John

Kelvin, rant away my friend. If you are ever in need of an ear or just someone to have a beer, just let me know...

From what I have read and have seen I think those that expect Sail to be a Bass Pro or even Gagnon's will be disappointed. Don't expect Fishing/Hunting to be a big part of what they do.

Glad that Barbara and I managed to get up there for a few days............great to see you Diane and Sherri again.

Don't know the area below Dallas Rapids at all but have talked to guides who do and according to them it's a rock and shoal nightmare out there for those who are new to the area. The one guide who has 30 years running Dallas down to the bay says that he finds at least a couple of rocks he never knew were there every year. The guys I know run 20' Alaskans with up to 90 tillers. I would carry an extra prop for sure.

Do yourself a huge favour and buy the 4 door Sahara. Very little difference between the Rubi and the Sahara. The 4 door give you a much better on road ride and much more room. Just my 0.02............

I would consider Paris Vegas too.

I like it Simon, politically correct or not it tells a story..............

I agree......100%! Let's not dwell too much on how we would like to remove their gonads with a rusty blade, they were caught and punished.

On that note Simon, I won't give him the addresses that I was going to..............

Couldn't get me up there. I get vertigo standing on a chair!

I'm with Terry, it gives a pretty cool look at the structure down there. You can definitely tell what it is you are looking at. I have a 9 series humminbird combo without it and if I was replacing it (big money) I would invest the extra $$$.

You know how to pick good wine (and good women) boss!

Very sorry to hear of your loss. You wrote a great tribute to your Grandpa. I'm sure that he will be with you always.

Naaaaa, he's muscle bound Joey.........

Could be a Zinnia or hybrid Chrysanthemum?

E Send it to Photobucket and post it from there...

Very well said Dana

Great report Simon. You are truly blessed!

I give up!

That's great Bernie and I guess all that I am trying to say.............show them how to earn them money rather that teach them to hold out their hands...............

Ed Zachary!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry bud but yes you can spend $1200+ or even $2000+ on goalie pads but hey you can also buy real good one's that have been worn for a year for a few hundred, that's really your choice and decision. I have grandkids playing AAA and AA (not goalies) and they are outfitted very well for $500 a season. It's a little like fishing really, a $500 rod and $300 reel doesn't generally catch more fish than a $100 combo. I have seen kids (10-12 year olds) with more talent then my grandkids playing AAA in used skates and hand-me-down pads 'cause that's all that their parents can afford...................you know what, they can skate circles around most kids in that "cheap" equipment. It's not fundraising that I have a problem with Brian it's the panhandling outside the store while their well dressed parents look on and sneer if you choose not to shell out to their kids, for nothing, who could care less about being there..........

Yup, we have donated a lot of loonies and toonies to great causes at the liquor store too...........

No fuddy duddy here, just asking for some effort for the reward, that's all. Don't expect me when I am headed into the grocery store to drop money into the hands of a few kids yawning away at the entrance with their parents sat under an umbrella drinking lemonade! By the way these are usually soccer teams or gymnastic clubs looking for funds to buy fancy track suits or offset a trip to Texas to play a tournament, not kids who can't afford to play........sorry...... Not sure where you get your numbers but $15k is not it. Rep hockey one of the more expensive kids sports here in Burlington costs about $2,000 for registration, jerseys, ice time, refs, etc, etc.....Tournaments can add up to another $2-3,000 depending on the distance. Equipment around $500. It's cheaper in other cities like Oakville for example as they are allowed to fund raise and accept team sponsorship from affluent Mom's and Dad's. As a rep club, if the kid is talented enough and the parent(s) can not afford it there are sponsored players. If the kid wants to play hockey (house league) and parent(s) can't afford it there are many programs offered to allow the child to play either free or partially sponsored. Just sayin'.

I coached competitive soccer for 15 years and we fund raised for everything other than basic registration. It involved sponsorship in return for advertising on uniforms etc., running bingo's in smoke filled rooms at midnight to 3.00am, car washes, bottle drives, garage sales.........you get the idea. My Grandson plays competitive hockey, (very expensive), they are not allowed to fund raise at all, I guess different clubs look at it in different ways. I just can't figure clubs, coaches and parents allowing players to scrounge money outside liquor stores, beer stores and grocery stores without offering anything or any effort in return, to me it's a form of panhandling......just my .002!