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I have no idea what it is, but congrats and good luck on the smoking thing!!!

Wayne.....yep....she deserves the break for the punishment I put her thru for the past 18 years. (and no I dont mean bly) Gary....I've talked to a few kia owners as well, and they are all very pleasantly surprised by their quality now. I'm hoping I have the same luck! MTP....The CRV still runs like new...so I'm hoping for 5 more years!!! Crazyhook....yep....the Corolla owes me NOTHING...and the deal I got on the Kia was too good to pass up.

Hey Ryan...cant wait to give them a try! Very excited for spring now!!!

Great stuff, and the video was a very nice touch! I'm still a big zero for 2 outings in the fish department thru the ice....LOL.

Wow...a 9 pounder!! Great fishing and great times. Congrats on a great outing.

WOOHOO Mike! Great looking boat! Cant wait to fish in her with ya!! haha. Now when you go and get skunked, at least you'll look good in the boat....LOL

Great stuff! I haven't been out much for them this fall...I'm hoping for a banner spring run. Great pic...always fun to fight those fish!!!

Wow...some beauty eyes there! Welcome to the board...hope you enjoy your stay!!!

Great report and pics! Fishing in comfort and getting a slew of fish for dinner...doesn't get much better than that. Well...after seeing the smile on your kid's face, that's about as good as it gets. Thanks for taking the time to report!

WOW!! Awesome fishing that's for sure!

Great report Jen! (or should I say Bernadette???? haha). Congrats on your first walleye thru the ice. Must have been a great feeling for you. I must say it's been great getting to know you through your posts. It's always a pleasure reading them!

Wow!!! Congrats once again!! You'll get the boat eventually...and now you get the bonus of having 2 new fishing partners. Very happy to hear this news.

It's been a whirlwind of a week for us. Last Thursday, my trusty car....a 1990 Toyota Corolla SR5 broke down on me for the last time. This car had over 380,000 kms on it....it drove me back and forth to University in the early 90's, to Michigan and back every weekend while bly and I were dating...it went on countless road trips and camping trips. I've had a lot of great memories in it. Was is a practical family car? Not on your life...our family of 4 couldn't sit in it comfortably, but it travelled afar with me. Last Thursday, something happened that was a sure sign that it was time to let the car go. A friend of mine, who I drive into Toronto most mornings usually doesn't work on Thursday's, but for some reason decided to head in. I went to the GO Station for the pick up and I hit the brakes and they went straight to the floor!! If my friend wasn't working that day, then that would have happened to me on the 401 instead of in a parking lot!! Anyhow, long story short, I needed to replace the brakes lines, and the fuel line. Add to that a new timing belt (it was overdue), and a new suspension and I just couldn't justify the repair bill to this 18 year old car. So, bly and I headed off on Friday to visit some dealerships. I'm just looking for a smallish commuter car...something good on gas with a good warranty. I test drove the new Corollas and Civics but my uncle (who used to work for both Toyota and Honda), suggested to test drive the Kia Spectra, because the quality has improved a lot and he'd recommend it to anyone in the market. Well, the Spectra drove just as nicely as the Corolla and Civic, but was considerably cheaper...and with 0% financing it was really a no brainer. It also has a 5 year, 100,000km bumper to bumper warranty...Toyota and Honda only offered a 3 year, 60,000 km bumper to bumper warranty. I bought it on Friday night and drove it home this afternoon. Here are a few pics...the last pic of me with the Corolla taken just before I traded it in...fittingly taken in front of a Canadian Tire store. (where lately it spent a lot of time being fixed...LOL). I dont have a pic of the new car yet, but found the same colour and model on the net. I'll miss the old girl, but safety and reliability are more important right now.

Yep...Sam is number one in my books! Just wish I lived closer, cause I'd spend even more of my hard earned money in his store.... Wait a minute, it's probably good I live so far away....LOL

I picked up two of the S-10's at BPS in Vaughn about 3 weeks ago....great price at around $24 bucks each too.

Wanye....give me 10 bucks cash and I'll stop outbidding you on ebay...... hehe.

Congrats and keep it up!!! My mother (50 yr smoker) has tried quitting for 20 years. Has tried everything from cold turkey to hypnosis, to the patch. She went on Champix 3.5 months ago and has not picked one up!! I'm going to talk to my family doc about it too and kick the habit. Again, good work man....it's always great to hear someone else is doing well at it.

Hmmm...I know you are looking into this further, but from what I gather here, 1997 mercs and newer can run up to 10% ethanol. So what does this mean for my 1983? Your other post says they also say not to use those separators...is that just on those newer models? Hmmm....I'll keep watching this thread. Thanks Bernie!

The only one I can help you is this one. That big blue thing behind the tower is Lake Ontario. Glad I could help...LOL Cliff

I remember when I first joined the board and introduced myself as Cliff, someone chimed in and said I had to leave because there was already a very well respected member here with that name...LOL.

LOL Joey...love it!!!

Oh man...that really sucks!!!! Our 5 year old furnace had some problems too and I was worrying about the same situation you were in. The thermostat would signal the furnace to turn on....it ignites, then shuts off...ignites, then shuts off. It would do that 5 times and then enter a soft shut down (wont try again for an hour). After the hour is up, it would come on no problems. Call a furnace guy referred by a friend (part of their church) and he comes out....does a cleaning of the blower motor, ignition system and a few other areas, shows us where the problem was (a sensor was bent, so he just bent it back into shape), rewired it all so that the blower motor is on at a very low speed so that the house temp would be more constant, and then kick into high gear when the heat comes on etc. He told us how we could save money by having the blower on a very low speed at all time....by circulating the air at all times, we'd have a more comfortable house and the extra money in electricity for running the blower would be compensated by lower gas consumption, because it wouldn't have to come on all the time. He said if we didn't want the blower on all the time that he'd come back to change it back for free. Yes....free!! He also gave us some tips about extra ventilation where the furnace is because the space was too small where it's located. The final bill....$60. I couldn't believe it! The best estimate I got from the Big Companies was 129 bucks. We gave him $70 because he was so helpful and we found ourselves a new furnace/AC guy.

Real mature Snag...real mature..... My kid can beat up your kid

I saw this last week...pretty cool if you ask me!!

You seem to be right here Wayne as both my rods went back to Shimano. AFter they looked at them they shipped new ones back to the store.