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Merry Christmas Kelvin and everyone else here too.

They haven't invented a bait yet that could entice me to spend a day staring into a frozen hole

You know the answer to that one Bud hahaha

Jeez Dave, the days 1/2 done by 5 AM LOL

I was something similar, between the Navy and then the Fire Dept. I seemed to work either Christmas or New Years for most of 35 years.. We were pretty flexible with our shifts though as far a switching with other guys so plenty of times the single guys would take a Christmas shift for the family guys then he'd he'd take New Years Eve off and the family guy would cover for him.

You should be very happy with that rig. I bought a new Crestliner with a 90 Merc 4 stroke back in '99 and drove it for 10 years without any issues with either the boat or motor. Other than regular maintenance that I did myself and a couple dealer installed impellers there wasn't a single problem with that motor. I sold it to a bud in 2009 and he did the 1st ever motor repair last year. We both put a ton of hours on that rig and 16 years trouble free is about as impressive as it comes. As for tires, I always ran either Carlisle or Marathons on my trailers and as with the boat and motor I never had a problem with them either. Just be sure to maintain the proper tire pressure and check it before every trip. I also put my trailers up on jacks for the winter but honestly don't know if that's necessary or not but to me it always made sense.

This place also depends alot on donations and as you say, i't's nice to help out.

We dropped off $75 worth of dog & cat food at the local shelter last week

I change my picture every week or so but this is a favorite

Wow, talk about a voice from the past LOL Good to hear from you Roger, it's been a very loooong time.

The new propane stand alone doesn't give off huge amounts of heat from the sides or back and can be installed fairly close to the walls but throws out a ton of heat through the front vent with the fan on. My gas insert is the same and also throws out a crazy amount of heat, specially when set on high flame with the fan on and even on the lowest flame setting without the fan it's nice. My main floor is about 1500 sq. ft. and mainly open concept and it easily keeps it warm. I'd say the biggest advantage of the insert for your living room is the fact that you could probably get one to fit right in where your wood insert already is and you won't be taking up any more space like you would with the stand alone. Prices vary greatly depending on size and make but figure on probably being north of $5000 all in. Chemong Chimneys in Bridgenorth is who I dealt with and I'd highly recommend them if you're serious about switching. Outstanding company and people and I know others who say the exact same thing.

Why not just buy a new rim & tire Glen and be done with the aggravation ?

Thanks boyz. Steve, I hear you about not as much heat from propane and you're correct but what I like about the propane stoves is you can control the heat with the thermostat just like a furnace whereas a wood stove or fireplace can drive you outta the room until it burns down a bit. I figure once the room gets up to a comfortable temperature anything else is just too much heat. We have a big Christmas party every year and tonight's the night, and I clearly remember the 1st couple years with the wood fire upstairs and 30 people yelling at me to put the fire out...it's too darned hot in here LOL After spending the last 8 years experiencing both wood and propane stove, I find propane suits me more but obviously everyone has their own likes & dislikes.

When I bought this home 8 years ago it had a wood burning fireplace in the living room and it was really nice. I found a wood supplier at a good price and loaded up. The next year I decided I wanted a stove downstairs in the family room too and seeing as I was using wood anyways I went with an airtight wood stove. It worked great and threw off enough heat that it migrated upstairs and heated the whole house. Hauling the wood 70' from the shed wasn't a problem as I like hard work anyways but I was getting a bit tired of the constant mess carrying it thru the house, specially the living room, so after 2 years I decided to switch over to a propane insert in the living room and reface the fireplace while I was at it. The new propane insert works great, looks nice and throws off a ton of heat even with the blower off so I decided to get rid of the wood stove downstairs and go with propane there too. I used it for the 1st time this past week and it's also excellent and I'm happy I made the switch. I'll be the 1st to admit a natural wood burning stove or fireplace looks and even smells nicer, but the new, modern appliances are pretty darned nice too plus I'm not constantly cleaning up the mess and hauling ashes out every few days. Simply pushing a button to start them is soooo much easier than hauling wood, splitting kindling, tending the fire and the constant cleaning. They also come with a thermostat so it's very easy to maintain a comfortable room temperature which isn't always so easy with wood. Just thought I post my opinions incase anyone is trying to decide between wood or gas.

I always get a chuckle on this board when so many guys who live north of #7 somehow think they're better than city folks.

UltraMar premium is also ethanol free.

Honestly can't remember the name of the place Adam, but it was on Kingston Rd. somewhere west of Birchmount. The old brain begins to fail after 1/2 a century hahaha

No breakfast Sunday morning Joe but for lunch they gave us a bowl of what they called pea soup and to this day I can still remember it was the absolute foulest tasting slop I've ever had the displeasure of tasting hahaha

My bud's son-in-law raped and murdered a small boy 30 years ago but that's all I'll say about that. My own little brush with bad doods happened in 1963. I was 16 years old and me and a pal were driving down Birchmount Rd. in Scarboro to get a pizza. When we reached Birchmount Arena there were cops, paddy wagons and bikers everywhere and there was a huge fight going on in the parking lot. Being the inquisitive type I parked the car to go get a better look even though my friend said to stay in the car. The cops were grabbing everybody and handcuffing them and tossing them in the paddy wagons. Guess I was a bit too close to the fun and they grabbed me, snapped the cuffs on and tossed me in too. They hauled us all up to the Birchmount & Eglinton Ave jail and unloaded us into the cells. Naturally I tried to explain I wasn't a biker, wasn't in the fight and was just a nosey kid but of course the didn't listen. Spent Saturday night in the cells with dozens of bikers and then Sunday morning they loaded us all in the paddy wagons again and off we went to the Old Don Jail where we were finger printed and tossed in more cells. I was charged with "obstructing police" and bail was set at $500 which was a huge pile of cash back in 1963. My folks were away for the weekend and couldn't be reached so I called a rich aunt who came down and bailed me out. We went to court a few weeks later and while all the bikers were sent away for extended visits in the "big house" the judge believed my tale and all charges were dropped and away I went. I never blamed the cops because it was a full blown riot down there and several cops were badly injured in the fight they did a great job breaking it up even though they grabbed me. The Old Don Jail was the worst rat hole I've ever been in and sure hope I never experience another weekend like that again.

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Guys that can buy all the horsepower aren't worried about the price of gas LOL

Thanks Art, not a problem at all, I was just curious and actually kinda wondering if I was doing something wrong on my end with the new set-up.

I've never put much importance in post count numbers but on the old board I think I was up around 11 or 12,000 but notice now it's around 9800 and am just curious if any other things will be changing, specially in our profiles.

Just seeing if we can still link from Photobucket

I'll try one from the computer too