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It was a natural progression for me from a bicycle to a motorcycle. At 14 I acquired an old 50cc Honda step-through that didn't run. I tinkered with it enough that I was able to get it running. My friends and I took turns riding around the island in the centre of Cabot Court in Etobicoke until...

They were good on the icy patches at the stop signs here in town. The ABS didn't trigger when stopping and I didn't notice any wheel spin on acceleration. Granted, with AWD I don't usually feel any wheel spin, the car just goes when you hit the gas. I can't wait to test them on a snow covered...

I have one on my side yard. It's fine. Nice and close to get the mail.

I always clear the snow off the tail lights, but for some reason completely forget about the licence plate.:oops:

I've always changed over to snow tires in mid-October and leave them on until the end of April. We have had snow on the ground before Halloween and into April up here in Orangeville so it's best to be prepared. This year I tried something new. I bought new All-Weather tires to replace the...

At least CP would have a plan going forward and be able to justify a government bailout to the taxpayers. Maybe they should defund the CBC to cover the initial cost to change everyone over to super boxes. I don't know about elsewhere, but here in Orangeville the vast majority of carriers use...

The pension is the most important benefit that CP employees seem to have overlooked. I commented on this several pages back. That pension is a large part of the compensation package that the employer is obligated to pay into. In most cases they match the employee contribution dollar for dollar...

Think very carefully about that choice. Does UPS offer a Defined Benefit Pension? If not stay where you are; you will thank me in 25 years. A DB pension has become a white elephant and is just a dream for the vast majority of Canadians. I have several friends and relatives who are retired CP...

That happened to me a few years ago. It immediately sank out of sight and it's still in there somewhere, that is if it hasn't completely disintegrated by now.

I've tried that same manoeuvre on First Street. Signal my move into new right/through lane, turn off signal right away, then turn it on again immediately after the mall entrance. It only works if there is no one waiting to exit the mall. This action also can cause a conflict with those waiting...

Well I parked the bike in its corner and placed the snowblower at the door in the hopes that snow will be arriving this year. I also found a use for those two plastic bins that have been sitting empty in the basement for two years after our move to this house. Saw this idea online and decided to...

I will still wait until after I pass the last driveway to turn on my signal, in order to avoid any confusion as to whether I am turning or not. There is a mall entrance/exit here in Orangeville on First Street just north of Hansen that causes this same issue. The entrance is located immediately...

When we lived in Dryden we had a Polaris single that took three of us to get started. Me on the handle and two friends pulling on the rope. That thing was slow but could pull a toboggan with a load of kids on it all day.

No real winter last year, at least here in Southwestern Ontario. Our hill didn't open until January and then closed early. We missed both the Christmas and March Breaks, our busiest times. The problem was with the amount of rain we had. Just as the snowmakers were able to get six or seven runs...

The roads in Orangeville were heavily salted at stops signs yesterday morning. We had some moisture and a very heavy frost the night before so the roads were icy in the early AM. Some of that frost was still visible in the late PM on the northern pitches of many roofs. There was also snow on the...

Up here the change over was in full swing in some of the older neighbourhoods. All of the newer built areas, (anything less than 30 years old), already had super box delivery only. But the older areas had always been door-to-door. It's those areas where super boxes were installed and then as the...

I think they tried to eliminate all door to door deliveries years ago and the government (can't think of which one) stopped this process midway through the change due to union opposition about job losses. Here in Orangeville there are streets where some continue to get door to door delivery...

I had the opposite experience. I grew up in Dryden and we would often go out snowmobiling when it was -40 and think nothing of it. When we moved down to Toronto it just felt colder because of the damp cold caused by the open waters of Lake Ontario. That's not a problem up north where everything...

I'll be testing mine this week. Then an oil change on it and I'm ready for the next season.

That's the ESR app. Unfortunately they have discontinued supporting it recently. It still works, but doesn't retain any history or your profile that kept track of every ride. So I have to take a screenshot after saving the ride, because once you exit the app the information disappears. Not sure...