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Saw this on another forum and got a chuckle out of it, "When four of Santa's elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the pre-Christmas pressure. Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed...

What a winter:eek:! 1st my laptop died and lost a lot of data. Then bought another house (downsizing) and real estate transfers in NY are difficult to say the least. Then came remodeling, redecorating, and bringing plumbing and electric up to code. Finally moved in March 23. March 26 had...

May 18-20 Anyone (other than me) planning on being there?

Comtemplating a trip sometime in June. Would do it solo but Grandma won't allow it. Looking at something between Kinzua Dam and Interstate 80 (+/-100 river miles) but not necessarily the entire stretch. 3 days, 5 days 7 days? I'm retired and no longer paddle aggressively so I'm never in a...

Just want to wish you all a safe, happy and prosperous New Year. May your canoe rack be full and your gear storage be too small.

Didn't want to hijack Mike's thread about seasons so I'm just gonna vent in a new thread. Things I don't like about Florida: palm tress are ugly too many alligators too many snakes too many bugs gets too hot gets too humid don't like hurricanes (give me a snow storm any...

Just a few more presents to wrap and then impatiently wait for tomorrow morning. I'm as bad as a little kid!!! Hope you all have a great day tomorrow. Merry Christmas!!!

...will be Christmas Eve:eek::eek::eek:! I suppose I better start shopping for Grandma. She hasn't been very helpful with suggestions but I know she will be quietly perturbed ( as in not speaking to me). I just had a very large cherry butcher block countertop with fancy composite sink and...

Frequently I read a post that I find interesting, informative, entertaining or downright humorous. Then, when I try to post a response, I discover I really don't have anything constructive or informative to add... so what's the point? There is the neat little 'like' feature to let you know that...

I know there was some discussion before about the red bars under the name but nobody seemed to know why. Robin now has 4 and Sweeper has 2. Having spent a little time with both, I don't think the red signifies any type of demerits. Anybody have any ideas? I seem to have too much time on my...

For Christmas, I asked for and rec'd (courtesy of #2 son) a gasifier twig stove. Since it was a fine day and I was feeling good, I decided to give it a test and make some tea. I had some nice dry oak twigs and loaded it up and got it going. Boiled 16oz water in about 3 minutes, a little...

Ordered the 6" and 7" pans and should be here Thursday. Not sure what the quality will be but if they are junk I'll use them until they are totally worthless and then then throw them in my son's FIL's scrap metal pile. They gotta be lighter than my cast iron skillets (which no longer get...

The water must be hard :( in most parts of the country. A lot of us seem to be on line, posting and reading, instead of out paddling :confused:.

I've been having upper back and shoulder pain since mid August and after several attempts with chiropractic (and at DC's suggestion) went to a neurosurgeon. I have a deteriorating cervical disc causing all the problems, so Monday 5:30am I will be at the hospital for surgery. They actually go...

Now that I'm starting to get old, I'm contemplating a cart for my canoes. Questions are: short fat wheels or higher thin wheels? Inflatable tires or solid tires? Brands to avoid? I can see advantages/disadvantages to both. I'm open to advice/ideas/suggestions. From the side of the garage...

Wasn't sure if I should put this here or under 'Food and Meat' but since he is a cottage industry, here it is: http://hawkvittles.com/ Some might think it's a little pricey but it's worth it to me. I like it better than the commercial factory made stuff. Those of you also on another forum may...

I live in ski country and we didn't have enough skiable snow until after New Years, and 95% of that was manmade snow . Ski season was short and with mediocre conditions at best. Frequent rain which is death on snow. My local ski area has been closed for a month. Oh well, it's April so it must...

Newbie to the forum. 1st time in a canoe was at 14 with my Dad (also his 1st) in 1962. A hairraising experience but I was hooked and have been at it ever since. Got my 1st canoe in 1972 (Grumman 17J) and still have it. None of my kids remember not having it. It's older than my daughter. The...