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Very sorry to hear of your loss Lew, our condolences to you and your family.

You forgot about the dog - 5th. Congrats Jaden, well done .

Congratulations on the arrival of your son. Best wishes for his future treatment as well, he is in good hands.

Shear pin maybe G?? No idea really, just mine is doing the same thing but I just took it in this morning and have not heard yet. More snow coming, hope we get em fixed soon.

Good Long Point and area info here too http://www.longpoint.on.ca/forum/default.asp

Also, check the oil line going from the tank to the furnace. If outside tank to inside furnace, having adding the antifreezing additive will help and so will changing the line from 3/8" to 1/2" (if the line is currently 3/8"). Has solved the problem for a couple of our customers.

I enjoy the Mike Holmes show and in my opinion, he does open the eyes of consumers which is a good thing. With respect to new homes and their quality, I will only speak about what I know and quite frankly the HVAC systems being installed in the new homes here are crap. Who is to blame?? The builder who doesn't give the subs enough money to put in a quality system, the subs who put in a system that is cheap and poorly built with little warranty protection just to be able to turn a small profit or the consumer who doesn't do their homework and in the end received crap. Jonnybass, not to single you out, but you are asking is anyone dying in these homes. No, nobody is dying but the problems of poorly built homes will manifest themselves down the road. Here, the new homes are built air tight with no ventilation installed. This is leading to great big problems down the road with mould issues. No one is dying but the related health issues of mould and bacteria and the resultant costs of cleanup and restoration is huge. Why no ventilation - it adds $1400 to the cost from the HVAC sub to the builder and they don't want to pay that. They offer it as a option on the home but the consumer is not educated enough to be willing to pay the builder's price to install the ventilation system. Again who is to blame?? Mike Holmes at least is doing something about educating the consumer so they can make more informed choices such as "Is it worth it to spend $2500 on a ventilation system?" Many don't make the right choice and then wonder why on a cold day such as today they can't see out of their windows as they are frosted over with condensation. All that moisture is going to go somewhere and in the end, years from now, the lack of education on a consumers part will lead them to ask why all their baseboards and walls are turning black in the basement. My concern as a consumer would be that if they are cheaping out so much on the HVAC system, where else are they cutting corners. Mike Holmes helps answer those questions to those of us who don't know everything.

Nice job GCD, thanks for the softwater fix and the report.

On the old board, I think I remember being able to "subscribe" or bookmark certain threads and find them easily on your profile. Rather than another board category, could this feature be added? Saves having to develop all sorts of convuluted criteria for what makes a "best of" report

Great news FnA. Enjoy some quiet time tonight with her at home and hopefully all of you can get a good nights sleep.

Great report JohnnyB, thanks for sharing. Gotta say though, not sure why, but I really do prefer your summer reports more

You have our thoughts and prayers FnA.

He was 57 Wayne. Our condolences to you as well on the loss of your mother. He truly was the perfect brother.

Last Monday, my Brother, Brian Paul, suffered a heart attack while playing hockey and passed away. My life, and the lives of our family will never be the same without this incredible man in it. Trying to find the right words to write about him is difficult because none seem sufficient to say what he meant to me. He was 15 years older than me but always took the time when I was young to spend time with me, the greatest gift he could have given to me. I learned so much from him just by watching him and being with him. No matter what a hellion I was a child, he always came back for more. He was truly one of the most brilliant people I have ever met and could help you solve any problem - mechanical or personal, just by talking you through it. He was the consumate husband, father, brother, uncle and son. He was living his dream, living on the water with his beautiful wife, getting ready for retirement, enjoying quiet time on his boat just cruising up and down the Rideau, anchoring in quiet bays for the night just to enjoy the beauty that nature provides. He was fiercely proud of my nephew and niece, and rightfully so as they are great kids, I can only hope to provide them the support to get through this that they need. His giving and caring nature has continued with my son and daughter and they have lost the best uncle you could imagine having. Life will never be the same for me with Brian gone. But life continues on and he would want everyone to go on and celebrate life the way he did. As my nephew Sean said in his tribute to Brian at the funeral, "When you want to honour Brian, don't raise a glass to him, just do what he would have done and do something nice for someone without asking anything in return" You will be missed Brian. Brian teaching my daughter Jess how to sail this summer Brian and Jess on the Cruiser this summer My brother and I, his son Sean, my kids Ryan and Jess, our motley crue of dogs and of course the Peeing Moose a couple of summers back My son Ryan and Brian enjoying the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar a few years ago at Christmas

G, looking at getting away there in Feb this year and been doing some research. This guy seems pretty good and is well respected on the DR message boards. http://www.mikesmarina.info/ I also went out with this fellow when I was in Puerto Plata a couple of years ago, he also does charters out of Punta Cana as well - he had a nice set up and we had a good day out there. http://www.caribbeanoceanadventures.com/fishing.htm Also, you can check this site out too - lots of good reviews and a pretty active chat place for info on Punta Cana http://debsdrtravels.proboards47.com/index.cgi

That was a beautiful tribute to your Aunt, Brian. Our condolences to you and your family on your loss.

Rob, our families thoughts and prayers are with you during this time.

Thanks Randy

Rest in Peace Chris. Our family send its thoughts and prayers to the Lindners.

No, you were sitting down Jamie.

They should have MADE him play last night and let Phaneuf handle the punishment. The little crapbag would be living on soup and protein shakes for months.

Cliff, you can donate them to Cell Phones for Soldiers http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.ca/

Just a beautiful fish, congrats to the angler.

Also prevents starting it up in the spring while still covered FnA - contact whoever installed it and they should be able to get you one made specifically for that model for about 40 - 50 bucks.

Thank god you can fish then.