but when they screwed up, they knew there were going to be consequences and that I would follow through making them make it right. So is it society or the parent not following through with the job of parenting? Dan