DonAndersen

Sundance, Oops is kinda right. Worked in oil/gas production from the time I was eleven. Was working shift @ 14. Guess after 45 years, I figure the ground still explodes which has gotta be the stupidest thing you said all year and boy have you piled up a sack full earlier. Fracs will leak as will well heads, surface casings, packers and production casings. Stuff happens and for you to deny it tells the rest of us your experience levels. To deny the leaks does reflect on the credibility of the industry. Honesty counts for something. And an BBT says frac off, Don

Folks, This news article arrived in the local paper. The local SRD Wildlife Biologist wishes anglers help to measure the amount of otters seen in the area. She ID's aerated trout ponds as one gathering spot however I've seen them along some of the streams as well. Many of our trout stream are ice free for some of their lengths all winter. The main Ram, Shunda, Clear Creek, Stauffer Creek, Upper Raven, Prairie Creek and on and on. Each of the open water areas are preferred habitat for fish as well due to water temperatures. Some of these open areas are the primary spawning areas for the stream. Conflicts between fish and otters could certainly exist. In my case, I spend a lot of time around water [ 110>130 days/year fishing in open water]. From 1955>2008 I did not see a single Otter in Alberta. Since then I've seen 17 in various places around Rocky. From 0>>>>> 17 is quite a leap. Let us help her with the count. I apologize for the 3 jpg set-up but couldn't do a scan of the whole article at one time.

fish4trout, See what happens when you use a California based spell checker. Ya get Athabaska rather than Athabasca. It's a conspiracy I tell ya'. Don

Pipes & Sun, Have a fine Xmas, Don

Sun, Have a fine Xmas, Don

Mod, What in the devil is this all about. Near my avatar is the Note: Rainbow Trout. I see others with perch and mayfly and the like. Now if you're going to ID me as a rainbow trout - would you please consider my linage and make it an Athabaska Rainbow. Both the Athabaska's and I are Albertans. Just leaving it as a Rainbow trout suggests a mixed linage of things from California which I'm sure you wouldn't want to accuse anyone of. Don

Toirtis, Talking dirty to them only enhances their grasp of English so that they can apply for Phone Sex Jobs. Obviously a step up. Don

brndawg, You've now identified a whole new class of people who should be excluded from air. Learned a lot about charities when my mom-inlaw was having some real trouble and I was staying with her. They are relentless and uncaring. Picking on someone near 90 with dementia is right up their alley. Bloodsucking leeches. Don

Folks, Wells have been fraced in Alberta since about the 1930's or so, But things are changing with horizontal drills, multiple completions on the same pad and shallow shale wells. Here is an interesting read. Talks about the EPA Wyoming study. I'd first through t that the frac down there was cold bed methane @ very shallow depths. Such is not the case. At any rate, Heavy Duty Fracing is now in Alberta. regards, Don http://thetyee.ca/News/2011/12/19/Fracking-Contamination/

BBT, I thought you had already done that - got lots of calls selling toys and plastic girls. Don

birchy, Now that story kinda reminds me of a guy who was getting spam FAXs. He finally found the number where they originated. One Saturday afternoon, he took 3 sheets of paper and taped them into a loop in his FAX machine, dialed the number and pressed send. Well, his FAX machine did - all weekend. Paper and Paper and more paper was sent completely using up all the receivers FAX paper and clogged the FAX memory till it had a service guy call. Solved the FAX problem. Our business used to get spam FAXs. CRTC solved the issue. What is a shame though is that we have to go though the effort to get some piece of mind. Seems wrong somehow where I have to build bigger walls to keep the A$$$hole out. And the worst part - some of the the trouble originated on Ottawa. regards, Don

Folks, 'Less I'm wrong. Your Federal Govt has now allowed telemarketers onto cell phones. And the best part - you pay for the call. Wife tells me that I can't hunt 'em down and shoot them. The real question always remains: Why does society allow people who abuse everything to live? Why should the a%%%holes of the world screw it for everyone else. Maybe its a good time to order them off the planet. Don

whataniceguy03, While I'd like to follow your advice but we've got family that have issues with health and require assistance occasionally. The phone is the only method. catch ya' Don

Tried the Do not call list and all that did is move the calls to somewhere the people don't speak English well. Generally I've got 2 techniques so far: 1] when they call and I have an connection, I just lay down the phone. After 10 minutes or so, they finally hang up. Figured if I got them, somebody else isn't getting bothered. 2] If the call is for my wife, I generally yell into the phone " She's dead - how many times do I have to tell you she's dead. I killed her." Usually the call just quietly disappears. But I'm really looking for a revenge solution. Like "you going to perter me, I'm declaring war." Help!! Don

Folks, I'm sure that everyone must get them. From salesmen to third world countries trying to sell you something. It's phone spam and it is really ticking me off. Other than a called ID, is there anything else where you can get rid of the suckers. What really does my attention is Fed Govt opening up cell phones to the same kind of abuse. IDIOTS!!! regards, Don

420FLYFISHIN, I use mink for most of my leeches in the 1 1/4" lengths. Try mole skin for the smaller ones. Mink looks like this: Don

Guys, The Yeti was invented to keep this Yeti pi*s at drinkable temperatures. Don

Riley, You raise an interesting issue. How do we know? Well, maybe we should look @ it as prima facie evidence. If you run a mac boat, you are guiding. Kinda like 2 guys wearing balaclavas sitting outside a bank and fondling their Glocks. Maybe they were just going for coffee but... regards, Don

Guides Association/Union/Cartel There are only two questions that need asked: 1] Does the resource need it? 2] Do the guides need it? If the answer to #1 is Yes, then the Govt should be involved to control Guides behavior and training with a revenue positive stance. If the answer is #2 - like who cares - let the Guides organize themselves any which way they wish. Govt should not become involved, no legally enforced standards and the like. Definition of Guides behavior would include items like: disease spreading by their client base, rude behavior to others, crowding of publicly owned facilities, crowding of public waters etc. Note: A Govt program should not be competency based for fishing. Let the market place sort out who is a quality guide. catch ya' Don

Now, Now folks, Wondered about Murphy for a while. A couple of things come to mind: 1] He's looking to become a Senator from Newfondland 2] Newfoundland's ambassodor to Ft. McMurray 3] A counter point to Rick Mercer's occasional Rants about the Federal Govt. Or maybe he's just confused and thinks large words make up for logic. Don

fishinglivin, My suggestion - leave it alone and call a plumber. After 50 years of screwing with plumbing and ramping a facet washer replacement to $500 worth of taps and accessories, I learned my lesson. Call someone who knows what they are doing. Don't play with it or be prepared to dig up the basement floor to fix the piping. catch ya' Don

From Govt of Canada site below is copied: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/stats/rec/can/2005/section4-eng.htm 1995 2000 2005 Alberta 219,807 182,044 179,461 Resident Anglers Alberta 12,500 13,900 12,400 Foreign and Non-Alberta Anglers Canadian anglers fishing within their home jurisdictions accounted for about 38 million days fished in 2005. Only 2% of total fishing effort (992,628 days) could be attributed to Canadians fishing in other jurisdictions, while foreign anglers accounted for the remaining 10% (4.2 million days) in 2005. In terms of the average days fished for each angler category, resident anglers fished an average of 15 days, while the non-resident Canadian and foreign anglers groups averaged about 7 days each. So there ya' go - an increase in the Foreign etc anglers of $10 would put 1>1.5 officers in the field. But to bust your bubble - Govt of Alberta has hiring freeze - SRD is 10 positions short in enforcement now. Knee jerk reaction on hiring freeze is not likely to change. Do recall though the huge sobbing tears of a Guide who works the North Saskatchewan River when ACA raised their levy on licenses. A buck or so, in his mind, was going to profoundly effect his business. He spent well over 1/2 hour sobbing and bleating @ a Provincial Roundtable meeting. Didn't have much effect - those that do, went for a smoke. The rest suffered in silence. We're CDN after all. regards, Don

jay.. Same Govt - Don

From: David Park, M. Sc. Provincial Aquatic Habitat Specialist / Fisheries Biologist Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Fisheries Management I got the following: Regarding the F&W Policy, I can't send you anything, as this is a 1982 policy and we have no electronic copies. It exists here only in booklet form. Nonetheless, I can provide you with the relevant information from the policy, which is the fisheries allocation priority it outlines. It stipulates that fish allocation priorities will be in the following descending order, 1. Conservation of fish stocks; 2. Alberta Indians fishing for food on specific sites; 3. Métis people fishing on Métis Settlements; 4. Resident recreational use; and 5. Primary commercial uses (e.g., commercial fishing, guiding and tourist angling). So, when it gets crowded, the guides & foreigners are gone. Is it crowded yet? Don

Jay.. Don't know about BC but in Alberta you take the carcass to the nearest F&W office. Tell them what you know and if they don't wish to keep it for their own work, they generally give it to you with a letter legalizing the whole business. Note: a big NO - NO - bullet holes - not a good thing. Check with BC. Bet it's similar. 'bout the only thing that is really illegal are eagle feathers. regards, Don