jimmer

The sad part about a leafs bruins match up is that one of the top teams in the league will be gone after the first round. They need to change this playoff format now. We also still need to have patience with the Leafs, they are in rebuilding mode, but all of a sudden some are expecting them to win the cup. Yes, some key pieces have been added, but still lots of youth in the line up.

I love this!!!!!!!!

I saw some guys fishing from a bridge on the way to Cayo Guillarmo (?) and they were catching some nice fish. The mangroves where you go for a tour on so called speed boats and snorkeling are filled with fish. No info on guides, sorry. They also have some fresh water lakes that used to hold some big bass!

I wish I would have been able to coordinate my trip to go at the same time as Simon!

I'm quite sure the change in weather had the biggest impact on the bite, but we can't control the weather to be right for the day we book a hut.

Yup, have the most luck on a single baited hook, even though I would prefer jigging.

I always questioned the 1 line rule, because the limit is still 2 fish, so does it really make that much of a difference?

Well, I think I have rented my last hut on Simcoe. This is not a complaint about the operator; they have great huts, transportation and speedy service to and from the huts. Three of us were out for the whole day yesterday and managed to bring home 4 perch that just made the cut. Might have caught another 10 dinks. I kept the perch for dinner and my wife enjoyed the $180 perch dinner. LOL. The only reason we rent is because of the lack of walking access to good perch grounds. I have all the gear, but just have to do some exploring I guess to find walking distance spots. It's just so much better to have the luxury of packing up and moving if there are no fish under us. The best part of the day was spending it with two good buddies and having a few laughs.

Getting closer!

Geez, I remember when I didn't have to buy a license. So I didn't have to worry about any of these things.

That was a house cleaning in any language!

Anything for them to save a buck.

Also, the Kawarthas have gotten very busy in the summer, so if you are looking for quiet, you might want to go the extra few miles to Temagami. I hear that the houseboats out of happy days on Pigeon are quite dear, but very comfortable.

We heat strictly with wood unless we are away for more than a day. We have baseboards as the heat source for those times, so that's why I recommend a high efficiency propane furnace an top of a wood stove. I definitely wish we had propane now that I am getting older. Might be happening in the near future.

The well is a big issue. You have to make sure you have good capacity throughout the year. Nothing worse than having the well going dry. There should be a record of this somewhere. Probably need like 7 gallons/min output. There shouldn't be a huge cost to keep it going if you have a good quality pump and pressure tank. Septic systems vary, so make sure it has weeping tiles and not just a holding tank. otherwise you will be paying to have that pumped regularly. Low maintenance cost unless the weeping bed gets plugged and you have to redo it. Have the septic tank pumped every 5 years. That's my opinion on pumping. You probably won't have gas lines. I would recommend a good wood stove/pellet and a high efficiency propane furnace. Some insurance companies won't cover you if you have a wood stove as your main heat source, so you will have to look into that. Taxes are different in every municipality, so you should definitely check that before even looking at a house. Who wants to pay $10,000/year for taxes. Mine in the Kawarthas is around $2,800/year. Lots of toys to deal with snow and outdoor stuff. lol You can expect a much quieter life.

Low and behold, a Bell technician came out yesterday and solved our problem by replacing a few external components that had aged over the years.

I am reading everyone's pain. I live 15 minutes from Lindsay and can't get high speed through our phone line. Dial up only and that doesn't work half the time. Our phone keeps kicking in and out, can receive calls, but can't call out. I have eliminated all our phone lines in the house and have one phone hooked up to where the line comes in the house trying to figure out the problem. Have had Bell out about a year ago and they didn't solve the problem. Have them coming again tomorrow and hopefully they find the problem this time. We have contacted numerous wireless companies and all want $1000 to put in a tower, not happening without guarantees, which they won't give. My neighbors have xplornet and they say it stinks most of the time. We are getting ripped off in Canada.

Don't use the deer bones, yuck. Lots of beef bones around.

Have fun Simon!

I blew my chance by waiting until the end of my vacation. I did see various spots around the island that are accessible by shore, but I would rent a car if you're comfortable with driving in that country. The taxis are a little expensive to say the least. I saw one spot around the Jolly Beach Resort that looked promising, lined with mangroves, right near the public beach just south of the resort.

The tough part is who to keep and who to let go. I would keep Muzzin over Gardner any day. However, it's those fringe players that have to be decided on. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Chicago is going through some tough times with some real good players.

Kadri is at 4.5 mil. He is a good third line center and I think Babcock likes him.

Not sure how they sign Gardiner, with Marner still pending. Gardiner will want over 5 mil.

Kind of tough to fill out a roster when you have 4 or 5 guys taking half the cap and the rest wanting to make a few mil.

These contract demands from young athletes are getting tiring. Football, basketball or hockey, they're all the same. I love watching sports, but this is tipping the scales for me.