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They buy the long overdue debts at as little as 5%. Then they play the games. I knew a guy that got way behind but wanted to clear the debt. In a telephone conversation the collector offered to settle for 50% to clear things. He scraped together the 50% and once the cheque cleared the collector...

There are also the functional illiterate and mentally challenged. In Rain Man the character can do phenomenal calculations but has no sense of value. He'd pay $100 for a candy bar. I know such an individual with the foresight of a fifteen year old. Watching a war movie, he'll point out...

What a pile of hooey. Went to a neighbourhood safety / traffic / efficiency meeting last evening expecting some lively exchange of ideas. Nope. It was a display of about two dozen posters saying the city was looking into the problems and there were numerous zones in the city with similar...

Do you have a walking foot sewing machine? Used industrial ones are around but they're big beasts IMO. Service and condition could be issues. US boating magazines used to advertise affordable Chinese portable ones but I haven't checked lately.

It looks like the train didn't stick to the tracks either.

Years ago I took an evening upholstery class with the Toronto Board of Ed, making a bow cover for my vintage Glastron. It came out really well having a good instructor and a walking foot sewing machine. A convertible option, open or closed has benefits with windage and weather.

16", 24" or 32" heights make more effective use of a sheet of plywood.

Not referring to Mad Mike but a lot of amateurs overbuild "to be safe". I've seen 2X4 tubing, 1/4" wall to haul camping gear. Harbor Freight used to carry some cheap kits but seems to be phasing things out. Considering rate of exchange and hassle it doesn't seem to be worth the effort.

I stitched up a mini cover for my 1500 that covered the W/S and seat. It kept debris off the seat and hinted that the bike wasn't a park bench for posers.

Condolences to family and friends.

The last time I camped in the US it was cheap. Here not so much.

I would have guessed higher. At $60 it's $3K. Materials at HD would be half that.

The neighbour is handling the fence but I was wondering what prices ended to run for 50 feet of PT fence, six feet high. Good access.

Our overgrown hedge is down and all cleared away. A fence guy is coming tonight to make a proposal. We get along with our neighbours but also respect privacy. Having the space so open makes it brighter but we both feel a privacy fence is a good thing. The city says a max of 2 meters, 6'-6"...

A friend's wife HATES anything that involves a tent. When she was a kid her parents drove to visit relatives in B.C. To save money they pitched a tent every night and broke camp every morning. This was when the Trans Canada highway was in its infancy. I call that tenting. Camping is enjoying...

As much as I like his tone there's a ton of difficult legislation to make some of it happen.

You are what you are 24/7.

Many years ago at an OPP M/C safety seminar we were warned about country roads. The locals get used to thin traffic and tend to ignore stop (Slight Tap On Pedal) signs and in particular, cutting across intersections and into opposing lanes.

My mother's place, north of Barrie, was the same. If you dumped a five gallon pail of water on the lawn it disappeared, barely slowing down.

See if you can get listed on someone else's policy. It keeps the history alive if you can afford it. They don't have to let you use the vehicle.