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There are many definitions of “handicapping” but Wikipedia states: Handicapping, in sport and games, is the practice of assigning advantage through scoring compensation or other advantage given to different contestants to equalize the chances of winning. I’m sure with the best of intentions the organizers of The Targa Newfoundland have, for the last 7 years, [...]

So Judy and I have decided that the time has come to sell the old homestead and move to the sticks. We have pretty well had it with the traffic and the way our neighborhood is changing. We are only about 150 meters from Yonge St in the middle of North York which is one [...]

Upon the arrival of winter the GMDS* required that the wheels with snow tires be fitted to her 1997 Dodge Stratus. In the past I have run the car up to Precision Sportscar and done the job on a hoist in the warmth of the shop. This year I thought I would save some time [...]

Traffic Rant

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I suppose that now winter is upon us and there is a decline in road repairs we will notice that one group of the drivers, the “late mergers” or LMs will go into hibernation. These are the drivers who, when a lane ahead is closed, insist on driving right up to where the witch’s hats close [...]