I know where you are coming from.. I used to think like that.. I grew up near North Bay in the bush and sometimes you can't stand them for more than a few minutes.. But when you plan a canoe trip in mid-late may and you have no option other than to put up with them, you grow some thick skin. After 5 days i was walking around with no shirt on no problem. You just gotta brave the pain for a but and learn how to cope with it. It was weird.. i came out of the bush with hardly any bite marks, and my g/f wouldnt even get out the car to greet me because of the blackflys haha.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

and NEVER EVER BATHE.

Oh yeah A .A Tuesdays are your day in the barrel...just thought I'd let you know.

I will not squeal like a pig though, I draw the line there.
- LeafMan

REEEEEEEEe

REEEEEEEEEEEEEE

30 years I have been going up to the cottage while they are around, you don't get immune to them. They are relentless and swarm. You protect yourself as best you can from them with clothing, I refuse to use chemicals on my skin.
- LeafMan

10 hours a day/6 days a week in the bush for 2 months, before long you just get bat crazy enough not to notice or care about them. I tried oils, citronella everything, just said (frank) it and went with that deet stuff. So you're half right about not getting immune to them.

I will not squeal like a pig though, I draw the line there.
- LeafMan

Quiet one...I like that.

Never mind.

10 hours a day/6 days a week in the bush for 2 months, before long you just get bat crazy enough not to notice or care about them. I tried oils, citronella everything, just said (frank) it and went with that deet stuff. So you're half right about not getting immune to them.
- mykokes

It is when a bunch of them get near the ears, it's like they are in your brain. Not looking forward to them this year.

No one becomes immune to black flies, they don't discriminate, they bite everyone equally. Nasty little creatures.
- LeafMan

Grab a GIF of Robert Denero doing the "I'm watching you" make a good Avatar for all the Refs.

Grab a GIF of Robert Denero doing the "I'm watching you" make a good Avatar for all the Refs.
- bixll

It was posted on the last page, I may just do that later.

Grab a GIF of Robert Denero doing the "I'm watching you" make a good Avatar for all the Refs.
- bixll

LATE

It is when a bunch of them get near the ears, it's like they are in your brain. Not looking forward to them this year.
- LeafMan

They drive moose out of the bush...so I'm giving up early.

problem with the condensed schedule. honestly don't think they work on it much - D-zone coverage takes priority. (and should again, sadly)
- Big_Lightnin

They way they've been playing lately it sure dont look like they've been focused on working on their d-zone coverage at all

Let's trade for pekka rinne
- Yeti1181

It was posted on the last page, I may just do that later.
- LeafMan

By someone that must be BRILLIANT

and NEVER EVER BATHE.

Oh yeah A .A Tuesdays are your day in the barrel...just thought I'd let you know.
- Your_Mom

nice.. well lets just hope i find work before i get to excited about this.. Thanks to you guys for the pointers and advice. i appreciate it

By someone that must be BRILLIANT
- bixll

Great minds think alike,
Fools seldom differ.

They way they've been playing lately it sure dont look like they've been focused on working on their d-zone coverage at all
- LeafsFan1205

games against Bruins and Pens will do that...

dunno when last time they had a real practise was either - 4 games in 6 days last week, one day off, 1 travel day, then played last night.

sucks.

so maybe today they'll actually work on something

Great minds think alike,
Fools seldom differ.
- Your_Mom

Great minds think alike,
Fools seldom differ.
- Your_Mom

They could also pick a great leader.. Messier, Clinton, Clarke ....etc

It was posted on the last page, I may just do that later.
- LeafMan

oooooo a new pic

He has Kessel to thank for that. Y'know, the guy everyone says was one-dimensional, so now we need Corey Perry instead.

Dion got lucky on a couple turnovers I was not thrilled about. He needed to bury on that 5 on 3. Kessel had no shooting lane, and a simple one-timer with traffic in front is how you need to play it. The guy simply cannot hit the net in the same way Franson does.

...As for top guys doing their jobs: there was Grabs missing a chance to make it 2-1 Leafs, instead the Jets turn around and make it 2-1. He's paid money to bank those
- AngryWhiteMale

Franson is only a slightly more accurate shooter than Dion statistically. He takes a high volume of shots so you see what you want to see.

Hilarious that some fans can still find a way to fault Dion.

Franson is only a slightly more accurate shooter than Dion statistically. He takes a high volume of shots so you see what you want to see.

Hilarious that some fans can still find a way to fault Dion.
- Blazed

oh there are ways to fault him... they're just picking the wrong ones

By someone that must be BRILLIANT
- bixll

He a good PP QB?
- Big_Lightnin

Great outlet pass blocks shots too

oh there are ways to fault him... they're just picking the wrong ones
- Big_Lightnin

lol fair enough it just gets so over the top sometimes. Dion is a negative player lets buy him out! He could never be a number 1 dman.

As if people would say that about Pietrangelo, Suter, Kronvall, Edler, Johnson, Doughty all sporting the big bad minus.

Both teams will have trouble moving those guys due to the skin colour of both of them...huge risk taking a chance on them.
- broadstreet11

soooo... this is just sitting there in the Ek thread... in a blog about possibilities of trading Iginla and Byfuglien...

soooo.....

oh there are ways to fault him... they're just picking the wrong ones
- Big_Lightnin

I can't help but look at Dion, and other than him having too many teeth, he looks like he could be on that Swamp People show.

I'm changing his name to Dijon and saying it with a bayou accent.