Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474

Your targets appear to be a little farther than I usually see around here. What distances are you shooting rifle, pistol and shotgun?

Given the time we have to deal with the cold and that white stuff, we have to learn to work and play in it, unless it gets real dangerous! Skiing (downhill and cross-country), skating, (Broomball, Hockey, Lacrosse etc.) Skidoo'ing and Snowshoeing, Ice fishing are some of our winter activities. And, of course, we have special equipment to clear the white stuff from the roads and sidewalks, some of which I bought as the City Purchasing Agent

That happens to a lot of us GOFWG!

Bringing in a cord or two of wood for the outside burn barrels and the airtight wood stove in the cabin. That's an old picture. I've since scraped it down, giving it the wire brush treatment and gave it a coat of heat resistant paint. Love that thing, the way it heats up the cabin and the TURBO FAN (on top left) blows hot air around, moving about 360 Cu. Ft a minute!

Sometimes an Outback jacket, it it isn't too cold with the rain. If it is, a long, oiled raincoat. And I stay under the covering on the boardwalk or the open sided dining shelters we set up. Winter and snow, we have propane heated "Shooting Shacks" Here's a hint at what we have coming soon.

Sitting with my wife, enjoying a coffee and watching Regis and Cathy Lee when they started talking about some horrible happening and we wondered what was going on. To our horror, we soon learned.

What! Both knees and your nose??

There's a lot of power in steam engines. As a kid, I was able to see my Great Uncle Con's collection of steam tractors and engines at his tobacco farm, in Delhi, Ontario He fired one up for the family and drove it around a bit, while my Father took some 16mm film of it. I wish I could have got that copied before the film deteriorated.

OH LORD! Surely not! He's just starting to heal!!

Yep! 82 this Christmas. There was still a lot of rationing going on, in Canada, when I was a kid. My Father had to wait until 1950 to get the new car he put his name down for in 1948 or '49 (He had a Super Cub before he had a car.)

I would buy a press, scale, dies, powder, primers and bullets and run some off in your down time. I load during the winter up here in Canada, when it ain't fit for an Olde Timer like me to be playing outside. (Since you're in Arizona, your mileage may differ!) That said, I would get with a new pard to mentor your activity or load as a team. I have a pard I shoot CAS with and I've brought him up to speed, using my equipment and his loading materials. To speed things along a little, after processing the fired cases, he weighs the charges and I seat the bullets.

I still recall the Ice Man making deliveries when I was a child. First on a horse drawn wagon and then a truck. Big ice tongs and a leather protector on his shoulder when he carried the block into the house and placed it in the ice box.

Poor soul.

They do seem to have a certain bias, that even this dumb Canuck notices.

Thanks. I never noticed it before.

Just wondering. I was watching an interview/Press Conference and toggled between Canada's CBC and CNN and noticed about a 15 second delay between what was coming in on CBC vs what was broadcast on CNN ~ 15 seconds later. Strange, because it looked like they were both using the same pool camera output.

An impressive record for a country's military with a population of around 5 million to draw from.

Once upon a time, Canada had reserve air force as well.. I recall seeing a squadron of Mustangs on the tarmac at Cold Lake, from the City of Calgary Auxiliary RCAF, just before they were disbanded. Very sad. Canada went from having the third largest Navy and the fourth largest Air Force. Not too shabby for a country with a population of 12 million in 1945. One can't help wondering what happened?

A few years ago, I had my Garmin try to tell me my campground, c/w three way hook-ups was up an unpaved, single track dirt road, that ran up a hill that looked almost 40%. Sherron and I looked at one another and said: PASS. Another time, it was confused enough to try to direct me into the Rideau River, off a road it had named incorrectly.. Tomorrow, my son and I are venturing into the wilds of Quebec, to a place on a lake in Val des-Mont. Wish me luck.

My Uncle, Ernie and his Father, Ernie Sr. were in the trenches together as members of the Stormont-Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders. Uncle Ernie spoke of the stench of the dead between the trench lines as horrific in warmer weather.

FYI: It's coming close to the breeding season for Canadians!

Not uncommon. RCAF: I recall a W.O.1 (most senior enlisted rank at that time) declining a commission and promotion to Flight Lieutenant. As a W.O. 1, he could remain in until he was 55, while a Flt Lt, Squadron Leader or Wing Commander had to retire much earlier.

I used to load the motor home Friday AM and then overnight at the range. Red and I would have supper, have a drop of the creature (Irish of course!) and watch movies (Westerns). Saturday morning we had breakfast and were ready to go, fresh as daisies.

It will run two hours all electric and has a diesel extender engine that can recharge the batteries giving it eight hours of run time. AND, they got the leak fixed that took it out of operation for a while! Next up: Electric powered water bombers.

Dang White Eyes can grow a beard and look good! My Algonquin blood keeps mine at a minimum!