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I can remember spending the first 2 weeks of Perchfest icefishing

I can't quote Bruce.. but yah roundup probably was delisted... I'll have to walk out to the shop to see what the two new 5 gallon jugs are called that replaced it. Yellow instead of blue... same stuff...

There are a bunch of different glyphosates out there. We have been using Glyphos for general weed control outside the cold frames and grow house. Quite effective on nettles

What kind of seed to use is a loaded question. Depends on soil type, nutrient levels, amount of topsoil. Shade or sun.

Fastest growing mixes are heavy on blue grasses. Rye grasses and fescues are a little more durable.

Any farmer in Ontario can get you some round up. Issue with it.. it kills what is currently green and something else takes it's place, but I guess anything is better than Scotch Thistle. Be spot on with the application as it kills the grass as well.

"Roundup" has been delisted as an agricultural herbicide according to the govt memo we got last year. Not available any more.

Sounds like Canada Thistle. Perenial, deep rooted, and hard to control. The only effective control is Lontrel 360 made by Dow AgriScience. Not cheap and probably hard to come by in southern Ontario.

Controlled herbicides require a license.

Waters are getting muddy here... And rugby does not produce more injuries than football, unless you're doing them both wrong.

It's all about the quality of the coaching, and how bloody minded your coach is/was.

Same goes for hockey. I've seen some coaches that would make good poster boys for a nazi death squad

Hocus Pocus...still a hit to this day. Never was a big fan of Focus. Saw some classic Uriah Heep and Jethro Tull in the similar videos though, that's the truly timeless stuff!

Add to that some Edgar Winter, Iron Butterfly, Deep Purple and Vanilla Fudge

So why isn't football flag football in high school? Those kids don't have much chance of making it to the bigs. It's hockey, if you don't want your kids playing it have them play soccer. And don't let your kids go tobogganing either. That's far too dangerous.

While we are at it, might as well ban school rugby. There is a game that produces injuries. I played for part of a season, and then was bounced to football. At 6'1" and 180lbs, the rest of my grade 9 class were munchkins playing in Jr High. I was bounced to football after hospitalizing opposition players in 3 separate games.

Soccer can be dangerous too at the competitive level. Been knocked cold a couple of times.

So lets get out there and buy rolls of bubble wrap and invest in nerf sports.

As much as I LOVED that tune in the days of my youth, I would NEVER play that for my daughter and tell her; 'Yup, that's when music was good."

 

LOL

Thanks for the memories, Joey.

Could be worse. I had to explain what a "pet shop boy" was. And the answer is anything but family rated.

Great song. I just had no idea what the name of it was. I just knew it as 'the song with yodelling in it'

van Leer on keyboard, vocals, flute and whistling. There was a lot of "experimental" music in the late 60's and early 70's where folk music and classical were blended with rock and pop. There definitely was "no same old, same old" then

The best part for the trolls us leaf fans know our team is out of it, so we won't have to be disappointed when the cup is raised south of the border again

Don't know about anyone else, but I'm thunkin that Montreal has a good chance at Lord Stanley's cup. That is as long as nobody tries to hospitalize Price again.

Looks like Ottawa found the Leafs playbook for tonights game...

Classic 3rd period collapse. Thank God for the shootout.

Rogers just had a coach on national television say: "You don't have the luxury of working on skills during a hockey practice."

 

Just let that sink in.

 

 

Skill development is a luxury.... in practice.

 

I don't want to rip on the coach (or coaches). They're volunteers and so many do so much good but they and the parents are too wrapped up in winning instead of developing ability.

It's still about the prima donna mentality. Nobody likes a loser, and every one wants to back a winner. A good coach would take the view that "you can learn a hell of a lot from losing, and a lot less from winning".

exactly and why some are turning away from the NHL. Look, we all love a rough game but if the best hockey is played without fighting, then maybe the brain trusts in NY would get a clue...

One bigger reason for people turning away from the NHL is the cult of entitlement that the NHLPA has created for their membership. A bunch of overpaid prima donnas.

This idea that non-contact will stop the fighting is ludicrous. Bullies will be bullies. Short of expelling players from a league the fights won't stop. Half of the brawling mentality is learnt at home. Not on the ice

I believe a league in BC was contemplating imposing sanctions upon a group of parents after a brawl in the stands. Heck, my kid brother was banned from a provincial softball tournament for being a complete jerk at his son's game. Those who are fans of the Philly goon squad will continue to push their kids into that style of hockey. Look at the intermission commentary. We scorecard teams and players on the number of hits delivered. That never used to be a meaningful stat. And that style of hockey will remain popular as long as coaches in big league hockey keep the goon squad in their game plan

Unless the Ontario hockey federation follows suit, the Toronto kids will fall far behind, nor will they get the opportunity to play travel/ rep hockey.

Not that Toronto is known for good hockey anymore. LOL

Growing old is a requirement, growing up is optional! No matter how old I get I refuse to grow up!

It is not optional. I ain't growin up and nobody's gonna make me!!

Want to see the worlds biggest collection of old children? Go to a Gilwell reunion for scouters up at Blue Springs.

And these kids are the biggest advocates for respecting one another. Any of the membership here remember the "law of the wolf cub pack"?????

I'm with Lew for different reasons. In uniform, everyone was called by last name or rank. Even amongst mess mates we called each other by last name. Sir was a title reserved for officers. I once made the mistake of calling a CPO "Sir". It was as if I had hit him in the face. As his face went beet red he screams "Never call a petty officer sir. Unlike the "gentlemen" we earn our pay!" I then paid for the insult with 50 pushups. After all that rigid formaility, I prefer to be called by my name, nickname or scouter name.

Doing business the proper address is still Sir or Ma'am. Plural it is Folks

Still listen to it all the time.

Did you ever notice how van Leer and Ackerman were kinda spoofed in the Muppets house band.

Other member spoofs were Mary Travers and Billy Preston as Dr Tooth

Not so unusual or different. Mini battleships have been afloat and fighting battles in England for decades. You sit directly within the superstructure controlling vessel and guns/catapults. Someone onshore controls the R/C aircraft.

Man that Jack is growing quick. He'll be schooling you in no time.

Oh no! Bambi is no longer the cute and cuddly creature we've been led to believe!!!!! What do we tell the children?????????.

Smallies are introduced out there and do a great job of out-competing the beloved brook trout to the point they become rare/non-existant in a waterbody.

A few places also saw the introduction of largemouth. When I used to stay with my uncle, we'd catch loads of bass to bring home for supper. If we were asked about our luck, I was to tell the folks we were catching trout "cause no self-respecting bluenoser fishes for them garbage fish".

It may not be a "fishing thread", but the topic does hit close to home. No real difference tween harvesting animals or fish. Glad to read the daughter amended her topic somewhat.

We all love the outdoors one way or another, despite everyone's differing lines in the sand. Like they say, sand moves.

No wonder why I like you minus you not liking salt cod lol.

I'm just not fond of cod in general. I can still remember the smell of the gut piles some 40 years later. We were downwind of a fish wharf and packing plant for a couple of summers down east.