Outdoors Ontario

Well I experienced the Toronto Sportsman Show. Emphasis on “Experienced” I made the mistake of going on Saturday; sitting in bumper to bumper traffic for over an hour to find out the parking lots were full and they were telling people to go to Ontario Place to park…..no signs up of course. Well it was kind of amusing to find out that there were spots available in the lots as people were leaving (blockades up of course) Ya gotta love a four wheel drive…….around the barrier as the ten cars in front of me, pay my $11.00 for parking; to have the attendent not give me my parking slip…..ok walk back and request slip…….attendent full of attitude (Toronto Style)…..walk back to truck, then walk into sportsman show…….line up crap!!!!!go around to other entrance, finally no line up. We;re in……..finally! Oh I almost forgot, while in line up I got the typical road rage greeting from another driver “You f>>>>ing moron” to which I replied yeh; You Have A Great Day! …… I can’t stand the ignorance of some people on the roads these days. The show was ok, lots of lodges, destinations both within and outside of Ontario. A fair amount of boats, very few trailers, a few quads. As soon as I arrived the first booth I came towas Ron Post Knives whom Ihave boasted about before, I found my trailer great deal, my quad, great deal…….I now have even more to dream about as I didn’t purchase a thing. Looked at some kayaks, the deals were nothing so speak of if you know your prices. I know I will be going to suppliers I had checked out prior to the show to do my purchasing. I don’t think I’ll be going back to another show, the cost of the show for two $32.00, parking $11.00 wasted gas, frustration attitude in line $priceless……..

This is going to be one heck of an upcoming week. The Toronto Sportsman Show; how does any man woman or child who enjoys the Great Outdoors survive such an event. All the latest in tackle, rods, guns, campers, atv’s……..my head is spinning already. I’m sure that it’s worse than the anticipation of Christmas. Now all I have to do is figure out what I need the most…….did i say “need?” yeh ok let’s go with that…..What I need…lmao. I think that I can justify purchasing almost anything and everything at the show; it’s just a matter of priorities. Yeh well come on stick a kid in a candy store and every box of candy becomes a priority. I’ll have to report back after next week to let you know how I did…….. Ok I want a kayak…..but i also want a quad, but I need a utility trailer…………….I wouldn’t mind a 24ft or so trailer too….I must be getting old, I like my comfort. I’ve been thinking lately that a new trolling motor would come in handy, and then theres the old two foot itis……you know I own a 14 ft but a 16 foot would be better, new motor………….oh yeh I’ve been really kicking myself for selling my canoe. Then there’s all the new fangled gadgets that nobody even knows about……….how much time do I have at the show? maybe a vacation day would help, and two more to add up the debt I rack up.
But seriously folks, The Toronto Sportsman Show is well worth attending, lots to see and lots to do, take the kids, take the wife, take the girlfriend/boyfriend; maybe you can talk the significant other into buying the trailer and you can focus on the bigger boat or new ATV. I know thats my strategy…………and damned I hope it works this year or I’m going to have to come up with a new one for next year. Check it out and enjoy! http://www.sportshows.ca/Toronto/index.html

Let’s ban all baseball bats, knives, hockey sticks, tire irons, golf clubs……oh and amputate every ones hands. Why? Well Mr. Miller all of these have killed people……needlessly and for no really good reason. I think its absolutely necessary to protect all the people who live in your “Safe City” from further potential personal harm. This is just an attempt to show you how ludicrous your thoughts of banning all handguns/guns in Canada. How many people get stabbed in Toronto on any given day? How many of them die? Do you call for all knives to be banned? Deal with the real problem………..

“I think it’s time for every member of Parliament in this country to act,” Mr. Miller said at a noon-hour news conference.
“Handguns kill people. They kill people who aren’t involved. They’re used to kill family members. And I don’t think it is acceptable any more to have these loopholes in the law that allow so-called collectors to have them.”

Come on Mr. Miller let’s get a grip on reality. The problem is not all of the legally registered handguns; nor is it all the registered long-guns. The gun registry has proven to be the most expensive blunder to date; in fact if all the money spent on the gun registry had been spent on dealing with the real issues maybe just maybe I wouldn’t have to be responding to your absurd comments.The problem Mr. Miller if you would open your mind is a social problem, a problem with the courts, a problem with the government in failing to step up to the plate and take action on violent criminals, violent acts and overhaul the youth justice system. I have been attacked in your so called “Safe City” by thugs, seven of them in fact who have continually harassed neighbors, visitors, children and the elderly. Yes I can refer to them as thugs, in fact “Drug Dealers”, who openly deal drugs, use drugs and who are known to the police. In fact when I phoned the police that night, two officers attended; I was informed that not only are they known to police, but the police in your “Safe City” regularly have handguns drawn on them when they enter places of business and are required to back off until the “Swat team” arrives. By this time the “Thugs” have left via a back door. I for one Mr. Miller know the facts, and I’m hoping that you also know the facts, so get off your bureaucratic publicity campaign, and address the real issues and stop blaming law abiding Canadians for these terrible incidents. My thoughts go out to the families affected by these thoughtless crimes.