angler

I've got a realy sweet little 6'9 3 pce 3 wt from Diamondback - not a popular brand the only thing under 7'6"" at tht time and really wanted shorter. Very nice -will cast the entire line and good at short distances too.

Called the salesman this am anf the best he could come up with was that the Windows install disc is bad. So now I'm looking for a disk that has some loads remaining that I can relaod a fresh version. Boy I sure do love computer - he said with tongue firmly planted in cheek. ......... and the saga continues

Bought an iMac on Frioday. Shop loaded Leopard and VMware Fusion. Was told setting up for and installing Windows was a snap and would be done in an hour. Well 2 days and baout 4 hours later I now have two virtual drives but get stuck on a message about the operating system. Shop told me it was related to the viirtual disk and say yes. I did - actually hit 'C' get a beep then nothing. Guess I shuda paid the guy the hour of HIS time to do it. Any 'dark side' gurus who may have 1/2 a clue as to what i'm doing wrong???

Here I sit in front of a brand spankin' new iMac 20" loaded to the nuts with memory and willing to goooooooo........... But like any new 'thing' it'll take a little getting used to. But i really like the big monitor after a 14" lap top. And I never did really like the klap top keyboard. This one is sweet. Got Fusion to run Windows which apparently will do just fine.. A bit frustrated tho' cause I can't seem to get to get things selected to import from my back up hard drive. Surely I don't have to import one song at a time???? I guess a call to the salesman will get things going. We'll see how it all works once I get everything loaded and set up.

Think I gotta buy a new one. Will know Friday. So, if I have to what PC brands are recomended - both for and against, and then there is the mac option which I am SERIOUSLY considering except for a bit of a concern about being able to run some Microsoft app. So, lets hear it. What to buy???

Thanks I'll try that tonight or tomorrow (if there is no fresh snow to go and play in)

For those who have followed my 'tweakXP' thread - I have found out that I have a hard drive and or another hardware issue. Backed up but I am pretty sure my mail boxes were not saved. I've looked and looked but all I can find are some old files but I can't l;ocate the current ones and FEAR loosing these when the machine heads to the shop. So, anybody got any hints as to where to look for these files. (I've used the windows explorer search to no avail. HELLLLLLLLLLLLP

OK Birchy: This morning uninstalled Office XP which according to screen was successful. Inserted product disc and started set-up - which got to the enter product code box. Cursor in 1st box for a few seconds then disappears and after a couple of minutes up comes the Office XP installer is not responding. Tried 3x. Same thing. AND the only way to get out is to unplug power and unplug battery - otherwise it just sits and soes nothing. ARGH. I called my service guy and he wants to take it in for repair. So, next ?? Can I run Quicktax, Quicken, and word processing, photo albums like all the Adobe suite etc, spread sheets from Lotus or Excel etc on a Mac. Does the mac recognize file types from these applications? How about itunes? So many questions and issues. What to do what to do.

Yeah Jeremy: If I was in the market for a new computer I'd become a mac guy in a heartbeat I'm not at hopme so can't try the suggested fixes YET. tomorrow night I'll give 'er a stab.

'twas thinking of upgrading from XP Pro but have gotten some advice that at least in Word things get pretty slow and I already complain of a way too slow machine. Apparently it is constantly doing 'scans' as you work. Comments pls.

not functioning good after running some of the tweak options. I can longer open any Office products. I can find the .exe files on the drive but when I try to start any of them (Word;Excel;Outlook) I get a message that they have not been loaded and to insert product disc. Anyone got any idea whas happening?????? HELP !!!!!!

Clive: 1) A guide from SK can guide five, 15-year-old German anglers and they do not need one bloody license among them! Does it happen often? Probably never. It is a matter of principle: we are nuts to give away access to our resources like that. Crazy nuts. Am I mistaken?? I tho't that under 16 did not need a licence so lang as they are accompanied by a permit holder Am I wrong in this???

f'slinger: Sorry but I have to disagree about the fly tying and cost stuff. I could probably buy every board member a dozen flies for the money I have 'invested' in tying tools and materials. (and NO I am not offering.) Now, I can sure tie up some stuff not available from any fly shop, and it is another facet of this addiction - BUT it does not make the loss of flies any less painfull to the pocket book.

There are guides who do walk and wade trips in the Park? Who?

been fishing since about 3 or 4 years old - Lake Ontario and small lakes in the Napanee/Kingston area as well a couple of small chalk streams. Was convinced by a fellow worker in Turner Valley to try ff'ing on the Sheep near the gas plant. Never looked back and that was 1975. Really cut my teeth on the lower Bow in '76. Spent many evenings at the 1/4 mile hole. Started tying in 1977. Built first rod in 1978 So fishing for about 55 and ff'ing for 32.

I gota say that going with the "lowest cost provider" is usually the WORST possible option. Typical guide rates for the upper is $480 for a full day for two people in a drift boat. One guide per 3 anglers would be the best otherwise NO ONE gets the attention they deserve. Not many places to put 12 people on shore in close proximity on the upper. $140 pp for a cluster f*** is reasonable ............ for a 'quality experience' it is not. What date is this ........... so I can stay well away from the piece of river you'll be on. You can pm me ........... let me know who is doing the trip ...........maybe I can give you some feed back as I guide in the area and know all of the players.