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    Down Goes DAPL

    DAPL isn't the only pipeline in our neck of the prairie that is facing hurdles. The Supreme Court's decision is a big setback to the Keystone XL...they're not doing anything till late next year IF at all. The incredible investments they already have already made are pretty impressive. There's...
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    Garden!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Heat and not a lot of rain aren't helping me. For some reason my city water does not do much for my garden. It obviously helps some but my yard is looking rough too with lots of water. Pretty common thing. Less mowing I guess, but the garden is looking pretty weak!
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    2020 Deer Drawing

    Do 30k people really apply for a muzzleloader tag in ND? It's a tough draw in SD but its probably 6k people. That is insane to me, a good hunt for sure but not to that point....
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    Tandem towing

    I must treat my truck like a princess and drive like a candy ass, because I see no way my 1/2 ton truck could EVER pull tandem. In my mind I have to run the living hell out of it with a 26' bumper pull camper OR my 19' Pro V to keep it in the 65 mph range. Hills or wind just eat you up, flat...
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    Garden!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    My tomatoes got pounded pretty good along with onions. Other stuff was a bit more protected. How do they bounce back from hail? I could probably get new ones and plant them, just getting late for me.
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    Dicamba Drift?

    It's hard to blame tree damage just on Dicamba. We have some trees that sit in a poor position for spray drift and have never done well. There's no Dicamba being used there up until maybe two years ago, but plenty of spray damage before. Hard to say it is 100% of the cause, but similar 5 row...
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    Hail claims?

    Thanks for the info. I knew the roof was totaled but once I got up there I was surprise at the damage. Probably 20 spots nearly went through the shingles, and did for sure in a few spots. Good 30 year Malarkey shingles that are less than 5 years old. Pretty nasty hail. We'll see how the...
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    South Dakota sink holes

    The note in the development application apparently stated there may have been a mine and test holes should be done. But, it was also noted no obvious depressions or issues were noted at the time. Western SD at the county level= stone age/wild west/no regulation. At least in comparison to...
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    South Dakota sink holes

    Something along the lines of 75 million I think. Developers, county, state, are all involved. State had mining permits on it. County did too and part of the application for the development included a note that test holes should be done. It's going to be messy, but if the burden of proof is...
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    Hail claims?

    I know I can find damage up there. I'm just tired of doing it every three years it seems. Any disadvantage of waiting?
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    Hail claims?

    Got pounded with hail last night, golf ball to tennis ball size with lots of smaller stuff. Vehicles were inside but the house took a few hits. Not near as bad as I thought it would be, gutters have some dings but not bad. Fascia took a few hits and a few holes in screens. Haven't been on...
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    Our Neighbors to the East

    Pretty poor response to the endless illegal activities that have gone on there over the last couple days. I'm all for the right to protest but once idiots turn to looting and destruction of property, the hammer needed to come down. At least a bunch of bean bag rounds out of a shotgun....but...
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    DIY Menards Steel Gutters?

    $1000 for 72' of gutter and 2-4 downspouts? That is asinine. Should be half of that at most for aluminum, steel a touch more. Lots of companies out there do seamless steel gutters. You can certainly get them to seal if you do a good job yourself. Just a challenge to hang the long...
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    Trolling with Spoons

    I am going to give the Michigan Stinger spoons a try later in the summer. I fish a lake that gets shad loaded and the fish become very pelagic. Tadpoles and planer boards will be the method. We'll see.
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    No More Evinrude

    Hopefully the "repurposing" of the facility in Wisconsin will alleviate job losses. And they're still supporting parts, for how long who knows. I'm sure in the near term the effect will be significant on the workforce as any "repurposing" will be a long process. Hopefully Mercury can pick...
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    No More Evinrude

    Yamaha and Mercury rule the water anymore. I haven't seen a new Etec powered boat in several years. And the resale.....yikes! They say they will provide parts but I can't imagine the cost as the inventory runs thin!
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    Uncut grass and not spraying weeds

    I get it on the lawn thing. It is extremely frustrating to simply try to keep a decent yard and watch 4000 dandelions upwind of you go to seed. I don't keep a golf course lawn and don't love mowing. But I do think it looks nice and is a point of pride. It is not different that the someone...
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    Siding & Window recommendations

    It is funny how siding types are so regionally specific. I had a customer move down from Bismarck and all he could do was talk about steel siding. We put Smartside in and he was shocked at how much better it looked and how much more sealed it was from the elements. Other than roofing, siding...
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    Garden!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Mine did the same thing, even when they had been hardened outside for the week. Not the first time, they usually bounce back in a couple days. I don't do a huge garden and I surely end up ahead $$$ wise. Heck just on spinach & salad stuff alone I come out ahead compared to buying it. But...
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    Ahmaud Arbery.... MURDER?

    I don't know that it was, nor was I trying to say one way or another. I hope it wasn't. It's just easy to judge from here and I felt like there were a lot of inferences to that without a lot of understanding of BOTH sides of it. Unfortunately we never get the "real" story on these things...

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