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  1. MACH Z 1000 9-9-08 SOLD New BRP Chain ---------P/N 504152415 (new $103.49) New BRP Gear 29-tooth P/N 504152442 (new $45.99) New BRP Gear 49-tooth P/N 504152412 (new $90.99) ALL for $150. Shipped lower 48 only
  2. I too have one of those on my 2006 Sdi 600 that I'm just getting ready to fix. She said "No more" just down the trail after we left the Ice Hotel (on our first day of ridding). BTW I like looking at the other "where am I" pictures.
  3. Congrats on the new sled, I hope my 06 does that well. Groomer, that trail looks soooooooo sweeeeeeeet !
  4. Lisa Great job on the video. (for those of us who couldn't make it) Bob
  5. Great job thanks for sharing, now I too can put names and faces together. Bob
  6. Kris I thought it was a direct link to the sheet. Bob
  7. WOW! what a turn out, Great job Bill & JD. I really wish I could have made it but my three girls are on the swim team and they have meets every Sat. & Mon. Anyway I love reading the posts and seeing the pictures. Question??? Did anybody try dooing a snow dance, you did have a demo sled right there & and anti freeze. LOL Hope to see you this winter. Bob
  8. For me the best Trail is any leading to Quebec to go riding and the worst trail is the one coming back to work. :wacko: maybe one day I can get a job like dollar Bill (I mean Saguenay Bill) has.
  9. When I clicked on the link, this is what came up. What did I do wrong? Thanks > SleddersVision Forums > Board Message Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got this error message, try looking through the help files for more information. The error returned was: Sorry, the link that brought you to this page seems to be out of date or broken.
  10. my guess was going to be, behind the camera.
  11. rfm

    Bad news..

    I never met him but always liked reading his posts. R.I.P
  12. Now I like that Idea. Then all I need to do is find a funny little honey to pick me up and drop me off.
  13. Baby Boomer Song Titles It was fun being a baby boomer... until now. Some of the artists of the 60's are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate aging baby boomers: They include: Herman's Hermits --- Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Walker. Ringo Starr --- I Get By With a Little Help From Depends. The Bee Gees --- How Can You Mend a Broken Hip? Bobby Darin --- Splish, Splash, I Was Havin' a Flash. Roberta Flack --- The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face. Johnny Nash --- I Can't See Clearly Now! Paul Simon --- Fifty Ways to Lose Your Liver The Commodores --- Once, Twice, Three Times to the Bathroom. Marvin Gaye --- Heard It Through the Grape Nuts. Procol Harem --- A Whiter Shade of Hair.! Leo Sayer--- You Make Me Feel Like Napping. The Temptations --- Papa's Got a Kidney Stone. Abba --- Denture Queen! Tony Orlando --- Knock 3 Times On The Ceiling If You Hear Me Fall. Helen Reddy --- I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore! Leslie Gore --- It's My Procedure, and I'll Cry If I Want Too! And my favorite: Willie Nelson --- On the Commode Again!!
  14. Thank you both for a great report and great pictures. I really enjoyed reading and dreaming. Bob
  15. LOL .... but not funny.
  16. I'm not a big poster but I do enjoy reading all the great info and seeing the photo's of the trips you guy put on here. And of course I like the low to no reading on the BS meter.
  17. You mean the 10,335 mile report (ha ha)....Thanks for the great real life test and your dedication to helping the sport.
  18. Great pictures, I need to do a summer trip to see what I missed on the winter trip.
  19. Go ahead rub it in.........really though thanks, now I know it sucks to be living here. LOL
  20. My daughter's and I like watching that show. Those are some smart and funny kids.
  21. This just makes me sick to say.........300 on the sled 3600 in the truck trying to ride. Broke down every trip, but there has been 15 to 18 years with zero break down so I'm still ahead........I think. 75% in NY, 25% in QC.
  22. Most of us of a certain age have heard the statement at the bottom in one form or the other. Some of you whippersnappers probably not. Imagine this... What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895... Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? How about right now? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina , Kansas , USA It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina , and reprinted by the Salina Journal. 8TH GRADE FINAL EXAM: SALINA , KS - 1895 GRAMMAR (TIME: one hour) 1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters. 2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications. 3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph 4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of "lie,""play," and "run." 5. Define case; illustrate each case. 6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation. 7 - 10... Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. ARITHMETIC (TIME: 1 hour 15 minutes) 1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic. 2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold? 3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. For tare? 4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals? 5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. Coal at $6.00 per ton. 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent. 7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. Long at $20 per metre? 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods? 10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt U.S. HISTORY (TIME: 45 minutes) 1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided 2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus 3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War. 4. Show the territorial growth of the United States 5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas 6. Describe three of the most prominent battles attles of the Rebellion. 7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton , Bell , Lincoln , Penn, and Howe? 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865. Orthography (TIME: one hour) (Do we even know what this is?) 1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication 2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? 3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.' (HUH?) 5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule. 6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. 7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis-mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup. 8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last. 9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane , vain, vein, raze, raise, rays. 10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication. GEOGRAPHY (TIME: one hour) 1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? 2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas ? 3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean? 4. Describe the mountains of North America 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia , Odessa , Denver , Manitoba , Hecla , Yukon , St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and < /FONT>Orinoco 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each. 8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude? 9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers. 10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth. Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete. Gives the saying "he/she only had an 8th grade education" a whole new meaning, doesn't it?! Also shows you how poor our education system has become! and, NO! I don't have the answers!
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