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There ya go, if you don't try, you don't catch. Nice fish !!

I use the Rogers Rocket Hub for both the phones and internet and for the most part it works well, infact the internet is as fast as when I was on cable in the city. The odd time it does slow down though, specially early in the mornings, to the point where I can't even open websites. I've called Rogers a couple times to ask why it slows down, but you all know where that conversation goes.

Clear Lake appeared to be frozen right across a couple days back, even had a skim of snow on it. Today it's pretty well wide open again except for ice out from the west shore for 150' or so.

Definetely A Christmas Story for me !! I was a kid of the 50's and can relate to just about everything in that movie. I loved Ovaltine and just like Ralphie, I received a BB gun for Christmas in 1955 and never shot my eye out like Mom said I would. Everytime I see that movie it reminds me of me and my little brother back in the day. My family knows how much I enjoy that show and my daughter even put this in my stocking a couple years back

Nice bag of fish Larry.

That's about the nicest tribute to a friend I've ever read Bruce. My little Marvin is about the same size as Peanut and ever since this terrible thing happened I've been thinking about her. From someone who loves dogs as much as you Bruce, you have my very deepest sympathies & condolances. It's very sad indeed.

Thanks for keeping up informed Kelvin and all the best to your wife.

If you pay for her trip in full Bob, I'm sure she could suggest a few wagers for you, although I doubt she'd guarantee the results

Oops, guess you misunderstood me, sorry bout that. The folks who won the money lived in Toronto and it was called the Irish Sweepstakes

Speaking of Irish..... Waaaay back in 1953 some good friends of my folks won $56000 on the Irish Sweepstakes which was an absolute fortune back then. I don't know what it would convert to in todays dollar but it would probably still be huge. They were just newly married & it set them up really nice as they bought a new house, furniture, car and whatever else they needed. Bad part though, was after they won the loot, they abandoned all their old "poor" friends.

I did enjoy firefighting, very much, but I enjoy retirement MUCH more

They say things happen in 3's Dann but hopefully it gets extended for her

Awhile back my daughter bought a lottery ticket & won $500 Last month she won a trip to the Bahamas. All expenses paid, all inclusive with airfare, transportation, hotel, food, drinks and even gratuities, for 2 people and she's going in February. Yesterday she bought a lottery ticket & won $75 I think I'll give her some $$$$ to invest for me

And sadly, we're at the time of year when we'll starting reading stories where folks have gone through the ice on their snowmobiles. People get antsy to be on the ice in the early season and unfortunately too often they head out before the ice is ready.

Like all little girls, my daughter enjoyed fishing for perch and sunfish but grew away from it and never touched a fishing rod again for another 20 odd years. About 6 years ago she decided to take up the sport again and has now become a very avid musky angler and fishes with me on a regular basis. Something I look forward to every chance we can get out together.

You have to work your butt off for ALL of them, I probably just have more time off than you

Sadly Dan, the pigs that we share our fishing holes with are turning alot of beautiful areas into garbage dumps. And they ruin both hard & soft water spots.

The quality of your pictures is never short of outstanding Drew !! Simply amazing infact

I no longer do it but for quite a few years I kept a fairly detailed log of all the muskies I caught. It was just for my own personal use but I found it interesting to be able to look back and see the details. My best year ever was 2005 when I boated 115 muskies over the course of the season. Funny part is though, not only do I no longer keep a written record of my fish, I almost never measure them anymore and very seldom even take a picture. Normally their just unclipped in the water and sent on their way with a "thank you" After close to 40 years of musky fish'n they all sorta look alike these days and I can't see harrassing them anymore than I already do when I hook them. I did however take some pictures of 3 nice muskies I caught on the West Arm of Nippissing this past summer simply because my wife and daughter were both in the boat with me. We were up there on our annual 2 week trip. I posted a story about these fish and think it was my 1st fishing report in about 3 years. Not much sense in telling a story with no pictures or measurements

I'm just finishing my 2nd year with my 2010 F-150 and so far it's been a fantastic truck. I've got the Supercrew and the space in the back seat is unbelievable, specially with the rear seat folded up and it would be fine for your dogs. It's very comfortable, even the seats that Drifter doesn't seem to like Mines got the 5.4 V-8 and it's more than enough power to haul my 3500 pound boat around. Mileage isn't all the great but I knew that going in and if I was concerned about gas mileage, I woulda bought a Honda Civic.

Your neighbor just lost his home and probably all his possessions only 2 weeks before Christmas. He's got an awful lot on his plate right about now and a bit of glass in your driveway may be the last thing on his mind. If it were me, I'd probably borrow DanC's broom and clean it up myself. Then I'd maybe go over and ask my neighbor if there was anything I could do to help HIM But that's just me.

Newer style fire hydrants are self draining but older models weren't and when they were used some of the water remains inside and in cold weather they freeze solid and can't be opened when needed by the Fire Department in an emergency. After being used the remaining water can be pumped out but if not, serious problems can arise. I've been to more than a few fires where hydrants are frozen solid and unusable and very valuable time is lost trying to find one that is operable. If the hydrant in this story is an old model and nobody is notified to drain it, there could be problems thru the cold months if it's needed in a hurry. Sometimes it's good to know both sides of a story. And FWIW, if you have a hydrant on your property, keep the snow shovelled away from it and also dig a path out to the road to make it more easily accessible when needed fast.

This entire post has been great from beginning till now. Always interesting to follow along on these building projects. Thanks for letting us tag along during the process fishNwire

That's lousy news about Peanut Bruce but hopefully everything will work out well for the little guy. Thanks for the update.