Steve

National Steel Car here in Hamilton just laid off an entire shift. Fully ticketed welding friend with 10+ years experience not finding work....

geez. i've worked at erin mills and qew for 10 years and haven't been to any of the places listed on this thread... *bookmarking thread*

you know, those marker buoys, anchored by cinder blocks and chain, works wonders keeping fisherman away.....

trades aren't what they once were. very few long term jobs....mostly contract jobs. lots of layoffs. very little job security. big players (employers) are all gone...for the most part...now small shops that'll pay you 20 bucks an hour.... My father is an industrial electrician who should be retired. instead his company when bankrupt about 8 years ago...he has had low paying, contract, or low security jobs ever since. best place to play these days, for high paying, high security jobs.... the medical field.

I want to do my driveway, but although narrow, its likely a five car length driveway $$$$$$$ And if I'm going to do it, I want to do it correctly....with concrete. $5K is fair. But I'm sure I'll be closer to $10K.

fair price for asphalt. you should see what it would cost for concrete!!! landlords will always do the cheapest option...so likely you'll provide him the price, then his buddy johnny will show up one weekend and do a half ass job for a quarter the cost.

You have five or six boats at once, casting at your dock? Wow. That is quite a dock you have there Mr Big Cliff!!!

Scott Walcott acts as a Navionics liaison on the quintefishing board. give him a message, or post your question there...I'm sure you'll get a response.

kids are smarter, better educated, and more in tune with technology than ever before. this is what will move our society forward. not brute force. what used to be normal for kids just isn't anymore.

I burnt two MK trolling motors, well, burnt one, then it was "repaired" (Aikmans) and re-burnt...overheating of the bushes both times. but my replacement has been flawless.

in the stage the Leafs are in, they will be taking their draft pick....and depending on who it is, that player will likely be starting on the Leafs next year.

Matthews is playing in a mid level mens Swiss league while the Finn boys are playing a top mens league. (Liiga)

Puljujarvi and Laine both playing and developing in a mens leagues as well.

well, in short, the media (and as a result, the "fans") have all jumped on the austin matthews bandwagon.Why? because he's the first American who has shown any promise in the last five years.... BUT, the kid has been touted since he was 10 years old. Been promised by everyone he will be the american "Gretzky". The last three or four years he hasn't even been the best in his age group, but because he has been touted the best for so long, no one wants to back pedal. He'll be about as good as Yakupov has been so far....a dud.

I'm hoping Edmonton wins the 1st pick. they can pick the overrated yankee. he'll turn out as good as Yakupov has. than we can pick one of the Finns. Oh to dream to dream!!!! Something tell me Edmonton is not going to pick Matthews however...they have learned those who are touted the best aren't often the best...especially in this case. They might buck the trend and take Laine instead.

ya'll are crazy!!! first it was how to clean the carpet in your boat....now its how to clean the cork on your rod.... Do you guys wash and clean your lures as well? Or maybe next its how to clean your survival suit... :)

bet that 2nd level is just pimpin'

RIP good Sir. No one could steer me straight, but mama tried....

I own a Lund. I love it. But I wouldn't hesitate to trade it for an equal value Starcraft. And if it wasn't for my love for large mouth bass slop fishing, I would have likely went with a Starcraft off the top. It is a superior open water / big water boat. Starcraft makes a very quality boat. (and much better than Alumacraft!!)

i think the sharks come into 6' of water or less in the evenings and at night. maybe uses kittens and lets them swim out :) edit: in the video you can see them bringing the baits out via kayak...or at least it looks like it....love it!!!!

absolutely amazing!!!!

i too used the marinco plugs on both my motors (front 24v bow mount and rear 24v stern mount). 6 gauge wire for both motors as well.

Your acquaintance is very correct, as is your research. Nuclear Energy is the lowest cost to produce. However, the highest cost to build and maintain. Pure production though - yes, the cheapest to produce. Nuclear Energy will always provide base load energy to the grid. My best friend, who is an operator at Bruce, is not the slightest bit concerned about wind and solar. But all the coal operators, and gas operators, see their jobs blowing away in the wind....and that is what is driving a lot of misinformation by the power unions.

They paid wind turbines NOT to produce? The only thing remotely close to that, which may be what you are referring to is, a few energy developments, prior to be installed, had confirmation from the IESO that the T&D lines would be upgraded prior to the completion of development. The IESO failed in their commitment, resulting in the T&D lines not being able to accept the power produced (at least not during peak production time). As a result, a court case was won which forced the IESO to pay for the power that was being generated, that could not be accepted by the grid, because of IESO not getting the T&D lines upgraded. I believe if anyone in this country made the capital investment, then found the government, through actions not done, could not accept the power which was promised to be purchased, (through the legal binding power purchase agreement), then you would be expected to be paid for the power produced. But this needs to be clear. The wind developers are not being paid to "sit idle".....the true fact is wind developers want to be paid for what they are actually generating. Hope this helps further clarify some of the information on this thread. Cheers,

you can't get a public link, as the nuclear deal was a sweat heart deal that was done behind closed doors. the cost figure was provided by the head of the IESO himself during a public info session in January of 2016. as for old ironmaker, here's the link to the first pay schedule from Fit 1.0 (the first pay schedule, and the highest, as the cost to install was the highest at that time) https://fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Storage/11126_FIT_Price_Schedule.pdf You will see that wind power hasn't paid more than 0.20c since the beginning. "A buck a KW" never existed ... but doesn't surprise me that a group against wind turbines spouted incorrect information.