I'm outa here for a week. Not going that far...just far enough to be out of cell phone range...

See y'all later...

catch lotsa fish!

I'll be seeing you sooner...

Have fun

I never get invited to these sorts of things...

Oh, right. I don't fish. Have fun anyway!

You could start?

So ?????????
How was the trip ??????

Hey man, I took up golf this year. One old guy hobby at a time, okay?

Old guy hobby...

Anyhow...I'm back. The trip was great. Was great to spend a few days with Craig although I'm not sure he will ever go fishing with me again. I'll let him fill you in on those details. Deirdre and the dogs came out for a couple of days too. All in all a few great days to rest and relax. I can tell you that when I got up this morning I had no urge to go fishing. Guess I'd had enough...

I have a few pictures (none of fish though) that I'll upload shortly...

http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery ... hing+Trip/

where are the people and the flames?
where are the real pictures?

Good times were had by all. The dogs have recovered, and for those that have to know...Dale caught the lions share of the fish. I never got skunked, but it was about a 4:1 ratio. I'm looking for some new equipment, but it's more about the guy holding the rod.

Matt, are you a righty or lefty at golf...if left - I've got equipment that could use a new home (golf's like fishing - you always need new tools).

I'm a Righty, but I've got a set of clubs. Nothing special, but fairly complete.

I'm a lefty

Ian's Axiom: One's enthusiasm for golf is inverse to one's value to society.

Seems to bear out real consistent like.
And I'm not a real lefty (referrin here t'politics, rather't'n casting and swingin').
Also really hard on the back...


Compressor-wise, those screw type are just such a sweet product, I've been holding off in hopes they will become more common. The body shop I was with (Matt & Dale were through) had a early high end industrial duty compressor- about the size of a photo copier (remote tank) and only a bit noiser, and output that was overkill for a 25 employee body shop. I've seen the home-shop-size screw type in catalogs (Gregg's, IIRC) but never priced one. I'm sure the price'd be enough to chill my enthusiasm quite a bit.
In Aus and New Zealand, they use some type of return hose on many tools. Not sure how that works (It's all about pressure differential... , so anything that loses that.... dunno), but apparently it does- quieter and significantly less air compressor output required for certain tasks...other tasks are obviously total loss. When I posted a reference to that on the GRM forum, someone recognized what I was talking about- some shop in the US a poster was familiar with, had set themselves up with that as a trial.
Some paint guns are worse than others- early HVLP were huge air hogs. Iawata has LVLP, Sata has what they call RP (Reduced pressure), and most brands are pushing what are referred to as Compliant guns, which mean they meet an actual material application efficiency rating California has had for a while and the US federal rule for a long time, while not actually operating below the Low Pressure limit (10 or 15 psi, I forget) that would've allowed them to call the guns HVLP in advertising. BTW, funny thing with HVLP guns is that they spray best at half again the pressure the advertising rates them at, even the name brands...
FWIW, We're actually the last "western" country to use essentially unlimited solvents and spray technology- through we are in the last 18 months or so of that. Anyway, the trend -at least with the name brands- was to lower air consumption, in some cases by a lot. The Iwata LVLP's were noticeable for having no "hiss" in use.

You are new to the game...once you get truely hooked you end up with at least 5 different putters, 2 high end drivers, a spare full set of Callaways that you don't use because they lack feel and are too easy to hit, a collection of various wedges (inserted for different courses and conditions) and at least a hybrid or two that get swapped in depending on how you feel and a 5 wood for when you feel old.

That pretty much summarizes my collection if you don't include the other full set that I gave away last year.

As for Ianr's comments - I find people that make negative comments about golf usually suck at it and wish they didn't

P.S. Haven't been this far off topic since Kat was around.