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Or maybe this one .....?

Anyone else remember.......?

This is sad but a poignant safety reminder about propane heaters in small places...... https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/two-men-dead-ice-fishing-tent-carbon-monoxide-alberta-rcmp

I have had more than my share of issues with CP over the years Brian. I'm not sure if you remember a former member here, IceGuyD? Many years back now I ran little raffle on this site for a custom built ice rod and he "Don" won it. So he gave me his work place address to ship it to. As the weeks rolled on he failed to receive so I inquired with CP as to the whereabouts of the parcel. They claimed it was undeliverable as the address I used did not exist. Strange! When I asked why the parcel had not been returned to me they said they didn't know where it was! So they eventually issued me a cheque for the value of the contents ($150.00) as I of course had insured the parcel. So to be fair I built another rod for Don and this time delivered it to him in person on the way back from a Lefroy ice outing at the address that CP claimed did not exist, it was at the time the well known adult entertainment establishment known as "The Cannon Ball Express!" It was a good afternoon to say the least. So months passed and I'd forgotten all about it until a parcel arrived at my door. Yes, it was the ice fishing rod. It seems that once it was deemed undeliverable they sent it to a sorting facility in Ottawa rather than returning it to the provided return address on the packaging. Idiots! Needless to say, I now had the rod and I also kept the cheque.

Ya I hear it's a crap fest out there. My friend had a four day stay at Brechin's Ice Huts cancelled last Friday because of the on ice travel conditions. She told me that she was told, all operators were sadly cancelling bookings on the east side of the lake. When the Bombardiers are bogging down, not good.

Oh ya, and it's Black Forest too....Yum, Yum.

More Quiche! A busy day in the kitchen using up a mess of eggs in need of being used. My oldest daughter absconded with one of the two Quiche Pies I made a month back and the youngest was like, where's mine? Naturally So I made four Pies today, one for my youngest daughter, vegetarian (red bells, onion & broccoli) and one for my 7 year old Granddaughter whose just getting a taste for scrambled eggs (hers is just eggs and cheese). Then the last two just for me, red peppers, onions, broccoli and ham. Daughter's..... Mine......

Did you just gender that Deer. lol

I'm not sure "Stag Film" still pics are appropriate here ..... 😆

We're still Pals, right.

Well I'm torn as to my favourite as there were a few but these two are the standouts. I learned to drive in my Uncles fully loaded 1976 Grand Prix, man this car could move. This is not the car but it was exactly the same colour scheme that he owned, T roof and all. Once I was a licensed driver my Mom gave me the keys to my late father's 1972 Ford Torino that as a high schooler I pimped out as best I could including L-50 slicks on Baby Moon rims. Man I loved that car! This is not the actual car but it was much the same as this one, right down to the colour. I'll leave my 1978 Olds Delta 88 for another day, but boy she not only floated down the highways and biways, she could also accelerate like a rocket.

I should proof read better.... Ohhh....there's a whole lot of wrong going on in that video is what I meant to say.

Ohhh....there's a whole lot of wrong going wrong in that video.

Well at the age of 4 Gordie finally went ice fishing for the first time. This dog is crazy happy when he's out in the snow and yesterday was no exception, in fact when we got home he came in the front door and immediately went out the back door to go sleep in the snow. We stayed close to home to make it a short first outing and he loved it. We stayed out for about 4 hours and at 3.5 hours the winds shifted to the east and it cooled considerably so I finally coerced (gently forced) a scared pup into the confines of the one man flip over on the bed where Brook used to sleep. He was extremely nervous when I closed her up but quickly accepted it and fell asleep for the last 30 minutes of our outing. While I have no pictures of him in the hut I'll include one of Brook from several years ago for reference as to the available space Gordie was in. Oh and for what's worth fishing wise, no Walleye were to be had but I did save myself from a Skunking in the final moments with a dink Perch. Brook snuggled in her little nook ......

Ya, that does indeed suck Simon!

After my Lami S-Glass I had the graphite Lami 3 piece for a short spell, ya heavy, very tip heavy. When Gary moved on to found his own company I was quick to by the 1562 Premier, a much nicer rod to fish than the Lami. The reel strapped to all three of those rods (pictured above) is indeed a Grice & Young. In fact it's still strapped to the Premier and is owned by a friend who still fishes it on occasion. I have offered several time to buy back from him, so far......no luck!

That looks like the start of many yummy Perch dinners Cliff.

LOL Even the leanest of Cottage Rolls CM still has plenty of fat as you know and since I don't (won't) eat the fat, it's best I choose less waste with the exact same taste.

What to do with some use 'em or lose root vegetables and a 1/4 head of Cabbage. You get yourself a big ass Cottage Roll and make a boiled dinner. I found a Cottage Roll on sale by chance and grabbed this 3 3/4 pound very lean beauty on sale for $3.99 a pound. It also gives me an opportunity to use my very much under used straight from Newfoundland gifted "Peas Pudding" bag. Yeah!

😆 There are days when I certainly feel that way Ron. Thanks for the props and yes we are due for a good chin wag. You'll get no argument from me Cliff, there's a multitude of talent here from making and crafting to successful application and use of the tools in our trade.

Thanks Dave, but back in the 80's I wasn't putting those seats on either. In fact my first float rod build was on an extended 10.5' S Glass and it had an aluminum seat. I had neither the skills, knowledge or the lathes back then to make seats so all my builds were a factory seat of some kind.

Thanks Brian.

It's here, it's here...!!!!!

Thank you Bill. Yes the antlers make great stands for photos.