Muskoka Bill Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Cancelled my trip to Cochrane next week and pushed back the reservation to Kirkland Lake in Feb by a few weeks. Just waiting for the trail that runs allong my property to go yellow so hopefully I can at least get a few Km's on. This reminds me of 2016 when the trails were closed in Bracebridge area for land owner reasons, all I could do is look at my new sled in the garage and wax it every week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 59 minutes ago, scottyr said: I could be wrong, but we arent in Stage 1 anymore are we? I am kind of over this. I am not going to get all worked up about. I cant believe some of the responses I see from the Facebook Keyboard Warriors. At this point, my brand new sled is sitting in trailer with 155kms on it. If we get local snow, I will take it for a rip but I am not going to trailer up north to ride. Hopefully this lockdown ends on Family Day Weekend and I will do my best to cram a seasons worth of riding into 6 weeks. Stage 1 is still in affect but been enhanced with the latest stay at home order. Below are a couple if ref where in the stay at home order it refers to the stage 1 and to be ref. Obtaining goods and services 5. Obtaining fod, beverages and personal care items. 6. Obtaining goods or services that are necessary fr the health or safety of an individual, including health care services and medications. 7. Obtaining goods, obtaining services, or perfrming such activities as are necessary fr the safe operation, maintenance and sanitation of households, businesses, means of transportation or other places. 8. Purchasing or picking up goods through an alterative method of sale, such as curbside pickup, fom a business or place that is pe1mitted to provide curbside pickup under the Stage 1 Order. 9. Attending an appointment at a business or place that is pe1mitted to be open by appointment under the Stage 1 Order. 16. Exercising, including, 1. walking or moving around outdoors using an assistive mobility device, or ii. using an outdoor recreational amenity that is permitted to be open under the Stage 1 Order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 1 hour ago, scottyr said: I could be wrong, but we arent in Stage 1 anymore are we? I am kind of over this. I am not going to get all worked up about. I cant believe some of the responses I see from the Facebook Keyboard Warriors. At this point, my brand new sled is sitting in trailer with 155kms on it. If we get local snow, I will take it for a rip but I am not going to trailer up north to ride. Hopefully this lockdown ends on Family Day Weekend and I will do my best to cram a seasons worth of riding into 6 weeks. We are in Stage 1 of the Re-Opening Act - New "Stay at Home Order" is attached to it and was issued under the Emergency Act/Stage 1 Re-Opening Act that Ford re-implemented after falling out of his chair watching the colorful slideshow from the doctors. We're all over it - there has been zero sense of normalcy since March of last year. Lockdown ending by the first 30 days is NEVER going to happen - we're pinned now and we'll be here for 6 months is my guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volsla Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 friend of mine is going to do some sledding in Haliburton this coming Saturday. I hope that he will not be stopped by policy and ticketed for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyr Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I washed/polished my sleds this am, put stabilizer in the gas, locked up my trailer and put it all in a storage compound. Wont be surprised if I dont see it til next fall. Called my buddy and told him to not let me order a new sled under any circumstance. I have him on the hunt for a new dirt bike for me. I can fiddle with it in my garage for the next 6 weeks getting it ready for the spring. I have a bad feeling that sled season is over for me. I am bummed out big time. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 10 minutes ago, scottyr said: I washed/polished my sleds this am, put stabilizer in the gas, locked up my trailer and put it all in a storage compound. Wont be surprised if I dont see it til next fall. Called my buddy and told him to not let me order a new sled under any circumstance. I have him on the hunt for a new dirt bike for me. I can fiddle with it in my garage for the next 6 weeks getting it ready for the spring. I have a bad feeling that sled season is over for me. I am bummed out big time. Yup.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, scottyr said: I washed/polished my sleds this am, put stabilizer in the gas, locked up my trailer and put it all in a storage compound. Wont be surprised if I dont see it til next fall. Called my buddy and told him to not let me order a new sled under any circumstance. I have him on the hunt for a new dirt bike for me. I can fiddle with it in my garage for the next 6 weeks getting it ready for the spring. I have a bad feeling that sled season is over for me. I am bummed out big time. It would be nice if we had cold snow around here, we could at least ride in our health region. But. Anyways,..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyr Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) If we could ride around home, I would be out all the time but the last time I have ridden from my house was in 2017. We had 2-3 weekends last winter but I was on vacation then. The chances of me getting out more than 1-2x from home this year are slim to nil based on previous years. I honestly think that this will cause a few long time riders (me) to pack it in altogether. Sledding is without a doubt, the most stressful hobby you can do. It is dependent on too many factors outside your control. Edited January 14, 2021 by scottyr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricky Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 1 minute ago, scottyr said: Sledding is without a doubt, the most stressful hobby you can do. It is dependent on too many factors outside your control. Yup, but that is why the LCBO is deemed essential, and I went there Tuesday PM after Dougie's news release and stocked up big time! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poo Man Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 1 hour ago, scottyr said: It is dependent on too many factors outside your control. Wife is on me about getting a quad or side by side instead. I don't enjoy it as much, but her argument is you get 5 or 6 months of use. Starting to lean towards her being right 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Poo Man said: Wife is on me about getting a quad or side by side instead. I don't enjoy it as much, but her argument is you get 5 or 6 months of use. Starting to lean towards her being right Careful now, you do not want to openly admit that.... Come to a happy medium and tell her you need both - best of both worlds! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyr Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I have 2 Seadoos and although they arent as much fun as sledding by any stretch of the imagination, I know it will be summer and they will be used. The only bad thing that can happen is that it rains. The Seadoos are something that we can use as a family. My wife and kids all pile on and he head up the Marine Railway a couple times a summer for an all day tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoso Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 5 hours ago, scottyr said: I could be wrong, but we arent in Stage 1 anymore are we? I am kind of over this. I am not going to get all worked up about. I cant believe some of the responses I see from the Facebook Keyboard Warriors. At this point, my brand new sled is sitting in trailer with 155kms on it. If we get local snow, I will take it for a rip but I am not going to trailer up north to ride. Hopefully this lockdown ends on Family Day Weekend and I will do my best to cram a seasons worth of riding into 6 weeks. I would not be surprised to hear people that trailered to ride for a day, return to find their trailer and truck have been vandalized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 18 minutes ago, scottyr said: I have 2 Seadoos and although they arent as much fun as sledding by any stretch of the imagination, I know it will be summer and they will be used. The only bad thing that can happen is that it rains. The Seadoos are something that we can use as a family. My wife and kids all pile on and he head up the Marine Railway a couple times a summer for an all day tour. We use them so much - they are a lot of fun. Don't worry about rain - wear goggles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volunteer2 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 6 hours ago, scottyr said: I could be wrong, but we arent in Stage 1 anymore are we? I am kind of over this. I am not going to get all worked up about. I cant believe some of the responses I see from the Facebook Keyboard Warriors. At this point, my brand new sled is sitting in trailer with 155kms on it. If we get local snow, I will take it for a rip but I am not going to trailer up north to ride. Hopefully this lockdown ends on Family Day Weekend and I will do my best to cram a seasons worth of riding into 6 weeks. x2 like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Tim Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Just read that the Haliburton Forest is only allowing people who live in Haliburton county to ride on their trails and they will be screening everyone to prove that they do live there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 All yah can hope for is snow and cold locally. Pretty much sums it up. Time to resurrect the old hobby possibly. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMSOMAIR Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Yeah, gotta do a little whitlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, Turbo Tim said: Just read that the Haliburton Forest is only allowing people who live in Haliburton county to ride on their trails and they will be screening everyone to prove that they do live there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake G Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Haliburton falls within the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge public health unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Farmer Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 11 hours ago, Turbo Doo said: All yah can hope for is snow and cold locally. Pretty much sums it up. Time to resurrect the old hobby possibly. .. yeah not much cold since 2017, when we had a polar vortex on family day long weekend. Not much snow in southern Ontario since 2014 winter. That year we had 10 weeks of riding. Sad, 6 bad years in a row in south. Somthing is changing for sure. Starting from zero in feb isn’t un usual around here. Maybe we can get a handful of weeks yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, UsedtoSkidoo said: blatantly false and illegal Well, they are a private business and can close it to whomever they want, they should have just said they are choosing to do that. That said, you can freely move around in Ontario - the "Region of Muskoka" can not close it's pretend border to anyone from a different PHU regardless of if they say they are/can - it's not legal, period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 28 minutes ago, UsedtoSkidoo said: i agree they can choose whomever they want but they cannot use those reasons. But no one is going to mount a constitutional challenge over riding a sled Agreed, move on, ride the trails you bought a pass for and enjoy yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Spiderman said: Well, they are a private business and can close it to whomever they want, they should have just said they are choosing to do that. That said, you can freely move around in Ontario - the "Region of Muskoka" can not close it's pretend border to anyone from a different PHU regardless of if they say they are/can - it's not legal, period. On their Facebook page when questioned about the Haliburton County only, they replied with the following "Nope the OPP where very specific that they have to be from Haliburton County." Edited January 15, 2021 by PISTON LAKE CRUISER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Sled Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 30 minutes ago, UsedtoSkidoo said: i agree they can choose whomever they want but they cannot use those reasons. But no one is going to mount a constitutional challenge over riding a sled The Haliburton Forest can be selective who they will allow in and are not obligated to provide a reason. They can just do it. Just like when a kid asks their parents why and the answer is because. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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