DonAndersen

Taco, You got the wrong guy - I'm never polite. Don

Who is Paul Kariya? And what is his claim to fame? Or better yet - what is the Hall of Famer? Don

126barnes, I'm with jack on this - typically most handles are no greater than 1.010" OD and rarely smaller than 0.825" OD. Note - I said typically - of course there are always those that chose other sizes. Make sure you masking tape @ both ends of the handle. Sand paper run-off gets ugly fast. If you really want to get fancy- hammer handle the cork. Make it oval c/w thumb & little finger insets. Did it on one rod. Broke me of the habit of reel crawling. catch ya' Don

Guys, Thought I might point out where to get a Foremost just in case you might want one for Xmas. Note - currency & duty restrictions do not apply. Plus parts are available locally, no add-on needed. Just like fly shops - shop locally. catch ya' Don

Guys, Surprised as all get out that you guys didn't know that Big Blue is built in Calgree - Foremost Industries did the deed. Picture taken @ Valleyview by me. Foremost - a home grown success story. Rode in this one on the Columbia Icefields.

Folks, I get a kick outta some us of getting all uppity about Asian fishermen making a living and then you see stuff like this. Don http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/marine-li...s-put-stop.html http://www.missosology.info/forum/viewtopi...f=8&t=25127 And for a full WIKI info pack, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaling_in_the_Faroe_Islands

What my next truck will be!!! Bet there is no carpet in this one or 6 speaker stereo. Or a Mercedes Benz Unimog Black Edition

dube, I finally got completely disgusted when Consumer Reports called the Honda Ridgeline - truck of the year. Any idiot who spent 10 seconds looking under the thing would realize that the lowest point is a cross-over exhaust manifold with a square leading front edge. Just the thing to hook a rock either pulling off the exhaust system or to get real ugly, ripping the exhaust manifolds outta the block. Now that would be expensive. regards, Don

Over the years I've owned a number of 4*4's. The first one was a 1948 Willy's Jeep that taught me all I know about mechanics. Drove it for a day - - fixed it for a week. Then it was a Land Rover 88 - the toughest truck I've ever seen. Drove it for a number of years but with a top speed of 40 mph due to a long throw 4 cylinder engine, I traded up to a Toyota Hilux 4*4 in 1983. Stayed with Toys over the years. Have a 2007 Tacoma now. The new Tacoma's represent the continuing deterioration of decent 4*4's. Guess the market is now driven by latte drinking/tofu sucking/yogurt eaters. Need a truck that can wear chains, has locking hubs, shift levers for gears, rubber floor mats, metal for a body/frame/bumpers. Hope Santa drops a decent truck down my chimney. catch ya' Don

Sundance, See report items copied below. I know there are oil companies that actively work @ recycling. Others - well... Typically in most oil fields it's one barrel of oil out for 1 bbl of water in. Depending on formation compatibility, sometimes recycled water can be used. More often than not - fresh water is used as the driver. And the herring of what farmers/urban dwellers do as compared to oil companies. Ya' right. The big difference is oil injection water is gone from the surface water cycle. Recommendation #14 - The Minister should actively facilitate the systematic coordination of water related initiatives and regulatory processes across the government. All three levels of government, as well as many different departments of the provincial government, are involved in water regulation and water related initiatives, each with their own mandates and deliverables. It is inevitable that water management strategies will not be consistent across all these groups. However, to the extent possible within the Alberta government, every effort should be made to align water management strategies with Water for Life and related water policies. Some situations have arisen where decisions by provincial regulators have discouraged investments in water conservation and efficiency. As a specific example, the Energy Resources Conservation Board approval processes are streamlined for those applicants that propose using existing technologies and practices. This approach penalizes those applicants that would otherwise propose advances in technology or water management practices that would conserve water through recycling and reuse. Barriers to implementing best in class water management practices must be removed.

Folks, For those that are interested in water issues, here is a report. http://environment.gov.ab.ca/info/library/8239.pdf Several things became clear: 1] First in Time/First in Right will still exist 2] The group is advocating on & off stream storage 3] Protected water finally for over-allocated rivers - eg - Highwood is over-allocated by 10% - in other words - licenses have been issued for 110% of the water - obviously a competent decision. 4] Oil Companies better watch their butts - no more ERCB rubber stamping fresh water injection projects. good morning, Don

canadensis, Letting it burn is only an option in a few areas in Alberta where natural barriers reduce the risk of a wldfire. Yellowstone Nat. Park was a good example of letting things get carried away. So, we have only 3 options: * burn it * cut it down * let 'er rot. The forests of today are not natural - fires have been suppressed The only bear in the bush that scares the devil outta me is Smoky the Bear. Here's hoping that SRD has buried the sucker. catch ya' Don

angeryjonn, Four times I've shared your experience. Three times on the Bow, once on the Crow. Each time it was "fly" fishermen thinking that they were better than I when I was carrying a spin rod. The Crow incident turned my son off fishing. He was 10. He's now nearly 40 - still doesn't fish. Hope you have better luck with your son. catch ya' Don

Taco, That is what I thought as well. A couple of shots on Dutch Creek look like burns. I haven't looked over the site yet for the timing of the early shots. I do know that ridges that I hunted as a kid SW of turner Valley are now all tree covered. The elk/sheep that used them may have moved on. catch ya' Don

Folks, Lived on the edge of the Rockies all my life and have watched things "progress". One of the things that seem to have grown is the number of trees. Found this web site showing pictures from "before" today. The site allows side by side comparison of pictures. Sure looks like more trees on the "today" pictures. The site looks @ sites all over AB & BC. Dutch, Oldman, Bow and Crow are among the pictures. Site address is http://mountainlegacy.ca/ Didn't see any Timmies cups!!! Have fun, Don

Neil, I've already got published in 2 books. I wrote chapters of the Best of the Planing Form. The info is a little technical. There will not be a cane book from me. Already enough info out there on the subject. Not a lot new to add. catch ya' Don

How about Timmies coffee @ $ 10.00 per cup - $2.00 if you bring your own cup. I always carry a stainless cup with me in the truck. What does tick me off big time is the "Roll Up the Rim" thing. If you ask for coffee in your own cup, they still hand you a cup for your very own. Now I get to garbage an empty unused cup. If you attempt to refuse it, the staff is pissed. Don

Neil, If Phil's book is as good as Stillwater Patterns, I'd part with my $'s in a second. A bunch of the patterns from Stillwaters are in my boxes. Will get a chance to see/buy it when he presents his annual fly tying program in Red Deer. regards, Don

Sun.. They took the weekend off for a little quadding/drinking/sign shooting/bottle pitching/moose hunting. Don

Jack, I'm not alone in building bamboo rods. I'm know of 10 in BC of which 9 are still building + perhaps 4>5 in Alberta. Sask/Man have none that I'm aware of with a number in Ont>NFL. The bamboo guys are the only CDN manufacturers of fishing rods. catch ya' Don

Doggone it Jack, The only manufacturers of rods in Canada that I'm aware of are made of bamboo. Mind you the cane is from China, the ferrules from the US, reel seats made by the manufacturer from imported metals, guides from the CDN, US, UK or Japan, cork from Portagal BUT the rod shaft itself is made by CDN's. I know there are few of us left but we are not yet extinct. regards, Don

scorpiondeathlock, From what I gathered from last nights new story by Global was that none of the gasoline reached the Bow River. A couple of things must be born in mind: 1] Gasoline contains 1>3% of benzene 2] Benzene is very toxic to fish 3] Most residents of Calgary weren't here when Esso and British American had refineries along the Bow. Each used "flow through" cooling resulting in regular leakage of gasoline + other hydrocarbons into the Bow due to failure of exchanger components. The Bow River fish were uneatable and few were killed due to the smell as soon as they warmed up. There were lots of fish in the Bow - I know - I fished it. C&R was practiced. Is there a risk due to benzene spill - Yes - is this one contained - looks like it. What is scary is the risk of explosion. There was an incident in Rocky some years ago where a truck hauling hydrocarbon condensate drained part it's load into the sewage system over night in the industrial area. Trans Alta office had a floor drain in the furnace room where the P trap had gone dry. The vapors rose into the furnace room and exploded. Blew manhole covers all over the east side of town. thankfully, no one was hurt. I regularly dump a gallon of water down the basement P traps just for that reason. Below is a cut/copy/paste from various benzene sites for your info. catch ya' Don Benzene was used in the past as a solvent in inks, rubber, lacquers, and paint removers. Today, it is used mainly in closed processes to synthesize organic chemicals. Gasoline in some countries contains a high concentration of benzene (as high as 30%); the U.S. average is 1-3%. Workers who remove or clean underground storage tanks may be exposed to significant levels. Gasoline in North America now contains about 1% benzene. Benzene (C6H6) is a clear, colourless to light yellow liquid that is highly volatile. A constituent (2%) of gasoline, benzene contributes to gasoline odour Estimates of acute toxicity (24- to 96-h LC50) of benzene to freshwater fish range from 4.6 mg×L-1 for emergent fry of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) to 476 mg×L-1 for eggs of coho salmon (O. kisutch) (Moles et al. 1979). Acute toxicity values (24- to 96-h LC50) for invertebrates ranged from 10 mg×L-1

Terry, Try the folks below. They fix all kinds of inflatable boats. Done mine. Don AUTO MARINE SPECIALTIES LTD. 4718 1ST Street S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2G 0A2 PHONE: 403-287-2120 TOLL-FREE: 1-866-323-3525 FAX: 403-287-2122

tallieho, Don't think the signs I prepared & Warren and I installed would work if BeauCraps are involved. - - - Don

Gee, I just waned a double latte with a tofu kicker and I get this!!!