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Originally Posted by youbet That's a good point Zip, and I was just discussing it with one of my walleye chasing buddies over dinner last Thursday. It's always cost more to head up to the Red Lake, Ontario area than to stay in northern Wis, Minn or N Dakota. But we like it up there and in the past we considered the modest premium in costs money well spent. This year, and probably going forward, is different though. The modest premium is becoming a stiff penalty due to both the unfavorable exchange rate and the 800 extra miles (round trip) of driving with gas costing more than if we filled the tank with Jameson's. So, the vote is still out. Of course, that's what exchange rates are supposed to do. The dollar is down encouraging us and others to spend money here. So maybe we should take the hint and stay on this side of the border. BTW Zip, as I've stated in many posts, I like most things about Canada and have said so many times here. It just seems strange that folks like yourself that are so frequent and constant in showing your distain for us and our country, still like to visit. :confused: If you're so unhappy with your downtrodden neighbors to the south, just stay home. Why make yourself miserable. There is really nothing you folks need us for. Absolutely nothing.

Read some of my past posts youbet.

My father worked for a U.S. railway in Southern ON.

My mother still gets a monthly cheque from the U.S. Railway Retirement Board. The exchange rate at par for her means a lot less $$$$.

I think there will be a union between Canada and the U.S. by the end of the century, and I'm on record as favouring it.

It is Bush that I can't stand. And your defending him says more about you than me.