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    BAD Winner

    So who can tell me how you deal with a bad winner. The guy has done good for himself, but the self centered son of a #$$$ has got this thing about disrupting or undermining other peoples lives/businness. He did not get this way on his own, he was thrust into it 20+ years ago because he had the...
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    Interesting read for the explorer (neat pics)

    I thought this may be an interesting read for the outdoor folk. http://sunnyokanagan.com/eldoradoranch/gold/index.html
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    SPAWN OF THE DEAD (do not look if you just ate fish)

    This is the update pictures for the major salmon run for this year, it seems to be about 70%-80% over, but look at the aftermath it left. (pics from one of the girls were my wife works) Some still left Looking up the beach. Looking down the beach. And people are still house boatin in...
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    Brussel Sprout's, the much maligned veggie!

    So what is the deal with brussel sprout bashing, I only get them twice a year and this thanksgiving I was out voted, tradition or not, the whinning from the opposition (dad and brother), finally swayed the cooks vote "MOM" Now I have had some questionable Brussel sprout's in my day, whether...
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    steel roof question

    So it looks as I have to do the roof here pretty quick, the roof is quanset/stiener arch style and one of the question's I have is tinning around the insulated chimney and wirly gig. We will be using WS-1, 36 inch coverage and 27'.8" long. Is there a shield/flashing that lets you go from the...
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    Puddle Jumper, you flooded out?????

    Hey PJ, did you get flooded out (I finally got to watch the news this morning), Port Hardy and Port Alice sure got hit hard as did the north end of the island and mainland. Even the area's around Bella Coola and up the precipes to Anehim lake got hit bad, roads closed and major slides, WOW...
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    Greatings from the great north country.( now with pic's)

    Howdy from FT ST JAMES BC finally got the job and headed 12 hours north west of Salmon Arm BC, it is definetly fall up here, and definetly hunting season, you should see the moose racks coming out of the bush on the atv trailers, must have been a great year for swamp donkeys. (and yes I can see...
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    91 f-250 7.3 diesel pre/no turbo

    I have one heck of a tick tick tick coming out of my engine at idle, increase rpm's by 200-300 rpm it goes away any ideas?? (this truck has been sitting for awhile) thanks rob
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    Finaly got my Mators

    Well it took awhile but I finally got my first ripe mator. (septemer 15 :) ) That is the problem with living at 2500 foot elevation our season is a month behind downtown (1016 foot elev), but we are eating fresh when they have to eat store bought. We have been eating cucumbers. And...
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    Marked gas no road tax

    In most provinces and states I believe you can purchase marked fuel which is used in off highway vehicles and equipment. Do you take the time to find and fill with marked fuel and save a couple of buck's or go to the regular pumps???
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    Map book bingo

    So I am not sure when I am off to work up north yet so I may take a day or two for myself to do alittle cruisin about So here is the deal pick a number from 1 to 47 (page) now a letter A to D now a number 1 to 4 So using my back roads book, and If I get there, I will post a picture of were you...
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    Revenge of Earl!!!!

    While the east coast of the US got away with minor damage from hurricane EARL, it sounds as he laid a smack down on Nova Scotia Canada. Powers out in many places, trees down, and 1 reported death.
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    Well it is official !!!!

    Today I have been married for 11 year's. who would have thunk it, 11 years with the same LADY. :D Thank GOD, if I had kept up the same crud as the previous 25 years or so I would be dog meat, "but there was always a smile on my face". :confused:
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    A sea of red (update)

    Well it is that time again, the salmon are spawning and they are here by the hundreds of thousands. This includes the spring, chinook, and sockeye to name a couple The salmon migrate from the pacific up the rivers and streams along the pacific this time of year, but the biggest run for sure is...
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    Hole in Radiator

    SO, it is one of those mornings. Fired up the ditch witch, bolt vibrated and dropped to the frame, glanced off frame and put a pin hole in the front of the radiator. Can I rough up/clean around the hole and apply some of the flux, heat with a 1500 watt soldering iron and apply the solder...
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    Medium duty truck cat/muffler

    As of October 1 2010 all medium duty trucks in the province of British Columbia built after 1985 will have to have a catalytic style muffler. At this time we are running mid 90's trucks (ford, int, GM) that will require these. The engines we have are the dt 466, brazilian 7.8, 3208 cat. Now for...
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    Transom seal gasket??

    So after replacing all the bellows, I find myself with a new small leak!!! I believe it is the exhaust tube O-ring, but I am tired of screwing about, so it is all coming out. But what I do not know is when you set the new transom plate ring in, What else you use for sealing. IE 4200????? Does...
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    bearing packer

    How much easier is it to use a bearing packer than the old palm full of grease??
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    Trimming out

    So after I got the boat on plain and at WOT 4000rpm and 38MPH (on GPS), I started to trim out, one engine at a time. best speed obtained was 43 MPH and 4200 RPM this was with twin merc 260s and 14x20 4 blade props. (I was a little chicken to go much higher in the RPM's) I am wondering if I had...
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    Anyone a history detective????

    The reason I asked this question is my father before he passed on started to pass on some of the family's history. As he stated to me one afternoon, "your great great uncle's pistol is in the Seattle musseum". I asked why it was there, and he said that my great great uncle???? or whatever he was...
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