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Hit my mom pretty hard. I knew the music but, didn’t really understand why it affected so many people. After Elvis, this was a biggie for a lot of folks.

We prefer a collar over harness. As for food, we do Costco puppy food mixed with Costco adult food mixed to about 50/50. The rescue place had them all on adult food from Costco. I believe it’s chicken and rice blend.

So, I got myself a bean grinder and have to say even with the cheapo beans I’ve had sitting in the house for 6 months, has been a game changer. A nice even grind and simply put them in the perk and let it do its thing. Voila! Miles better than the Kirkland tin can medium roast. Using...

Some dogs like to do their business in the same area. Our yard is big and not fenced. So, we’ve taught our pup to do its business in the area we want. Now, it will head towards that area when we let it out. Keep attentive and it will demonstrate behaviours indicating it needs to do its...

Agree! Also get them used to nail clippers etc. Winters are a challenge as walking doesn’t wear down their nails and can grow fast. Establishing the need to touch their paws and clip their nails as a puppy will reward you through the life of the pup. Even if you opt to let a groomer do it...

I place an emphasis on local community support/charity. Since the Niagara region is my backyard, we do what we can. There are daily reminders of the small things to be done as well as the annual fund raisers etc. Not a charity but, something I try to regularly do is donate blood. I’m O neg...

Best activity play ground in Canada is the Okanagan Valley. Very healthy living/lifestyle out there. Water, mountains, wine, trails, roads, hike, bike, Powersports etc. Salmon Arm (hiking) and Osoyoos (wineries) are a couple of spots we enjoy. For vacations, we make Kelowna our base and...

It’s kind of a sport in this house to donate items and then purchase them back. 😆

I knew the extremes would bring a chuckle. The boss reminded me after the Amazon purchase of a proper bean grinder that the French press was donated to the thrift shop and need to pick up another one. 😆

This thread did not disappoint. Thank you all for your contributions! I have a French press and I tried to grind some beans in a magic bullet blender and wasn’t impressed. I did a quick Amazon purchase of a coffee grinder and going to give it another shot. If not, the dance between...

I knew there would be a baller post to this thread! 😝

I’ve got a good old Keurig that does the job but, I use that for my one and done. Maybe two. But, working from home, sometimes I need more than 2 which means making a pot. Some folks, it’s a science and it does show. I guess I’m lazy but, want the short cut to a better cuppa without the work...

What is your home brew routine? I’m far from a connoisseur. Friends do the French press and grab some beans from whatever place but, I’m still intimidated in that process to develop a consistent blend I can enjoy. So, I end up with my Kirkland tin and black and decker drip machine. I’m...

I have a basic sena which is fantastic for communication but, music quality isn’t that great. Take a call and no one is aware I’m riding. Haven’t tried a higher grade system yet. Welcome suggestions for a system that can perform both.

Just back from Montreal. The missus says we had a lot of high winds and a dusting of snow. Lake Erie is always doing something interesting. Apparently to the west, it’s shallow and low and towards Niagara, the water levels are high as well as the swells. It’s a sit by the fireplace and sip...

Oh so many! My neighbour had a KX80 he let me take a rip on. I had no idea what I was doing. Helmet too big, twist the grip and keep lifting my left toe to go faster and hopefully not loop out when I forgot to let off the throttle. I may have clutched or not but, I took off and headed for...

I suppose it just depends on your point of reference? Are we comparing the current circumstances against what time period? Last year, 5 years? 10 years? Longer? Being young and wanting to enter the sport in any era, how was the cost to get started compared to now? Would a 20 something...

As we dipped our toes into the market with a PHEV, using less petro has been nice and indeed our electric bill has gone up but, the cost of that energy is stable in comparison to the various loyalty cards/apps we need to knock 3 cents off a litre depending on the distributor. It’s been an...

Cosmo is a rescue from Boxer Rescue Ontario. They have a fee structure of $650 or less. The cost is less for older dogs. I was a bit reluctant to contact them since there are a number of different adoption organizations out there. We know boxers fairly well so, we kinda of know what we are...

Thread revival time! It’s been 10 years less two days since I posted a pic of a new addition to our home. Cooper passed away almost two years ago and hit us hard. We finally agreed to bring another boxer into our lives. Here is Cosmo.