John Bacon

If you go to Frenchmen's, stay away from the eastern half of the bay. The eastern half often has open water when there is safe ice on the west side.

Two consecutive games where the Leafs have out shot their opponent. Perhaps something has changed.

I think the Chrysler vans are the only ones were both the 2nd and 3rd row seats fold down into the floor. The 3rd row folds down in most other brands but the 2nd row would have to be removed and stored if you want use the cargo space. That would be a big selling point for me. My dad drove Chrysler minivans from about 1986 to about 2012. He never had any major issues.

In the Ballard years maybe. They had one of the highest payrolls in the league prior to the salary cap. They were getting beat by teams with lower payrolls. Payroll has not been the problem for the last 25 years.

Playoff games are very profitable; they bring more revenue for less cost than regular season games. If management is concerned with profitability then they will want the team to make the playoffs and preferably get past the first round.

Isn't that kind of like saying a Canadian variation of maple syrup?

Many of the GTA rivers (including ones that you mentioned) are stocked with salmon and/or trout.

Maybe he's ready for another round. Great pic Joey. Thanks for sharing.

Interesting; I have never seen one. But I do have a closed faced spinning reel that mounts under the rod. I think that would be hard to thumb the spool on a cast; it should be okay for ice fishing though.

Ringwood Hatchery in the News http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?eid=97480df4-6839-424a-9d50-5a18210a2e70&pnum=30

My son recently paid $500 for a 51" Samsung Plasma so $600 may actually be on the high end. Best Buy and Future shop had a $400 model; but it was only a 720p which is probably good enough for most applications.

Is it illegal for people to ride in the box of a pickup? I read that it is perfectly legal to have passengers ride in the box of a pickup.

They have an aquarium. There is a museum near by.

Done, thanks for the reminder.

You still go through oil with a four stroke. You are just changing it instead of burning it. Most people change the oil at least once a year in a four stroke. That could end up being just as expensive as two stroke oil if you have low mileage on your boat.

I don't think that you can justify giving someone a fine for not having winter tires if winter tires are not mandatory. That may not stand up in court. Insurance discounts will help. But the discount has to make sense in terms of reduced risk. I.e. You cannot expect the insurance companies to provide a 25% discount if winter tires only reduce accidents by 5%.

Yes, that is true about the change from from crank shaft to prop shaft rating for horsepower. I think that happened sometimes in the late eighties. My brother had a 60hp 2 cylinder Johnson that he bought in the mid eighties. His model became the 50hp after the switch; and the new prop rated 60hp was a 3 cylinder. As far as banning 2 strokes. I don't think that traditional two strokes are sold anymore. Direct injection 2 strokes (E-Tec & Optimax) are still sold; but they are supposedly just as clean burning as four strokes.

The 20% to 25% chance will still apply if it is Edmonton that finishes last in the league. So, no, it is far from obvious that Edmonton is going to get the first pick.

But even if they come in dead last they still only have a 20-25% chance of getting the first pick. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=728795

I found a few links with some more detailed maps of the zones. These maps provide better detail than the regulation summary. They may be helpful when fishing near the border between two zones. https://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/fisheries-management-zone-20-fmz-20 https://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/fisheries-management-zone-17-fmz-17

Not necessarily. The last place team does not always get the first pick. There is a draft lottery. So the Leafs would not have been guaranteed better picks if they had lost more games.

They may not know. If they send thousands or millions of emails to random addresses then they are bound to connect with people who do have an account. I receive emails claiming to be from companies that I have not ordered from.

I have heard good things about Tasco. I haven't shopped there myself.

Just to be clear. I was not referring to the entire province; just specific regions.

On those days it will definitely be better to have winter tires. But it is not practical to change the tires on a day by day basis. I am not convinced that it makes sense legislate the tires that may only beneficial for two or three days in the winter. There will still be people who struggle to drive even with winter tires. And it only takes one person to mess things up. There will still be issues driving on snow days even if winter tires are required.