Big Cliff

Nice intro! Welcome to the board! Do you have a cottage on Sturgeon Lake or do you trailer over here to fish?

I think the word "Friend" is often missused and I believe there are different levels of friendship. A casual friend; someone who you are happy to see and spend some time with, you may not have a lot in common but you are comfortable with them. I have a lot of people that I enjoy spending time with but they don't hunt or fish. They are just fun to be with. Close friends; people that I know I could count on to go out of their way to help me if I was to ask for help and I would do the same for them. That doesn't mean we talk every day or anything, sometimes we might only see each other a few times a year but if we ever need each other..... As an example Lew, if I called you and asked you to come up here as soon as you could because I really needed you, would you come? I'd bet you would as quickly as you know I would for you. A close friend is a person on whom you can confidently rely on to help pull you through the hard times, and hold you accountable for your actions. A friend is loyal. A friend will not judge you for who you are, but they will help you to grow in life. Best friends; Well, there are a lot of people that I like and respect very much but to say that any one of them is "My Best Friend"! I think I would have to reserve that for my wife, my kids, and my dog Andy. Then there are those other people that call you friend but will stab you in the back the second they get the chance. It's too bad that things like that have to happen but they do. In the end, they are the big loosers. I tend to trust everyone until they show me that they can't be trusted, I've taken a few in the back but compaired to the number of close friends I've made.... it was worth it. Well, that's my perspective anyway.

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. The death of someone close to us is one of life's most stressful events. It takes time to heal and each of us responds differently but you can be sure that we will help in any way we can!

What Cookslav just said!!!!!!!! Cayo coco; haven't stayed there but some friends did and they much prefered Varadero. As for flying out of Toronto, you can usually find a deal where you can stay one night and park for up to 14 days. last time we went with holiday Inn on Airport Rd. $114.00 for the room and included parking for 2 weeks.

I guess this proves one thing; They do live on forever in our hearts!

I think a lot of it depends on who you are buying it from. I sold a Minn-Kota bow mount a few years ago. When I sold it I believed it was in perfect working order. It turned out there was a problem with it so I took it back and had it repaired at my expense. I didn't make as much on it as I would have liked but I was happy that I never had to be ashamed to face the person that bought it from me. My word is worth a lot more than money to me, unfortunatly not everyone is like that. Just be careful!

Largemouth, don't give up on the family just because we hit a little bump in the road from time to time. I too have modified my posting from time to time because of trends but I stand ready to help anyone anytime even if it means I have to PM them so as not to broadcast information that may affect someone elses fishing. If you have chosen to return under a different name for whatever reason then welcome back and I do hope you will contribute with fishing related posts or in whatever manner you choose.

There would be so many members of this board that I would love to spend two days with. I'm not going to even try to list them all, in fact there aren't any that I can think of that I wouldn't like to spend two days with because everyone always teaches me so much. I guess that if I had to really pick though it would be my son and daughter. Every second I spend with them is so precious! I would love it if my son, daughter, and two grand daughters could spend a weekend camping together down the French or something. Perhaps some day!

largemouth, I guess you just haven't been around here long enough. Our common bond is fishing but we are about so much more than just fishing. We've all seen what happens to the boards that are JUST ABOUT FISHING. I hope you'll hang around here long enough to become a contributing member of the family!

OFC is a Family and just like any family we have our moments but when you want to see the true colors of the members of this board, just need a hand or a sholder, you will be overwhelemed with the response!

Well, you could cut the vinal with a hacksaw if you have one, use the finest tooth blade you have, you will have to clean the burr off the edge after but that isn't too hard to do. A bit of sand paper or even an exacto knife will do it. I do have a vinal cutting knife here that I could bring with me on Saturday if you want, that and a good straight edge will do a fairly nice job for you. Someone else might have a better way of doing it though.

I didn't reply earlier because I don't know anything about the smaller motors but I have a 1986 55hp oil injected suzuki and it runs like a dream, I have never had to do anything to it other than regular maint. so I can't really tell you much about that. If I was going to buy a new motor tomorrow though I would probably go with a Honda 4 stroke. Not because I have anything against the Suzuki, I just like what I see in the Honda.

Way to go gang! Just had a very nice PM from Roy and he is going to help Justherb and I with covering the cost of the saussages, Thanys Roy! Very much appreciated! Beans, Justherb and I will be on the road by 5:am should put us in there by 6:45 so we can start getting organized. I'm getting all pumped!!!!!!!!

It's our own fault! Almost anyone can get the Government to kick in money for nearly anything if you just yell loud enough, get petitions signed, and get in their faces! It happens almost everyday. If you don’t feel that our money should be spent like that then you have a choice, you can sit around and whine about it and watch your/our money be used for whatever or you can make more noise, get more petitions signed, and be more in their face and have a say. You choose!

Cliff, I will bring my auger up too. Just ask for Big Cliff I'll be working the BBQs with my trusty co-cooks. Register, and head out fishing, it isn't a contest really, everyone is there to have fun, help each other and have a good time. There are a few prizes for biggest fish etc. but then there is a draw for prizes also so keep your ticket stubs when you register. There are some really nice prizes to be had. Food is free (donations appreciated) there will be chicken burgers, hot dogs, saussages, hamburgers, hot chocolat, coffee. Right now I believe they are calling for a high of about -4 but sunny, should be a perfect day! Hope to see you and the kids there, it's a fun day and a worthy cause. Big Cliff

Will the town have portapotties there then Moe? Seems if they are having their winterfeast thing they should make some provision for people that have to go.

I didn't forget LOL just figured all the hardware side of things were taken care of, I believe we have a few other BBQs coming too and I will also bring a spare tank. Anyone that has offered to loan us BBQ's Tables, A Coleman stove would sure be handy hint hint...... please bring them, I'd rather we have too many than not enough. Did anyone find out if the washrooms are going to be open or not and if not, can we get the portapotty again this year?

I have both the garmin 76 & the 76 Map. Love them! excellent quality, good battery life, and they do float! (and I'm really glad they do or I wouldn't have two LOL).

Oh Lew, when I read your post all I could think about is "thank god Sheri is OK", That's the second close call she has had in about as many years! She has to have an angel watching over her! Yesterday Sue and I were coming home from a funeral in Toronto on the 401, road conditions were variable from dry to wet to a bit of slush in places. I tend to drive at about 10 km over the limit when road conditions warrent it. At one point Sue asked me if our speedometer was working right because we had people passing us like we were parked. (it's working right cause I've checked it with our GPS). Not a cop in sight and some of these people had to be doing 150+ easily. Weaving in and out of traffic, passing on the shoulder.... and yah, it is the innocent ones that end up in the hospital because they avoide the accident. Really glad to hear that Sheri will be OK Lew!

That is just beautiful Pam. I am always amazed at how people like you and Roy (and many others on here) can take a piece of canvas, wood, paper, some paints, inks, tools, and create something of such beauty! Thank you so much for sharing! Cliff

Thats a piss off! More and more devices are coming out with lock codes built into them (my new garmin Streetpilot has that feature) so that even if someone does steal it, it is useless to them. Kind of makes taking the chance to steal it a bigger risk than what it's worth. Won't be long before that feature is available on cameras too I'll bet. Anyway, doesn't change the fact that you are out a camera and some other schmuck has one. I would report it to the manager of Tim's and the cops anyway though, they may have had other reports and it might help in catching the dink!

Morning to you Steve! I'd be checking that one out with MNR but like Lew said, wouldn't make any sense to change it. I tried to look it up in the regs but there is no way to tell for sure.

Here is what we have confirmed so far: Tonyb is supplying; Chicken breasts approx. 100> BBQ Sauce ketchup desserts ________________________________ Maureen: 100 hotdog buns (and god knows what else she will come up with, last year her car was packed to the roof) ________________________________ BigCliff & Justherb Mild & Medium Saussages 100 ea. We'll pick those up here Moe. _________________________________ Loonietoon 200 sausage buns 200 packets hot chocolat and styro cups ______________________________________ Tinbanger Coffee & Hot Chocolat, cream sugar, stirstiks, cups, and some extra coffee _______________________________________________________________ We still need a lot of extra stuff and it sure would be nice if we could get some help. We could use: Hotdogs (to go with the 100 hotdog buns) Hamburgers Hamburger Buns Kiser or some other large buns for the chicken breasts Mustard relish chopped onions (or onions and we will chop them there) Sauerkraut Mayo Styrofoam or paper plates Napkins Potable water in case we have to make extra coffee or hot chocolat. some plastic utensils (am I missing anything?) I need to know very soon if any of you can help out here or we are going to have to buy the stuff this week. Please post here if you can help so everyone knows what is still needed. Thanks to all those that have offered to bring equipment, extra BBQS, the trailer, generator, looks like we are going to need all we can get.

When Sue and I started looking for our retirement home one of the things we looked at was a small community that had potential to grow. A lot of our investment portfolio is in realestate. We looked at Parry Sound and it is a beautiful community but we didn't feel that there would be any significant growth there for a long time. It is just too remote. We looked at a lot of other places as well and finally settled on Lindsay for many reasons. Property values are still reasonable, new industries are frequently coming into the area, GO transit will soon be expanded to Pontypool (a short drive from here), the 407 ETR is soon going to be extended all the way to the 115/35, and Hwy. 35 is going to be expanded to 4 lanes. All these things are going to help the area grow but you can still have the small town atmosphere in a rural setting. (there are many other factors but I'll save that until I know if you are interested.) If you think you might be interested in learning more about the area, let me know and I'll be happy to get some information together for you. Heck if you'd like to come up for a weekend and spend a bit of time looking around, we have a nice guest room you'd be welcome to use

Guess you are glad I'm not your boss! I hope you enjoy your trip and realize how lucky you are!