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I've been buying cars & trucks, mostly GM products & mostly new for the past 53 years and have had everything from Corvairs to Rivieras and & pick-ups and can honestly say the only bad one I ever had was a brand new 2018 F150 Lariat with the 5.0 that had to have a new engine installed after only 10,000 miles and then the new engine also turned out to be bad after the 1st day. Ford wanted to give me another engine but I refused, dumped the truck and bought a new '19 Lariat with the EcoBoost motor. Cost me a few dollars but my dealership gave me a deal I couldn't refuse and now I'm a happy camper again. Figure 1 bad vehicle out of many is doing pretty good.

Sad new Chris, really sorry to hear it. I do indeed remember Brook, she was a great dog.

Just got back from my daily 4 mile hike Brian and was over dressed with just a light polyester T-shirt and jacket. Spent yesterday afternoon washing the truck in the driveway.

There's 3 privately owned repair shops within 20 minutes of me Dan and they've all got great reputations too . Good to know for anyone looking for honest work.

Both you & your reputation as an honest mechanic must be well known in your area Dan, that's something to be really proud of. Good on you !!

He was one of the nicest guys on this board and it's always sad when we lose the good ones too soon.

I own a cell phone but it lives in my truck and it's only there for emergencies or if my wife has to call me for something that can't wait till I get home, and other than that it never get's used, infact I don't even remember the last time I used it. The only 2 people in the universe that have my number are my wife and daughter and everyone else knows if they want to contact me to call me at home. I've never texted and wouldn't even know how to do it. We go out for dinner every Friday night and even sometimes for breakfast thru the week and I'm amazed every time at the number of people talking on their phones in the restaurant rather than the people they're sitting with. We were out recently and the 4 people at the next table almost never spoke to each other and spent the whole time texting to other people. I've lived a long time without a cell phone and don't intent to start anytime soon LOL

I am LOL

I'm thinking Tiny Bennett from the old Toronto Telegram maybe ?

The 2 Esso stations closest to me, one in Lakefield and the other in Bridgenorth are ALWAYS 3-5 cents more than anyone else in the area, yet folks still buy gas from them even though there's Ultra Mar's very close to both stations. Last week both Ultra Mars were $1.00 yet the Esso's were $1.10 Guess some folks don't mind getting ripped off.

In all my years on the job Paul, I never even heard of a net being used although when I 1st went on the job 50 odd years ago we did carry one on an old aerial.

If they'd have told me to jump 90' in that little net to be hired Paul I'd have gone back into the Navy LOL

Been watching the sad news about GM closing down after a century and so many folks losing the jobs they'd held for years. They made good money for a long time but now I spose most of them have to start over somewhere else. Just wondering if any of you guys had good jobs you thought you'd have for a long time then had the rug pulled out from under you ? I did OK myself, after I finished school I went into the Navy for a few years then joined the Fire Dept. in Toronto and stayed there for 32 years. Both jobs were secure with no threat of lay-offs and I was able to retire at 53 years old. How about you guys, any sad stories like the folks at GM who thought they were set for life ?

Hey, I heard that LOL Most lakes do seem to be frozen over around here although I have no idea how thick this ice is but with some colder weather on the way this week is should certainly improve things.

We drove across New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine in September Paul and it sure was nice to see the cheap American gas, but after figuring in the difference in the dollars there probably wouldn't be much savings.

15 miles north of Peterboro in Lakefield but the other stations around the area will be the same, they all go up & down together.

Went into town this morning and saw where gas prices jumped 16.3 cents per litre over night, that's 73 cents per gallon and is about the biggest one day increase I remember.

I drove down the the Peterboro store for the 7:00 opening this morning and there were about 9 bazillion people ahead of me when the door opened. Everybody got in quick though and I knew exactly what I wanted and where it was and I was out the door again in 15 minutes. A few minutes of utter pandemonium but I saved myself $250 so it was worth the craziness LOL

It's stupid statement because your comparing intentional murder with someone forgetting to mark a hole in the ice.

One of the stupidest statements I've ever read on this board.

I bought a St. Croix Legend Tournament musky rod from Gagnons a few years back and they were a full $100 cheaper then SAIL across the hwy.

1st you tell Cisco he shouldn't counter folks who disagree with him then in the next sentence you tell him about Canadians who fought for our right to voice our opinions. Don't think you can have it both ways LOL

No such thing as a bad musky no matter what the markings are...they're all good

About 18 years ago my brother and I went to Lost Lake Lodge near Gowganda and had a great trip. They had boats on a bunch of different lakes and you just made small portages between them carrying your gear and small outboard motor. No Idea what it's like now but may be worth checking out and if it's as good as it used to be you'll have a nice trip.

Used to be fun times for sure Kelvin, there's still a few of us who head to the West Arm every June.