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    What do you do to pay the bill

    I am the site quality manager for Northrop Grumman in New Town. Which unfortunately will be closing in late 2024 when our part of the F/A-18 production ends. So unless I can find something with similar pay around Minot, I’ll probably be staying with the company and moving to UT or CA 😭
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    Sak Van Hook is Hot!

    Thanks for the update, good to know the hook is on. Wasn't sure if i should hit up parshall tomorrow or go out west since i had good luck out by white earth last weekend. Atleast now i can save those extra miles coming from Minot. Woulda been out there this morning but i had to spend the day...
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    `/*%$ taxes

    Well damn, I just bought this place a month ago and now I get the letter for a $900 tax increase. Feels bad, man
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    two years

    Thanks for the perspectives on retirement. As a younger guy with many years until retirement i hadn't really thought about it more than just putting money away without any clear vision of what it would be like. I had originally planned on retiring at 55, but life changes and that becomes more...
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    401 k

    Luckily i've been rather fortunate with my companies 401K. When they offered a good deal to have a 3rd party manage my account i jumped on it, and haven't looked back. Most years i've had returns of >20%, with the exception of 2020 at 16% and 2021 at 17%. Currently it looks like i'm down about...
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    Locking fish house

    I heard a good way to teach those disrepectful game wardens some manners is to put a nice big spearing hole inside the door to your shack. If they want to barge in, they get to take a nice cold dip to cool off.
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    retirement, good or sucks

    Technically, no; but it is for a defense contractor.
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    retirement, good or sucks

    Thanks to everyone who's provided insights on this topic. I'm currently in my mid 30s, and i plan on retiring at 55. I've been with my company for a little over 7 years now, and i've been very happy with the companies retirement options. When i first started the company was transitioning away...
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    Is it legal to post a ditch along public highway?

    From what i've read, the navigable vs non-navigable argument is only relevant to deciding ownership of the land beneath the water (i.e. mineral rights) and has nothing to do with the scenario in the original post. As far as i can tell, any body of water with sufficient size & depth to float a...
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    MPG towing the boat

    got a 2019 silverado with the 5.3L, and was getting around 10 mpg yesterday on my trip from minot to van hook.
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    How far will you go?

    Depends if that was my favorite lure that broke off.
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    What brand of boat do you run?

    About 4 years ago i bought a 2001 Lund Fisherman 1850 with a 125 Merc and a 9.9 Suzuki kicker. Finally replaced electric last season with a new ulterra. Can't wait to get it out for the first trip this season, probably this week some time.
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    VanHook Ice-off Contest

    4/24
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    Trinity’s new hospital on fire

    i was just coming into minot on 14 and saw the first fireball from a few miles away. Sure seemed like everybody and their brother wanted to come out and watch the mess, never seen so much traffic on 16th st. Fucking assholes, emergency vehicles were having difficulty getting through.
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    New trolling motor by....lowrance?

    Yeah i started crunching those numbers, and trust me, you don't want to know the cost per hour; or even worse the cost per fish and cost per pound. ;:;badidea
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