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Canada is so different from East to West it would be hard to pick a favorite. Similar to picking if you like Maine, Minnesota,North Dakota, Montana or Washington better. Each offer something totally different. I’ve been from Quebec to Manitoba and just those three are very different. Ontario is like northern Minnesota so that would be my pick, but I’d like to go to the maritimes at some point.

As far as Canada being the 51st state, being a former Canadian I say not only no but h3ll no. That’s a whole can of worms we don’t need. It’s a nice place to visit but that’s it. Although it would be fun watching my relatives freak out.

Sharon wrote:

Do you like who you are today? If you do then you can’t really say you’d do anything major differently if you had the chance. Cuz then you wouldn’t be you, right? You’re you because of ALL your experiences good and bad throughout your life.

Timmy wrote:

Not many regrets in my rear view mirror. But if I could re—do a few things, I would treat a few people better, listen more, hold less grudges, and asked more girls to dance…

Two best replies right there. My life is pretty darn good right now. Sometimes I’ve pondered what ifs and I come back to I wouldn’t be married to the woman that I am and my kids wouldn’t exist. My answer is I wouldn’t do anything to change where I am now. However I wouldn’t have scoffed at Bitcoin.

When my dad’s cancer got bad he needed meds every couple of hours. He was pretty much out of it but you’d be surprised how strong an 81 year old with terminal cancer can be when they want to be. His girlfriend and I did what we could but he needed more care and equipment than we could give. We got him into an end of life care home where he lasted 5 days. It was two weeks of hell. I couldn’t imagine what you’re dealing with. God bless you Randy

You can try Carmax too. I did some research when selling my Explorer and Carmax gave me a price in line with what I was looking for.

Addictions tend to go hand in hand with mental illness. People self medicate, which does not work BTW, because they typically are too scared or proud to see someone for help. Especially us guys. The booze or drugs mask the pain for a bit but never solve anything. We assume we should be able to handle life and fix our own problems. Somewhere along the line it became embarrassing to get help with mental illness and if you saw a shrink you’re less than in some way. When in fact if you sat with a friend in a fish house and they said the same things as a therapist/counselor you’d claim they were a genius.

I had it smoked once…once. It tasted a bit like castor.

Drive it downtown Minneapolis and toss the keys to anyone with a tent.

I assume they guy was bragging about the tackle he reps, about how great of a fisherman he and his buddies are…

I personally would have switched to another species or headed out to clean fish and have a few beers.

Trudeau is a lame duck quitter and Canada has an election later this year. The Conservative party is the odds on favorite right now to take control, which means Pierre Poilievre would be the Prime Minister. Trudeau is just doing what he feels he has to do to save face as his political career circles the bowl. I’m sure there will be news in the next few weeks that an agreement has been made and all is well.

As far as renaming things, that has been going on a lot lately every time someone’s feelings got hurt.

Beavers have been the downfall of more than one man.

People don’t realize how much of an effect docks, cattails, bulrush etc can have on ice thickness. Let alone a freaking beaver dam.

I’ve been thinking the same. Also wondering about getting around. I assume the ice is thick enough for driving but how about any specific bad places.

The price went up $13 a year for 19′ and larger boats and $3 a year for 17-19′ boats if my math is correct. Seems pretty cheap as long as accesses are fixed.

More than the average person? Probably hamburger. We eat that at least 3 times a week in different meals.

I love the fact that teams that would have been left out of previous national championship games or 4 team “playoffs”, are the last left standing.

Well five days in and there’s a Vikings game tonight. I figure if I survive I’ll be good to go.

Like Captainmusky stated it really depends on the bottom you are fishing. Water clarity can come into play also. I’m fishing Rainy almost exclusively and I stay with 3 to 4 foot rigs. When I fished Mille Lacs a lot I went with at least 5 to 6 foot rigs. In addition to a good swivel, make you you have good spinner clevises. Both can wad up a rig faster than a 5 year old playing in the tackle box.

I enjoyed watching the game, but the commentators almost made me turn it off with the constant mayo references. I assume it was mandated to constantly mention them. It was kind of funny though after the guy nearly puked after trying the ice cream and mayo they stopped showing them trying the different foods and also muted the audio. The marketing team should be fired after that.

I just did this with a MS 180. I got the parts through Sawzilla. Lots of how to’s on Youtube.

Unfortunately there is no immunity to CWD since it’s a prion disease.

Thanks guys. That settles that.

The market is totally saturated, especially SXS. Anyone that wanted one bought them with their C-19 money. No need to get another or upgrade wit the ridiculous prices. Certainly not with the higher interest rates. On a side note, we got so spoiled with cheap money for so long that now people are outraged at a 6% mortgage. When I got my first house in ’93 my rate was about 8%.

About the closest my FW and I get to downtown anywhere is Porterhouse in Little Canada. We’ve had some meh meals right after Covid but it seems like they have a solid staff now. The last few times we’ve gone have been good.

Gophers got screwed on the pass interference penalty. The ball was WAY out of bounds and the players has stopped hand fighting long before the ball got there. That allowed PSU to score.

I’m up in 109 with the guy in the pic.

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My neighbor had his done and it went just fine. He’s was on crutches for a while then in a walking boot. He was motivating pretty well after a few months.

BTW what foot? If it’s your right, you’ll need someone to drive for you for quite a while.

gim wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>ThunderLund78 wrote:</div>
We’re heading for another thrilling Mieneke Muffler Bowl and you all know it.

Haha. Can’t deny it. If there’s a bowl in the future, its gonna be one of those no name ones that very few people care about. Meineke, Pinstripe, Music City, Chick Filet, etc.

And they’ll probably win it, and Fleck will use it as ammo to secure another massive contract extension.

Watch your tongue calling anything Chick Fil A something people don’t care about.

I’m sorry to hear this. I went through this in June with my dad. His girlfriend and I did what we could at home with a lot of help from hospice. During what turned out to be his last week, he needed 24 hour care to manage the pain and give nursing care we weren’t equipped to handle. Luckily we were able to find a place that provided end of life care that made him more comfortable. It’s exhausting physically and maybe more so mentally. God bless you and your family.