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Paudash had to reroute part of the 619/Chandos Trail. Green is the new 'trail'.

Good news a solution has been found: From the Paudash Trailblazers Faceplant page today:

Some good news for a change: https://www.timminstoday.com/local-news/area-snowmobile-trails-get-funding-boost-5881196?fbclid=IwAR2OFsuenbLoJvVRSXtKoK0WbnYCD8DV94e4-12TkN_xqJg17Ii_HD_e1Ek

Apparently there was a fire at a factory in Illinois last year that makes a main component. Google: 'factory fire grease shortage'

I was looking for some chassis grease the other day @ 2 Crappy Tire stores. Between them they may have had 6 cartridges & none were what I wanted. Even the low temp stock location was empty. Looking @ the inventory online of a 3rd store, same thing, zilch. I checked @ the local NAPA & was able to get some. I asked them about shortage & they more or less looked @ me like I was new. 'Yep we've been dealing w/ it for several months now. We never get the amounts we order for restocking'. So I guess if you're looking low temp or any grease for this coming winter, get it when you have the chance.

On the lodging front I see that the Nordic Inn in Dorset is now the Firehouse Lodge. If you know of any other lodgings have closed or reopened, please post here. Thanks to you guys that have over the years sent me updates.

If anyone here knows a friend in the Durham Region or Peterborough (I'll even include City of Kawartha Lakes) that dabbles in web design, could you PM me. I'm looking to 'move' the web design and hosting closer to home. Here are a couple of screen grabs that you can pass along: I can pass along my contact info if necessary.

From the Paudash Trailblazers Faceplant page this week: Maddening about this is that last winter the club opened a new trail to make access to the gas station in Gooderham easier.

I was there today and the business was open. There was a sign on the pumps say GAS COMING SOON. I'm not sure if the place is under new management or not. I know there was no gas there last winter and quite possible that the business was closed altogether. This is good news for sledders passing thru on TOP E.

And jokingly commented when her mic was on that she didn't know how much she was paid...

Two words Maryam Monsef...

Justin only got back from LA a few days ago and I hear on the news he's off to Europe...again.

I saw that online last night. It's only taken this long to figure it out. Fail, on your quote of my post, I'll take it from where it's coming from.

https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/g20-protests-idJPRTR2FQPJ

Some people seemed to have forgotten about the G20 riots in Toronto.

Apparently JT has COVID, again. Time to go into hiding.

Off to Rodeo Drive no doubt.

Ever notice how whenever the azzhat is caught screwing up, 'we' or 'us' have to reflect? Reminds me of the old joke about the Lone Ranger and Tonto, "Looks like they've got us surrounded Tonto". 'What do you mean by us paleface?'

Lots of damage on E107 in the Jack's Lake area (I've shared pics on the various Ontario sledding Faceplant pages) & Stoney Lake Sno Riders 706 south of Lasswade is blocked. The District 2 governor has posted this: The damage that I've seen is worse than what was caused by the tornado that went thru here (including our own woodlot) in 2006. Talking to the logger that salvaged the timber on our property after cutting on the adjacent Crown Land, he said that this kind of work is quite difficult & easy to wreck your chainsaw, plus dealing with trees that are bound up or in tension.

Tourism guy for the Kawarthas said last week he didn't think the gas prices would affect visitors this summer. I'm sure he's been huffing gas to think that way. It cost me a hundred bucks today to fill 2 5 gallon cans w/ premium @ the local station. I can just imagine what marinas are charging for regular. I recall a few years ago seeing folks at the station w/ a utility trailer full of jerry cans. I'm guessing it was worth the hassle to fill them up in town to fuel their toys than go to the marinas on Chandos or Jack's.

Used to sight in my rifle before the deer hunt at the Raglan Pits or Tank range as we called it. The last time that we were @ the Third Hole was about 20 years ago. Sadly after we left there was a fatal dirt bike collision where 2 collided. I think that started the end of it. As we were sitting there watching the guys running the mud, two couples in a Benz M class SUV rolled in (Mommy's ride?). I said to my brother the trails must be getting too easy if something like that can drive in. I know 1 day I drove my stock S15 from Burketon to the Pits across the Boundary Rd & there were a couple of badly rutted spots that would've been impassable (for me) if it hadn't been dry. I know before I sold my house in Oshawa in 2011, I remember sledding thru the area & seeing all the fencing that had gone up.

Great pics! I'll have to dig up some pics from Nightmare Alley which was west of there closer to Durham 57.

Quite possibly. I think my brother (he's 58) knew of him in the mid 80s from his days of 4 wheeling (trucks) out @ Baldy/The Third Hole, east of Burketon.

Dave has been around for as long as I can remember (Used Parts Plus I think was his previous business), so he's probably in his late 50s and ready to retire.

Up & running this morning (responding to a PM).