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“Goin’ Down The Road” is how I remember Toronto as a kid in the late sixties/early seventies. Great movie , I love the scene where they walk by the used car lot and there’s a hemi Roadrunner for sale and I have see Goin’ Down The Road at least seven times. Oddly, I always thought of it being a...

“There’s lottsa’ doctorin’ and lawyerin’ jobs in Toronto!!”. John Candy’s greatest performance in my opinion.

Colonel Klinc was also Jewish

Debbie was my ex wife’s name who was also a blond, I’ll let you figure it out.

If I had worked on that I would be making some lame wire pulling joke but I’m not going there.

I did another job for a young Iranian guy in an adjacent unit in the same building, he made millions mining Bitcoin. It’s unbelievable what goes on in some of those units.

This is one of the more unusual commercial jobs that I had worked on a few years back. It’s a sex doll brothel in an industrial unit on West Beaver Creek in Markham. The landlord called me up to do the demo after he threw the guy out. That’s Debbie on the left and Mimi on the right.

I definitely recommend getting into the commercials/industrial side of the trades. Once you’ve mastered that you can do residential in your sleep. Not saying that all residential guys are hacks but I’ve seen some pretty bad HVAC and electrical installations in homes. Most residential...

I remember he had an old Honda 750 that had something like 200,000 miles on it, he rode it all year rain or shine.

The two biggest reasons are a pension and benefits. Benefits are not so important if you’re healthy and single but if you’ve got three kids that need braces and glasses every year they are a godsend. I was in the IBEW for many years and generally it was a very positive experience. Got to meet...

I went in there a few times to buy parts, Jerry the owner could be real cranky old fart if you caught him on a bad day but his wife was a real nice lady. I think they had a pretty good service shop in the back. The mechanic reminded me of Christopher Lloyd’s character in “Taxi”.Anyone who’s been...

Yes, some unions were almost impossible to get into unless you knew someone, the elevator union comes to mind. We use to call them The Scottish Mafia.

I go to Port Perry. In and out in ten minutes, open on Saturdays.

Those are drumsticks, glued to the outside of the helmet.

How about this? I picked it up for $20 (the helmet, not the girl).

I think just a short Allen key works better in tight spots

Anyone remember “Grab-On” foam handlebar grips? I had them on my 1980 Suzuki GS1100. I don’t think they made it any faster but they sure looked cool.

Never overlook Facebook Marketplace. I’m getting into a little welding and fabricating as a hobby and decided I needed a bigger bandsaw. Found this today on Facebook Marketplace in Oshawa a block away from where I was working at The Canadian Automotive Museum, I was a little hesitant, it’s a...

Finally finished my MiG welder cart this afternoon. Got the cabinet from Princess Auto on sale for $159 and got the 2” angle iron for the rest of it off a job, it was getting scrapped. First thing I’ve ever really welded and it looks pretty good once it was painted with Tremclad. Like the saying...

My mechanic swears by Vevor. That’s where he gets all his specialty tools that he may only use a few times. He says the quality of them generally is surprisingly good for the price.