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To me Port Severn is ideal... we'd have municipal water and sewer which is rare in cottage country. Fire and ambulance are literally minutes away. Not on a back road where we could be snowed in for days. 20 minute drive to Midland. 10 to Coldwater. 25 to Barrie or Orillia. Traffic gridlock is 4 cars waiting for the swing bridge at the lock.

without a LUP in place and the OFSC insurance coverage hydro is exposed to liability... not something they want to take on

I hope you don't get the freezing rain that's in the forecast.

Sad and tragic... I flew into Montreal on Monday. As we approached the airport for landing you could see the St. Lawrence River and area. I was amazed at the number of snowmobile tracks on the ice that from the plane seemed extremely close to open water. Then just before we landed I could see a snowmobile running the ice, the open water, the ice and the open water, continuously skipping.

too often you don't realize you're going too fast until it's too late and you run off trail into that tree that jumped in front of you or you run into another sled

yeah it's a big conspiracy... really... you think that?

Just saw the Barrie news... All around Georgian Bay from Owen Sound south, Barrie around Midland Penetang, up to north of Parry Sound and then east into Muskoka has a severe freezing rain warning.

Absolutely...everyone is different. My frustration is that she was totally on board with retiring to Port Severn right up until I said lets get a contractor to do the build and sell in Toronto.

If it is a hybrid trailer with a ramp you may find as you back out that the ski carbides catch on the edge of the ramp at the gap between the ramp and the trailer. An easy fix for that is to lay a piece of black plastic drain pipe in the gap. The skis ride up and over the edge of the gap. A diameter just big enough to be slightly higher than the deck and the ramp is ideal. Too big and the heel of the carbide digs in on the ramp as the ski goes past the pivot point

The insurance companies want to know who is driving the groomers... i.e. do you have a revoked or suspended drivers license? Do you have a record of impaired driving.

Semi retired... I do consulting work on an irregular schedule. I would build tomorrow if my wife would agree... suddenly when it was time to do so she decided she doesn't want to move. Says it's too far from her friends that she's known since about 5 yrs. old. Ironically one of them, her husband told me he's about 1.5 years from retirement... he says they will move to B.C. and winter in Arizona. I asked if his wife was on board with that and he says it was her idea.

Hate to say it but I'm hoping the snow doesn't happen just this once. I'm stranded in Kansas City. Friday flight was canceled due to freezing rain storm here yesterday. Winds are wicked this morning. Now there's the chance today's flight home may be canceled due to snow in Toronto, or the high winds here. I may get home in time for a flight to Montreal on Monday

I'm in Kansas city and they are calling for a winter storm for tomorrow with snow starting at 2 am. The news suggested it could be close to a foot with freezing rain in the afternoon

You want the province to dictate that trails be allowed on private property?

Shhhhh I'm heading to Kansas city MO on Thursday

Yes Bruce too but he's still young to be working the shop although I've been told he has been helping a bit

I don't recall where the guy in the garage occurred. There is an award each year for the dumbest lawsuits that succeed and that was one of them. The other was related by our loss prevention manager at work

wow.... on behalf of sled heads everywhere... thanks

If you go to Port Sydney introduce yourself to John... Bill's son. He's running that site. Great guy and usually has some pretty good jokes too. If you end up at the Parry Sound location you'll meet Jennifer, Bills wife, Courtney his daughter and Bill himself. Great family, great people.

I assume you were out clearing trees for the club.

stupid law suits that are filed and won every year... I still remember this one from long ago. Guy breaks into a house just after people have gone on vacation. He decides to exit through the garage. The door from the house to the garage has a closer on it and locks behind him. He's stuck in the garage for almost two weeks living on dog kibble and Coke. He sues the owners because they had secured the overhead door in a way he couldn't get out. He won. A woman is shoplifting in a dept. store and as a distraction has her kid breaking crystal glassware while she stashes stuff away. He gets cut and she sues the store. Such fragile and dangerous items shouldn't be on a shelf low enough for a young kid to access.

I'll echo what Yukon said... snowmobilers also like to support those that support our sport. Bill and his entire family are very active volunteers with their snowmobile club. He has always taken great care of my needs. I make the trip from Toronto to Parry Sound for Wild Bill and Rosseau Rd. It's worth it. He can also service your sleds for you.

Hardwood is just outside of Barrie. No mountain top view

I asked my insurance company about the coverage once. They told me that if I loaned the sled to someone it would be covered as long as they had a valid drivers license just like my vehicle. However my policy for my vehicle states nobody under 25 will drive it. I'm not sure about the sleds though

I'm selling my wife's sled since she says she is done... reluctant to do so but what do you do. I'm not ready to give up mine though as long as I get out a couple of times and still have people to ride with. I expect I'll be riding as long as I'm physically able or until I run out of people to ride with