John

I guess my take on the whole thing is that if you don't want to hear the answer, don't ask the question. You can not ask a forum like this to post only those answers that you might want to hear! Obviously from your response you would not particularly like to hear my $0.02 on the subject....................

Here's wishing you both the very, very best my friend. You have the right place and of course the best hospitality. I'm with Roy, maybe a little light on the per person rate especially the way I have seen some of these OFC'rs eat!

Food For Thought... Cigarette butts toxic to fish, say researchers CBC News Cigarette butts are toxic to fish and should be labeled as toxic hazardous waste, U.S. researchers say. Scientists at San Diego State University say that a single cigarette butt containing a small amount of unburnt tobacco is enough to contaminate a litre of water and kill half of the fish swimming in it. "Based on this new research, we believe that cigarettes should be considered toxic waste and new requirements need to be established for how they are disposed," Tom Novotny, a public health professor at San Diego State University, said in a statement. The researchers tested the toxicity of the tobacco on fresh and saltwater fish: fathead minnows and top smelt - two species that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency typically uses in pollution studies. The cigarette butts were left soaking in the water for a day before fish were placed in it for testing. Whole cigarettes and cigarette butts with unburnt tobacco were found to be the most toxic, but even filters that had been smoked and that had no tobacco left on them were found to be toxic. Cigarette filters are made of cellulose-acetate, which does not biodegrade. The researchers presented their conclusion at a meeting of the American Public Health Association in Philadelphia earlier this month, and have submitted their study for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Cigarette butts are considered the most littered item in the world. Novotny recently estimated that 767 million kilograms of cigarette butts - or about 4.5 trillion butts - end up as litter every year

So sorry to hear it Steve, terrible news. Please give our very sincere condolences to Bernadette and of course the rest of Sonny's family.

Great report guys thanks.

Great report guys thanks...........almost makes up for not being there.........naaa, not really...

Great report Paul. Thanks for the cradle hand off, I'm sure Wayne appreciated it too. Sorry I missed the GTG, will have to plan things a little better next year.

Welcome back Bruce, sounds like things went OK? You'll be runnin' after those purdy nurses in no time. Get well soon!

Thanks Rob, that's great to hear.

Damn Goran, if you had waited any longer I was going to ask her!

Congrat's Dave, that is some fish!

Socks look great.......but I must say dude, the feet are damn ugly!

Happy Birthday Rick......welcome Jewelbee!

A well deserved bump. I also like this one very much, it's very current.

You can go a whole period without having to go pee?

Jim, I think we need to put things into perspective. HNIC, Cherry, McLean, Milbury etc....really doesn't have a lot to do with the game itself. It's reality TV put on for those that revel in that kind of stuff. Do what I do, watch the game and turn off the intermission between periods. Better yet, start watching youth and junior games if you want to see some exciting hockey from those who really want to be there playing the game that they love............ Don't sweat the small stuff!

Thanks Terry. I share a few silent moments each Remembrance Day with a close friend who lost his Dad in WW2. We DO owe so much to so many....

And your address is?

Damn, I have had that 6 times already this year!

With the help of a few "friends" got your vote count up to 100 but still 16th.

Your gonna need a bigger hole...

Hi Trooper, welcome aboard. Tell us more...... I have a Humminbird 9 series but didn't get the SideScan. I am quite impressed with mine. I would suggest you do a comparison study Humminbird vs Lowrance and decide for yourself. Go to a dealer where they are powered up and you can at least run through the demo and play around for a while. You may like the features of one vs the other. Absolutely go with the external GPS antenna.

Managed to get you to 23rd, ways to go yet.....

You have a PM my friend...