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That's a beauty grayling, and a beast of a bow.

Question: Is the guy on the left taking a ****? I don't think that image should be on the cover of any magazine. The one on the right seems pretty good.

Good health, Relative wealth (at least compared to most of the world!), No debts, To live in a country that protects the individual and his rights, To have a horizon full of potential. A bit airy-fairy, but gratitude is one of the most important virtues.

One thing to note as that guys are more far more likely to make a report if they've had success. Thus, we read reports that do not reflect a cross section of experience.

Awesome.

Hmm... I'd be interested to hear the answer to that - I too thought the cuts were in there naturally.

Great report/story rickr!

I was fishing the Oldman a couple of weeks ago and I came across the remains of a bull trout someone attempted to fillet. Right down from a random camp site. 3 things need to be done to reduce the effects of poaching on Alberta's waterbodies: 1. More enforcement 2. Tougher fines 3. Greater publicity around violations Of course none of this will occur.

Might be a good time to break out the spinning gear and try some bucktails... Fly fishing rods aren't really designed to get a big fly down 20 feet in current.

Fact: The Livingstone Oldman area is within 2 hours of a city of over a million. Fact: Alberta has a rapidly growing population. Fact: A conservative laissez-faire government has been in for decades and will remain in office for years to come. Enjoy the area while it lasts, but nice things are often temporary.

That's ridiculous. Anybody can fish whenever and wherever they want as long as its legal. Get off your pedestal.

Well put Don. One can only truly understand the present if they know of the past. Living in ignorance is like looking at the world through tinted lenses.

Follow up. Taken from the great World Encyclopedia (Wikipedia): Despite considerable discussion on the Internet and in the lay media, there have been almost no careful studies, published in peer reviewed scientific literature, on effects of electromagnetic field exposure on honeybees. One of the few peer-reviewed studies was published in 1981 by Gary and Westerdahl. This study was conducted as part of a research program to assess possible environmental impacts of solar power satellite systems, which would beam immense amounts of microwave energy from satellites to receiving stations on the ground to be converted into electrical power. The investigators measured flight, orientation, and memory functions in honeybees after 30 minutes' exposure to 2.45-GHz continuous-wave microwaves at power densities from 30 to 500 watts per square meter - similar in frequency to that used by mobile phone networks but at far higher power densities than produced at nearly all locations from base station antennas except very close to the antennas. The investigators found "no evidence that airborne invertebrates would be significantly affected during transient passage through microwaves associated with solar power satellite ground-based microwave receiving stations."[85] This issue (of effect of microwave energy on honeybees) has reappeared in context of the present controversy about possible health risks of wireless communications systems. However, no studies have appeared that have an adequate experimental design and exposure assessment to allow reliable conclusions to be drawn.

Skeptical.

Because they ran their economy into financial collapse. They don't really have a choice.

I applaud the fact you utilize the c-train, however your fellow suburbanites much prefer vehicular transport. Will they switch to the train if gas prices increase? Maybe. But truthfully lake communities are kind of garbage real estate. Rows upon rows of cookie-cutter outdated suburban homes, sharing a small lake that was dug by a bulldozer in the middle of the prairies - I see no real value in this real estate. Location, location, location - and aside from the pothole lake all I see is sprawling, outdated, cheap suburban homes built in inaccessible suburbs. many residence even drive to the lake because their homes are far away from it, and thats in the community itself. Maybe that's a bit harsh - but concision is a virtue. Also ,I disapprove of your use of exponentially, the actual meaning of the word is different then your intended use. Maybe an alternative would be "significantly", or "substantially". To say, "the man began to drink exponential amounts as the night wore on" - means that the number of drinks he consumer X^(n), where 'n' represents the growth factor.

Also, I find the notion that lake communities will increase in value because of peak oil slightly humorous. In my experience lake communities are built on cheap suburban land (how else could a developer create such a huge community - trying to buy up land and develop a lake in Elbow park, or Mount Royal would be unfeasible). As a result the communities are relatively isolated from people's work, shops and schools and most (if not all) of the residence rely on their vehicles for everyday needs. Unless these "lake communities" magically become self sustaining (with offices, schools and large stores) nobody will want to live their if the price of gas is $5.00 a liter - its just not affordable. The notion that people will want to live in these communities for recreation might have some merit, but if peak oil does occur I think the economic situation will cause a refocusing of priorities. Furthermore real estate's value is a function of market demand - truthfully the demand for lake communities in a post-peak oil world would be quite low. In fact as of now the glut of Calgary's population does not think of hanging around suburban pothole lakes as recreation. Needless to say, we're a bit biased on this board ; ) but if you step back and take of the coloured lenses...

Point of clarification: Many people refer to oil "running out", oil will never run out in the same way gold, iron, or coal will never run out. There will always be some (however small) in the ground somewhere. The issue is of the rate of extraction. The issue is of a "peak" in production. Currently world markets rely on an expanding amount of energy to conduct business as usual. That means that roughly every year there is more energy on the market than the last (factoring out economic cycles - this true as a general trend). The problem thus is when the world hits a peak in production and the RATE of extraction begins to decrease. This starts out as minor, but soon becomes severe as produces resort to more costly options (like the oil sands). Eventually the amount of available oil on the market decreases per year - and that's when the brunt of the blow is felt. For those of you who propose alternatives, or more costly extraction methods as a solution, this shows a misunderstanding of how economies work. The sheer scale of supply and demand is staggering, and the issue is not being able to get energy on the market (via different extraction methods, or alternatives), its about being able to maintain an INCREASING supply of energy. There is certainly some wiggle room with peak oil. The reality is that currently there is a huge amount of waste in our economies so merely by waning down on the waste people (and by people I mean gov.'s, individuals and business) can pick up the slack for a period of time.

Those are some real beauties. What is the advantage of a removable butt? Easier to stow away?

Its extremely clear that most people on this board (actually in this entire city) work in oil and gas. You all rush to defend BP like your lives (*cough* jobs) depend on it. Of course this isn't intentional, the original post and its link (not that you would bother reading that) never claimed that. However, BP, like every other oil company doesn't do a very good job preventing these disasters - but whats to expected - when your in the industry of exploiting natural resources, profit is always number one. Although I do agree with you all. If we can save a couple cents a year because of poor safety standards and accident prevention measure, so be it. After all its not like we'll ever visit, fish, our tour where this oil spill happened. Rick, you mention fishing has been good despite offshore drilling - do you think it will be good after this disaster?

Speed limits are kind of ridiculous in this province. So many Albertan's speed, risking not only their own lives, but the lives of others. There's a problem when Cops don't fine people for exceeding the posted speed limit, what's the point of a law if they don't enforce it?

Very sound argument. I mean if someone refutes your point better to just attack them personally rather than consider their point. I can tell you're a really rational, smart guy. Hmm your point about Iraq, Obama's considering sending more troops only to Afghanistan, and slowly withdrawing from Iraq. I thought that was common knowledge, but I guess one cannot assume anything.

Firstly I do not watch CNN or Fox, nor did I support the "war on terror" when it stared. Consider the errors in your comment: #1: "You really think they were ever fighting terrorism?" - why else would we be in Afghanistan, do some research. Its one of the poorest, least developed, resource scarce countries in the world. No oil, their only lucrative trade is poppies which no first world government is interested in. Why else would we be in there? #2: "terrorists do live in New York and they wear $5,000 suits" - Get your head checked. #3: "Stop taking the media's word for everything" - Never have I solely relied on the media for my opinions. I use logic, knowledge and facts to form an opinion. Unlike your radical sensationalism view of events. #4: "the truth is out there" - troubling statement, especially when it comes to foreign affairs there rarely is "truth", rather just better opinions and arguments then others. If you are going to be a sensationalist radical then at least support your claims, rather than just blatantly asserting them.

Hmm your right, its a good idea to completely withdraw all support from a nation on the verge of collapse. After all when civil unrest and social needs become even more pressing its not like they'll turn to terrorism. Who cares about those poor people on the other side of the world. And who cares about terrorism, as long as you don't live in New York its not a problem.

This is sort of an odd question to post on a FF board, but what the heck. Does anyone know concrete arguments for abolishing copyright? Regards, Fisher