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Norman Ingram Public School....... Don Mills........ 1954 3 whacks on each hand.....And DID IT EVER HURT, jeeeeeez, I can still feel it And the worst part was..... I was innocent........honest

Wayne, the cutoff for the boat ramp is at Netherby Road, off the QEW, about 15 minutes or so past Niagara Falls so it's a fair drive from 400 / 401....takes me about 90 minutes from my place. The current in the river is normally strong enough to keep too much ice from forming around the boat ramp and I always carry a shovel & salt incase of snow. It's always a great way to close out the musky season and it'd be good to see you down there.

And they'll change it 9 more times before Saturday too Wayne Just hook onto the boat and drag er down

Saw it on CFTO at noon today Brian, about the way you guys are getting hammered with the snow up your way. We got off lucky down here, about 5" of snow yesterday, but then alot of it melted over night and now we've got the ice to contend with. Sure wish they'd hurry up and bring back that Global Warming they've been promising us.....

Police cars, ambulances and fire trucks are allowed certain leeways when responding to emergency calls, but must still basically adhere to the rules of the road. Their permitted to go thru red lights & stop signs but must 1st come to a full stop and then proceed with caution once they've determined that all traffic has stopped for them. If there is an accident caused by the emergency vehicle hitting a car coming thru a green light, the driver of the emergency vehicle can be charged. It's the same as speeding, it's permitted, but only when the traffic conditions warrant it. Back in the day, people respected emergency vehicles and what they represented, and would ALWAYS clear a path to allow them thru, but times have changed drastically over the years and now sirens and red lights are basically ignored by many drivers. I saw a huge change in drivers attitude over 3 + decades of driving emergency vehicles thru city streets, but that's another story..... Nautifish, if you have a complaint against the officer driving that car, your most certainly allowed to lodge a complaint with the Police Dept. and I'm sure you'll get the answer your looking for. Trouble is though, when people see a police car speeding, they complain he's going too fast, but if they find someone breaking into their own home and call police for help, they complain cause it took too long for the police to arrive. When folks get caught in a speed trap, they complain that the coppers are picking on them, but when they get hit by a speeding car, they ask why aren't the police cracking down on speeders. Every one of us has coffee breaks at work, but when the police stop at Timmies for a break, everone calls them lazy bums and asks why aren't they out catching the bad guys. Coppers are damned if they do.........and then their damned if they don't. Just my dimes worth.

Well said Sandy !!

That's fine by me Pete, neither of us likes crowded waters anyways See ya Saturday morning bright & early

Wonderful news and congrats to everyone !!

This is also something to keep in mind when launching your boat from a roller trailer. On a bunk trailer, you can unhook the strap and safety chain then back it straight into the water till it floats free of the trailer, but if your boat it sitting on rollers, you need to keep it firmly attached to the trailer until it's pretty well in the water. If you unhook it at the top of the ramp, specially a steep one, there's every possibility it'll slide off the trailer and land on the concrete as your getting back into your truck. You were probably already aware of this, but I've seen it happen before to those who used a roller trailer for the 1st time when they were used to a bunk.

Very nice gesture Percher, that's what it's all about !! Awesome stuff !!!!

Oh yeah Wayne, they'll definetely bend !! And the more force you apply, the bendier they get !!

Yup, that was one of them

Moose, that was by far the best read of the year !! I saw it here last night, but waited till 4 this morning to go thru it. The house was nice & quiet, the coffee was hot and I sat here and totally enjoyed every word of it, infact I read several sections twice to be sure I got it all. Thanks !!

Fishermen, musky or otherwise, are no different than anybody else, but some just need to be putting themselves in the limelight all the time, while others are happy to just go out fishing for the enjoyment of what it's all about. Most of us will go out and have a great day on the water, catch a fish or two, and be happy with that, while others need to constantly try to prove to others how good they are and will stop at nothing to put themselves in front of the crowd whenever they get the opportunity. Many fishermen would kill a trophy just for the recognition, accolades and pats on the back they think they'll receive, while many of us couldn't care less about back pats and would release it and be happy with ourselves for allowing it to live another day. Some fishermen need to always be the center of attention.........many of us don't.

Ole Marv and I were down in the woods about 6:00 this morning for our daily hike when I spotted what appeared to be the outline of an owl in the darkness sitting on a tree limb just above the ground. I approached very slowly and shone my flashlight on it an sure enuff it was an owl staring back at me. I kept inching towards it and got within 8' where I stopped. We just sorta stared at each other for about 30 seconds before he took off. I couldn't believe I was able to get so close to him. I didn't have my camera with me, but what an incredible way to start my day I Googled owls and came up with this, and I'm pretty sure this is a picture of what I saw, and it's also about how close I was to him. Beautiful !!

Here's the loon pic you asked for Dan, good to hear you liked it. It was continuously diving under our boat for about 20 minutes, presumably feeding on minnows, and I just pointed the camera towards the water and clicked as he made a pass and luckily it turned out OK. It's unbelievable how fast these birds can swim underwater !! Don't know why it appears yellow though, something to do with the water I spose ??

WTG David, your definetely a master of Quinte

Just incase your not aware of it, the screws you remove to drain the lower unit oil have washers on them that should be replaced every year too. Only a few ¢ each but something many folks fail to change.

I've posted this one before but liked the way it came out considering it was a fluke shot. I just pointed the camera backwards over my shoulder and clicked as the sun came over the horizon while I was doing 45 MPH This was the sun rising over my boat and shining thru the fog and reflecting off the water Sunrise over Lake O but I over-edited it and I liked the way it turned out.

Bumpity Bump

Nice to hear you enjoyed your stay in Canada so much 007, and even better that you got to see so much of what this country has to offer. I've been to England many times myself, and although nothing in size compared to Canada, it's also a gorgeous place, with so much history going back soooooo many years. Looking forward to your reports from the far side of the Pond once your settled in again.

Well done Sam, some real beauts there

Nice one Dax, good way to close the season !!

Well, if he doesn't Mo, he'll be lookin for another driver on Monday