Pipestoneflyguy

I've been hauling a giant coconut all over the back country since this summer.... It was a souvenier that belonged to my Grandma from a trip she took with her sister to Florida in 1960 - In honour of her travels and the spirit of adventure I take pictures of the coconut in unique and interesting (and generally very difficult to reach) places and send them around to the rest of the family. I started the whole thing to basically mock the rest of my family for fighting over heirlooms the way that families do - ironically I started getting emails wondering where it would show up next...hence the brith of the travelling coconut saga... So if you see some crazy guy casting to the last pool on the precip of Ram Falls with a coconut beside him - well now you know

Found it in a shop beside Wapiti in Canmore (railway Ave plaza) - think its called beachcomer hot tubs They have coy plus a few other tropicals - no trout unforunately - it is pretty clever ....from above water you get the typical "jaws" fin with a bit of tail Could pick one up, and meet you at expo if your going - think it was around 30 bucks (its canmore....)

Nice scooter Dave My first race bike was a similar '73 360G rear sets, billet swingarm, duck tail and a few hundred more speed holes is where I'd be headed...

Frst attempt a video post - hope it works - filmed in "Hottub Headwater"

Hi Jay - Didn't go very far, just the one call - I don't really have any reason to suspect the kid who sold the sticks to us had anything but good intentions. - If nothing comes out of talking to Telus I'll try contacting them and see how that goes. This weekend we downloaded our telus bills - part of the bill was air time but its hard to figure out because the three places that have signifigant charges seem to vary of the between two months of billing What is perfectly clear is that about of $18000.00, about $14730.00 is overage charges on one stick - it is not in Gigs, it is measured in Kilobytes at a rate of $10 per Kilobyte So 2 gigs was wrong, we actually only used 0.00141 Gigs (I knew looking into this would just upset me) which generated $ 14730.00 of the charges Thanks - Brewing up - I'll send you aPM - I have the first 3 months bills on PDF with me today.

Nice...I have been abusing that same reel for about three years on one of my 5 wts - very happy with it

I fish a small lake that has both Brookie and Cuttie populations - what is interesting, is that despite the strength of both populations I have watched the average size of cutties continue to grow consistantly over the last fifteen year period. They seem to be maxed out at 12-14" at this point. It is apparent that the cutties occupy the shallows and brookies take the deeps. - why in this particular lake do the two species not only co-exist but seemingly thrive.

I hear what you saying Bhurt, which is why I kinda left well enough alone - but if telling a customer that this costs $80 a month, and then they get a bill for $18000 - constitutes nothing but bad service, I would hate to think what you consider getting screwed over LOL

wow - amazing photos - love the dog photo weedy ! This was my fav - back in Mar - published all over the place now

Seeing the discussion on Telus TV has got me wondering if anyone else has had tropuble with Telus regarding internet sticks. This is what happened to us Given that we don't have any choice but dial-up or an undependable satelite service for internet we decided to investigate getting an internet stick which uses a cell signal We went to a telus store in Market Mall, the clerk sold us two internet sticks. He advised of a particular plan he said would be perfect for us based on how we answered his questions (Neither of us are very savy with such things, so we trusted the kid was doing right by us). The plan was going to be $40 per month per stick and he assured us this was the best plan for our needs. Sticks worked fine, no complaints in that regard - the software included a little program that tracks your usage, the clerk at the store told us it is not exact but close enough to use as a guide so we don't end up generating extra charges. Jump ahead six weeks - According to our software we stayed well under the limit of 2 gigs on each stick in that first month - our first bill arrives from telus - lo and behold, we get a $18000.00 bill for the first month. I was working on the road most of the summer so the wife calls and tells me about the 18k bill - I laugh it off as an obvious error and ask her to call telus and sort it out, assuming it is a typo of some kind. So Sandy calls Telus and they tell her the bill is correct, and we had gone over on one of the sticks by almost 2 gig - she says that can't be possible because the program says we were fine, they tell her that the program they gave us is useless and shouldn't be used for the purpose of tracking usage. Sandy tells them there is no way in hell we are paying them 18k. They proceed to tell her that she will have to take it up with the telus store, as they are a separate business and only a contractor and telus won't be held responsible for what they did, and as far as telus is concerned we owe them 18k.(despite the giant "Telus" sign on the front of the store) So Sandy calls the Telus store and the kid on the phone literally laughed at her when she explained the situation, commented that she should have read the fine print warning against using the provided "usage meter" for metering usage and that the bill was between her and Telus and that they were going to do nothing further than refer us back to Telus So...Sandy calls telus back, and reviews what the telus store said - the Telus rep tells her OK, we'll lower the rate this one time only and that's it. He says he will lower the bill to $800 just this one time. Sandy tells him that's a big difference from the $80 we expected and that she would like to call me to discuss it further. The Telus rep tells her that's fine but as far as he is concerned this is a one time offer and if she doesn's agree to it, the offer is cancelled and Telus will begin legal action against myself to secure the 18k. Of course at this point Sandy is freaking, not knowing what to do she agrees to the $800 and proceeds to make the payment. It wasn't till this point that they told us how to properly monitor the usage fom a web site thay have. Jump ahead 3 days, I get home and Sandy explains what happened and I am furious, not at Sandy, but at Telus for basically blackmailing her into an $800 payment. but I chose to stand by my wife and the decision she made. Clearly we have a level of intrety that Telus lacks. We got onto a different plan and well, I guess that's that,... we are now paying about $100 a month. I would caution against doing business with Telus in way what so ever - they are corporate scam artists, once our contracts with them run out we will never do business with them again. Has anyone one else been burned in this way ? - I have run into a few folks that got bills as high as 5k in the fist month but none as large as ours was yet. The future is friendly my ass.

Transalation: Sacasam - sarcasam - "But I'm not" - sarcasm - more sarcasm At the end of the day, what I hate most is being misunderstood - sarcasm - more sarcasm Ahhhh yeah - real big mystery why people have trouble understanding your point of view, not to get all Northrop Frye on your ass, but how about putting your intended message into the actual text - who do you think you are ? Yoda of the ecological integretity movement ! Your passion has evolved from admirable to annoying

I noticed that some other workshops require you to bring a whack of tools and materials - other than going to the instructors web site who should I contact to find out what I need as nothing is mentioned one way or another in the course description (worried if I need a specific dubbing tool or not and likewise wondering if I should bring my vise, dubbing and other materials etc etc)

Ditto - just enough to prevent my reel from becoming a bowl of spagetti - adjust up on the run if needed, and thats rare.

Sounds fun Rick I am only coming for Saturday though. What day is this normally on ? More than happy to support - what do you need ? - prolly wouldn't be there early enough to set up or cook but more than happy to help out doing a clean up afterwards - can also pitch in a few $ or supplies, let me know whats needed. PS won't back out as already paid for a Saturday workshop

Ended up siging up for Michael T Williams "Dubbing Demystified" as my workshop - has a little more practical application for myself (and I won't have to stay overnight to get there in time). Will have to catch Jim's workshop another time. Hope to see some others from FFC there....

If someone held my head under the water for 60 seconds it might kill me too ! Maybe this is something all anglers should experience - bet it would get the point across LOL

Signing up for Jim McLennan's writing workshop today - debating going right into Michael Williams dubbing class after

Would love to get in on the next one if you guys would be willing to mail out to Lake Louise - I'd be happy to put a $5 bill in the envelope on the way back to cover the cost of stamp and extra effort.

I try to use a tupperwear container but I find static electricity is really frustrating (especially maribou) - is there a way to eliminate that ? - I think I'll buy a can of static guard and give that a try before I get materials all over the desk dust buster seems like a good idea - next time I see one at a thrift store or garage sale I'll pick one up

I can't begin to imagine how painfull the last 24 hours must be for the families and friends of soldiers awaiting the release of those 4 soldiers names this morning. Given the reporter's circumstances, alot of Canadians will be pondering the impact of Canadian involvement in a way that perhaps they couldn't fully grasp before her loss. Ironically I believe her sacrifice will tell a story that will have a scope and magnitude that likely could never be achieved without her death - Canadians who have become somewhat insulated emotionally to the military losses, won't be able to escape the sadness, the story is just too moving and I suspect the media will ensure that her story will reach all Canadians in a very personal way As I watch this story unfold I ponder, as does much of the country I suspect, exactly what will be the long term impact of yesterday's tragedy on public opinion and support our actions in this effort. No matter your political view this one hits home and will affect anyone with half a heart and soul

Couldn't wait for spring so after leaving work yesterday I took a 10 second video of a small mechanical shark swimming around in our hot tub - from the full width of the tub inside, about 7 feet, you could see enough detail for a decent image despite it being overcast and snowing with low late afternoon flat light. Jayhad - I kinda have the same idea - I usually fish alone, I have a program called VLT which has a great "snapshot out of video" feature - I am hoping this allows me to share and document some of the fish I catch without having to take em out of the water - seems like it has a real potential as a way of creating a momento while minimzing impact of the fish themselves - not to mention some of the underwater video posted here is just plain amazing. - thanks for the tip on the batteries, I'll pick a couple up (no AA or AAA is the only feature I would change)

Santa brought me a Pentax W80 rugged - can't wait to try it out Anyone else use one of these, R U happy with it ?

Ha, I was hoping someone would ask - Economic feasibility, it is as simple as that - same reason McDonalds failed in Jasper, and the Wendy's and Harvey's failed in Banff. Of course if I just wanted to create a buzz on the internet, I would post that the residents of Jasper caught word of our "worst experience at McDonalds" thread, passed it around the community, and out of fear and loathing generated by that post, boycotted the restaurant, thus causing it to go out of business Hmm story sounds logical, must be true, can't wait to post on other forums that FFC shut down McDonalds in Jasper - woohoo another "internet" truth is born !

I think the most offensive aspect of this entire story was the full screen shot of his dirty underwear I had to look at when I turned on my TV at 6:30 this morning....

Aye - self proclaimed high-tech-red-neck I am (ghetto fab, car port and basement mechanic LOL...) 1) 07 Tacoma 4 door, 4x4 - carries the pontoon perfect in the back - best truck I have ever owned, hands down - basically unmodified as it hauls the next two beasties around!without a grunt of complaint 2) 93 YJ 5" lift, super 35, 33x13.5 LTB's, 488's, locked frt and Rr, bed linered interior, warn 10.5, on board air, flexolite, 5 point Nex seats, Cold air cab switchable to snorkle, Slip yoke converted with HD output, Tom Woods CV driveshaft, steel braids, oooooohhhhh skull shifter knobs, HD winch bumpers frt 'n rear, 2" freeflow exhaust, TB spacer, chipped, 3 core rad - anyway you get the point this list goes on and on (Jeep = Just Empty Every Pocket) 3) 79 firebird formula - 383 chev 4 bolt stroker, welded, balanced, printed, roller this and that, edelbrock RPM intake, 650 CFM edelbrock performer carb, MSD HEI Ignition, 2.5" stainless exhaust (aaahhhh yeah,... test pipe, sorry environment....) just installed a cam that should bring er up to 550-575 hp - dyno will tell all in the spring - NOT the ideal fishing vehicle unless you like fishing with a camel toe ho with coloured feathers clipped in her hair and skin tight jordache jeans and a whitesnake tee-shrt (you know the kind with 3/4 white sleeves) yeeeeaahhhhh What can I say that period called "adulthood" in-between teenager and midlife crisis just never panned out for me.... Oh yeah, we also have a 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer - it is what it is....