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For me the adventure of the day was a trip from Etobicoke to Markham, witnessing numerous just about crashes. On the trip home contact was made, fortunately not with me but it was close. I was first in line to make a left from Marmac Dr to Attwell. Traffic on Attwell was light, hundreds of...

I understand that the young offenders act is to let the punks mature a bit and move on to productive lives. If the punk is 21+ and still doing the same s***, he's proven he's beyond fixing and any protections should be removed. All his crap is on the table. Theft at 14 YO, Yup it was John Doe...

Was it a squad car or unmarked? If the latter, was he trying to goad you into making a chargeable move to make his quota?

A tip from a friend who worked in some chancy countries. People going into iffy areas put on trash clothing to avoid standing out but still got mugged. They forgot about their nice shoes.

One has to ask, "What would I do if the only alternate was one shown on the video?" There are factory videos of people working in foundries barefoot and wearing cotton clothing. PPE is a joke. Some of the videos aren't clear due to the hazardous fumes in the place. Sadly, when we import those...

It sounds like you handled the situation well, neither being a bully nor too fragile.

Every pilot with a YouTube channel is speculating on the event. One survivor. It seems that both fuel valves were shut off a few seconds after takeoff. The switches are designed so they can't accidentally be bumped off. Any conspiracy theorists?

There's got to be a punch line in there somewhere

On the chicken poo theme: When I was working on my private pilot's license in the winter of the 1980's another student pilot was on a solo exercise when he noticed a minor engine glitch. It was a charging issue that could have been handled by resetting a breaker. Instead, he decided to do a...

There was so much redacted in the released report that they might as well have had it printed on tar paper.

Once, when I flashed my headlights to warn oncoming drivers of a radar trap I failed to notice a squad car just up ahead. It pulled out and followed me for a couple of miles. I drove like an angel and they gave up.

Kudos that they stopped. A midnight solo crash and not found until sunup wouldn't be fun. Hopefully a minor event.

I'll take a look at the non-slider version. Sometimes I need to chop up a lot of 1/2" brass rod. It's tedious but not tedious enough to justify building an automatic feed. One of the problems with adapters is that the power tool doesn't usually have designed in anchor points or flats. I...

Oakville and Port Credit throw me. They have charming names but when you get there, they're nothingvilles. Unless you canoe or kayak up the rivers.

I have a half dozen of the things and consider them inventions of the devil, the most dangerous tool in the shop. The exception being the battery one with a flap disk. For cutting steel I use a purpose made Makita chop saw. Cold cut saws are nice, but I wouldn't use it enough to justify the price.

When or where was this? A friend was looking at one and the monthly tab was $500. Your prices are pre Covid. The club is great if it works for clients. You're hooked for the fee anyways.

I thought they asked "Have you ever been charged with..." Not convicted.

Some clubs also have minimum tabs. TBH I'd get tired of a berth neighbour that constantly complained about fuel prices, pump out costs, insurance costs, etc. To most boating is a hobby and money makes it fun.

It's hard to compare Canada and Australia but a lot of problems eventually go global. Here a live aboard sized boat, ~40 years old, could be had for $30K-$40K where a new one of that size would be ten times the price. Keep in mind, fiberglass gets weaker as it ages and how it was handled is...

Some jurisdictions are clamping down on people abusing mooring out on a cheap boat. The yacht clubs and condo owners don't appreciate the boats blocking the view.