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What's up with buddy's vinyl siding?? Current house is almost 20 years old, and our previous place is over 30 years now - both houses still have original vinyl siding on them. Sure they don't look as sharp as some of the products today, but absolutely zero maintenance over 20-30+ years... Couple...

Brutal... Hope you get better! How does this shot work if you've already had chicken pox? Is it similar to the shingles vaccine talked about - or do you need to get a separate shot for each illness in this case?

Currently shutting down and semi-decommissioning - many more than 3 people for now. There's always more to the story than most read or hear about. If you look on the internet you'll see how wealthy Grizzly's 2 owners are - the company is definitely not broke in that regard! It's unfortunate for...

I usually try and get things planted as soon as possible so it's ready earlier in the summer. Frost is a concern for certain plants for sure, such as cucumbers for example. Potatoes, carrots, onions, beets, peas, corn, etc are pretty hardy. I've never had much trouble just north of Edmonton...

1. All the ones I'm aware of have a practical component to the course, so you need to actually be out in the snow for a portion of it - tough to do once summer comes around, but there's usually lots of courses at the start of each season to get ready. 2. Not positive on this, but I'd say...

True, however, I could save/invest the original 16K up front and would make something around the equivalent of the resale value over a 2 or 3 year period (which for myself is the timeframe I would likely own the sled for if I was to buy). Personally, I could never be one to make payments on toys...

Thanks for all the insight on this. Pride of ownership is definitely valuable, but I'm just not sure it's quite that valuable for myself anyway. I think I'll keep my 2011 for the fields and trails around home, and give the rental market a go in the hills, at least for next season.

Those who can find the time to ride every week, for sure, owning makes more sense hands down. Market value for used sleds is quite strong so there is the resale value, true. The added cost of transporting the sleds back and forth, depending on where you live, can add up quickly too though...

After giving some consideration to a new sled purchase, I'm struggling to see how many are justifying their purchases at the current prices over the past few years... Just thought I'd share my viewpoint here and see what some thoughts are. Obviously everyone has different reasons and uses for...

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In my opinion, the problem with spending and budgets for government these days is the same as for a lot of companies - it comes down to the fight between capital and operational costs. Years ago, when common sense was allowed, decision makers would look at both of these expenses, but now a days...

I've heard the insurance co's under Power Corporation's parent company are good to deal with for these types of "extreme sports" - snowmobiling, heli skiing, rafting, etc... Most typically have special riders for these, but Power Corp's only stipulation is for racing or other non recreational...

With the dollar being much lower now, I'm interested to see what the new pricing will be this year - likely much higher than the past few years though I'd bet. Used will "seem" like a great deal, even for the same prices as we're saying is steep right now.

What do the regs say for the stock fuel tank in vehicles - lots of gas trucks are pushing 150L now. If you had an approved container in the box and plumbed it in to the truck directly, does this change how it's classified at all? Just wondering...

I forget what brand mine is now - bought several pails of it with the pressure washer years ago on a bulk discount. It's a blue powder I mix down as needed. It's all I can really recall using on the farm ever, so I'm not sure how it compares to others, but it seems to do the trick for us anyway...

Have an electric one from John Deere. Can't remember the specs, but I think it's around 3GPM. I agree with the above that flow is more important than pressure to a point. Never had an issue ever with removing road grime, bugs, heavy clay mud, etc at all from vehicles, toys, or farm equipment. I...

If left outside in an open container on a warmer day it'll mostly all evaporate.... Use it on ant hills in the summer... Most service shops or equipment/vehicle dealers have used oil fired heaters that can use a small blend of gas too - some might even pay you a bit for bringing it to them -...

The companies with a preference to Keyano (Suncor, Syncrude, Shell, CNRL, Nexen) have their staff based in Fort Mac, although Suncor, CNRL, and Shell also have at least started to implement a fly in/out program for some of their business. Irregardless, you're free to do or go where you'd like on...

The Keyano program should still be the easiest in terms of getting a guaranteed placement - all the locally based companies have agreements to hire from Keyano first. If you're ok with living in Fort Mac, it's the way to go I'd say. Otherwise, the full 2-year tech program at NAIT or SAIT would...

Another vote for power engineering or process/plant operators. Easily make $200+ after 1-2 years at any of the facilities up north, and within 5-10 years closer to Edmonton or Calgary. 12 hour shift work usually means you get lots of time off too. Main advantage during times like these with low...