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saddlebum

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  1. True enough, Riding the shoreline from Port Maitland to Port Dover is a great ride at any time, not just Fri the 13th.
  2. Not sure what set up I have going but on my page I see new threads in bold lettering and previous viewed threads are not in bold lettering.
  3. I always soak puncture wounds in warm salt water, works wonders. I have lost track of all the slivers I had in a my life time. the worst came from swinging a sledge hammer. A piece about 1/4 inch thick and 1 1/2 inches long split away from the handle and drove clean into the palm of my hand as I slide my hand up the handle on the up swing. The Doctor that removed it followed up by using a syringe to force hydrogen Peroxide into the wound. My hand puffed up like a balloon after which he squeezed it all out. 24 hrs later my hand was badly infected and so I had to see my family Dr who asked my why I went to a butcher instead of the hospital. WOW hard to believe a simple sliver could generate so much to discuss. This thread alone may just get us through the winter.
  4. Like Marcarl and Rieny been there a few times. But if you've never been, you got to go at least once for sure. Sadly even though there are 3 this year none are during the warmer months.
  5. Happy Birthday Don. Have a great and lazy day.
  6. Well it is obvious she must really love that body of yours Why else would she toss you out into the deep freeze other than to preserve it for all time ......... The sad part is when you thaw out in the spring some poor anthropology student will think they stumbled across some ancient life form...
  7. Not to mention If a crook goes for the purse and gets away with it he has one purse. If he goes for the gun and gets away with it he can have many purses - plus the gun, which is probably worth more than what most have in their purse.
  8. Sure go ahead and blame us poor Canucks just because we leave the doors open. But let me tell you yanks something and then we will see who is smarter. For generations parents in Canada have yelled at us for leaving the door open. The most common comment would go something like this "where were you born, in a barn are trying to heat the whole darn neighborhood ?" Well let me tell you guys our generation finally got smart and said "why not?" We decided whats wrong with heating the whole darn neighborhood? We in our superior wisdom came to the conclusion if we all left our doors open and heated the whole darn neighborhood none of us would ever have to shovel snow.
  9. Agreed though for simplicity I just go 70 inch/lbs. Also snug them up a little at a time lightly by hand in a staggered criss-cross pattern to pull everything down evenly until the bolts bottom out 1st. then go to 20 in/lbs, 50 in/lbs and finally 70 in/lbs following the staggered criss cross pattern. Finally as a safety check just go over them again at 70 in/lbs in a circular pattern to ensure you got them all.
  10. Personally I have no problem with Cha just showing up. .. You on the other hand I am not so sure.......Definitely gonna take a lot of mental preparation on my my part
  11. Remember the day we got pulled over on a road check and the good looking female cop waved you on through to the male cop and flagged me over to herself. .....Need I say more.
  12. You must have taken the sunny picture on the one day it did not rain out there.
  13. I finally got an email from Abdul last night and though He appreciates our concerns, prayer and moral support, Him and Shah prefer to keep things low key and not to make too much fuss over them, preferring at this time to somewhat keep this more or less a private and personal matter while they try to get through this. Once again he sends his regards to all and does very much appreciate our concerns.
  14. From what I have been told Jonas does all the hugs on Greta's behalf.....But apparently I will be getting a special hug directly from Greta herself.
  15. Since today here in Ontario as well as a few other provinces was family day, I emailed Abdul early this morning to see how all was going but as of yet have not received a reply. The last update I received from Abdul was Feb 3rd and at that time Shah was still under medical care. The last time I spoke with Abdul he and Shah were deeply moved with the number of people that responded to my request on their behalf and wishes to thank everyone for their prayers and moral support,(something I should have posted awhile back and for that I apologize).
  16. Glad to hear it Jonas. It will be good to see you again as always.
  17. If your phone is google based and you have gmail your contacts may be synced with your gmail. It happened to me were I lost all my contacts and on a hunch I found when I went into settings and then help I found steps to retrieve my deleted contacts. Once I retrieved them I turned sync on on my phone and all my contacts were restored. The problem with these new phones is that the more sophisticated they get the more unpredictable they become and the easier it is to do something stupid. Half the time I think they have a mind of thier own and they tell you what you want to do instead of the other way around.
  18. Dan you must be thinking of the custom order size..... one wide two deep.....
  19. There you go Yammer....Should you forget your poles again this year you can always slip up the road to Wally World and pick up a couple of cheap Kitchen chairs. :rotfl:
  20. When did you say visiting hours were?
  21. I am like you, I like my morning coffee and there is nothing like a fresh brewed pot of coffee outdoors (forget instant I can't stand instant coffee). I have used the Svea 123 for all sorts of camping. I even take it ice fishing with me and use it out on the open ice to perk up a warm pot of coffee using an old fashioned percolator pot. I have had this stove since I started back packing at 12 years old and in almost 50 years it has never let me down. The thing I like most about it is it burns simple Coleman type camp fuel which is readily available at almost any variety, grocery or camping store as well as most gas stations. So even if you leave home without fuel or do like I do and carry it around almost constantly, you are pretty much guaranteed to find fuel somewhere. Where as most pressurized type fuel systems ( which may be a little easier to light or burn a little hotter) are not always so easy to find. When it comes to making coffee I pack a collapsible coffee strainer which packs up in my mess kit with my stove. or if I have a little extra space I will pack along an old fashioned coffee percolator pot with the internal basket and sight glass In case I want to make an entire pot of coffee. The percolator should have a pail type handle as well as the hand grip handles so you can hang it over an open fire as well as use it on the stove. There are a variety of ways of lighting it. I tend to use the hand warming method most times though not the quickest method. You simply fill the tank then open the valve. Next wrap your hands around the tank to warm it. after a bit the fuel starts to expand then dribble out the top orifice down the stem and fill the bowel at the base of the stem. close the valve and light the fuel at the base of the stem. Just before it goes out reopen the valve to light the burner. There are several other methods which you can find on u-tube. Here is one demo
  22. Camping is always my favorite mode of traveling. As long as the camping spots are well away from highways and trains. What I don't understand is Why when we are having some of the best winter weather we have had in years, you want to run and hide. Nice crisp dry cold instead of bone penetrating dampness.....Clean dry snow to play in instead of wet slush and mud. What ever happened to the kid in you? When my grandchildren are staying with us, as soon as they hear me stir upstairs they start pulling on there boots ....cause PaPa is up and that means playing outside in the snow, I am lucky if I even get to have a coffee first. But we do have fun a 2 year old kid a 3 year old kid And a 61 year old kid.
  23. Hey Freebird you need to update this post . The count is now 66 with 18 maybes. But I know what part of the problem is. Since Squidly moved there has been a shortage of Lonna's Pies
  24. I am suprised with all the typing you do you have any fingers left ....But I admit I do enjoy reading them....OOOOPS Did I say that out loud
  25. Oh Maannn you had to go and egg Old puc on now didn't ya.....Now there will be no stopping him. :backinmyday:
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