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I finally stopped for a photo of the sidecar rig on Hockley Road. I'll see what he does for Christmas.

I started the seasonal shift in the garage. Pulled the blower out of the shed and parked it in the garage. Once the snow flies I'll move the blower to the garage door and park the bike in this corner for the winter.

I like it. Thanks for the reminder; I need to sharpen and wax my skis. I usually do that after the season and then just scrape them in the fall but just didn't get around to it this year.

Thanks. I was up there on Thursday to check on progress. Only the southbound lanes had been paved and the road closed sign was still up.

If I'm standing when I order and take the food away, no tip! I pay cash at the counter just so I don't have to play their iPad game with the tip amount. If I'm sitting and like the food and service, then 15 to 20% on the before tax amount. I haven't taken a cab in over 20 years and have never...

Yesterday morning (Sept 19) on my usual long way to work I took a ride up Prince of Wales and was surprised to find it is now closed for construction north of 10 Sideroad. It was open on Tuesday, but Thursday morning the roadway behind the road closed sign has been completely torn up and is...

Still a little early in the season. We get a lot of salmon in the Nottawasaga tributary that runs through Hockley Valley. Some years the stream in front of the first tee is so full of them you could almost walk on them.

Perhaps the Fire Department should be too busy at other calls and need to delay their arrival at the next fire in the encampment.

Or what's moving in the opposite direction.;) Several years ago, coming home from the resort via Hockley Road, I was a little over the limit and spotted an OPP cruiser going the other way. He spotted me as well and lit up his lights and pulled a U-turn behind me. As soon as I saw his lights in...

Oh, I've seen them there many times and that's why I am careful to hold my speed to under 100 all the way down that hill. Apparently the guy from Medford wasn't as aware of this "fishing hole".

It never ceases to amaze me how fast some drive/ride on Airport Road. I keep to 20kph over (or less where I know the OPP like to setup) and have been passed by virtually every kind of vehicle you can think of. Just yesterday coming south from 89 there was an unmarked SUV in a driveway near the...

A group of us did an over night trip to Pembroke and back on Sunday-Monday. Eastbound via 118 (blue, 531km) and westbound via 60 through Algonquin (purple, 472km). I finally remembered to take a few pics at Whitney on the return trip. Note there is a section of 117 between the branches of Old...

Wow!!! No mounting hardware and asking $450! Have you seen the price of that hardware? I wouldn't offer more than $100 for that box. The mounting hardware alone is probably north of $150 and the damaged lock could also prove to be fun/costly to replace. I think that guy will have that box for...

If it's a Thule or Yakima you can get the key online from them. There should be a code on the lock that identifies which key is needed. That's how I got an extra key for the Thule that I had previously. I think you can also get replacement keys through Rack Attack. My current Mont Blanc box is...

I hear you. Everything is either way overpriced, or damaged, or missing the mounting hardware, or have no key. I looked for months until I found the one in the pics above. I had the same experience, but had the additional problem that I was looking for a shorter (in length) box that would still...

There was a short three year period about 40 years ago when there was no motorcycle in my garage. This dark period had more to do with economics than concern/worry about not being around for my kids. Frankly those thoughts never entered my mind, likely because I never had a close encounter that...

Today (Tuesday) looks very wet all across southern Ontario. It might be better once you are north of Ottawa. Wednesday and Thursday look better, but I wouldn't place any bets on Friday. For the past couple of years it's been nearly impossible to string more than two days together for an extended...

You actually believe the forecast!!?? Good luck, looks like an awesome route.

Looks like a great ride, except for the portion of Highway 9 and the 400. I hate both of those roads and will take anything else to avoid going through Barrie.

The ones that get me are those who start their left turn waaay before the intersection and cut cross the centre line before they reach the intersection. It's fine if there is no one making the simultaneous right turn, but if there is this "racing line" doesn't leave sufficient space to properly...