DonAndersen

There is a lot of easts 1] East of Calgary lies the great CDN desert 2] East of the desert is past the curve of the earth - danger located there - people escape from there - don't go there - EVER Don

This was sent to Global News Weather Guys: Hi, Don't know if you know or not but nothing marks you guys as "newcomers" to Alberta faster than the use of the phase "Alberta Clipper". After all, the phase first appeared in the east - like down east - way east - like in Detroit. Your not closet 'mericans are you? If you ID the fast moving low as an Alberta Clipper, how about naming other weather phenomena. The ugly low that comes across Washington State should perhaps be known as the Washington "Washer", a low coming from the Pacific as a Pacific "Pisser" or failing that a BC "Blaster". And God help us all for the high pressure areas coming from Alaska that you guys charitably call "An Arctic High Pressure Area" which could and should be called an Alaska Aberration or A$$hole. This would only be fair as nearly all the real crappy weather in Alberta was delivered in one form or another by a US State. How about giving credit where credit is due. regards, Don Andersen

Guys, I use Wilkinson Sword double edged blades. Last about the longest. Use them mostly for rod work. See: http://www.wilkinson-sword.co.uk/index.php?id=1308 Classic blades. Don

Give it your best quess!!

Guys, I do understand your dilemma - been there. Still, there are many ways to get involved without huge outlays of time or money. Ever thought about writing a letter to somebody with regard to a transgression on your fishing resource. Most of you have printers. A envelope, stamp and a single sheet of paper maybe less than 1/4 the cost of a latte. But, when you kids are grown and your fortune made - I hope you can see your way to keep your and your kids fishing resources as part of your priorities. And all the old farts, lets get things changed before it's too late. catch ya' Don

sirocco, Beware! They are probably chinese crap. They are not sharp! You'd do better to trim your deer hair with a rock. Don

Taco, Are you serious about a Phillipson rod. I know of one that might be able to be bought. I think it has nickel silver ferrules. Not a 2 tipper though. regards, Don

In an interview in the British magazine FlyFishing & Flytying September 2006 edition, Allan Frake of the Environment Agency says when asked what is the greatest danger of angling. "Complacency", he said. "Individual anglers posing on the moral high ground as protectors of lakes, ponds, streams and rivers, but actually doing very little to maintain and improve them for future generations." Again, he came back to the Wild Trout Trust, a classic example of a group of keen aglers getting together and really making a difference to the environment. As he points out, there are two equally respectable ways of involving oneself in it's work - by joining in, rolling up your sleeves, getting your waders wet and your hands dirty; or if you cannot do that, by helping provide the funds to enable others to do it. So, which group are you? The users & abusers or the somebody who cares? Thought this might fit right in with Streamwatch's request for funds. catch ya' Don

Guys, I don't get it. Always thought the women's favorite colors were green - like money or dark grey like a Mercedes 450. What's with the pink. Money ain't pink!! Don

Cast.. Grocery stores. Don

Lundvike, A lot of private companies do fish population studies. It's legal to own - just need permit to use it. Of course, it would clear out the drunks from your hot tub. Don

What do ya' mean no trollers. If those guys from Edmonton can't troll, they'd never catch any fish. Mind you, they can't afford Sage rods. If they could, then they'd learn to cast. catch ya' Don

Sun.. It's 'cause we rarely touch on things that matter like sex, religion, politics or decent beer. Just BS about fishing - that hardly matters. Of course, every now and then, somebody takes a flight of fancy and has a go but boredom sits in within a couple of posts and fishing again takes over. This board is a lot to do about not a lot. Seems to suit our intellect. And for whatever it's worth. Not a lot of bait chuckers or jet sledders here who believe that curtailing their antics is down right Communism. catch ya' Don

Guys, Came by this today. Would be the best thing that poachers ever saw. Of course, it would tend to resolve those guide boat issues on the Bow as well. http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/02/aa-12-automatic.html catch ya' Don

Tups.... The hook is Mustad 79580 - most anything would/could work The posts are 15 lb. clear monofilament and is bent using a heat gun. The mono is attached to a bull clip. The mono is threaded past a nail where the heat is applied. Mono, once it gets hot stays bent after cooling. The beads - whack a 60's broad and steal her head band or visit your local beader. The mono ends are "balled" with a BIC lighter and while still soft, the bead slid into place and a tad of Super Glue is placed on the bead. The thread used is invisible sewing thread over a white thread base on the book. Everything is bonded together with Super Glue. I'm now looking for some green slimy beads. catch ya' Don

Tako, Over here they seem to vary in color. When I made these last spring, all I'd seen the year before were red. This year, olive. Go figure. Still playing with the idea. From what I've read and talked to folks about this bug is that I composes a large food source in the late summer> early fall time frame. Got to get some olive beads and try it again. Thank God we don't have glass worms. catch ya' Don

Mustad 79580 #10 Don

Folks, Still playing with this one. Trying to imitate daphnia.

Big..brent.. says "why the hell does black diamond have a hospital and high river..they're small towns and they're doing fine" The hospital in Black Diamond was built to replace the one opened in the last '20s. The original hospital was located near the banks of the Sheep River SW of Turner Valley 3/4 mile. Guess after 40 years of service it was past time for a replacement. Just how would I know that - wife was born there, my Mother worked there. Schools are fewer all the time. From Millarville>Turner Valley there were 2. The high school where my mother attended is long gone. The North Turner Valley school was shutdown and sold about 45 years ago. It's now a home. School number reduction are a direct result of low energy costs and improved road conditions. Both Turner Valley and Black Diamond are growing due to the "bloat" from Calgary. People looking for a small town atmosphere and willing to drive. catch ya' Don

Guys, For a glimpse of the future, next time you drive down highway #22, you are passing by the following towns/villages: Home Camp, North Turner Valley, Okalta Flats, Decalta Flats, Dogtown, Snob Hill, Townsite, Naptha, Little Chicago, Little New York, Home south camp, and on and on. They used to be towns/villages that existed once - some still do. When the oil/gas ran out - most disappeared. Fewer people live in the Millarville>Longivew area than when I was a kid. Canada is full of resource towns that don't exist anymore. Anyone ever heard of Lilly. Was a coal mining town north of Blairmore - heard that 5,000 people lived there once. Nobody now. What a lot of folks have to figure out is the MAXIMUM number of people are employed is any industry is 10 seconds before the *hit hits the wall. Calgary, you'll be able to buy a whole subdivision for taxes. Such is life. Don

Neil, 1] Land Use - plan forthcoming - we might not like all parts of it but @ least it exists 2] Water - got plan - water for life - again - its flawed - mostly geared to irrigators but they attended the meetings. Where were the rest of us - I didn't see ya'. 3] Farm land destruction. Makes little sense burying some of the best farmland in Alberta under asphalt. Farm land, in the longer term, is all we'll have left. 4] Sustainable agriculture. Over 50% of the top soil is gone between when my grandfather broke the prairie sod and now. While this reduction is slowing, it still exists. Clearly, there is only 6>8" of top soil between me and starving to death. Got to do something about this. 5] The people of Alberta attitude. Purloined from a Trooper song the line goes "We not here for a long time - we're here for a good time". Less this changes we're sunk. And Neil, there are hundred of site specific issues that require attention NOW. Some will be addressed - some not. Such is life. catch ya' Don

Brownstone has got a point. Without Oil/Gas, things will change big time. But they are changing now. Conventional oil/gas is about gone. The oil sands will provide most of the employment. The population of Alberta will gravitate towards the oil sands. Small town Alberta populations will shrink. Towns like Edson, Dayton Valley and Rocky Mountain House, Oyen, Brooks and on and on are going to see a reduction in populations. The populations that remain in those towns will see a profound reduction in wages as unemployment increases. Agri-business/Foresty will not be capable of employing the folks. As far as Oil/Gas providing most of the money. In part this is true - without it, Alberta will become the agrarian community it was about 1940 or so. It was a have not Province. Clearly though, that will not be in our lifetime. The oil sands will continue to provide both employment and tax money to keep the rest of the province going along. The changes to small town Alberta will be slow. People who live there now will be reluctant to leave - I know I'm not going anywhere. But I'm set - got retirement funds. Don't need an oil/gas income any longer. The young folks will be gone though. Ultimately, the populations will be reduced to pre-1960's #'s. Make take 50 years. Even local Govts see the writing on the wall. The County of Clearwater derives 80% of their tax moneys from the energy sector. W/O those taxes, the services will be reduced or the taxes to the residents will increase to off-set the energy taxes. Now how would you like to see your taxes increase 4>5 fold. I gotta agree with Brownstone - it isn't going be pretty. catch ya' Don

Doggonit Weedy, Here you go - shedding light on conjecture and speculation. Don't you have a clue what the Internet is for. Truth - not hardly!!! We're all about rumor, opinion and general BS without a clue of what were talking about. And with that, I, like Clive, am disappearing into the basement and play with my wood fishing poles till the next time we need to feed a rumor. Poof, Don

rickr, You and I both know that nucs are about the simplest process system there is. Add heat, boil water, make steam, run through turbine/gen-set and make electricity. Now isn't that simple. Where it gets hairy is the fuel. That's where all the safe guards kick in - multiple cooling pumps c/w backup power, fail-safe monitoring, containment buildings and on and on in case all the safeguards screw up @ the same time. I'd suspect that the only reason to keep it shutdown was backup power to the coolant pumps was missing. It would hardly be the pumps for the sewage system. And Harps is bang on - fired for doing her job. What BS!! Harper's decision kinda reminds me of Ralphies grasp on public health issues - shoot/shovel & shut-up. catch ya' Don

Hydropsyche, The "right" thing would be to never operate a piece of equipment whose safety standards are compromised. The "right" thing would have fixed it before it became an issue. The "right" thing would have been to fund the retrofits. Don