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  2. 2015/2016 Hockey Thread

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    HAHAHA!!!!

    Well that's embarrasking!!!! :)

     

    http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=790703

     

     


    Jonathan Bernier Assigned To Toronto Marlies On A Conditioning Loan
    Wednesday, 12.2.2015 / 12:37 PM ET / News
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    The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the club has assigned goaltender Jonathan Bernier to the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies on a conditioning loan.

    Bernier has appeared in nine games with the Maple Leafs this season, posting a 3.28 goals against average and a .888 save percentage with a 0-8-1 record. In 184 career NHL games, Bernier owns a 76-75-21 record with a 2.66 goals against average and a .915 save percentage.

    The Maple Leafs return to the ice tonight in Winnipeg (7:30 p.m. ET) while the Marlies next game will take place Friday night when they travel to Rochester to take on the Americans.

  3. Has she got her heart set on destroying this province?

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    HAHAHA!!!

    Ontario!!! You guys are soooooooo screwed!!!

     

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    http://www.am980.ca/2015/12/02/auditor-generals-report-slams-ontario-liberals-electricity-system/

     

     

     



    Auditor General’s Report Slams Ontario Liberal’s Electricity System

    London, Ontario / (CFPL AM) AM 980
    December 02, 2015 12:06 pm

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    The annual report from Ontario’s auditor general presents a scathing review of the electricity system while also exposing a lack of co-ordination in government funding to companies.

    Released on Wednesday, Bonnie Lysyk’s report finds the electricity portion of hydro bills for homes and small businesses rose 70% between 2006 and 2014, costing consumers $37-billion in payments to generators.

    In addition, Lysyk says customers will pay an extra $9.2-billion for wind and solar projects under the Liberal’s guaranteed-price program for renewable energy than they would have under the old program.

    The report also went after government funding to companies, noting that 80% of $1.45-billion from the Ministry of Economic Development and Employment went to companies the Liberals “invited to apply”, but there was no criteria given to show how the firms were selected or whether any jobs were created.

    Lysyk also found a lack of coordination in government spending, with nine other ministries handing out another $1.8-billion dollars for similar projects and no follow-up after the funding ended to see if jobs created or retained still existed.

     

     

  10. Has she got her heart set on destroying this province?

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    Dave, my issues is with teachers banking sick time and getting a fat check after X amount of years. I've got no issues with people that actually use it for what it was meant for (I guess I should have been a little clearer on that)...

     

    Yeah, I don't agree with being paid out at all.

    It is for use if you get sick, not a bonus for not getting sick.

    We don't get paid out for unused sick leave or special leave (death, family member sick).

    This tends to make some people abuse the system and use up all of their leave when not sick or have family emergencies.

    The entire 9 years I have been working here I have only used my special leave once, when my mom passed away.

  15. A SLAVE GUIDE'S STORY.

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    Some good suggestions Dave in the rest of it. And totally understand just keeping fishing for yourself and friends, plenty do. Will likely want a revisit to Bear at some point as well, but through the lodge it would likely be Trophy Lodge. With Branson's (or maybe it's Arctic Cirlce) opened up again, and the self-guided plan, that'd be great too. To book it though, thinking you'd need a couple years in advance and a solid group of eight or more anglers. Big fish caught there as you probably already know. Heading out and camping at the Bloody, that would be something else as well. Would like it for the lakers sure, but some shore grayling and maybe on the fly would be cool too.

     

     

     

    Spent most of my time guiding out of Trophy, but have guided @ the main lodge and Neiland Bay. Have also been to Bransons and Arctic Circle lodges.

     

    I first fish Bloody with an old guide friend years ago. We had the day off @ the lodge so we boated the 30 miles and spent 1/2 day fishing shallow lakers in August. Between the two of us we caught close to 2 dozen fish all between 20-25#'s in about 4 hours fishing. Camping out there for a week we are bound to hit a 50 or two with a little luck. ;)

  21. Got The Steed Out!!!

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    Finally finished the work on my truck for the trip to Ontario next week so it was time to tune and maintain the sled for season. Got her all cleaned and shined up then I took her for a short ride. We're still hurtin' big time in the snow dept. though. Hopefully a bunch will fall while I'm down South visitin' and chasing steel. :D

     

    Here's a few pic of her in her Sunday best!!! :lol:

     

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    Hard to believe she's 8 years old now.

  23. A SLAVE GUIDE'S STORY.

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    It's rare you'll chime in Dave, but I kinda had a feeling this report would hit home with you. ;) I will say, being a rookie it's understood that I would sit out before others, and Bob was actually great and accommodating to this as best he could be. That I am thankful for. And it's understood that I would have to learn the ropes and need the right direction to get things done, maybe working harder in the process to keep up too. Luckily there were many guides along the way that helped with that in a friendly manner... What's remains a question still, is that in a place I would consider paradise, all guides "choosing" to be there to work and guide, attending to happy guests who are hoping to enjoy some of the best times of their lives, and each day all of us being permitted to share, create and enjoy those experiences together, that, someone, anyone, would want to be miserable, or insulting, or pushy, intolerable, rude, or anything else negative for that matter. If being there makes one be like that, or if that's the way one simply wants to be, then to me it would seem they're not in it for any decent reason.

     

     

     

    We have a way to deal with people like that Bunk.

    All you will need is a 5 gallon pail filled with sand.

    When you're in camp and Truck Tire and his roomies aren't, dump the sand in TT's bed.

    Make sure it's nicely spread out under the covers.

    It will get the point across without having to duke it out usually. :D

     

    You still may have to knock him on his :asshat: but there is no reason to put up with bull from some twat that shouldn't be there in the first place. It's obviously become a job for him and is no longer a passion.

     

    I gave up guiding because of this. When it stops being what you live for it's time to give it up.

    Took me 25 years before it became work so I had a pretty good run. :whistling:

     

    Now I just want to fish for myself and my friends.

    Going to head to Bear probably in 2017 to fish with one of my guide buddies at the main camp.

    We're going to head out for a week of fishin', campin' and drinkin' near Bloody River. :good: :good: :good:

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