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We're supposed to be looking at porn? You mean I've been wasting time reading news, watching the olympics, catching up on music and other mundane stuff? Who'd a thought that? Rob

Yes normal vans like the GM and Ford are a bit cramped for height. Otherwise the bed layout should be setup so you can stretch out and be comfortable (hence long body vans). Storage space can be addressed in a few different ways, overhead, under bed, up the walls, use your imagination and make...

I can't remember either about the decimal changeover. I'll ask. Re the bob and quid part both are slang like buck as quid was used for pounds. There were several other slang words as well for different denominations. The French used some colourful words for other countries Francs. Where I...

Not sure how many of you know that Suncor bought out Petro-Canada. Initially they announced that things would stay the same and just keep buying and using as per normal. Well that changed over a month ago when all Sunoco stations raised their diesel proces to match Petro-Can prices. This made...

Well the daughter married a Brit and he still refers to MPH and MPG as opposed to KPH or L/100Km. Britain has also started to utilize the Euro but of course many refer back to the pound. The pound now has only 100 pence as opposed to the old way that Greg has mentioned. I remember all that fun...

Yes he was a union leader. His union made the giant step unions here would love to make, which is to become a national political movement. He led the union to a victory over the government and became the leader of the country as the union became a political party. Now is he a commie? Can't be...

Quite right the numbers do not consider those who've given up or are off the UI rolls. Another area to see what's happening to the unemployed is to look at post secondary education institutions enrollment applications. Up here the apps for post secondary education have increased by 20%. This...

That was a baby bear at that weight. Don't matter they're fairly solid in build. I've seen quite few buggies that tried to take out moose and of course the moose usually win. Because of their height hitting a moose with a car is not good as they fall over the hood and come through the...

I whacked 3 with the old ladys buggy. The entire right side showed the one that came out of the ditch and didn't stop. Bent the mirror, scratch and dented the whole side. The other two hits were real minor in comparison. I told her the color or the buggy attracted them. Had a few other near...

I don't think the environmentalists would allow for the electric cable to go through that much water. The electrical current leakage would electrocute a few fishes and might be a hazard to some reef somewhere because the current causes an electromagnetic field. It could cause ships to become...

There are some aircooled engines still around but not of large capacity for buggies (or not that I've seen lately). All my vw's had that gas fired heater and the last one was ducted into the normal heater ducts. I never had to scrap ice off the windows. Just start the buggy, turn on the heater...

Gee I thought your reading and retention level of info was so high and able to recall the tiniest piece of trivia at a moments notice! You must be aging (hahahaha). Have mentioned it a few times but like you say are we going to remember all the posts on here? Not likely! Rob

Yes Haiti is in sad shape not only now but prior to the quake. The UN has been trying to help with police training and have had a program in place for several years. Unfortunately it is very hard to get rid of corruption and train a poor police force to become a decent one with very deep...

I have both vehicles! You must have missed that post last year. Rob

I got pulled over a few days ago with a load of steel on. The ministry guy checked the wll of each strap and the tightness of each strap. Load was only 5200lbs and I had 4 straps of 3300wll on it so was well secured. SO yes they are checking all ready. The new tie down regs also call for 2...

With the I5 engine it is recommended to increase the idle to around 1000rpm. This kept more heat in engine and had the benefit of little or no smoke afterwards. Not sure if this would work on the v6 and the new type exhaust. I use an idle stick to maintain the idle up. Wedge it between the...

Jack you're right that the VW LT and the Sprinter are made similar and in the same factory. Of course minor differences are engines, trannys and other mfr specific items. One of the biggest differences between American and Euro mfrs of vans, is not only the height and shape difference but...

I currently have a Sprinter. My last van was a GM 3500 ext with a diesel. It had 500k when I got rid of it. Original transmission, original tie rods, power steering pump. Had to rebuild the injection pump around 420k and also replaced the fuel pump at the same time (most expensive repair done...

You're quite right that formulating a decent relationship with dispatch helps and keeping your truck in their minds does have its rewards. It has been a strategy I've used over the years and it definitely has kept me moving more than some of the others. But as PJ has implied dispatch can also...

I can see a few companies and o/o's cutting back on usage of the 407. I don't even have a transponder for the s/t yet. I really haven't had a call where it would have been necessary. During slow hours I've been able to reroute off the 401 to other side roads quite well and keep timing...