Boatering Non-Essential Travel

I didn't catch this on any threads.....sort of makes Marinas being closed a moot point


NEWS RELEASE
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The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind boaters that all non-essential travel is being discouraged by the Ontario Ministry of Health at this time, including travel by water.

Though the air temperature is rising, local waters are still icy cold. Survival time is greatly diminished for someone immersed in cold water, but if you must be on the water, here are a few tips for cold water safety:

https://www.midlandtoday.ca/local-ne...ts-opp-2243883

Yup, and some will say 'discouraged', is not law, so I am going anyway.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

Yup, and some will say 'discouraged', is not law, so I am going anyway.

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I hope so

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

Yup, and some will say 'discouraged', is not law, so I am going anyway.

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Yep,me,too,because the Premier announced that seasons would open on schedule which is a month away. My bet it the pressure will be insurmountable by then to re-open the province or face massive civil disobedience. No matter what,there's a limit to everything,Covid-19 or not.

Maybe that is why the military is gearing up? Take away our jobs , close our schools, parks and business , but don't you dare postpone our fishing. Does it seem as selfish to you, as it does non-fisherpeople?

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

Maybe that is why the military is gearing up? Take away our jobs , close our schools, parks and business , but don't you dare touch our fishing. Does it seem as selfish to you, as it does non-fisherpeople?

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There's a pretty significant difference between someone going fishing and a school packed full of germ harboring kids.

Non fisherfolk walk their dog, go for a jog or sit on their back deck. Do you think those selfish non fisherfolk can see the difference between walking their dog alone and fishing alone?

I'm sure it will come back to safety however, I'd bet more people are bitten by dogs each year or trip and fall/get hit by a car while out for a jog than people fall out of boats and require medical attention.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

Maybe that is why the military is gearing up?

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Tell me what they are "gearing up" for?

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

Maybe that is why the military is gearing up? Take away our jobs , close our schools, parks and business , but don't you dare postpone our fishing. Does it seem as selfish to you, as it does non-fisherpeople?

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I get the rationale of shutting down possible areas of congestion to stop the spread of the virus, What I don't get is why not publish the movement of positive test cases. 500 plus new positives in Ontario yet no mention of where or who so other possible contacts can protect themselves. In this gps enabled device society we live in isn't it possible to know possible tracts of the virus? Would better enable targeted isolation as opposed to shutting everything down indefinitely

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Originally Posted by trimmer21

It seems most of the new cases are coming out of the retirement and long term care residences. It's a real shame they've been allowed to deteriorate. All the government attention has been going to hospitals. LTC's have been shuffled aside.

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Ya, I think they dropped the ball on this one for sure...... They need to concentrate on looking after them a little better...

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Originally Posted by oaknut

There's a pretty significant difference between someone going fishing and a school packed full of germ harboring kids.

Non fisherfolk walk their dog, go for a jog or sit on their back deck. Do you think those selfish non fisherfolk can see the difference between walking their dog alone and fishing alone?

I'm sure it will come back to safety however, I'd bet more people are bitten by dogs each year or trip and fall/get hit by a car while out for a jog than people fall out of boats and require medical attention.

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I fall out of my boat all the time, comes with diving..

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Originally Posted by fratri

Ya, I think they dropped the ball on this one for sure...... They need to concentrate on looking after them a little better...

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O-O-O-P-s,I accidentally deleted that post. Oh,well,it was kind of besides the point,anyway.

O Nut.... Do you want people to put down their dogs, so that they don't have to walk them. Straw man argument, and a pretty weak one at that.

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Originally Posted by MikePal

I didn't catch this on any threads.....sort of makes Marinas being closed a moot point


NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind boaters that all non-essential travel is being discouraged by the Ontario Ministry of Health at this time, including travel by water.

Though the air temperature is rising, local waters are still icy cold. Survival time is greatly diminished for someone immersed in cold water, but if you must be on the water, here are a few tips for cold water safety:

https://www.midlandtoday.ca/local-ne...ts-opp-2243883

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Its typical for the opp to do news releases every spring regarding boat safety, usually high lighting added hazards or issues per-tenant to that spring ie. in recent times it was high water levels.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

O Nut.... Do you want people to put down their dogs, so that they don't have to walk them. Straw man argument, and a pretty weak one at that.

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Yes your strawman argument is weak, not to mention weird and strange.

How you go from people walking dogs to thinking Oaknut is saying to kill their dogs, is beyond reason.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

O Nut.... Do you want people to put down their dogs, so that they don't have to walk them. Straw man argument, and a pretty weak one at that.

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And just where did I say anything about people walking their dogs being a bad thing? It's a simple comparison based on distance from other people. You say my argument is weak however your weak character shows by slinging such an ignorant thought under the guise of a question.

Its pretty simple to get out on the water, walk your dog, chase a turkey or whatever turns your crank and be smart about it. My friend, I think you could use some fresh air rather than making fleeting attempts to change the appearance of a post that you clearly had no argument for.

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Originally Posted by Snowwalker

I fall out of my boat all the time, comes with diving..

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My wife's entire family loves falling out of their boats for the same reason. I gladly sit on the back of the boat keeping my buoys out of the frigid temperature 20' down. I will gladly scale a 100' pine and take it down piece by piece or hang off the side of a quarry wall but I can't get myself to want to go to the murky depths.

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This thread was about boaters , not fishing. I went fishing yesterday. I live within 500 yards , to the mouth of a well known trib. entering Lake O. and the ' creek', goes behind our house, 30 yards from my back yard .If not for the trees I could cast to it from my back deck. Enjoy your life, I am , mine.

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Originally Posted by Snowwalker

I fall out of my boat all the time, comes with diving..

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I know you heard it before but can't resist:

Why do scuba divers fall backwards off the boat?






Because if they fell forward they'd still be in the boat!!!

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Originally Posted by oaknut

My wife's entire family loves falling out of their boats for the same reason. I gladly sit on the back of the boat keeping my buoys out of the frigid temperature 20' down. I will gladly scale a 100' pine and take it down piece by piece or hang off the side of a quarry wall but I can't get myself to want to go to the murky depths.

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I use to free dive, around a hundred feet was my limit and five minutes on one breath. MORE then enough to catch lobsters and fish. Then there was all the fishing lures people would lose. Never bought much tackle for years. One tractor crash and hemorrhage in lungs put an end to that. Now I am lucky to go 45 seconds in four feet of water.

And He is gone. You know he is like playing chess with a pigeon.

You know all the pigeon is going to do is knock the pieces over, crap on the board and strut around like it won.

In the immortal words of Hank Hill: "The Boy Ain't Right" HaHa..

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Originally Posted by Snowwalker

And He is gone. You know he is like playing chess with a pigeon.

You know all the pigeon is going to do is knock the pieces over, crap on the board and strut around like it won.

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Did not know that discussions, were contests. Won? Can someone win a conversation? In life , I have been winning so far, and just smart enough to know it. Sometimes the wife sees me smiling as I converse with you gentlemen, and asks why. I reply , ' I've really got them going today'. Some will understand , to the rest...... Dunning-Kruger.

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Originally Posted by MikePal

In the immortal words of Hank Hill: "The Boy Ain't Right" HaHa..

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And here I thought that “Foghorn Leghorn” said that !

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Did not know that discussions, were contests. Won? Can someone win a conversation? In life , I have been winning so far, and just smart enough to know it. Sometimes the wife sees me smiling as I converse with you gentlemen, and asks why. I reply , ' I've really got them going today'. Some will understand , to the rest...... Dunning-Kruger.

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Anyone got a cloth? The pigeon just made another comment.

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Originally Posted by rick_iles

And here I thought that “Foghorn Leghorn” said that !

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No doubt it's been quoted by more then a few.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

Sometimes the wife sees me smiling as I converse with you gentlemen, and asks why. I reply , ' I've really got them going today'. Some will understand , to the rest...... Dunning-Kruger.

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Nice that you admit to posting on topics that you overestimate your abilty to contribute too, just so you can sit alone and giggle at your computer screen. ...sounds like Hank was right :)

Only in your mind

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

Did not know that discussions, were contests. Won? Can someone win a conversation? In life , I have been winning so far, and just smart enough to know it. Sometimes the wife sees me smiling as I converse with you gentlemen, and asks why. I reply , ' I've really got them going today'. Some will understand , to the rest...... Dunning-Kruger.

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Sometimes the wife sees me smiling as I converse with you gentlemen, and asks why. I reply , ' I've really got them going today'.

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That, what we've suspected all along about you, is called Trolling...

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Basically, a social media troll is someone who purposely says something controversial in order to get a rise out of other users.

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Thanks for the confession, so the mods can take action...

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Originally Posted by Snowwalker

I use to free dive, around a hundred feet was my limit and five minutes on one breath. MORE then enough to catch lobsters and fish. Then there was all the fishing lures people would lose. Never bought much tackle for years. One tractor crash and hemorrhage in lungs put an end to that. Now I am lucky to go 45 seconds in four feet of water.

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That's crazy, I've heard of guys doing it but could never figure out how it was possible. I can make it to about 10 feet and the pain in my ears sends me back to the surface.

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Is having an alternative point of view not acceptable? If people are not on here for pleasure, then why? Who knows, maybe some on here that continually agree with the conservative point of view ,that is prevalent on this site, are maybe, gasp,,,secretly Liberals.

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Originally Posted by oaknut

That's crazy, I've heard of guys doing it but could never figure out how it was possible. I can make it to about 10 feet and the pain in my ears sends me back to the surface.

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As you are sitting there reading this. Shut your mouth, squeeze your nose shut, and slowly try to blow air out your nose. As the pressure in your throat rises, you'll hear( and feel ) your ears pop. They just equalized to the pressure. As you go deeper the pressure of the water is trying to push into the lower pressure of the space behind your ear drum. If you equalize the pressure in your ears about every 8 to 10 ten feet as you go down there should be no pain. If you still have pain, see a specialist.

There are clubs and courses for free diving in Toronto.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

Is having an alternative point of view not acceptable? If people are not on here for pleasure, then why? Who knows, maybe some on here that continually agree with the conservative point of view ,that is prevalent on this site, are maybe, gasp,,,secretly Liberals.

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And here you are on your back deck after your post..

https://youtu.be/logTLKEpimA

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Originally Posted by Snowwalker

And here you are on your back deck after your post..

https://youtu.be/logTLKEpimA

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Look a pigeon with an "alternate point of view"...wandering around aimlessly looking for attention ..:)

Or maybe just entertaining himself. As a retired person , I try to only do things I enjoy these days. If your following my posts , who is the pidgin?:)

Pretty much every time you make a post you show everyone you are the actual definition of a Troll.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

Or maybe just entertaining himself. As a retired person , I try to only do things I enjoy these days. If your following my posts , who is the pidgin?:)

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To some I guess . I think a few people actually enjoy my banter, at least according to some pm's I receive........ ' way to stand up to the crowd' , 'some on this site are bullies, don't back down', 'I agree with your comment', etc. To each their own.

Maybe you should try and post something useful someday. Might be more than you can handle but you could try.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

To some I guess . I think a few people actually enjoy my banter, at least according to some pm's I receive........ ' way to stand up to the crowd' , 'some on this site are bullies, don't back down', 'I agree with your comment', etc. To each their own.

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How about, ' how not to stack wood' ? On a more serious note , I feel an alternative point of view , is useful. To many people, expect everyone to agree with them. Not so.

How about I am one of the most honest people you would ever meet, or I am not afraid to admit when I do something wrong and can laugh at it, not afraid to do my own work.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

How about, ' how not to stack wood' ? On a more serious note , I feel an alternative point of view , is useful. To many people, expect everyone to agree with them. Not so.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

I feel an alternative point of view , is useful.

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Your right, differences of opinion make for great debate, however you have yet to learn the difference between an alternate point of view and being antagonistic....especially since you post so as too, in your own words '

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I've really got them going today'

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. That's Trolling...and does not contribute anything to the forum.

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Originally Posted by greatwhite

How about I am one of the most honest people you would ever meet, or I am not afraid to admit when I do something wrong and can laugh at it, not afraid to do my own work.

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That was one of the most amusing things we ever have had on the forum GW and you took all the kidding with great humility. For someone to throw it back at you, as an insult, only shows his true character.

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Originally Posted by MikePal

That was one of the most amusing things we ever have had on the forum GW and you took all the kidding with great humility. For someone to throw it back at you, as an insult, only shows his true character.

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It gets even better when a forum member that remembers it, pokes fun at him about it and someone gets explain what the joke is. Of course there is never going to be any stretching of the truth for good story telling.

I'll post a photo of my wood shed that I have built now all finished except for the siding.



I have never done siding so will be a first for me.

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It gets even better when a forum member that remembers it, pokes fun at him about it and someone gets explain what the joke is. Of course there is never going to be any stretching of the truth for good story telling.

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Some will understand , to the rest...... Dunning-Kruger.

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Here's the rub. DK effect applies at some level to all of us albeit some more than others. Pretty sure we would need Frasier Crane to sort out who is most affected.

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Originally Posted by MikePal

That's Trolling...and does not contribute anything to the forum.

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While it does not typically add anything germane to the discussion it does add some entertainment value during this period of social distancing and while i am usually on the other side where FM posts are concerned every once in a while he does raise a valid point (IMO).

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Originally Posted by greatwhite

I'll post a photo of my wood shed that I have built now all finished except for the siding.



I have never done siding so will be a first for me.

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Great, then we can bug you about piling wood and doing siding..:thumbup:

How far away from her car did the wife make you build the shed..?

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Originally Posted by greatwhite

I have never done siding so will be a first for me.

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Success or failure is hinged on the first row...spend a lot of effort to make it perfect....the rest will fall into place.

Maybe easier to buy some beer and invite a buddy over to help get the siding started.:)

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Success or failure is hinged on the first row...spend a lot of effort to make it perfect....the rest will fall into place.

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Don’t nail it tight. One tap from tight then siding can expand in the sun and shrink in the cold without that wrinkle warping look

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Originally Posted by MikePal

...the rest will fall into place.

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That was smoooooth..... :D

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I have never done siding so will be a first for me.

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if at first you don't succeed.......... have your wife park her car at the neighbours?

I believe the can of worms has been opened..

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Maybe easier to buy some beer and invite a buddy over to help get the siding started.:)

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Windows are a tad low !!! Lol

Don't worry about putting the siding on wrong GW. Its the same color on both sides.

My point exactly. Also, dont talk and video record, provide all documents required. Section 7 of Charter protects your right to remain silent and not incriminate yourself...which is the purpose of talking to you, to use your own admissions before being advised of your rights.

I have done this twice now at Roadside Checks for DUI, plus video taped each encounter. They didn't like it, and I blew as requested, provided all required documents, once I invoked my rights. Then carried on my way.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

Yup, and some will say 'discouraged', is not law, so I am going anyway.

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How about, ' how not to stack wood' ? On a more serious note , I feel an alternative point of view , is useful. To many people, expect everyone to agree with them. Not so.

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I’ve been on this forum for about 4 years now and this keeps popping up. Will someone fill me (and others) in about the GreatWhite wood pile story ??

Yes many times on this site, but I am the only one who had his integrity called into question because I dared mention it. As JB would say...funny that.

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Originally Posted by 73hunter

I’ve been on this forum for about 4 years now and this keeps popping up. Will someone fill me (and others) in about the GreatWhite wood pile story ??

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The right Honorable GreatWhite is a person of good character, and not known for carelessness when it comes to money. One way that he is frugal with his money is that he uses wood heat. Heating with wood requires you to have firewood to burn. Having Firewood requires you to stack said wood. Stacking firewood requires you to build stacks that are STABLE.

In this case GreatWhite failed to build a stable pile of wood, with the unfortunate result that a large pile of wood fell over on to his wife's car.

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Originally Posted by Snowwalker

In this case GreatWhite failed to build a stable pile of wood, with the unfortunate result that a large pile of wood fell over on to his wife's car.

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And he openly and forthcomingly (is that a word?) admitted same, to everyone here on the forum. Naturally, many ner-do-wells took advantage this news.... well, you get the picture.

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Originally Posted by fishermccann

Yes many times on this site, but I am the only one who had his integrity called into question because I dared mention it. As JB would say...funny that.

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You have committed the cardinal sin of voting for the wrong party. LOL

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Originally Posted by Bushmoose

And he openly and forthcomingly (is that a word?) admitted same, to everyone here on the forum. Naturally, many ner-do-wells took advantage this news.... well, you get the picture.

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Well, a man has to be given credit for being honest with his friends about his mistakes. We have all had stuff like that happen.

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Originally Posted by 73hunter

Well, a man has to be given credit for being honest with his friends about his mistakes. We have all had stuff like that happen.

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Yep, as MP has stated in a previous post. It's all been done with humour in mind and GW took it like a champ!

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Originally Posted by Bushmoose

Yep, as MP has stated in a previous post. It's all been done with humour in mind and GW took it like a champ!

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Stuff like that happens to guys that DO things outside, not sitting around. We could swap stories all week.