John Bacon

Sheep Fries There was once a sheep farmer who needed help with the difficult task of castrating some of his inferior male sheep to keep them from breeding with the females. He hired a French guy who didn't speak much English, but was a very good worker. After the first day, they had successfully castrated 14 sheep and his French worker was just about to throw away the "parts", but the sheep farmer yelled, "No! Don't throw those away! My wife fries them up and we eat them. They're delicious, and we call them 'sheep fries'." Later that day, the French hired hand came in for supper and, indeed, the "sheep fries" were tasty. The next day, they castrated 16 sheep, and that evening they all settled down to another supper of "sheep fries". The third day, however, when the sheep farmer came home, he asked his wife where the French hired hand was. "You know, it's the weirdest thing," she said. "I told him since there weren't very many 'sheep fries' this evening, we were also going to have French fries, and he ran like hell!"

So, you are saying that I can't just assume that anything I read on the internet is true? http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

Ostriches don't stick their heads in the sand. That is just a myth. They only one that is definitely true is #27.

The government often offers free job search courses. I have found these useful in the past. They cover resume writing, interviewing skills, cold calling, etc. All of this at no charge. Some firms will charge several grand for these services. You can probably pickup a flier from the unemployment office.

Is 40 amps enough? My understanding for 12 volt motors is 1 amp per pound of thrust. I know my old 42 lb Minn Kota was rated at 42 amps.

GMC Jimmy's with the rear mounted spare tire are also eligible for 'discounts' on the 407.

I think this started out as a letter to the president (there was no housing crisis in Canada) and someone forgot to adjust for the population difference when they Canadianized it. Still 2 million * $1 million = $2 trillion versus our current deficit of $50 billion and our debt of $500 billion.

Hospital Regulations Hospital regulations require a wheelchair for patients being discharged. While working as a student nurse, however, I found one elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with his suitcase at his feet, who insisted he didn't need any help to leave the hospital. After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator. On the way down, I asked him if his wife was meeting him. "I don't know," he said. "She's still upstairs int he bathroom changing out of her hospital gown."

Can you say "Fruitport fish flinger" ten times fast?

We have been happy with my wife's RAV4. Great on gas and drives very nice. We haven't used it for towing though so I can't help your there.

Yeah but they will get a really good draft... Oh well, they will get a good draft choice next year.

Ling and burbot refer to a deep water mostly nocturnal fish that if often found in the vicinity of lake trout. Bowfin is a shallow water fish that is active in the day and is found in the same habitat as large mouth and pike. They have a similar shape but different colouration. Ling aka Burbot are reputed to taste like lobster while bowfin are reputed to be very poor table fair.

Has this ever happened to you? http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/weird/2011/01/17/16926021.html

Tender Vittles cat food?

Nice, I picked a Princecraft last spring. Nice boat, I hope you get to use yours more often that I got to use mine in the first year.

I have never refused to pay for the meal but I did leave without tipping once. I tried in vain to flag the waitress down to get some water for my wife before a customer from another table took pity and gave us their water piture. On a more positive note; I ordered a medium steak from Kellseys at 401 & Morningside and received a well done steak. The waitress both replaced and credited the meal and gave me a complimentary dessert as well. I was actually glad that they had messed up my order in the end.

"funny functional" ???

"but 4-5 fries fall off the plate and into the stray ashes, she reaches over grabs the fries and puts them back in my plate" You missed a key point. I certainly wouldn't be too happy about the waitress picking up the fries from the ashes and putting them back on my plate.

Little Johnny and Evan Evan was so excited about his first day at his new school that within minutes he desperately had to go to the bathroom. He politely raised his hand, asked permission, and hurried out of the room. After five minutes he returned, more desperate than before and said, "I can't find it." The teacher drew a little map and sent him off again. Five minutes later, he was back again. "I still can't find it!" This time, the teacher sent Little Johnny with him. Ten minutes later, they returned. The teacher asked, "Well, Little Johnny? Did you find it?" Little Johnny replied, "Yep. He just had his underwear on backwards!"

The Toronto Boat Show is on until the 16th of this month. That may give you a chance to speak to a few dealers in one day.

I have watched the show a few times. It's always good for a few chuckles.

They have had quite a few owners. They have always been a favourize of mine. They were defintely still being sold in the 90's; I am not sure if they are still made. Here is some info. http://lureandmore.com/viewtopic.php?f=362&t=3705&start=10

Technically they are breaking the law by transporting a live sport fish. I think that it is unlikely that a CO would press charges if the fish wasn't being kept in water; but you never know. Transporting any species that can legally be used for bait (ie suckers) may be okay. Keep in mind that there are limits to how many bait fish that you can possess.

To the best of my knowledge, all motors that small are four strokes... the brand new ones that is. Two stroke motors are no longer available in that range. Some of the larger motors are available in clean burning two strokes such as E-Tec, Optimax, etc. It is quite recent that manufacturers stopped making 2 strokes in the 8hp range so your engine may be a 2 stroke... but you can't assume that it is a 2 stroke just because it is an 8hp.

G&G's on Kingston Rd in Scarborough is good. They are not too much of a drive from Whitby. They are west of Morningside on the south side.