John Bacon

Looking like the Jays may have a new look with their first free agent signing. https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/report-blue-jays-sign-kendrys-morales-to-three-year-deal-213010326.html

Mine does. I have the Xi5

The electoral college doesn't really address that. More populous states get more votes (California has 55, while some states only have 3). Within the states, big cities have more influence than small towns. If measure by land area, the Republicans got about 90% of Illinois; but the Democrats got Chicago so the state went blue. Even with the electoral college, each states influence in the college is roughly equivalent to its population; within each state, each city or towns influence is based on it's population. So the electoral college does not change the fact the big cities (where most people live) have more clout than rural areas (which have most of the land). The reason that Trump was able to win the college while loosing the popular vote was because he won some big states by close margins while Hillary won her big states by large margins. Trump picked all of the votes for Pennsylvania, Florida, and Michigan by winning just a few more votes than Hillary in those states. If you win the state you win the state regardless of how close it is. Hillary earned a lot of the popular vote by her landslide victories in California and New York. But there is no advantage to winning by big margins. I don't follow your logic on that one. With or without the electoral college, I don't think the second place finisher gets to be vice president.

Yes, it is true that they undermined Bernie Sanders. The debate questions were provided to Clinton, but not Bernie, ahead of time. I don't think that was the only advantage that they party gave to Clinton. That may very well have been the downfall for the Democrats. Trump didn't win by getting more votes for the Republicans; he won because of a drop in the votes for the Democrats. Trump actually had the fewest votes of all major candidates (including Hillary Clinton) in the last three elections. http://heavy.com/news/2016/11/eligible-voter-turnout-for-2016-data-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-republican-democrat-popular-vote-registered-results/

NAFTA gets blamed for a lot of job losses. But most of our manufacturing jobs went to China many years after NAFTA was signed. I don't think the facts support the claim that NAFTA destroyed manufacturing in Canada.

That says something about her character. I think the same may have been true for the Democratic candidate. I think we did. And I didn't vote for Trudeau. You cancelled your membership to Steelhead Manifesto?

What do Stradics sell for these days? I still use the ones that I bought 20 years ago. They seem to be a popular choice for other members too. I think I would be looking at a Stradic before I paid $200 for a Rapala.

I replaced the gears on my Craftsman not too long ago. Sears was able to order the parts for me. A lot cheaper than a new unit and not too difficult to change.

I could be wrong, but I don't think that running too skinny of a wire will trip your circuit breaker. It will just make the wire run hotter (hopefully not hot enough to start a fire) and reduce the performance of the motor.

Actually, the 6 gauge wire would be a good idea. It is counter intuitive to a lot of people, but it's the 12 volt motors that require the heavier gauge wires. Higher voltage motors draw fewer amps than low voltage motors. Eight gauge should be okay if you are only running a few feet from your battery to the plug. If it's a longer run than you should run six gauge.

There definitely are some some snakes. Someone tried to tell me that the savings would cover the monthly payments for a new furnace. I did the calculations myself; it wasn't even close. That's not enough to justify a new furnace just to save on your gas bill. $30/month for six months of the year is $180 per year. After tens years you will have only saved $1,800; I don't that is even half way to paying for a new furnace. The risk of an old furnace breaking down in the middle of a cold snap is something to consider though. CO2 is a bigger issue; but most houses do have detectors now. They're mandatory in Toronto.

I don't think the units are serviceable. They are sealed air tight. As previously mentioned, Lowrance can replace the unit. However, they eventually do run out of units to replacement them with; after that you are out of luck.

Have you tried Princess Auto?

Get another one and run twin 9.9s

With a few modifications this could take "fish finder" to a whole new level... http://motherboard.vice.com/read/to-track-down-bloodsucking-lampreys-this-robot-swims-like-a-fish

You need to get yourself a Boss Hoss 502... that's 502 cubic inches! On a road legal motor bike.

There is limited angle adjustment with the Berts (if they are mounted in a track). You can rotate the entire holder about 45 deg either way in the track. If you need more than that, then the Cannons may be a better choice. The Cannons are also easier to rotate because you don't have to loosen the thumb screws to rotate the holder.

Berts have a smaller base. They are both the same width; but Cannons are rectangular while Berts are diamond shaped. The diamond shaped base allows the Berts to be mounted at different angles. Since Cannons are dual axis they don't need to mounted are different angles. I have both but I need to mount my second track before I mount the Cannons. How big of an advantage is the ability to rotate the holders for your situation? I plan to mount a track along my starboard gunwale. Being able to rotate the holder would be a big advantage over the Berts which either need to stick up or stick out when I am not using them. My stern mounts holders don't really get in the way so the Berts are fine there. The Berts appear to be a little more solidly made. I'll have more info next year after I mount the Cannons ;-)

That's a funny looking "ski"

Disposing dictators has not worked out very well in Iraq or Libya. As bad as Assad is, I wouldn't count on things getting better without him.

Those on the left are equally gullible. They just believe different crap.

I agree that he is not a true Libertarian. But, then again, I would probably never vote for a true Libertarian.

There are more than two choices. Gary Johnson seems to have the most support among third party candidates.

None of them have been retired by the Leafs. They have honoured several; but they have not retired any of them.

Isn't he a UFA after next year? We won't have to give you anything for him.