kickingfrog

You've got 5 years to figure it out.

My licence is good for 2 more years but someone else just renewed for a single year and thinks the store that the licence was bought at charged him an extra 6 bucks. I tried to suggest that was for the plastic card but he thinks it's an extra charge that the store is pocketing. I didn't think places could charge a "fee" for licences. Anyway not a big deal, just wondering what the thoughts were. And yes, I did also mention the new extra fee that was discussed here a month ago or so.

How did people manage just sitting around the radio listening to Ozzie and Harriet?

Most of the bay has a skim of ice but there are still some open spots that all the divers are gathering at. Snow squalls in the forecast. I read recently that patience isn't how long you wait for something but how you wait.

I think you might be right about what you think I think.

The company is still located in Peterborough I think. It shouldn't be too hard to dig up some info. Mid '70's does seem about right.

Interesting, havn't seen much in the way of bunny sign this year either.

You can ship from BPS but not to Canadian store, they do often now have free shipping to Canada if you can wait.

Yes. My impression is that there are less this year as well.

With apologies to The Gruffalo: All was quite in the deep dark wood. A hunter, and his son, shot a grouse.... ... and it was good. Soon to be 6, he's made a few trips last year and a few more this year but this was the first time I've got a bird while he has been with me. My oversized hunting coat barely fit afterward.

Brook trout in Labrador.

20 lb test, 3000 yard spool at $250 (US, before taxes) x 4 spools and prey you don't break-off.

I might need a second job to pay for 5plus miles of braid.

You're right. The point has been missed. Bad drivers will always be bad drivers. The root cause can't/won't be "fixed", no matter how much we'd like it to be. Bad drivers with winter tires are going to have more control, and I'll take that over a bad driver with no-seasons and no control. If a fool is going to whistle I'd rather he have winter tires while doing it.

But if stupid can't be fixed then at least put on winter tires.

If I'm hit by a driver that does not have winter tires on we both go to a collision centre. Half of the vehicles in the accident had winter tires.

Venison Wellington oh my!

Depends.

Hear the same argument for seatbelts, airbags, daytime running lights, traction control, ABS. and salting/sanding roads.

For the most part I had driven front wheel drive cars with manual trannys. When my wife wanted a small suv when we had kids it was all wheel drive and had some big nobly, noisy, tires. I though maybe they'd be ok in the snow. That year we had a snow storm in October before Thanksgiving. They were junk. I was "safe" for the most part because I was careful and learning the new vehicle but when I was stopped at a light I couldn't get going again up the hill. For much of the province the summer/winter conditions vary too much not to take advantage of the advancements that have been made in tires.

Back in the day (When did I get old?) when I learned to drive there was no Sunday shopping. I got to practice a lot in the snowy mall parking lot. Part of it is knowing how to keep from loosing traction, but the bigger part might be to know what to do once you have lost control. I still "test" the car/myself a little when we get the first snow. I'll try in a safe place to slip a little around a corner to see how things are. I tried that with the brakes as well this week. I guess it was the first time my son had heard the ABS cause he didn't have a clue what was making the racket.

I am a big fan of winter tires. Both of our vehicles have 2 sets of wheels/tires. It's easy to switch them and over the lifespan of the tires it doesn't cost very much at all considering what they do, so if it was law it would not impact me at all from that stand point. However I'm on the fence as to whether or not it should be mandatory. I do feel that any accident in winter conditions with no-seasons should be charged heavily if the driver is at fault. People drive like fools in all types of weather but in the winter it would be nice if the fools at least had better traction.

I think it's BPS brand tracker that has a bad rap.

Side benefit of it getting dark early... can't see the snow.