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Actually we just told them that you don't have to freeze for 9 months if they came a little further South. Art

O.K. now just to refresh the rules here about the upcoming winter. So far your ambassador (crappiesteve) has not sat down to negotiate the exchange of warm air for cold air polices between the North and the South. Just as soon as we get together and negotiate the winter weather we will be more than happy to send some more of this warm and glorious weather we are enjoying down here. Why the other day we were all sitting around in short sleeve shirts drinking mint julibees and fanning ourselves. If anyone else wants to step forward and start the negotiations you are more than welcome. Last years winning combanation was 1 cigar with a beer chaser delivered to me at Lak Air. As an added bonus if you all act quickly we will include 10 sunny days with no wind at no extra charge. LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO::Please remember that the delivery of warm weather is thru the same coduit that you all get ride of your cold weather thru and we can not deliver the nice warm weather if you are clogging it up. No animals were hurt during the posting of this message. The weather wizard from down under Art

Glad to see you got the boat out before the big freeze. Now you know it is ready for the spring softwater season. If your feeling a little overwelmed at the ramp you can go to a parking lot with a few cones or markers and practice your backing up. Have fun and be safe. Art

I feel your pain if it is a part that is aimed at a spacific product then it will be expensive. I know that some of the parts we used on the jetskis when we were racing were hand made or custom molded and were understandably pricey. Some of the seals and off the shelf parts would get lumped in with the custom parts pricing structure and they made a huge profit. If you have the time to run around and match the off the shelf parts you can save alot of money getting them from another source. You have to be careful though some products may look the same but are made out of different materials I once installed a seal that was not gas proof and ended up doing alot of work for nothing. I would say that the part cost you $10.00 and the information/assurance that it will work was the other $10.00. Would it help if you thought of it as overnight shipping and research and development charge included???? Art

Y'all make sure you take good care of our Dawg you know he is a national treasure now right. Glen if you need a place to stay on the way back call joe or me we can put you up and would be glad to see you too. I have PM roy our phone # incase you left them at home. Have a good trip and make us proud ( or as close as you can to it). Art

I would caution you against buying a motor of that vintage without being able to repair it yourself. It will be cranky at best and if you need to send it to the shop something as simple as a coil will cost more than the motor is worth. Art

go ahead and double them no want lets triple them that will show them bud. Art

Welcome back and congrates on the new house it will be one of the best investments you have made in life. Art

DO NOT OPEN THE WEBSITE IT IS A TROJAN VIRUS THAT WAS BLOCKED BY MY COMPUTER. Art

You'll can come down to the Catfish Emporium and goat farm for a vacation here in Virgina. Heck we will even let you pay in Canadian dollars for all your expences except you have to use US dollars if you go in the local strip bars the wimmins don't like them cold loonies. We promise to bring the money back when we go to Lak Air next year. Art

If it fails and it is steel then you will have something to blame it on instead of knowing it was an act of god if it is stainless steel. Art

I would apologize but you would see it for the lie that it is. Well O.K. anything to make the winter blues go away.... I'M sorry for insinuating that you are a bear and should be hibernating about now..... hh....hhaaha.......hahahahahah sorry could not keep a straight face boss. See you in the spring. "sometimes I amuse myself" Art

Nice trip up North bud , you must be getting sleepy about now.....time for that long winter sleep? Furless in Virginia

Were is the pole with 6 oz of lead and the 1/2 lb of shad on the bottom for them big blue cats. You might even have some of them flatheads down their too. Nice day of fishin Dawg are you warmin up for your trip up North ? Art

I am glad to see he has better luck up North than he did down South. Nice fish sure wish I could catch one someday. Art

Wait till he trims the hair IN your ears instead of the hair along the edges. The first time I almost came out of the chair with the buzzing so loud. Art

Congradulations bud, now I know who to ask the question.....What is centerpin fishing and what equiptment is involved? I have a few guesses but I am unclear on the finer points. Thanks Art

The only thing to consider is the 40F will have to be at the coldest spot of the house. Were the thermostate is placed it is designed to read the living space temperature. With the wind blowing the outside edges of the house will quickly go below freezing and damage the water lines and other freezable things. I am a plumber In Virginia were it is a good bit warmer thru the year and we have less of a cold spell than you all up North. I have made alot of money with people leaving the thermostate turned low or a power outage letting the house freeze up. With the thermostate turned lower the safety margin is alot less before the house freezes up. This all said I do not know enough of the winters up North to tell you a temperature that is safe I hope my input helps you find the right setting. OBTW stop rooting for winter it will get their soon enough.LOL Art

Wow you must have a steady hand to put that decal on. Just think of all the time it would take if you did it with thread. Just think another 14 hours to go and then you can work on the handle. Art

Now thats a reel bud, I can't wait to cast it at lak Air but I am afraid once I do I will be alittle poorer from the experiance. Art

MEAT!!!!!! it's what's for dinner. Art

"chuckle" yea me looking that good in life......got a smile and a laugh out out of me this time. This is just a prime example of how to present a good backdrop for a nice fish.... so far no one has seen the steeples in the back round were it was caught. Art

Nice fish bud but does it count as a carp or not? Art

No sorry a photo of my little blues would have looked funny around all of them monsters chrome hen. Dano I did not take a picture of the blue fish because it was small for the species and I was not thinking ahead that you all would want to see it. Here is a photo I got off the net of one.

Way to go Joey few things feel as good as making a decision and sticking by it. I am proud to know that I helped you get to were you wanted to be. Art