Big Cliff

Same with mine, I just looked at my hydro bill for this year/ last year and it is up by just over $10.00 for the same period and last year I had a propane furnace. So far I am really impressed and saving a lot of money. I am also finding I don't need to keep playing with my thermostat like I did with the propane furnace. So $10.00 in hydro versus whatever it would have cost me in propane for a month. Clean, quiet, comfortable, so far so good.

Well, I did it! I went one step further though and installed a heat pump and electric furnace. I am amazed at how much more comfortable my house is, the fan is on low all the time so the air is constantly circulating and it keeps the whole house at a constant temperature where as before some rooms were colder than others. You never even hear the fan, the only way you can tell it's working is I have a plant near one of the registers and I can see slight movement in the leaves. Apparently this fan uses less power than a ceiling fan to operate and even though we have had a few nights down to around the freezing point the furnace hasn't kicked in. I do still have a small propane fireplace in my Florida room that will keep this place comfortable in case of a power outage but in the 8 years I have lived here the longest I have been without power was 36 hours during last winters ice storm. Little things like the sun shining in my living room windows in the afternoon, instead of just the living room getting hot, that heat gets distributed throughout the whole house. Cooking dinner last night, instead of the kitchen getting hot, it distributed that heat, keeping the kitchen comfortable and the rest of the house actually rose above the temperature set at the thermostat. Time will tell but so far so good!

SOLD

I am selling my Argo, I hate to see it go but I just can't use it anymore. So I posted it on Kijiji, almost immediately I got text messages, "great price" " I will be there tonight with the cash" are just some of the examples........then comes the scam, "I just need you to send me this report, you can get it by going to this website". Turns out that they want you to go to a website, enter all the pertinent information and pay a fee (which they either own or get a commission from). In two days I've had 9 of these things, all originating from area codes like Calgary, Texas, California. There must be good money in it or a lot of suckers out there but this old man isn't going to be one of them.

Argo 650, 2021 Well, I loved it but just can't use it anymore, It's been stored inside for the last two years. There is NOTHING wrong with it and it's ready to go. In excellent condition, only has 101.2 km on it. c/w remote controlled winch, brush guard, trailer hitch, proper trolling motor mount, fitted cover, custom floor mat and new battery. $12500.00 Located in Lindsay ON.

I just found out that If you currently heat with propane and you install a heat pump your propane usage should drop significantly (which is good). I currently have two 440 tanks and pay $175.00 a year in tank rentals. I am told that with the heat pump l should only nèed one. Problem is that if my propane usage drops significantly my tank rental could climb to as much as $750.00 a year for even 1 tank. It's sure making me question the heat pump idea.

I am seriously thinking of getting one, my ac unit is 25 years old so I expect it would probably need to be replaced in the not too distant future anyway. My furnace is propane and only 8 years old and serviced every year, just replaced the fan motor under warranty last fall. My place is about 1400 square ft. and I am told I would need a 2 ton system. Cost installed about $6500.00 and apparently I would get a $2500.00 rebate. My annual propane cost is roughly $1600.00 a year but I am told that a heat pump should drop that by over 50%+. My hydro usage averages about $100.00/month winter and summer. Any thoughts?

That looks like it would be limited to one area of the house rather than using a furnace duct system. Am I understanding it correctly?

Sounds like life has provided you with plenty of challenges, I wish I was younger and could get you out but alas I am well beyond that. I really hope one of our members can step up and share some knowledge and experience.

It really does seem that there's a decline, the zone limits, weather conditions, and cost are all factors. My daughter lives in North Bay and has changed their focus to fishing smaller lakes and targeting different species. If you are trying to put food on the table the slot limits on Nippissing do make it a real challenge. Living in Sturgeon you have countless opportunities close by if you want to fish and put food on the table, just not walleye. My favorite is lake Simcoe and because of my age I only use commercial hut operators, last year they had a short season because or mild conditions, this year they had to pull their huts early because of snow and slush conditions. I remember fishing on Simco and there were lots of cars and trucks out on the ice miles from shore, not anymore, only a few fools dare to venture out with those modes of transport. Global warming is definitely happening and we can only adapt as conditions change.

Or really, really stuck lol.

A small electric trolling motor would solve your problem, the ice won't last long, then just drop the trolling moter through the floor ( you already have the holes) and spend your summer fishing anytime you want to go. Geez I love being a problem solver. 😁

Just slip some pontoons under it, drop anchor, and call it your pontoon boat, there's no limit on when pontoon boats have to be off 😄. You're welcome!

Those are real beauties! For eating to be honest I prefer the 10-11" fish but those jumbos sure fun to catch.

I am hoping to make it,I just hope the lineups aren't like the last time I went, we had to park blocks away and it took us over an hour just to get In the door. Great for the exhibitors but hard on us old farts😄

I am a little leary about doing that, on a previous occasion I was told I should be very careful about publicly posting names. Could be a contributor to the site and I wouldn't want to cause any problems for our group. Pm me and I will gladly share it with anyone that wants to know. As for the fishing, anytime fishing with a good friend regardless of the conditions is a good day fishing. As for the catching, two very seasoned perch anglers who usually can manage to do well even when others cant tried every trick we knew, we caught herring (8 or 9 I think only kept our limit of 4) , even a smelt, but we're only able to bring home enough perch each for a meal.

Went out again yesterday, it didn't work out well. First I guess ive been spoiled, comfortable spacious huts, warm transporters, great service. Yesterday was none of those things, the huts were small, there's no backrest, the seats were narrow and very little padding making for a very uncomfortable day for an old guy like me. No one bothered to check on us for the entire day, in fact they even forgot to pick us up at the end of the day. We saw transporters come and go had all our gear packed up and ready but no one stopped at our hut. Finally at about 5 we looked around and there wasn't a transporter to be seen anywhere on the lake. We phoned the office and just got a voice mail saying they were closed, so I left a message. Thank God someone did get it because at 79 there is no way I could have walked back to shore. They did send a transporter out to get us but it was almost 6 by the time we got back to shore. Made for a very long day for two old friends, and as much as we love fishing I can assure you that if our regular hut operator isn't available we won't be going again. Oh, and the catching wasn't very good either, can't really blame that on the operator but I got the impression the hut hadn't been moved in quite a while.

Just phoned hoping to get out a few more times before the huts had to come off. Answering machine said because of all the snow and ice conditions they have pulled all their huts for the rest of this season. I don’t blame them, it must be pretty bad out there for them to call it quits already.

Just phoned hoping to get out a few more times before the huts had to come off. Answering machine said because of all the snow and ice conditions they have pulled all their huts for the rest of this season. I don’t blame them, it must be pretty bad out there for them to call it quits already.

Really nice, I have been enjoying playing with artificals this winter too and amazed at the success even compaired to using live bait. The only compensation is the smiles on the faces of the people I share it with! Thanks for starting my day off with a smile😊

I just got off the phone with Kim at Tim Hales, they have had to cancel all hut rentals since last Saturday because of all the snow and Kim wasn't sure when they would be able to resume normal operations, everything is canceled for the remainder of this week at least. Even the bomberdiers are getting stuck and once they can get out they still have to move huts...... If you are planning on going out on Simco be very careful, if they are having trouble then emergency services will probably have trouble getting to you if anything did go wrong. Please stay safe, there are no amount of fish worth your life.

And they wonder why CP is loosing money. Over priced, under serviced!

I use to make all my spending money when I was about 12 shooting groundhogs and foxes for local farmers. A box of .22 shells was $0.25/50. I got $$0.25 for a groundhog tail and a whole $1.00 for a fox tail. I had a little single shot cooey no scope or anything, just ramp sights but I started target shooting with my dad when I was 6 and I was taught 1 shot one kill. That was a lot of money back then, I could sometimes earn $4.00 or $5.00 for a whole day of hunting.

Okay, won’t fit the Tucson and my daughter just got new snow tires last year. I’ll see if I can find someone.