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Just go on longer trips. After 3-4 crappy nights sleep you'll be so tired that you'll conk out the second your head hits the rolled up bundle of clothes that you're using for a pillow.

I've had good luck with Sport Rack racks over the years. Not nearly as fancy as Thule and lacking some advanced features, but they get the job done for half the price. As for hitches at Uhaul, they're probably fine. Depending on your car, installing a hitch can be incredibly easy. I just put...

Shockingly, I got a reply from Service Ontario. Here's the relevant portion of the email: So, just like the plate stickers, everyone has been automatically informed of the change and there will be absolutely no problems with law enforcement from jurisdictions outside of Ontario. 🤨...

Clear 3M vinyl is your friend after you get the paint sorted. Get a small roll off Amazon and put it over the paint wherever Fido tends to park her paws. Keeps things looking fresh and is easy to replace if you get lazy with the pooch's pedicures.

Hey all, Now that our plates are auto-renewing, has anyone heard if Service Ontario will be mailing out new registration cards that don't have expiration dates printed on them? While my older permits don't have it, the last couple of vehicles that I've registered have had expiration dates...

The part where the provincial EXPENSES didn't drop by $1 billion/year when the registration fees were eliminated. We're still paying for the things that used to be be paid for by registration fees, only now we're paying through our taxes, or by the government taking money away from other...

We'll agree to disagree about your statement of money left in our wallets. We're still paying to operate the vehicle registration system and to build and maintain roads, we're just paying for it through our taxes rather than directly as users of those services. To counter your point directly...

And Douggie's decision to scrap plate renewal fees just before the last election is costing us all between $500 million and $1 billion every single year in lost revenue from now until the end of time.

In general, I agree with JC100's position on the importance of open universities where people are free to study as they wish. If we only sponsored academic study into fields that were immediately profitable our society would be much poorer for it. However, during my 6 years in uni (4 yr B.A...

If you're looking for a slight adaptation of the pickaxe loop, you could try Barry Lake Trail/Arcol Rd from Calabogie down to Ompah. Last year it was somewhere between a gravel road and an atv/4x4 track. Easily manageable on a KLR or V-Strom. FYI, Arcol Rd requires a road access pass from...

Found the tools. PM sent.

I used to have the rotor puller and holder wrench from Eagle Mike. Haven't seen them in over a decade and I've moved since then. I'll take a look when I get home to see if they're still around... FYI, the KLR rotor puller is M22x1.5. There is a motion pro puller on Fortnine that would work...

Everywhere there's a camera around here (Durham Region) they really work well. People slow right down going through the camera zones and the effect usually lasts for a few blocks in either direction. Seems to be modifying behavior and improving safety just fine. What are the other options...

Well, I was up on Boundary Rd 2 weeks ago and there were a few places around there where the trails/roads were basically lakes. We've had several more rain events since then and the forecast for Saturday is for another 10-15mm. I've never done the Bethany ride before and from the vids online I...

Better bring your snorkel...

Took my Elantra into Ontario Hyundai last fall for a recall (ECU reflash). When I went to pick it up the service advisor said, "Your rear brake pads, rotors and calipers all need to be replaced. We can replace everything for only $1700." I was thinking WTF are you doing looking at the rear...

My Dad finally got his hearing tested a couple of years back. He was down a few dB in one ear and the audiologist quoted $3000 for a single hearing aid. Since his insurance wasn't going to cover it Dad said f that and bought something off Amazon for about $75. It may not deliver perfect...

I just tried to email the organizers to request a vendor/exhibitor list using the contact us link on the website. The email was bounced back, 'mailbox does not exist'. Always a sign of a well run organization...

I manage the stewardship (blue box program) responsibilities for a fairly large company in the GTA. Each province has it's own recycling program in place. Most are/were broadly similar in their approaches. In Ontario under the old system (which is currently being phased out), producers...

Some people havin a real bad case of the Mondays today...