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Home to invasive species. HH

Yes I did John, apologies to all. HH

So Ontario is broke due to miss-management. I think we can all agree on that! How does dumping tens of thousands of people onto the province and municipalities welfare roll, equate to making Canada a thriving country? You do realize that the government of Canada uses population numbers as "collateral" with the IMF to secure credit ratings? Each one of us is collateral against loans. Had the fed liberals taken some time to organize and prepare for the influx of new people, ie setting up ESL classes upon arrival vs screwing around for months on end, we might not be looking at the numbers we are seeing on welfare rolls. Anyone want to consider why the feds moved the cabinet around? Could it be because the immigration portfolio was so poorly administered? HH

My statement was not anti-immigration, not sure where you got that. My question was who is going to take on the burden of paying for these folks. When they arrived, the feds said they would fund them for a year. That year has passed and to the best of my knowledge, only 10% have found jobs. There are various valid reasons for the lack of jobs, but that in no way takes away from the fact that the feds have basically down loaded the cost of carrying these people to the provinces and municipalities. As you so aptly put it, look it up! Last time I checked, Ontario is already struggling to meet it's current obligations. HH

Thermos of Hot Chocolate for the win!!!!! HH

Had I had an opportunity to ask the PM a question, I would have asked him who now is responsible for paying for the 35k immigrants that have been in Canada for a year, which takes the federal component of their support away. They will fall into the welfare system that is provincially funded and downloaded to municipalities. Is his government prepared to fund Ontario's growing welfare obligations? Also, as an aside... it doesn't seem like the budget is taking care of it's self! HH

Raining here in Scarborough now. It looks like north of highway 7 is going to be getting it most of the day. http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx?latitude=39&longitude=-97&zoomLevel=4&opacity=1&basemap=0014&layers=0039 HH

https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?on61#1841109451388366218201701160503ww1171cwto Upgraded.... it sure made a mess of things for our friends to the south. http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx?latitude=39&longitude=-97&zoomLevel=4&opacity=1&basemap=0014&layers=0039 HH

TJ - Pm FishnSled, he's been fishing it a bit lately. HH

After fighting through the ice storm a few years ago, there is very little that gets my dander up, like freezing rain. Those five days in December were some of the worst five days of my life! So, with the forecast calling for more of that crap in the next day, I thought I'd post this fro those who didn't know. https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?on61#81317270228589353201701160503ws1171cwto HH

Some of you may recall that when this carbon tax was first discussed, I called my MPP's office for details. i was told that the tax would be pass through and that I, as a consumer, wouldn't or "shouldn't notice a thing. When I specifically ask about fuel charges, I was told there would no change for the consumer, industry will absorb the cost. How's that working so far? HH

You haven't been here long enough to have experienced what these types of boards can do to locations and people. Check back in, in a few years and let us know what you have found out. HH

Thanks for posting the pics Lew, I enjoyed seeing them. Unfortunately, all I see are a few hundred pounds of Pepperettes under some antlers. I may need my eyes checked... HH

Perhaps he's ordained... HH

So sorry to have read this John, my condolences to you and your family. HH

But it's a dry cold! HH

Lox and bagel are awesome! I'm just not a fan of Montreal style bagels, too sweet. HH

We usually eat pretty good on our winter "Weekend at Bernie's trip". Of late, we have been bringing pulled pork and beef brisket in vacuum sealed packages. Coleman stove, drop them in the boiling water and in a few minutes and a few difference BBQ sauces, we are back at it fishing. HH PS... there you go eatin that pike bait again Brian! LOL

Man, the girls are growing up fast Drew! Thanks for posting, I enjoyed the whole thing! HH

Pillar is fine defensively, but he is clueless when it comes to hitting. Dude would strike out in the on-deck circle if it was within the rules. HH

Ok... a little math here. They signed Smoak to a two year 4 mill per season in the summer. Had they not done that, it would have freed up 4 mill per year to put towards EE. By not signing Jose, that's another $15 mill in budget space. So, there's roughly $20 mill unaccounted for in the budget. That's enough to get Edwin back. They also have the roughly $12 to $15 mill that EE got last year, still in the budget. I'm not far from calling shenanigans! HH

No Brian, just the regular lenses. Back when I bought my original pair, I didn't need glasses! LOL Probably should have though.... HH

Resurrecting this thread because I just had a similar experience. I busted the pair of Jim's I bought in the 90's a couple of years ago. Fast forward to last week and while picking up new reading glasses, I noticed that they carried Maui Jim's and told them of my busted glasses. They asked me to bring them in and see what they can do for me. $85 later, I have a brand new pair of Jims (they currently retail for over $300!). That's how customers should be treated. They could give lessons to a number of companies! HH

A buddy of mine built a Smitty, not nearly as nice as your Brian, but what he did do, is put steel grate on sections along the lid, so he could put his portable heater in it and sit on it, in the cold. The Smitty was always warm and as everyone knows, a warm tush leads to a warm body. He never uses a hut. HH

I am guessing that EE and Jose are scratching their heads wondering where all the offers are. They have waited years to get access to free agency and the windfall of cash and are finding out that baseball is turning into a young man's game. At their ages, teams are are extremely cautious and given their salary demands and teams being so close to their financial caps, both may end up being a bargain when it is all said and done. HH