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    Wanna buy a CBX ?

    I remember reading all the road tests and shootouts on the CBX back in the day and the general consensus was that the CBX was an engineering marvel but the Suzuki GS1000 and later the GS1100 was a far superior sport bike. I owned a red 1980 and a black 1981 Suzuki 1100. Incidentally, a 1979...
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    Albums

    I think the first album that I ever bought was “Ziggy Stardust” by David Bowie when I was about 12. I’ll still listen to it cranked out in the garage and it still sounds great. I’m not a huge David Bowie fan but I think it’s one of the few albums that is absolutely perfect from start to finnish.
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    New political party in Canada launched

    My ex father in law was a Federal MP (Etobicoke North) years ago with “hopes of making a change”. He said when he got to Ottawa he quickly realized he ain’t changing anything and to just grab a spoon and line up at the trough.
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    New political party in Canada launched

    Largest mass murder in Toronto history committed by someone that was neither a legal gun owner or mentally fit.My point is that money spent on taking guns off the street wouldn’t have prevented this but getting this guy some help may have.
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    New political party in Canada launched

    Ok fair point but would you agree that mentally healthy, legal gun owners don’t generally commit homicide or suicide?
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    New political party in Canada launched

    I miss my high school parties, they were around the same time.
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    New political party in Canada launched

    I don’t think any party ever wants to resolve the abortion and gun control issues. They are wedge issues that political parties pull out of their hat to divide voters.With all the time and money that’s been spent on these two issues nobody has anything to show for it. Think of how much further...
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    New political party in Canada launched

    I think the Coservative party is actually very close to centre. It just doesn’t seem like it because the current Liberal party has swung so far left, I can’t wait till that circus packs up and leaves town.
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    How to get 600v

    A good rule of thumb is that a 600v 3 phase motor will draw almost exactly 1 amp per horsepower and you don’t want to load your service up more than 80%. So a 30 amp 600v 3 phase service which is the smallest you would see in a small industrial unit could safely run a combined total of 24...
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    How to get 600v

    Somewhere in the code book there’s a rule that says your only suppose to have one service to a building with one main disconnect but I’ve been in many older commercial buildings that have two.
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    How to get 600v

    Actually when you are getting zapped by 600v you are really only getting getting 347v if it’s a wye configuration as most services are. You would only get 600v if you came into contact with two different phases at the same time. Either way it friggin’ hurts. I’ve felt both.
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    Hearing loss

    I had a friend that was having problems with his hearing years ago and went to a hearing specialist. The specialist asked what the problem was and my friend said he kept hearing odd noises in his right ear. The specialist asked what kind of noises. My friend said that’s the strange part, it...
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    Hearing loss

    I had an Uncle that suffered hearing loss from firing artillery during the war ( for the Germans). His condition was unique though. If you were in the next room talking about him he could hear you no problem, otherwise you would have to shout at the top of your lungs for him to hear you, I think...
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    How to get 600v

    I installed a 600v 3 phase service in a barn in a rural area just north of Hamilton a few years back and I don’t remember there being a significant charge by the utility company for this, other farms or businesses adjacent to him must have already had 600V. That was about 20 years ago. The guy...
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    Jury duty

    I met my ex-wife on jury duty , October 1,1990. Other than that it was a very positive experience. We were both selected for an armed robbery trial which lasted about two weeks. The defendant had a very good lawyer but it was obvious that the guy was guilty. We went to his sentencing and found...
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    Free Triumph Skid Plate. Brand New. Going in the trash Nov.1

    Triumph skid plate. Brand new. Fits Bonneville, T100 scrambler and Thruxton. Includes hardware. Pickup in north Whitby. Like the add says, free.
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    Jokes

    A woman is out golfing one afternoon when she gets stung by a bee. She realizes that she’s having an allergic reaction and starts frantically running back to her car to get her eppy pen.As she’s running past the clubhouse the golf pro steps out and seeing the distressed woman asks what’s wrong...
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    Prostate !! ?? What's the latest approach?

    I remember an older guy I worked with years ago went to get his prostate checked. He told me that he asked the doctor to use two fingers. I asked him why, he replied “I wanted a second opinion”.
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    Celebrity Encounters

    I had a buddy that was a cable installer in the early 80’s. He had to install a cable at Eugene Levy’s house once and said he was a real mean A-hole.
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    Celebrity Encounters

    Awesome. I recently read Robbie Robertson’s autobiography “Testimony”. He had a lot of good things to say about Ronnie Hawkins and the time he spent playing in his band. Robbie and I went to the same high school in Scarborough ( RH King Collegiate). I went there in the late 70’s and nobody knew...
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