misfish Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 A week ago,fisherman had a motor that Bernie was interested in. I figured I could grab it for him and drop it off at my parents place and he could make the short trip down to pick it up,but said frig it,I got to meet this fella. So up at 5am this morning, on the road by 5:20. The drive was good til I got to Katrine. I made a quick stop to see the parents before they were off to be with my brother. When I left,the snow starts flying. Sure glad I put the snows on Tuesday. A bit of a white knuckle drive the rest of the way up. Met up with Bernie and his son. Like I have said many times on this board,you cant judge anyone until you meet them in person. Well I never judged Bernie,Always thought he was a stand up guy,and I wasnt wrong. He is just like one of the byes. What a super nice guy. After a brief chat,showing me his shop, I wanted to get back on the road home the way the weather was was. Offer to show my the boat factory,but I said another time. Maybe on one of those weekend at Bernies ,which he asked me to attend next year. Thanks for the offer Bernie. Glad I left when I did,the ride was just the same,until I got past Katrine. Nice to meet you sir and your son. Another off the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Always good to make new friends Brian, and your right, Bernie's a great guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Nice trip and yes you did Get to meet one of the people that make this place great. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i2cool2fool Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 It's because of the likes and actions of people mentioned in this story I keep coming back. Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 It's because of the likes and actions of people mentioned in this story I keep coming back. Awesome! The saying"never judge a book by it,s cover" sums it all IMO. Some here think Im a and thats all fine and good by me. My real friends know different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Good on ya Brian, heck of a trip to make in that weather. Bernie is one of nicest guys you'll ever meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 nice trip lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Thank you for making the trip up Brian. Your kindness is very much appreciated. Sorry that you hadn't the time to hang out for a while. Would have been good to sit down and have a long chat. Looking forward to heading out on the water with ya sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Thank you for making the trip up Brian. Your kindness is very much appreciated. Sorry that you hadn't the time to hang out for a while. Would have been good to sit down and have a long chat. Looking forward to heading out on the water with ya sometime. The ride up and back,was lets say,meet new friends,and time to reflect some memories. Ya that will do. Two birds with one stone. Oh the other ,s say EH.Bernie BTW, I did get a chuckle of the locals saying how much snow was coming down. Northners. All I could think was,how easy it would be to follow tracks. LMAO Edited October 26, 2013 by Misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Aye caramba, little too early for that stuff. Had a bit between #9 down to #7 this morning but nothing accumulated. Hopefully Bernie can shine up the old beater for his collection. Remember when I pulled it over, it had some pretty good compression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 You are both stand up guys!!! Would be great to see you up there at the Bernie weekends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Probably passed you at some point Brian. We left North Bay at 7:50am en route to Huntsville. Driving conditions from Powassan to Burks Falls were not the best. Drove back tonight and only dealt with rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 7 hours.. must drive like Gramma ! ..and as for Bernie.. they don't come much better than that, if they do at all ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Yep OFC at its finest there Kudos Brian. I still remember one of or the first fire hall Christmas party my wife asked me your going where??? To meet who? Do you even know any of them? Ok Have you met any of them in person? What a night that was heading about 3 hours drive for some chicken wings and fishing talk then driving home. My wife must have been nuts back then to not think I was cheating on her LOL. True OFC fashion I did have many offers to stay at other members houses and these were all people I knew from the message board only. Great family we have here Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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