John Bacon

We were not allowed to bring Coho into the Ringwood hatchery this year because of fears that they had VHS. A sample of Coho from this year's run were sent for testing. If they are free of VHS we may be able to raise them next year. Next fall will be the final run for Coho if no further stocking takes place - unless they can form a self sustaining population. I don't believe that VHS actually harms trout or salmon. But they can transmit it other species with are more vulnerable. I think walleye are one of the species that can experience die offs from VHS. I thought it was because there were huge quantities of salted minnows beging sold; and that banning the sale of salted minnows would reduce the harvest to more manageable numbers.

If you do a lot of travelling your Rogers phone will work in almost any country. Your Bell phone will have very limited use outside of Canada. I am not sure about Telus or Fido.

Actually, I believe that it is illegal to sell dead minnows... at least the salted ones anyways. I found the following statement from the article interesting: "In the infected zone, south of Highways 401 and 402 across Ontario, live bait fish will not be allowed to be commercially harvested or transported north of the two highways." Does this mean that it would be legal for an individual to harvest minnows south of the 401? It would make more sense to completely ban the harvest minnows south of the 401 not just the commercial harvest. Also, is it only commercial operators that cannot transport minnows north of the 401; or individuals as well? I.e. would I be able to purchase minnows from Rerries and take them to Scugog or Simcoe? The minnows would have had to come from north of the 401 anyway since there is not harvest south of the 401.

I know that general motors had some quality probelms in the eighties and nineties; however, I did read some quality reviews recently that put their quality right up there with Honda & Toyota. Unfortunately, reputation is based on "old information". Many people will continue to shy away from the current GM lineup based on their experiences with vehicles made in the eighties and nineties. It take a few years of high quality production before their reputation will improve.

OFAH ... ... and Metro East Anlers as well.

I have never owned one. But the owner of Bennett Marine told me that they were a good quality boat; and he didn't carry them. It is not very often that a marina will admit that a brand that they don't carry is a good boat.

Pinpoint motors, which have been around for awhile, are available with the feature you describe. They can also troll a specific distance from shore. I haven't used one myself but I did speak to a sales rep at one of the shows. He did admit you do need the right bottom contours for their system to work effectively. A slope that is too flat or too steep will confuse the motor. Your concerns are definitely valid.

At least they do have a plan to eventually cut emissions. The Liberals made a big deal out of signing Kyoto, but they never actually implemented any plans to ever reduce emissions. The Kyoto accord will not lead to a reduction in emissions, (the two most populous contries in the world are allowed to polute as much as they want under the agreement) it would only lead to Canada paying large sums of money to other contries for not meeting the targets. Everybody dumps on Bush for not signing Kyoto; but the US's emissions only increased by 16% while Canada's increased by 25%. And the per capita emission from the US were already lower than Canada's to begin with. So much for the Liberals committment to the environment.

I am not sure about the others; but that one is not true. That is not how "golf" was spelled back then. Plus, I think the Scotts were still speaking gaelic at that time.

I am pretty sure that the the regs specify that you must be fishing through the ice to use the second line.

The paper wasps built a nest about seven feet of the ground above my garage. Should I be expecting six feet of snow in Scarborough?

Is that was Rogers told you? The cell phone companies are currently facing a class action law suite over the system access fee. It has been portrayed as a tax by the cell phone companies; but it is merely an extra charge entirely controlled by the cell phone companies.

More specifically, I believe that the province can change a season; but creating a closed season requires federal approval.

Do regularly look at the Farmers Almanac predictions and compare them to what actually happens? I haven't myself. However, I do recall reading an article stating that their predictions are rarely accurate. If I recall correctly, the article said that they were accurate 11 times in the last 50 years. I think that there is a romantic notion that people close to the land, such as farmers, can observe how many nuts a squirrel gathers and more accurately predict the weather than modern science. I don't think that there is actually any truth to it.

I still have that snap set lure listed in the contest section I caught quite a few fish with it this past summer. Does anybody know if they are still made. I don't think that I ever saw one in a store.

I saw one a few years ago in the Malvern area of Scarborough. I have also seen a quite a few deer in the Port Union and 401 are lately.

Kind of like at work; email goes down, IT fixes and then sends out an email to let everybody know that they log back in ...

Personally, I'd still make the Lexus owner pay for the damage. If he is not a jerk, then he shouldn't have a problem taking responsibility for his mistake. If he uses his insurance to pay for his own repairs, then it shouldn't make any difference to him if the insurance covers your costs as well. If you do try the "tree think", keep in mind that if it does work the reciever may become a dangerous projectile. A "Darwin Award" is a definite possibility.

When I installed my gas dryer I was told that I could not use aluminum vent pipes because they would react with the exhaust. Would this not also happen with a furnace and aluminum liners? Or, was I misled?

If you have a high efficiency furnace you don't need to use a chimney. They are vented through the wall via a plastic pipe. If you do not have any other appliances that require a chimney, then you may be able to remove the chimney and use that space in your house.

I think your logic is backwards. There is more benefit to having an high efficiency furnace in an inefficient house than there is in an efficient house. A poorly insulated drafty house mean higher heating bills; if you furnace is 15% more efficient, then you save 15% of a large bill. The same furnace in a well insulated house still saves you 15% on your heating bill; but it will be 15% of a much smaller number.

Why would this be a reason to hate cable companies? Is it because they don't include all stations for one standard price instead of providing a choice of getting a few channels for a lower price or lots of channels for a higher price? They provided a free preview of a specialty channel; why would that make you hate them?

When I installed my humidifier the instructions said that the unit could be installed on either the cold air or warm air duct. However, mine is not a drum type. I don't know if that makes any difference.

For used tires; try John's Tire on Old Kingston Rd. right near the east bound Port Union exit.

If its the same story I heard; it was backing the boat up into the waves in an attempt to save the down riggers that sunk the boat. If that happens, just cut the cables and buy a new set of cannon balls.