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That is common Smerch, but scarier is what you don't notice. Bags of chips are smaller in size, the old Family Size bag would fill my largest bowl, don't need that bowl now. The hot chocolate we use at work, the manufacturer dropped the size of the packet down by 6 grams or so, price remained the same. Individual jam packs for toast that restaurants buy, one company chanegd how it was packaged, so a few less packets per box, but price remains the same. No different than if you were to grab a box of cookies or crackers and compare it to the size of what you got 20 years ago. You can blame the corporations, but the end result is the blame is on the government (all of them, not just the current elected group of idiots) for allowing shareholders to drive corporate visions around not giving a f*ck about anything but a return on investment. Our cellphone rates are insane compared to other countries, but our government buries their head in the sand on this one and allows the big companies to continue buying up the little ones (which they have the power to stop) leaving us with less selection and offerings from options away from the big boys.

This is no different than about 20 years ago when North St Catharines had a coyote problem and the residents were all up in arms and concerned because they are being stalked and the coyotes were gonna eat their children. If you are smart about things and you take the time to educate your family, the hazards are minimal. Unfortunately that relies on people being smart, and the Niagara masses are relatively stupid.

It is a legitimate request since the credit card merchants take a cut when you use their services, you as a user only pay the fees if you get a card that has an annual fee or fail to pay your bill in full. That being said this is going to be a slippery slope since if this is approved, expect to see it occur to every other company in the realm of the telecoms since our fake market of competition, they all will try "something else" and whoever gets away with it they all switch to.

I guarantee you there are a ton of rusted out cars in that harbour ... was very easy to get a little too close to the water there on both sides.

Nice pike!

Probably a mechanics union ...

I would wager you might be able to get into some peacock bass and some of those snakeheads.

I think you need some organization help.

Niagara is the gold medal winner when it comes to bad driving. Having driven in every province and almost every state, I honestly believe that Fort Erie to Toronto is the worst in North America for driving skill with what I routinely see and get irrationally angry at. Turning into the wrong lane when two or more lanes turn in the same direction Speeding, sure have at it on the QEW, but the number of times I get people getting up my ass on the 406 where it is marked 80 due to the curves is insane. Red lights or advance greens that are no longer flashing, I am extremely cautious and have almost been hit a few times by these idiots. Especially those who run advance greens that are over. My personal fave is also the people who don't know who has the right away when there is street parking on side streets. But fear not, most of the above issues will be addressed with the Region's plan and vision to make roads safer which will include red light cameras and speed cameras, sure these are great tools and the public will love the idea around them, but do some reading and find out how easily they can be calibrated for nefarious intentions when they become money makers for the region. Also they won't do f*** all for the idiots on those little electric mopeds/scooters who don't need insurance, or a license plate to be on the road acting like they are a full sized vehicle making traffic slow behind them.

But it isn't distracted if it is on the screen installed in your vehicle, only if you touch a device not embedded into your vehicle

I just changed mine, making too much noise and drawing too much unneeded attention towards my vehicle, the faces I get when I am driving, that becomes the sign to change the tires. Takes me about an hour or so depending on how many neighbours want to chat it up and are confused that someone does it themselves so they want to ask questions. Put the headphones on and go to town. Also makes the world of a difference having a proper jack that is quick up and down.

There will be something on the paperwork around "need a retorque after x KMs" which if you don't do resolves them of all liability. Probably if you did it yourself, they would be resolved as well since it probably has to be done by them.

Food for thought. An EV because of the battery often weighs much more than a similar sized vehicle, so which is going to put more wear and tear on the road.

I would be interested for sure. Do you know if it is a harder or softer lead? If it is soft I am definitely interested, the mold I am using won't work too well with hard lead.

Get a few more spinnerbaits ready for this year.

Well I caught this one on camera ... might be a tad cold for anything other than a super slow retrieve still [img]https://i.imgur.com/unTu7X1.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/unTu7X1.jpg[/img]

There are no honest politicians no matter what party you want to win or aligns to your beliefs. They are all crooks from the municipal level up through to the federal level.

Gas is a f***ing scam. Last night I went out to fill my vehicle up and every station in St. Catharines instantly upped their price as soon as the first reports of a bomb hitting the ground. Every station last night jumped 10 to 15 cents. How the f**k is this not price gouging? Did every station just receive more expensive gas? No. Just a government approved ability to rape your wallet. Gas price goes up, government gets more money at all areas (sales, tax on businesses at year end, etc). The price of tacos doesn't go up on Taco Tuesday. You can argue supply and demand, but in that theory when a station has their tanks full, the price should be the lowest possible.

Welcome Newf. While it may look safe, stay off the majority of the waters around Brock (Lake Moodie and Gibson) ... Ontario Hydro changes the water levels and they can drop up to a foot create an ice shelf that couldn't support a dog, let alone a human. You best bets are the Welland Rec Canal, Dain City, and Renee Park on Martindale. Martindale is dangerous though as there are plenty of hidden currents if you don't know the waters.

Having been out on Erie a few times over the years, many recreational anglers don't give a darn about limits when it comes to their perch. Stayed at one operation and it was insane how many perch each group were filleting and how they were being bagged and frozen. The operator was trying to tell people the regulations, but I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING.

Was at Princess Auto on Fourth Ave (St. Kitts). They had a good stack of em for $200, four person hut ... for those who aren't as motivated as Smerch to build their own. Hut they are selling Not sure on quality or ease of setup ... but I would imagine with the various shipping delays around the globe not everywhere will have some for sale.

The question that needs to be asked around gas prices is HOW ... but the government doesn't care about the end user. If a gas station receives no shipments of gas on Tuesday, how can they change the price on Tuesday, let alone maybe multiple times since some stations have higher prices at certain times of the day and lower at others. You want to say SUPPLY AND DEMAND, well then when their new shipment comes in the supply should be well above the demand and the price should be lower than when the tanks are approaching refill time. How is it that gas is it possible that we can see up to a $0.20 difference between Stoney Creek to St. Catharines to Niagara Falls and to Welland? As a specific example, how is it that Costco Niagara Falls is $1.329 but Costco Stoney Creek is $1.369, this is a business that knows their bottom line on every item they sell and there is no funny business like the other stations have where they gang up on certain stations, like when Ontario Street has significantly cheaper gas in an attempt to attack two gas stations that were franchised operations ( and independant) as opposed to corporate.

Gas prices are a scam that the government refuses to care about. Too much taxes involved for them to care.

Give it time, part of the Niagara Regions plan to make the roads safer includes red light cameras and speed cameras which will turn the driving into even worse conditions since cameras only allow for a YES/NO and not based on conditions/safety.

The end of the day, the issue is everyone needing some social media validation, so they seek out taking great selfies with no knowledge of the area. Look at last year when the trails around Morningstar Mill were shutdown, all because of stupidity and not thinking. But we have been trained to stop thinking with how everything needs a sign, or terms and conditions and such.