bigugli

how often do we have riots???? Buy military gear for the odd chance a canadian hockey team loses the Stanley cup playoffs? Frig. We might have protests, but thats the right of the people

Riots are not a frequent occurrence in Canada, thankfully. There have been 7 hockey riots, by the way. However, when they occur, they get nasty quickly. Toronto has quite a history in this regard. Most recently the G20 in 2010 and the Yonge st. riot of 1992. Most famous was the Christie Pits riot in 1933. Personally, I think the best way to deal with a rioting mob is the old fashioned approach. Call out the militia, read the riot act, "God Save the Queen", and after 30 minutes, if you don't disperse, all's fair game. A riot is a violent event, and needs to be stopped with whatever force necessary to subdue and stop the event.

I just saw the article and I can pretty much guarantee that the turret will be removed

Why remove it? Great mounting point for a water cannon. Much safer means of dispersing rioters than the shield line.

I'll have to pass. On the road Friday evening.

Yes the liberals are crooks, but so is every other dirt bag running for office. The Harris gang was not any better. They all promise everything and anything to get elected, and once in they screw you royally. Not one of them gives a tinker's darn about any of us (unless some here are shoving wads into their party funds)

Total load capacity for the Freestar was 3700lbs and a tranny cooler was recommended. Caravan's max load capacity is about 600 lbs lower.

Load capacity also includes passengers and gear in addition to the towed trailer. At least that was how it was explained by a mechanic before I bought the cooling package

Are you sure you don't mean gamey?

Buffalo wings is fine with me.

Only after cleaning fish for 2-3 hours

I'm looking forward to the Weston show as well.

I'm game.

I agree with you 100% Bruce I rebuild rods and reels with basic tackle boxes over the winter and in the spring I hand them out at the local parks. Good Karma has always occurred.

 

 

Art

I do the rod and reel thing as well. A couple of the local organizations know how to find me.

Very nice of you Bruce making sure the kids have a good start on a lifetime of fishing.

 

 

Art

It would just seem wrong to deny a child the opportunity to enjoy something that has given me a lifetime of happiness.

My fave with the kids

You are most welcome. For a good cause. Just remember..., they are for the kids

Unless they've changed their policy in the last year or so I believe you can order less than minimum quantity for just 1.00 per line item and still get the (500 or whatever) minimum quantity unit price - so if 500 pieces were 10 cents each (50.00), 100 pieces would be still 10 cents = 10.00 plus 1.00 for a total of 11.00. I had gotten a couple quotes from them for stuff I used to make & sell at the market. Shipping via usps with clearance (now 9.99) thru Canada Post (CBSA?) still made it cheaper than Luremaking.com BUT quantity does dictate! I did a comparison with Luremaking and what I would have spent around 1500.00 with them would have been around 850.00 with Hagens - including exchange etc.

 

Michael

Thanks. Missed that part of the small print before. The rep I spoke to didn't steer me straight either.

There is also a $5 surcharge on orders under $50. A 10% federal surcharge, plus our border fees and HST, unless you have a US postal box. I've been dinged real good a couple of times by Canada Customs on US shipments from other suppliers.

I am so sorry to hear about such a sudden loss. It hurts. You have my sympathies.

luremaking.com is your best bet. Maybe find some people to split an order with? However, I've purchased components from Angling Specialties in Vaughan as well. Their selection was minimal though.

 

I was just looking over a Hagens catalogue today. They have some really nice stuff. Not sure what the shipping/duty/brokerage would be [or if they even ship to Canada].

 

eBay is another alternative. Often you won't have to pay any duty/taxes, just some shipping.

Hagens has a great wholesale selection, but you have to order each component in quantities of 500, as in 500 white Colorado, 500 yellow, etc....

I don't sell that kind of volume in a 2 year period

I make micro bucktails that are just killer under a slip float.

I match colour of jig to the water colour and possible forage in the area. Blacks,whites, blue and chartreuse being the standard go tos.

This show just gets better every year.

One of the first years we went to Perch fest, it opened on Easter weekend and there was still lots of ice.. We stayed at a motel, where the kids did their Easter egg hunt, and we ice fished all weekend. Rob also had his first encounter with thin ice. Tell the kid not to go there and...., you guessed it, SPLASH.

It is hurtful to have to do, but better than letting your friend suffer. My Lucky was 17 when we decided to put her down. She was a wonderful friend, but her health was failing and she was suffering. I still think about her and our other dogs often. Better to think of the wonderful 14 years you had together.

You have my heartfelt sympathies.

If you are on the water for a one day trip geared to fishing, I'd go with a tricked out Kayak. Some that I've seen fully fitted out are Wow! Overnight a pontoon or yak just isn't going to do it.

As for pension benefits, other than what you put away yourself you're on your own... unless of course you work for the public sector it seems these days.

You got that right. IF your employer goes belly up, today, you have a fifty/fifty chance of your company pension also going teats up. The feds put in loopholes that allow an employer to borrow against their contributions to the plan. It sucks to find out your pension is worthless after paying in for many years. Had I known this back when, I would have opted out of my company pension.

Remus Rudd

 

No matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and

VERY telling! It just all depends on how you look at the same things.

 

Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was

doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was

hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both

Judy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.

 

The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at

the Manitoba Provincial Jail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this

inscription:

 

'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped

1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.

 

Caught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

 

So Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about

their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.

 

Believe it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical

sketch for her genealogy research:

 

"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His

business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian

assets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government

service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.

 

In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted

Police Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic

function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing

collapsed."

 

NOW That's how it's done, Folks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now that's a real POLITICAL SPIN!

 

 

This story has circulated using Al Gore, the Australian PM and a few members of congress.

it's about time you south of 9ers felt this winter LOL

 

that's been pretty much par for the course since late december for us.

We don't get the big snow dumps, but we always get sheet ice. The QEW was full of scrap metal and cars in the ditches again this morning.

..... One thing I have noticed, most of the trucks involved seem to be from Quebec, are their trucks not speed limited? As ours here in Ontario are?

 

G

Even if the truck is governed, no vehicle should be doing 110 kph in these road conditions. There were a few rigs trying to push 80 on the QEW and they had to slow down once they started to lose steering control with their rigs. Still makes for some palpitations when you see one of these fellas fishtailing in front of you.