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When were fish'n Quinte in the springtime, we camp at the extreme east end of a long narrow bay, and if there's a strong wind from the west for a couple days it can actually push the water into the bay and raise the level by as much as a foot. Couple years back we headed down to the dock to go out fish'n, and sure enuff, the dock had floated off it's crib in the high water and drifted away with my boat still attached to it Luckily there was another person there with a boat and was able to chase mine down and bring it back in. Who'd of thought when you tie up to a dock, you need to chuck the anchor out too

I dunno Wayne, you seemed pretty happy living outta the back of your pick-up a couple years ago at Lakair

I was watching the noon news today and a spokesman for ESSO says they should start getting back on track this weekend seeing as they now have most of the fire damage repaired. When the interviewer asked how soon we could expect the gasoline prices to start dropping back to normal now that their producing again, the spokesman seemed genuinely surprised at the question and actually said that the rise in prices had nothing to do with the fires, and it was just a natural increase due to the cold winter and low oil stocks in the U.S....... They must have to keep all the excuses for high prices written down on a piece of paper in front of themselves so they don't get them mixed up from one day to the next.

I've been going to the Sportsman Show for so many years I've lost count, but I doubt if I'll be going to anymore, at least not until we start getting our $$$$ worth again. $10 to park, plust $15 to get in is getting a little bit outta hand when the quality of the show has been in a nose dive the last few years. Used to be, you could always park in Ontario Place for free and walk an extra 5 minutes, but now their even charging $5 for that. Nope, I'll save my $$$$ for the Musky Odysee in April, at least there were not getting ripped off for the parking, plus we don't have to wade thru all the vendors selling T-shirts, cheap earrings, chamois or toy cars trying to find the "sporting" stuff. The only good thing about the show these days is the fact that so few people go to it anymore, it's not nearly as crowded as it used to be.

ESSO in Scarboro at Victoria Park & Danforth was down to only regular a couple days ago, but I gassed up this morning and their now selling all grades again......strange too, cause I was the only car there, and I was expecting the place to be busy.......99.9 ¢ for regular. Don't think they've been totally outta gas yet. I heard some drivers interviewed on the radio this morning and some were saying they were trying up to a dozen stations before they found one with gas in the GTA.

WTG Sam, awesome pickeral !! Your always working to help everyone else get the bigguns, so it's good to see you hooking up too.

Great stuff Rippinlips, stories like that always make the day seem that much brighter !!!! Definetely would like to hear the outcome of this one.

Been a very long time since I've been to Kashabog, but we used to camp there when we were kids, gotta be nearly 50 years ago, but I still remember what a beautiful lake it was. I do remember we used to get alot of smallies and catfish though. Thanks for jogging a few old memories.....VERY old infact

You'll be happy you bought those bigbuck, their about the best you can get. Kinda nice when you can cut thru 7/0 hooks with one hand.

TennesseeGuy, what were talking about is the possibility of a very serious shortage of gasoline in Ontario due to a couple of recent fires in Southern Ontario refineries. Many gas stations in the Toronto area are already out of gas and many more are starting to restrict how much gas each person can perchase. There's also talks now of contingencey plans to keep police cars and ambulances in service if the problem persists for much longer. It's also affecting the supply of diesel fuel and there's a concern now that the trucking industry may not be able to fuel their trucks if this continues for too much longer, and that could cause serious side effects if the trucks can't deliver their goods to the factories and grocery stores.

Davis, absolutely the best wishes for your son, please keep us informed as to how he's making out.

Everybody still able to find gasoline in your area ?? Were gonna be OK though, I saw Dwight Duncan....Ontario Energy Minister......interviewed this morning and he claims the government is looking after us and will be on the look-out for any gas companies trying to rip us off. Gas has risen 90¢ a gallon in the last couple weeks.......anybody know at what level we can start calling it a rip-off ??

Very very nice indeed Cliff !! Your obviously a man of both talent and patience.

You made a good choice on the Premier / Calcutta combo Matt. They work well together and you'll get alot of years of good service from them. Some nice baits there too.

Too bad you couldn't make it back over on Saturday night too Jamie, you missed out on some great grub over at the Keg. See you in a couple weeks.....maybe ??

The cleanliness of the streets was the 1st thing I noticed about Ottawa, specially comparing them with the streets here in Toronto. Seems like the folks take alot more pride in their home than those that live here, unfortunately. The Boy Scouts also had something going on this weekend at Parlaiment Hill...... Lots of Scout flags and banners being erected on the front lawn but I never had a chance to find out what it was.

Back in '67 I worked at Toronto airport as a gas jockey / baggage handler and our biggest customer was American Airlines, which was also the airline of choice for alot of the Hollywood actors commuting between Toronto and Los Angeles. Our office was on the ground floor of the old Terminal 1 right where the airplanes parked to pick-up / drop off passengers, and any of these so-called celebrities would sit in the comfort of our private waiting room so they wouldn't have to mingle with the low life, common folk they had to share their oxygen with. Funniest thing I remember was Eddy Fisher (husband of Elizabeth Taylor) waiting to board for Los Angeles, and we were told to be sure to load his bags last, so they'd be the first unloaded and the "very important Mr. Fisher" wouldn't be held up waiting to leave Los Angeles Airport. Naturally, his bags were the very 1st ones that we loaded and were stuffed right in the nose of the plane and everything else jammed on top of them and Mr. La La would then be the LAST to get out of the airport. Poor Eddy Fisher was probably still searching for his bags at midnight hahahaha I always hate it when somebody tries to put some egotistical actor on a pedistal above anybody else. Another day I spent a couple hours sitting yakking with Twiggy while we waited for her plane to arrive. Very nice girl who didn't think she was above the rest of the world. Also spent an afternoon shooting the breeze with the Blue Angels and that was one of the most interesting bunch of guys I've ever talked with.

About 30 years ago the Platters were at one of the local clubs here in Toronto, so a group of us went to hear them sing and we had front row seats. Part way thru the show they were looking for a volunteer to come up on stage and sing with them, and seeing as I was a lifelong fan of theirs, and had consumed just enuff beers, I immediately hopped up and sang Harbour Lights with them. We had a lot of laffs and after everything was over, the whole group of them came and sat at our table for the rest of the evening and we ended up having a ball with them. Great group of guys !!

Actually, it was such a gorgeous weekend weather-wise, we decided to spend all our time touring the outdoors stuff and we'll save the indoors sites for another weekend when the weather isn't so nice. We did spend alot of time around Parlaiment Hill though taking in the sites. Chris, thanks for the summer pics of the locks, it's nice to get a different perspective. I'll be seeing the Ottawa River again this summer at least once, cept this time it'll be chasing some big toothies.

Mornin folks, the Mrs and I decided to take off for a few days and head up to Ottawa to check out the sites. I've travelled thru there before heading up into the Gatineau's in Quebec or fishing the Ottawa River but never spent any time in town doing the tourist thing so we figured it was time. It was a gorgeous weekend for walking around and we covered alot of miles looking at things. I've never been a fan of politicians but must admit the Parlaiment Buildings hafta be some of the most impressive buildings in this country, and they sure don't build anything to compare to them these days. The War Memorial is truly something everyone should see if their in Ottawa and was the 1st place I headed. These are the guys that made everything possible for those of us that followed. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Sad but very moving, and it certainly brings the sacrifices they made closer to home. Supreme Court of Canada, taken from Parlaiment Hill 1st lock of the Rideau System I've never had a Beaver Tail and that was near the top of my to-do list so we headed over to the canal where they have a booth setup and got one. Hafta admit too, their every bit as good as everyone said they were. We spent about an hour sitting on a bench on the ice watching everyone skating on the worlds longest skating rink.......7 kilometers This was something I thought was great. Only 150 feet from the Parlaiment Building they've established a place for wild cats to live and are looked after by a retired guy who provides everything for them. The "cat house" is full of straw for warmth and he keeps them supplied with food and water. Their doing well as every cat was fat and playful. Not sure why they have a gun pointed at Quebec from Parlaiment Hill, but I thought it was kinda funny. Anyways, that's where I've been for the last few days and I must admit, Ottawa is a beautiful town and were already talking abut another trip.

Thanks again everyone and Sheri also sends her thanks and certainly appreciates all your "get well wishes" It means alot to her......and me !!

Hiya Cliff, I'm right here and everything is fine, but thanks for asking. Just been really busy running around today and just got in a few minutes ago and saw your post. Were heading to Ottawa in the morning for a mini-vacation for awhile and I've just been getting everything ready for the trip.

It's interesting how over the years we each gather a circle of friends on message boards, or at least we THINK their friends anyways, and then sometimes things happen in our lives, and we realise that unfortunately, maybe we didn't have quite as many board friends as we originally thought we had. It's strange actually, cause sometimes, old friends really aren't, yet strangers actually are..... I spose it's good to re-evaluate stuff from time to time anyways though, and just put everything in it's proper perspective so it's easier to understand where things and people belong. This should make sense to some, and will mean nothing to most, but I'm done now anyways and no further reponse to this thread is required. Thanks, that's all I wanted to say.......

Bulldawgs on a flyrod....perfect !! We'll be arriving about 5:00 Friday afternoon Jamie, are you guys in for supper Saturday night ??

I'm 15 minutes from Ashbridges Bay.....count me in.