bigugli
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Some years everything else just has to get in the way. At least you got some quality time in. My year kinda went the same direction. Too many other things happening to leave time for fishing.
You have a lot of talent my friend. It's good to put it to use.
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If the United States Navy learnt anything from the RN it is this. A nation's economic and political interests are only as secure as a nation's ability to protect and assert those interests.
I forgot, the USN did learn the lesson quite well. Standard reading for midshipmen at Annapolis; "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" by A T Mahan, plus other texts extolling the same principles by the same author
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Yes bigugli, I saw a program on TV about them taking a carrier from the east coast around the horn to the Pacific, it didn`t look like a fun time. They must figure China will get mad once they figure out we probably won`t be able to pay back the loans? LOL
Right through Nam, the USN rotated ships to Japan through the canal. In the Korean War, Canada also ran her carriers through there. If the United States Navy learnt anything from the RN it is this. A nation's economic and political interests are only as secure as a nation's ability to protect and assert those interests. Oil in Alaska and Venezuela are vital to the economic needs on the west coast.
On an economic note, super container carriers carry as much as 15, 000 containers. That is 60 long trains in one load.
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Now you've done it. I've been on an 80's bent all night.
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None of our aircraft carriers can go through the Panama canal, they currently have to go all the way around South America to deploy to the Pacific. For what the new canal will cost they could send a lot of trains across the US for a long time. If they need more aircraft carriers in the Pacific it could take more time to get them there the way it is now.
Like I said, the long way is by taking a trip round either Cape. Both trips are lengthy, and the Horn is nasty.
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How about some PSB?
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Thats some good stuff right there.
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You can't put on pogo music from the B-52's without putting in some of this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KAXvTvO0TI
Bouncing around the leather bar like bobblehead dolls
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My first job, working in Toronto, was at the main store of Sam the Record Man... you are correct to some degree in that Sam's older brother Sid, did have interests in properties on Yonge Street. Actually he owned many of the buildings on Yonge, between Dundas and Gerrard street. Including I beleive, the old A&A records building.
Sam made most of his money distributing records to his franchised stores across the country... not much if any at the flagship store. Actually, the flagship store was intended to be a tax right off for his distribution company, Roblans. Roblans is/was located on Church street, just north of Dundas. As a tax shelter, he would sell his records to his stores at the suggested retail price, then sell them at the retail level, to the customers at a lower price. The stores showed a loss, the distributor, a profit.
The lion's share of profit at the retail level was garnered from what were called "catalogue" releases, stuff that was not a "new release". These items were almost always sold at full price.
Funny, go for a walk up Yonge street today and most of the old building has been torn down, making way for the new Ryerson building.
HH
... oh and here's a nice Canadian boy rockin his brains out!
Used to work the desk at the old 212
Sunday nights, another employee, Serge, would drive Sniderman around to all the top blues joints of the day; the Chicken Deli, Georges, etc... Toronto in the 70's and 80's was full of unique characters in the seedier side of life. Many would become top celebs later on. -
dun didit
Nice clip
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The economic value of the Peace Bridge is nothing but chump change compared to the traffic through Panama.
In addition there is this huge historically strategic value of the canal that is key to the United States ability to contol the Western hemisphere. The ability to shift a major fleet from Atlantic to Pacific in 3 days is huge. The other alternative is for the super ships to round the Horn, a passage not to be taken lightly, even today.
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2 weeks back I was complaining about having lost my ability to putter around when I got rid of the house......
Today, I look at all the snow and ice you guys are dealing with. I smile and am now thankful to not have that chore any more
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You have to remember that the weathermen in T.O. are pandering to a viewer audience that never grew up with real winters, or any winter, for that matter. They wear winter clothing the moment the needle hits 50F/10C.
They'd lose their jobs if they stood up and said "looks like we'll have lots of snow for the holidays, isn't it great?"
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Nice to have met you.
The seminar on dropshotting was quite good. Appreciate the tip.
Have to say that, as already mentioned, the selection of Northland gear was poor. As was the selection of other ice jigs.
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25 years back,before GPS and satellite tracking, entire trailer loads of smokes and beer would go missing in and around the GTA. There were a number of stores just around the Yonge st. strip that had a line on cheap smokes and beer for their "regulars". Usually became available a couple of weeks after the latest hijacking
63 cases just would not seem to be worth the effort and risk
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In the words of Hannibal "Don't you just love when a plan comes together?"
It's fun to tinker. Even better when an idea becomes reality. Well done.
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Two stores up from the arcade? I forget the name.I was a young st junkie in my youth.
Just around the corner from SAMS ,was the Terrace and mr.sub
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There was A&M records a couple of doors down and MR Music. Sam Sniderman would eventually buy them both out. One of the Snidermans used to have an interest in the old Stage 212 back in the days before table and lap dancing.
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You are making me jealous!!!!!!!!
We had 1" down here this morning, then the winds came and dashed it all to bits.
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Only the wealthy deserve to live?
Don't be so surprised if it happens here soon.
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When you think back a few years, it is absolutely amazing.
There was a time when there was no such thing as enough snow, let alone too much snow.
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It's a good thing you have the option to not listen then.
Was forced to listen to the
twice in someone else's car. 
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Each to their own. To me he's a pimple on the
of society.
You beat me to it.
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After reading this all I can visualize is this old BBC April Fool's gag.
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The real big surplus stores are all gone. Toronto used to have Hercules. In Simcoe there used to be a huge surplus outlet.
The forest netting is not in heavy use right now, so not much will be sold off as expired. Everything in heavy use is the desert tan, but they won't be shipping any of that back to Canada.
New Panama Canal
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It depends on the style of container. Most of the container cars up here are either single or double loads only. I believe Transport Canada has stricter load guidelines. Moot point, regardless. There are no rail lines running from Japan, China, europe, the middle east, etc... to continental North America. To OF's point, this mass container traffic speaks volumes about the loss of the manufacturing industries both in Canada and the States