chris.brock

7 hours ago, smitty55 said:

I hear a good number of sports analysts saying that Marner is actually more valuable than Mathews. He plays in all situations, scored more points and makes other players around him better.

 

Cheers

I don't think so.

I love Marner and his skill and creativity but a lot of his 94 pts are a result of his line mates. Hyman is an unsung hero and JT potted 47 last year. 

Defensively AM is far better than Marner. 

Nice Andrew! 

and Miniss, the end of August, very nice

On 9/6/2019 at 8:09 AM, LostAnotherOne said:

Saw Taylor Hall at the Luke Bryan concert last night.  I went up to him and said "Hey your Taylor Hall".  He didn't even look at me and kept walking haha.  Probably gets it all the time and wants to be left alone, but I was kinda star struck and should of just left him alone.  He's just lucky he wasn't behind me in line waiting to grab a beer.  

bummer, those guys should be at least a little grateful to the fans, he could probably walk around NJ and nobody would recognize him

I had the same reaction at BPS in Vaughan years ago when I turned around in line at the cash to see who was yammering behind me, "hey, you're Randy Carlyle" just seemed to pop out of my mouth, lol

yeah, better weather in Raleigh, nobody really gives a crap, Gardiner can just punch the clock and cash his paycheck, lol

what's with these kids, Marner, Laine, Rantanen, Point etc, ? Did Nylander set a precedent? I wouldn't mind seeing all of them sit and twiddle their thumbs for a season and loose $8M or whatever

51 minutes ago, ketchenany said:

Get OI to get two cement blocks and Bobbie be gone!

Nice story and pics. Chris what is that marker on the rocks. Border or . .

Kewley found that. It was a top of the best campsite around. I don't know how they set it in the rock. It was a Canadian Topographic survey from 1958. Whatever metal they used, it has withstood the elements and was in good condition.

The story mentions she went to check on her dogs. I wouldn't be surprised if the dogs were a factor in aggravating the bear or bears. Sad news regardless.

Bob really pissed me off

just another one of the unique characters you encounter when venturing that far north I guess 

Art, please delete the other post, I can't seem to figure out how to do it

to heck with the Skat, I'll take the Albany any day

https://www.canadafishingguide.net/forum-2/member-trip-reports-1/fine-wine-and-caviar-an-albany-river-adventure/

they can't use a Cessna 180, they took a Twin Otter, typical gov't wastefulness ?

16 hours ago, dave524 said:

I have found that sometimes an increase in HP when both engines are built on the same block is marginal in reality compared to the same increase if there is a corresponding increase in displacement.

that's interesting and makes sense

the same block could have a bigger pistons and bigger displacement

kinda interesting too, the new Suzukis the 9.9, 15 and 20 are all the same block, same bore and stroke, 327cc, and they all weigh the same 

bull crap O'Leary's wife was driving the boat, I hope he gets what he deserves and can't buy his way out of it

2 people are now dead, very sad and tragic

It seems like it's shrouded in secrecy who tohatsu makes engines for, you can do all the googling you want and never figure it out, you've gotta have the engines side by side and pull the cowls off and take a look to figure it out

any brand can be great or be a lemon, but I've had good luck with Yamaha over the last 40 years, I just had a brand new merc cause us grief at a remote outpost last week, that seems pretty typical from what I've experienced with merc over the years

Did you buy that boat from an ofc member and is it on a Sylvan Striker? Lol. If yes, damn I miss that thing and I wish I had kept it and never sold it.

yeah, that Parent/ Clova road is an adventure in itself

good friends, good times, good fishing, I enjoyed that report

I bet you guys will be back, and pretty soon, lol, that's a beauty haul 

you guys are still kick'n butt up there eh, nicely done Chad!

Awesome Bill and Mrs Bill!

And yeah, the boat traffic was nuts this weekend.

On 8/4/2019 at 8:54 AM, GregF2 said:

After two weeks it offers no health benefits, except addiction.  

I knew a girl, she was in her 20's, her MS was very bad, the only way she could somewhat function was with a little puff, no other drugs would help her, and this is long before weed was medically prescribed or recognized for treatment 

slick video, well done, but yeah, it might have been better to not mention the location 

Congrats on the little guy last year Don.

Crazy average size on those lakers. I didn't know lakes like that still existed that close to an urban center. 

The picture of your buddy reflected in the water with the laker below is awesome.

just to add to my comment about Chinese buying up all the houses around me- yes house prices are being driven higher but they're good neighbors, I live near a college, I remember all the headaches we gave families around my university, the keg parties, the noise, the garbage strewn around, it was a disaster, there's none of that here

I would guess the explosion that is happening is because the new drugs are easily available, very powerful and euphoric and highly addictive and this is overriding the fact that they are extremely dangerous, so people are taking them and dying.

I still think that someone who wants to work, have a little house and a family etc will do so despite where they live. They may have to move and it will take some work, but it's attainable for people who strive for that. People predisposed to addiction will get in trouble regardless of where they live or their circumstances in life.

It's impossible to eliminate the demand by making sure everyone has a high standard and quality of life. That sounds like communism. People have to have the initiative to better themselves.

I think the house prices got screwed up with foreign investment and immigration. Every house that sells in my neighborhood the last 3 years is bought by Chinese and the prices are very high. The gov't is good at helping everybody else except Canadians.

My son is 4 years old. The house prices, economy, manufacturing, discrimination against white Canadians all looks crap. What's his future going to hold when he's ready to hit the workforce in 20 years or so? It's messed up.

I've done zero research, but I don't think there is a correlation. I think if someone wants to work they will find work. I do think some people have a predisposition and are susceptible to addiction regardless of where they live. 

edit- we posted at the same time, I guess we don't agree on this one bigugli, lol