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Oh good lord.

I must say I find it highly disappointing that my serious thread for serious people to discuss serious stuff is getting less views and replies than a fluff thread about cake. Just an indication of the type of people who frequent this board I guess. Get serious people!

Democracy prevails! Don't take much to get people mad around here. I thought it was funny. And since the total number of votes was still there along with the number of yes votes, it didn't take an advanced math degree to figure out the actual votes. Good lord.

Ok, that is pretty serious. I think that if your Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner operates for a few hundred years it will eventually obtain consciousness, like that robot in that robot movie. It will then start to try to find companionship. It will find humans fat and disappointing. Then it will seek out robot companionship, probably a cute one that flies with one eye that seems to portray emotion. Then it will get captured by evil short junk yard workers who have shiny red eyes and wear hoods and operate this big slow junk yard machine. It will then be disassembled and the cute one eyed robot will be sad. The end.

There is a saltwater board I go to from time to time down in Texas. The main site is pretty family oriented and not much is tolerated. But they do have an un-moderated, or at least very lightly moderated section. It's a separate sign up and I'm not sure what the rules are, but my bet is it gets pretty nasty. Never signed up for it so I don't really know what it is like, but I'd imagine it could work here. My only concern would be bad feelings that could be generated on that area could spill over. I would hope that anyone who has thick enough skin to post on an unmoderated board would be able to not take anything there personal. Pythagoras, you seem to have the right attitude for it. Those who don't would become evident pretty quick! Edit: Nice poll. Stupid moderators!!

What difference does it make if I catch 100 fish in a week or in a day? Should my limit be a yearly one to limit KILL? If I'm having a great day, I'm not going to stop because of fish mortality. I accept the fact that my chosen activity has consequences to the fish. If it really bothered me I wouldn't fish. Doesn't make me feel good that some of them die no matter how hard I try to treat them as well as I know how. But it doesn't, and I can't see it ever, make me feel so bad that I'll stop. If you want to set personal daily limits, that is fine. It is a noble position to take. I'm not that noble, and I suspect I'm not alone.

I think you should hate him most for getting most of the summer off. Or maybe for not training his replacement very well.

Not in fresh water. But in salt, yes.

That's pretty big, particularly for a fly caught fish. They get pretty massive (probably up to 50 lb or so in Louisiana, bigger on the east coast), but the bigger they get the harder they are to catch on anything not meat. For a fly caught fish, that one is pretty damn impressive. For a first ever fly fish even more impressive. My biggest red on a fly rod is probably like 25"+, and that fish would eat mine! Trying to remember my most memorable fish, but like RP3, it's probably one my son caught. We were fishing my favorite run on the Bow (at least this year) and I had just told him to really concentrate on the water right in front of him. So he is high sticking the run when he hits a fish just off his rod tip. He lets out a little "whoop" I look to see what looks like 25+" of Brown Trout come screaming out of the water close enough to him for the splash to get him wet! The fish makes a beeline for deeper faster water and puts on a couple of big jumps just to show off. Ben chases the fish down and several minutes later lands his biggest Brown to date. The fish turns out to be probably 23-24", much shorter than I thought, but FAT. I think I was prouder than he was. And I can honestly say I was far, far more nervous for him than I ever am for myself. Just a great moment for us both.

You guys all suck. Don't you have jobs?

How about the GUT (Grand unification theory for those of you not serious enough to know)?

Earlier this summer a friend of mine assembled an Amundson 5 wt Wind Warrior rod. I used it pretty exclusively on the Bow this summer and could not have been happier with it. We bought the blank directly from Jack Simpson from his shop in BC. Several weeks ago, I stupidly broke my rod by carelessness. I called Jack and he said it would be a bit before he had any new blanks as they are selling the rods pretty fast. No worries as I had other rods that I had been neglecting and they were starting to feel jealous. Yesterday I went to Fish Tales as I had read Jack was there for a demo day. I wanted to meet him since we had conversed several times about the rod and other things over the past several months and I had been more than impressed with his customer service. After we met and talked a bit I asked about when the blanks were due. He said later this month, but that he had his rod with him and would lend me a section until I could return the piece at the fishing show this winter. So I now have a new tip section to use until I can get a new blank and my friend can put new guides on. Jack did not have to do that, and I came away even more impressed. Just wanted to relay that story for anyone who is considering a Amundson rod or reel. Expect only the finest in customer service.

Girls and noobs ok. If u cant fish, moderate. I'm moderately serious........ Taco, you were sarcastic in your first post. If I could have you banned from this thread, I would. But since I'm only a wanna be moderator, I can't do anything but I can hurl insults at you like.... or if you prefer the original: Click here if the movie does not play.

I have recently noticed several posters lamenting the frivolity and sarcasm on this board because it interferes with serious issues and conversations. Here is an area for you to discuss serious topics to your hearts content. I would like people to refrain from any sarcastic remarks to the serious people who will discuss serious topics in a serious manner on this thread. Have at 'er boys.

Not quite over yet. You can get Shoe Goo at any shoe repair shop. Works great, much cheaper than aquaseal, and much easier to find.

And LynnF resets the bar at $101.00 Thanks my dear. One nice bottle of wine coming your way.......

And you too clive and taco!!

Thanks Mr. Dave!!

Found this on a quick search. Don't know if that is what is being referred to, but I don't like the part about "removal of stocked species in some areas" all that much, but I think they are talking about the "upper bow". Y2Y

It is all clear to me now. How could we have not seen this before?? Rehsifylf is Curtis McEhinney!

Please. I'm not saying it is without issues here. In my particular circumstance, it could be argued that I am better off in the US from a health care perspective. My company covered me really well. But not everyone is as lucky as I am. However, it's not just about me. Getting sick should never bankrupt anyone. As long as a big percentage of the population cannot afford health care in the US, the system needs to be overhauled. Edit: Much better reply the second time. Refuting a study with another study is far more effective than the down syndrome garbage. Quotes from your study: Pick your poison I guess. So, in essence he is saying that you MAY have better access to care in the US. Interesting read. Not sure that it presents that strong a case for either side. Actually, it presents a case for a dual system, but nobody in either country really wants to talk about that.

Life expectancy: US-male 73, female 80 Can-male 78, female 83 Infant mortality, per 1000 births US-6.3 Can-5.04 Can vs US Health Care Spending A couple of quotes: I don't know anything about the EPI (source of the health care spending numbers), so I can't vouch at all to the accuracy of their numbers. But I do know from watching debates in the US that the spend in the US is far higher than Canada, and for the extra buck you get lower life expectancy and more infant mortality. Good return on investment, eh? And I know that demographics are far different in the two countries, and that does impact both the life expectancy and infant mortality numbers. You would have to research over time to see if the US extra spend really is impacting these numbers positively in relation to Canada or any other single pay system. But I have followed this debate for many years now and nothing I have seen leads me to believe it is. How does this fit in the context of H1N1? Probably doesn't. Just a bit of diversion.

These things are like conversations. They wander around.

I've spent lots of time in both countries. If you are rich, or work for a company with a great health care plan then you are correct. If neither of those conditions are met, you are not correct (of course that is just my opinion). My parents were self employed for a good hunk of their lives. Not poor, but certainly not rich. Dad got prostrate cancer, and survived it for 11 yrs. About 1/2 way through the insurance costs got too much to continue. In the middle of that, mom got breast cancer. She survived it. All their retirement money was spent paying for treatment. Basically, they got sick, then bankrupt. My wife is a nurse and has worked in both systems. She far prefers this one. We have a good friend who is a MSc Nurse and has been in hospital admin in both countries. She far prefers this system. I just think the US system, as being practiced today, is far too onerous on the middle and bottom of the population. And getting worse.

Went with my son for a bit. 3 pigs landed and a couple missed. Saw my backing 3 times, got two of them back. Also caught a 2-3 lb resident fish, my first in awhile. Here are some pics: This one doesn't look as big as it was. Look at Ben's hands. Little brown micro-leach. Dead drifting if there was some wind and chop, slow hand twists if calm.