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  6. 2nd Fisheman's body found :(

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    It was Huron, Nick.

     

    I have no idea what they were thinking going out on Huron, in December, in a 14' tinny. wallbash.gif

     

     

    Done it quite a few times back when you could fish the outflow at the Bruce generating station.

    Put in @ the launch and run the couple of miles to the station. Always wore my floater suit though.

  7. Winter Tires

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    Not sure what I'm missing guys, but it probably wouldn't be the first time. I get nailed with more snow than most here do, sitting on the high ridge (180 feet) above wide open Georgian Bay and the first to "catch a cloud" and get dumped on with snow. We can have mornings with a foot to 18" of snow, when even Midland has barely received a dusting. I run the all terains that come on the truck from the mfg. Have had a total of 7 or 8 different sets and vehicles since being on this property, with a 1400 foot laneway to get to the house from the generally unplowed concession road. I've never been stuck.....

     

    I even plow said laneway with a 7'6 blade and a truck with all terrains on it!

     

    Now with a lighter car... my Tbird SC wouldn't move with regular tires on it, it received a set of Mud and Snows every fall. Son same deal with his light little Ford Focus.

     

    ... and what Brian said! We're getting close to communism as it is, we don't need more shoved down our throats. Can't believe Quebec bent over so quick on the issue.

     

     

    All terrains aren't all seasons. They have a much more agressive tread pattern that is usually pretty good in the snow. The BFG AT's I had on my bronco were awesome in the snow as are the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armours I have on my Pilot. My Goodyears even have the snowflake pattern on the sidewall. ;)

  10. Winter Tires

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    I'm all for proper snow tires as well.

    Even before I moved North I always ran 4 snows on my cars back in Ontario.

    For 12 years I drove Honda Civics to get back and forth to work and I had much better traction than with the stock all seasons. In fact the stock all seasons were downright dangerous as soon as there was as little as 1cm of snow on the road.

     

    I didn't buy expensive snows either as I drove so many miles that they were replaced every 2 years. The snows I ran were Coopers that were priced at around $70 a piece.

     

    The last year I owned my last Civic I was on vacation in Alaska in the fall and ran into some serious snow in the mountains. I had to pull in for gas in the middle of nowhere. The lot was unplowed and there was over a foot of snow on the ground.

    I filled up and went inside to pay (inside the local bar) and the locals looked at me like I had three heads!!! LOL

    I paid and walked out the door and I can just imagine that all the locals inside were betting on me being stuck as I was plowing quite a bit of snow on my way in. :D

    I hopped in started the beast up and drove away as if there was no snow at all. :lol:

     

    Would have loved to see the looks on the locals faces as I left the station. B)

  14. NF Insurance for brand new drivers

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    Where you live should not dictate how much you pay.

     

     

     

    Of course it should.

    If you live and drive in the Toronto area you have a much higher chance of A:/ theft or break in B:/ getting in an accident due to the much busier roadways than say me who lives in an area with 18,000 people. The city of Toronto has about 150X the population of Yellowknife. If you also take into account the number of people in the surrounding area (GTA) as they drive the same roads, the number increases to 300X the amount of people.

     

    Lets just pretend all of the people in both cities drive. You could surmise that people in the GTA are 300X more likely to make an insurance claim than someone in Yellowknife.

     

    Se where I'm going with this?

    So even though you're 300X more likely to make a claim than I am you aren't paying 300X what I am.

     

    But if you live in an area with increased probability of having to make a claim you should have to pay more. It's an increased risk, no different than the guy with 4 tickets who pays more than the fellow with a clean driving record, or the 18 year old kid who is much more likely to get in an accident than the 50 year old father of three.

     

    Insurance rates are based on risk and where you live either increases or decreases your risk.

     

    Lesson over. :lol:

  17. NF - Are we allowed to talk NHL hockey again?

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    http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=647183&navid=DL%7CTOR%7Chome

     

     

    Statement From Larry Tanenbaum, NHL Governor And Chairman of MLSE

     

    Thursday, 06.12.2012 / 8:47 PM / News

     

     

    “I was pleased to be asked to join the Player/Owner negotiation sessions. I had hoped that my perspective both as a businessman and as one of the owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs would be helpful to the process. Like all other teams, this work stoppage has hurt our fans, our employees and our business. Neither the owners nor the players will ever recover the losses incurred with this work stoppage.

     

    I understand how important it is to have a strong league and 30 healthy teams. I must admit that I was shocked at how things have played out over the last 48 hours. The sessions on Tuesday felt cooperative with an air of goodwill. I was optimistic and conveyed my optimism to the Board of Governors at our Wednesday meeting. However, when we reconvened with the players on Wednesday afternoon, it was like someone had thrown a switch. The atmosphere had completely changed. Nevertheless, the owners tried to push forward and made a number of concessions and proposals, which were not well-received. I question whether the union is interested in making an agreement.

     

    I am very disappointed and disillusioned. Had I not experienced this process myself, I might not have believed it. Like all hockey fans, I am hopeful this situation can be resolved as soon as possible. I miss our game.”

  20. NF Insurance for brand new drivers

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    That's 100% correct here as well....I never reported my younger son to my insurance company once he got his driver's license at the age of 16....I looked into to it and they MUST cover him is he's in a accident...same as if it was stolen...talked to NYS insurance guys at our County Fair that year...they confirmed it with me...saved a TON of money that way.....and now HE'S a insurance underwriter...LOL

     

    And BTW....if you have a insurance broker GET RID OF HIM/HER...I saved $412 the first year I did that and never looked back.... :thumbsup_anim:

     

    DEAL DIRECT with a insurance company...or send your insurance guy to Florida each and every year...you make the call... :)

     

    Brokers are great, if you end up having an issue as they will fight for you with the ins. co.

    I had an accident due to circumstances beyond my control and he fought for me and the ins. ended up not holding the accident against me. Not only that my broker back in Ontario was a good friend and I got to spend time at his cottage in Sturgeon Falls chasing walleye and pike. :lol:

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