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One of the toughest things a man ever has to do is make the decision to end the life of a wonderful dog, but eventually it happens and sadly, this week was my turn. Marvin was just an absolute joy to be around and I think his whole purpose in life was to make as many friends as he could. He loved to run in the woods, swim in the lake, ride in the boat and in general just really loved life and everybody he knew. He lived a long and VERY happy life and was nearly 18 years old, but lost his hearing a couple years back and then his eyesight in the last year. He still got around OK but age was catching up to him and we made the sad decision. We have a great vet that looks after him and she came out to the house yesterday to do what all dog lovers dread. He was my little buddy and he's sure gonna be missed.

Well done to Mr. Ferenc !! The world needs more like him.

Just my thoughts, but I think you may be right. Over the years I've been stopped many many times by the OPP both in the Kawarthas and up north, infact they stopped me 3 times in one weekend, and I have NEVER had a bad experience with a single police officer on the water. They've always been extremely polite and friendly to me....but then again, that's the way I treat them too.

I've had both vinyl and carpet and while vinyl is very easy to keep clean it can get extremely hot. I like to fish in my bare feet and you'll never do that with vinyl, plus if you take your dog in the boat with you, it can very uncomfortable for him too. I use a pressure washer to clean my carpet when needed and it's a simple job and doesn't take long. This of course is just my opinion but something to think about.

Their nowhere near pre-winter prices yet, but there's hope on the horizon.

Congratulations Mike, that's really impressive !!

Refilling the lower unit is dead easy, as is changing the plugs and if you do it yourself you'll save a bunch of money. I've got a 150 4 stroke Yammie and every fall I change the lower unit oil, engine oil, oil filter, plugs when needed and whatever else it needs and in total it's less than an hour. Dealership wants about $300 for the job.

I payed $1.05 / litre for my home propane on January 24th and just had my tank filled this morning and it's dropped to $0.96 so at least we're heading in the right direction for a change.

Many years ago, probably at least 40 anyways, my brother and his friends were southbound on hwy 400 driving in lousy conditions similar to yesterdays. He said visibility was poor but they were driving carefully and trying to stay out of trouble. Even though visibility was bad, vehicles were passing them going far faster than they should have been, including a large passenger bus. They continued down the road a bit further when all of a sudden there was a huge orange glow showing through the snow right in front of them and they intentionally drove into the ditch to avoid it. Turns out a flatbed tractor trailer loaded with lumber had jackknifed across the road and other vehicles, including the bus were slamming into the truck and one of them caught fire which also set the lumber on fire. A car hit the wreckage right beside my brother and also caught fire and even though they did everything possible to get that driver out, the car was mangled and they watched the man burn to death. I forget how many died that day but there were several and it was something that stayed with my brother the rest of his life. Ed said it was unbelievable how fast people were driving in those lousy conditions.

Very impressive reno on your boat, really nicely done.

My wife just called a few minutes ago to say they made it to Toronto with no problem other than a few whiteouts down the 115. Different story here at the house right now though, the winds are howling and it's snowing like crazy. I don't think this crazy winter is ever gonna let up

Thanks for that Joe, it's nice & sunny up this way too but the wind blown snow is what I'm concerned with, that 115 can get some nasty whiteouts.

My wife is just leaving on a 100 mile trip down the 115 and across the 401 to Toronto, hope things aren't too nasty over this way.

Out in the woods behind the house today and came nose to nose with this little guy.

As I type this there are 12 deer in my yard.

Good to have you back Mo, I was wondering where you got to.

If your unfortunate enough to hit a deer Paul, I think you can count on some significant damage to your car. My daughter was only doing about 70K when she hit a deer and did $7000 damage to her car. It dented the hood, both front fenders, cracked the windshield, banged in the roof then busted up the trunk lid.

Very nicely done indeed Mike

Hilarious Albert !!

Some days I don't last till desert LOL

I just drove the 1 1/2 miles in on my dirt road and it's as bad as it'll ever get. Even in 4x4 I was sliding sideways coming up the hills. Anyone with rear wheel drive may as well just park out on the hiway and wait for springtime to arrive.

I kept a very basic log for muskies for a lot of years but it was more just to keep track of the numbers of fish I caught from one season to another. Date, time of day and whatever body of water I was on.

Back in my Navy days we made a huge hook with a steel rod, tied it on to a couple hundred feet of rope and baited it with some scrap meat from the galley. We secured it to the stern of the ship, tossed it overboard and dragged that thing half way to Europe. Never caught anything or even had a hit that we knew of but that was probably a good thing considering the size of some of the creatures that roam the dark depths of the ocean 1500 miles from land

The clarity some of you folks get in your pictures is absolutely amazing !! Really nice pictures by some of our members !!

I don't watch NHL hockey but enjoy the Olympic games and those girls did us real proud, excellent finish to a great game !! Well done ladies !!