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Glenn, I have not stayed there but did launch there a few years back and was talked into buying some very specific bottom bouncing worm harnesses and tackle that ended up getting me skunked. They guy insisted that this was the only technique that would work because of the Zebra Mussel water clarity problem. Watch out for the Bull if you stay there.

My advice would be to first take a course on small business ownership and entrepreneurship. I took this course at York University a few years back and it was quite an eye opener to find out how little that I knew about starting and running a small business. At the end of the course we had to right a complete business plan for a new startup company including all of the research that relates to government regulations, taxes, lines of credit with the banks etc. We were told that a bank will not even consider a small business line of credit or loan without a well thought out business plan. You need to short and long-term goals that go out as far as 5 years into the future. So do yourself a favour and first come up with a viable idea and then educate yourself to help you decide if you are throwing away your money, or stand a good chance to start up a new dream! Like others said, expect long ours and little financial reward in the first few years. Good luck!

Thanks for voting everyone. Here is the final tally: 66 votes in total 45% said that they do take vehicles on the ice weather on a regular basis 55% said that they do not take vehicles on the ice One point that I found interesting was the number of people that do take vehicles on the ice are from further north, ie not southern Ontario like myself. Of course this makes more sense because the climate is more stably colder thus making for thicker safer ice.

So in light of all of the recent postings about vehicles going through the ice, I thought that this might be an interesting poll. Please feel free to add any comments with your post. Here are my comments: So first and foremost you risk your life being trapped in the vehicle if it breaks through the ice. Secondly, if your insurance company won't cover any loss and you could end up paying for environmental damage as well, why risk it?

I've been noticing for a few months now that pages are slow to open on this website. Even when you hit the back button I find the same thing. I noticed that at the bottom of the browser a message says waiting for googleads.g.doubleclick.net. Is the board site host using some tracking software that slows down the navigation between pages here? Does anyone know the answer to this or why the board is slower? I find it on any of my laptops. Both are quite new and run on different OS.

Wayne, that green colour on your boat looks familar? HUM

Brian, My wife and I have been skiing at Snow Valley for the past seven years while the kids are in lessons. They have an 8 winter weekend lesson program, so we have always made a day of it. This way the kids get to practice what they learned and have lots of fun while making the most out of our long Canadian winters. Snow Valley has over 350 instructors and offers a great intro package. It is called Discover skiing. For $40 you get a rental package, 75 minute lesson and a 4 hour lift ticket for the bunny hill, which is all that you need for the first time out. If she likes it, you can go back for the Discover skiing 2 package. If she is comfortable, the instructor will take her on the longer runs. They are the most flexible family orientated ski operation in all of Ontario. My 15 year old daughter became an instructor there this year after allot of training and full certification. She loves the job and loves the staff there. There are very professional people and really nice to all of their customers. You can't go wrong with this resort!

I wonder if Jim78 on page #2 is actually the owner of the operation? Can the mods check the email address on this account? The reply sounds to mushy to me.

When my buddy and I camp at the Massasauga every July, we take water on the boat with is and go back to the campsite a couple of times per day to eat, swim and have a couple of beers. We use to take a couple of pints out with us, but not any more. We never got wasted on the water, but get pulled over every year, so it is really not worth the $200 plus fine.

Funny one SNAG! I call my fishing buddy Relic! Him and I sometimes stand up and hold onto the windshield when we are tooling along.

Funny Nemo! "What did the ladies say?" How about "Is he still married?!!!!!"

Good luck with the project Marcus. Do you go to Sacred?

Wow you guys were really lucky. Any one of you could have fallen out of the boat in mid air and landed on that rock point. I'm not trying to be a prick but, why would your buddy be driving so fast, so late at night with 6 passengers in the boat and driving close to shore? Was he drinking, or just trying to show off, or a bit of both?

Okay, sorry to steal this thread, but I posted this in our local paper back in October and they never figured it out!

Can I bring my friend Richard Shrivels from Coldwater?

Dan, You take awesome pictures Buddy! I often make them my wallpaper for a while (like #4) and add them into my screensaver program. Some of these shots almost look like paintings. Is this the feature that your camera does?

In the words of Arnold Schwarzenegger. "It's not a tumour, it's a headache!"

Interesting story Lew. The chopper is probably still in service!

I agree with Musky Man. I was so turned off by my last GM built in 1987, I never bought another. I am on my 5th Mazda, of which the last two were built in Detroit, and never had a single complaint about any of them. Why can North American auto workers build good vehicles for Japanese owners, but not to the same standard for North American owners? A friend of mine has worked at Honda in Alliston for a good 10 years and says that the CAW guys are always at the employee entrance pushing their agenda. He said that nobody shows any sign of interest because they are all well treated and paid fairly for the work that they perform. Interesting Lastly, I have a real hard time hearing that some of the workers at the big 3 are making 70K plus per year! Wow, most people do not make that kind of money these days without a university degree. Is it any wonder why the big 3 are in trouble? How can they compete when the cost of labour is so high? Why aren't people willing to take huge pay cuts in order to help make their company more competitive and stay afloat?

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You have been a busy (leasure) guy Wayne! Do you know anyone that can fix the dents in your wing? (LOL) We rent a cottage on 12 Mile Bay as you know from a guy that now flies his own plane up from Breslau all of the time. He put a hydralic turntable in between his docks that is really sweat! He can pivot the plane around single handedly. Here is a pic:

My decendants are from Iceland. Does that count?

That sounds to me like the trip of a lifetime, but I'm sure that it will become an annual event with your bud! May people only dream about that kind of fishing! Thanks for the time that you put into a wonderful post!