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Old Aug 29th 2017 | 2:38 am
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
We need to be swamped in a flood of lurve.
I'm not sure I have the energy for thatI am however writing this on my phone which might deserve a drumroll? I'm not sure this mini screen business is a good thing...

Why has everyone gone bad tempered? We need new posters...☺ happy enthusiastic ones. Are there any non troll lurkers out there
 
Old Aug 29th 2017 | 3:29 am
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Originally Posted by MillieF
Why has everyone gone bad tempered? We need new posters...☺ happy enthusiastic ones. Are there any non troll lurkers out there
Not everyone's bad tempered, just everyone except you and me... hic.. hic.. slurrrppp.... cough! and that just me drinking my second cup of tea of the morning.
 
Old Aug 29th 2017 | 3:52 am
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We should create a positive thread... I did just that a couple of years ago in response to somebody creating a negative thread... The negative thread still got way more comments.... Bah humbug.... (just practising!!)
 
Old Aug 29th 2017 | 3:57 am
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Originally Posted by MillieF
I'm not sure I have the energy for thatI am however writing this on my phone which might deserve a drumroll? I'm not sure this mini screen business is a good thing...

Why has everyone gone bad tempered? We need new posters...☺ happy enthusiastic ones. Are there any non troll lurkers out there
I'm happy. I already have about 120lbs of red spring salmon neatly and securely vacuumed packaged in my big freezer. And this run is not over yet.
 
Old Aug 29th 2017 | 4:12 am
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Originally Posted by Oink
I'm happy. I already have about 120lbs of red spring salmon neatly and securely vacuumed packaged in my big freezer. And this run is not over yet.
Wow, missed a bullet there. Us white salmon need to keep out of your way then. Just joking.. we taste just as nice... we simply moan a lot more even when there's nothing to moan about.

On my third cup of tea now.
 
Old Aug 29th 2017 | 4:27 am
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Originally Posted by dave_j
Wow, missed a bullet there. Us white salmon need to keep out of your way then. Just joking.. we taste just as nice... we simply moan a lot more even when there's nothing to moan about.

On my third cup of tea now.
I like white spring as well and those big hogs should arrive in just over two weeks from now. My problem is there is so much fish but I don't have the time to go out in work hours and the evening bite has been non existent. That hopefully will change with the new run although it's getting darker in the evenings. Still on brighter note, I get to moon the last few cruise ships sailing under the Lions Gate bridge.
 
Old Aug 30th 2017 | 6:17 am
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In the mail today I received a calendar and a request for a donation from PETA. The Calendar is animal pictures.

I have no idea why they might target me - at least in the UK similar appeals from Oxfam, Greenpeace etc were likely liked to Amnesty membership - although it could just be a random thing.

Anyway I thought I might write back and thank them for the calendar but note the recipes were missing.

 
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It has happened again, bank holiday weekend and fuel goes from 92c to 109c a litre. Effing shysters.....
 
Old Aug 30th 2017 | 4:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Yorkiechef
It has happened again, bank holiday weekend and fuel goes from 92c to 109c a litre. Effing shysters.....
Boo Hoo.. 1.30+ in the Fraser Valley.
 
Old Aug 31st 2017 | 3:20 am
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Originally Posted by Yorkiechef
It has happened again, bank holiday weekend and fuel goes from 92c to 109c a litre. Effing shysters.....
A steal of a deal at 1.09. It's around 1.42/liter around me currently for regular, 1.65 or so for premium.
 
Old Aug 31st 2017 | 3:34 am
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A steal of a deal at 1.09. It's around 1.42/liter around me currently for regular, 1.65 or so for premium.
$107.9 here this morning...
 
Old Aug 31st 2017 | 4:25 am
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86.9 at Regina Cabs, according to Gasbuddy the top price in town is 109.9.
 
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Looks to be between 1.34 and 1.41 in Vancouver using gas buddy depending on what part of the city your in, on my side which is lower income it's 1.34 at Husky on the west side which is higher income, the stations appear to be mostly around 1.41 for regular.

I use Chevron as the scooter manual says to use 91 or 94 ethanol free gasoline, and chevron I know has 94 ethanol free where other brands seem to have ethanol in all of their gas and don't go above 91.

But even at 1.60 liter, only cost me 7.86 to fill up, loving this 7-9/week gas fill up....
 
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Originally Posted by Yorkiechef
It has happened again, bank holiday weekend and fuel goes from 92c to 109c a litre. Effing shysters.....
yeah, and they say its because of the hurricane closing down oil platforms in the Gulf

it was 109 here this am and 119 this pm
 
Old Aug 31st 2017 | 1:08 pm
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yeah, and they say its because of the hurricane closing down oil platforms in the Gulf

it was 109 here this am and 119 this pm
Hubby just filled up. He said there was a long line...
 


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