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lol, reminds of a day trip to the Liv a few years back. Started out at the campsite and made my way downstream . I came across a woman standing in the middle of a fast set of riffles hanging onto a small ATV that was "stuck" in the middle of the river. Apparently Junior decided to be just like dad and drive his pollution machine right through the middle of the river and got stuck. Part of me wanted to just walk by and wave but she was obviously freezing her butt off ( standing waist deep in the middle of the Liv in a pair of shorts and a tank top ) and i didnt want to see that pice of junk go tumbling down the river with her still hanging on. Pulled the dam thing out just as dad came rolling over the hill (beer in hand) in his full size ATV. They both yelled at junior ( not for running across a river but for doing it and getting stuck) without a single word of thx to me. Man i love redneck entertainment.

lol, it was not my intent to call you anything.I just thought it extremely amusing and ironic that you didnt make that possible connection as well ( as opposed to immediately tagging your neighbor as the "perfect angel"). Apologies as there was no offence intended. Just laughing at human nature in general

sorry just cant resist( I think its the "im surprised it took that long for someone to clue in" remark that rubbed me the wrong way). You do realize that you are( or could be) the "perfect angel" in MVs little analysis dont you?

Just my opinion, but I suspect the ladys biggest beef was you parked your nice vehicles in your driveway and your old beaters right out front of her home( Im guessing she used the flowers as a polite excuse rather than come right out and say that she didnt want someone elses piece of junk sitting in front of her house). I had a similiar experience myself where a guy continually parked his beat up old truck right out front of my house(made for a beautiful view out of my picture window) while parking his new vehicle in his driveway (even though he still had room for his beater). I tried to have them park their eyesore in their own driveway and was met with the same "it isnt illegal so stick it " reponse you gave your neighbour. The more i tried to reason with them the more petty they became (fortunately they didnt have 2 crappy vehicles to purposely annoy me with) so i just left it a lone. 2 sides to every story

nothing if its done right

it wasnt that heatley didnt want to be traded. he just didnt want to go to a team that will be out of the playoffs for the next 15 years .

If someone started a thread called "up" , im pretty sure you would be the first guy to post "down"

off topic, but who are the nice folks that own a B&B that used to run a rope across the river to try and keep non paying guests off "their section of the river"

buy a knot tying tool for 6 bucks, attach it to your vest/lanyard and save yourself a ton of hasssle ( nail knot is what i personally use).

Terry, Im glad to hear they took care of you. The immediate response I got tells me they will do the same fore me.

Jack, thank you very much for your help. I emailed islander over the weekend and their was an immediate response this morning from Barry Stokes @ Isalnder. He has requested i send it in (which i will do tomorrow) for a look see. Again, i really like this reel when its working. I will let you all know how it all plays out. Thx again, Y

after about ones years use after purchasing it new i noticed i had almost zero drag on the max setting.I took it apaprt and saw that there was a groove worn in the pawl. I took it to the local shop I bought it from ansd they directed to me islander website. I explained problem and they sent me a new pawl and a tube of grease with cleaning instructions.I installed new pawl, ensured it moved freely and cleaned reel after every use. 1 1/2 years later and the same deal. A groove in the new pawl. I am going to email islander again and see what they will do. I was thinking of asking for a replacement reel this time. I will let you all know how it works out. again, when it is working it is a beautiful reel. i obviously got a lemon

I have the IR3 and have had nothing but problems. I have had to replace the pawl (I believe that is what the small adjustable piece that the center gear assy runs against is called). I thought perhaps i wasnt cleaning it properly and had islander send me a tube of grease/cleaner the first time I had them send me a replacement pawl. Once again i am having to email them for parts ( they wouldnt give me an extra the first time). Agree its a nice reel when working but IMO, it aint worth the hassles. I would go with disc drag if I ever bought islander again ps. anyone else have this issue with the IR series

No offense to Humble, but since you brought it up,if i saw someone breaking into my vehicle, a camera isnt the first thing I would grab on the way out the door.

jezzuz man. theres jumping ship and then theres committing a hockey lobotomy. If you are gonna change allegiances, at least pick another professional team.

its not considered assault if the poor young fellows accidentally fall down and get all banged up while you are chasing them .

you know what. it wasnt that long ago that the mens teams from russia,sweden, and canada used to blow out teams like switzerland,germany and norway. Now those games are pretty dam close. would be a shame to give up on the womans game just yet.

every other team has 6-10 superstars (including the russians and swedes) and a bunch of role players. The stars score and the other guys try to be good defensiveley. Team canada is superstars from top to bottom (except maybe chris pylon) so a lot of guys have to take on different roles. Thus time is needed for these guys to adapt(see gel) to their new roles as well as new teammates. Canada is the only nation that could easily ice 2 high quality teams for this tourney. Understand your excitement Rickr as your team just knocked off the tourney favorites but lets not get to carried away. Millers exceptional play and brodeurs/prongers brain farts were the only reason the game ended up as it did. I expect we would have had to beat the ruskys at some point anyways so the only difference is we get a warmup tilt agains the germans

I like his work ethic and willingness to go back and forth without complaint but what exactly did you expect for a 29 yr old perrenial AHler who has a grand total of 35 goals over his 10 year career in the bigs. I think sutter asked for phanuef back but it was a no go .

agree. IMO, Auger has it in for all the western canadian teams. The call on white that led to the PP was brutal. Then in the faceoff the ottawa forward hangs on to mayers stick while kovalev tees it up(he proceeds to miss the net by 10 feet buts caroms it in off a flames froward).The missed calls the rest of the game were bad enough but the topper was the cheapy on Jbo late in the game. That being said, the additions looked fantastic last night and for the most part the flames dominated one of the hottest teams in the league. Hagman,iginla and stajan were on fire(the 2 goals were absolute beautys), and higgins/kotalik had at least 7 good chances last night. Overall the 4 forwards we added all had extremely good games and the flames deserved a lot better than what they got last night. Again, patience Brian, I think these guys may be able to make some noise when they have all their guys back (bourque,dawes,moss). ps. god giordano looks good.he looks so confident with the puck and has really developed that nasty edge to his game as well. gonna cost Dutter some money when its comes to contract time for that guy. the other guy they MUST leave in the lineup is Baklund. Hes good defensively,isnt shy about the rough stuff, and you can see hes starting to gain confidence in the offenssive end. This kids gonna be really good and needs to stay with the big team.

what in the name of hockey does edmonton have to be happy about. Taylor hall wont sign for that mickey mouse club even if they do draft him so Lowes master plan of loosing the last 40 games of the season may back fire. Fortunately the majority of the oiler fan base are a little "challenged" so they continue to buy into the 15 year rebuilding process but eventually they will figure it out and get a little annoyed(especially the poor SOBs who got conned into season tickets this year). ps.we were loosing 10 straight pre trade and had a PP that was 1- 1000. Since the deals we are 2-1-1 and have a PP that can score once in a while. still not convinced these trades wont work out. patience............

could be hes going to russia for 130 million................................................

LOL, sorry bhurt but theres so much wrong with this post Im not sure where to start but will give it a go anyways. 1- he turned down the league max from atlanta because he knows he can get more for playing less in the KHL. Again, you will see this when he signs in the KHL this summer 2- While I agree that 3 whole years of watching the flames on PPV elevates you to near expert status, quality teams and quality players do everything they need to do to win. Including blocking shots. The secret to the Avs success this year is they lead the entire league in blocked shots and every guy on the team is willing to do it. Teams that win 16 games in the post season also have every guy on board when it comes to sacrificing the body. This is one of the nuances of the game you may have missed. 3-when detroit was winning cups they were led by yzerman,shanahan,maltby,draper and others. Datsuk,larionov, and the other russians were good "accessories" but for anyone who watched those great Wing teams there was no question who the leaders were. 4-patrick roy left montreal because his coach embarassed him by leaving him in to be shelled for 7 goals in a nothing game. Coach was fired at the end of the year and the habs went in the pisser. Had nothing to do with money 5-cant argue much about lindros although i believe his dad was born in moscow (saw it on NHL ticket one night) 6-A)Brett hull is an american. when exactly did he sign for less money when he went to other teams?

I would be surprised if he signs for less than league maximum anywhere (I believe that is the 10.75 mill. that atlanta offered him) and I dont know how many GMs out there are willing to commit 1/5 of their cap to a a guy who may or may not decide to try and earn his money. Im not sure what there was for him to hate about Atlanta. He was treated like a king,had no pressure in a non hockey market, great weather, was offered the biggest contract in NHL history, the team was playing decent ( last time i checked they were still in the playoffs) and management seemed to be doing everything they could to make the team better.

Its not so much work ethic as a tradition thats ingrained in canadian hocky players from the time the learn to skate. Its all about team goals and the ultimate goal is the stanley cup. I recognize that players like AO and Kovy worked dam hard to be as good as they are but i just dont think the SC is a big a deal to them(Again, Im fairly certain either OA or Kovy would rather have 200 points seasons or olympic gold). I also dont think they have the loyalty to NHL teams that canadian players have. When Iginla signed for 7 million a year it was no secret he could have made 8-9 if he had opted to free agency. For Kovy to turn down a 10 year 110 million dollar contract ( would have made him the highest paid player in nhl history) from the team that drafted him is BS. Not trying to go all Don Cherry on anyone, but seeing him turn down that offer made me want to puke.