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Win A Free Trip To Great Slave Lake, N.W.T.! Great Contest!
Big Cliff replied to solopaddler's topic in General Discussion
Well, I never win anything but if you ain't got a ticket you ain't got a chance. -
Time to lighten things up a little. A friend emailed me this (I edited it slightly) When I went to church last week I heard a sweet elderly lady in the pew next to me saying a prayer. It was so innocent and sincere that I just have to share it with you: "Dear Lord, This sure has been a tough four to five years. You have taken my favorite actor Patrick Swayze, my favorite musician Michael Jackson, my favorite Blues Singer Amy Winehouse, my favorite actress Elizabeth Taylor, my favorite singer Whitney Houston, my favorite author Tom Clancy and now my favorite comedian Robin Williams! I just wanted you to know that my favorite politicians are: Rachael Notley, Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin, Kathleen Wynne, and that Trudeau kid." Amen
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Well, I haven't seen one of their brodcasts where they said "death to the bombers" but I do seem to remember hearing "death to the infidels"!
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As long as people keep it civil I would never request that a thread be locked.
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Did the same thing myself last year, only takes a second and you don't even know it's happening, now I have a pair of "ice" boots with cleats and don't go on the ice without them.
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Anyone know what these lures are actually called?
Big Cliff replied to Shloim's topic in General Discussion
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Fishing for Tyler auction - guided catfish and muskie trips
Big Cliff replied to Fisherpete's topic in General Discussion
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Back in my day she'd have been the most popular teacher in school (well at least with us guys)
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Really appreciate the reports, thanks!
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This weekend made up for Family day weekend!!
Big Cliff replied to NAW's topic in General Discussion
One of the best fishing reports I have seen in a long time!- 26 replies
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I am hoping to get out on Simco (Beaverton area) one day this week and I was wondering about the ice conditions after all the rain and run off we had yesterday. I know there is plenty of water and slush on Sturgeon lake. Any updates especially on the Beaverton area would be appreciated.
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Thanks, I should look into it, the maximum is still only $1092.00 a month, not much of a pension after paying into it for 50+ years and yes, I still pay into it even now. I am not blaiming Justin for anything (yet), but he is the golden boy who is going to "fix things". I think gettin our own house in order first should be his priority. There are plenty of things that could be improved on and lots of questions that I'd like to see answered like: Why do we need food banks in Canada? Why three winters ago when propane went through the roof did we have seniors having to decide between staying warm and eating? Does Justin or Wynne have to wait for 4-6 hours in an emergency room to see a DR if they have something in their eye? Do they have to lay on a stretcher in a hallway because there are no rooms available in the hospital? If their 84 year old mother was in the hospital because she had a stroke would the hospital be able to send her home in a cab to an empty apartment because they needed the bed? (that's what they tried to do to my mother). Like I said, I'm not blaiming Justin but there is plenty of things that need to be taken care of here before we go off trying to save the world.
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I don't consider an 82 year old being sent to a shelter to recover from surgery as being treated well by Canadian standards and I'll bet if it was your mom or grandmother you'd be singing a different tune! No matter where you are in the world or how little you have there is always going to be someone that has less, that doesn't mean you should settle for what you have just because it's more than someone else has.
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Tim Hales in Beaverton or Terry Goy in Gilford
Big Cliff replied to FLEX ROD's topic in General Discussion
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Well, how was she 100%? BTW I think Turkey was right, you invade my property and you just might get shot down too!
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Tim Hales in Beaverton or Terry Goy in Gilford
Big Cliff replied to FLEX ROD's topic in General Discussion
He sure does! (and his wife is really cute too) -
Tim Hales in Beaverton or Terry Goy in Gilford
Big Cliff replied to FLEX ROD's topic in General Discussion
Ya, guess I shot myself in the foot LOL. Called Tim's to try to arange for a hut for Sunday, booked full! Oh well, it's good to see that someone local is getting that busy! Guess I'm going to have to try someone else! -
Well, to clarify a few things: First of all, I do have a chip on my shoulder but if you took the time to get to know me instead of trying to find fault with me you would know that it isn't about people that want to be Canadians, it's with people that want to turn Canada into something that it isn't. Second: Government has taken away far more than it has given us. case in point; I have been paying into CPP since it's inception in 1965. Today my pension is worth less than $600.00 a month. Wow, I have been paying for over 50 years (both as an employee and as an employer) and my return is less than $600.00 a month? Pay into a GM or OPG pension plan for 50 years and see what you get! (you want to know what happened to your money? No, you probably don't) My OP wasn't about Canadians, refugees, men, women...... it was about a person in Canada that takes two busses and a sea bus to a part time job at 82 years old just to make ends meet and has to go to a homless shelter to recover from surgery. I think that is just about the meanest thing you can do to a senior Canadian or not!!!!!! Justin Trudeau seems to think that running around commiting billions to other countries is the right thing to do! I say; lets fix Canada first then when we can afford to lets help others! Anyone that knows me knows that I have given away things that I could easily have sold because I believed I was helping others. The big thing here to consider is that I have given away what I and my family can afford to give away! If you think Justin isn't a member of OFC, think again, I earlier did a post on OFC, an open letter to Justin and ended up getting a nice email from the office of the Prime Minister. Believe me, big brother is watching! You want to be a Canadian? Welcome! You want to force me to be something other than a Canadian? Well you and I are going to have to agree to disagree! Ya, I have a chip on my sholder but at 70 I still have to work because my family can't live on the $1300.00 a month that our government thinks I should be able to live on. Sorry if I ruffled some feathers but that's your problem!
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I'm all for helping others but when we have Canadians being treated like this it's time you re-think your priorities! http://bc.ctvnews.ca/senior-forced-to-recover-from-surgery-in-homeless-shelter-1.2782496 And this is a woman who at 82 years old, took two busses and a sea bus to get to a part time job just to help make ends meet.
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Tim Hales in Beaverton or Terry Goy in Gilford
Big Cliff replied to FLEX ROD's topic in General Discussion
Not the hut I was in, water was probably 30-35' deep. -
Tim Hales in Beaverton or Terry Goy in Gilford
Big Cliff replied to FLEX ROD's topic in General Discussion
Parking in Beaverton was really good but there was no way I could have walked out to Tim's huts, they were a good 2-3 miles off shore and the day I went out the ice conditions were slick and made walking even short distances difficult. -
We used the invisable fence for years with both our GSP and beagle and it was wonderful! Didn't even have to have it turned on after a while, they both learned where the boundries were and remembered. If we went to visit friends all I had to do was set out a parameter with the flags and the dogs knew not to cross it. We had our system in place for 12 years without a single problem. Now I have heard of some people buying the CTC or TSC ones and having problems though.
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Tim Hales in Beaverton or Terry Goy in Gilford
Big Cliff replied to FLEX ROD's topic in General Discussion
Well, I went out with Tim Hale but I have never been out with Terry Goy so I can't help you with a comparison. I will say I was very impressed with Tim and his setup, the hut I was in was very clean and comfortable, nice little propane stove so if you wanted to cook anything you could (bring all your own utensils). The day I went was quite sunny but I caught plenty of fish and everyone else I talked to seemed to have done quite well. I don't think it will matter much which day you go, you'll have a good time! -
I've broken a few toes over the years but never had that much swelling or discoloration. Man that looks like it's painful! So did you wake up everyone in the house?