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  1. Allen

    2022 Island Vacation

    Man oh man, it's really tough to like you when I read about how "easily" you're living the dream. Just nothing short of an incredible experience, and I am just damn jealous... And those cuts of meat look fantastic! I'll pay the shipping for a couple 12 oz cuts. Heh heh heh... - - - Updated...
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    Bird Flu

    I think the problem here is that it's a human health hazard. Is it common for the avian flu to infect humans? No, not really. Have people contracted it and died from it? Yes, and probably often enough to where if your position in life is to help prevent epidemics/pandemics in people that you...
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    Lowrance Live vs Carbon

    I run an HDS, Gen 3 with a 7" screen. All I can say on that is a 7 inch screen is not enough to provide the detail when using sidescan and downscan. Pretty disappointed overall. So given we are talking Lowrance, I'd want at least a 9 inch screen going forward as I've heard the separation and...
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    Bird Flu

    At times.
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    Bird Flu

    I have a few dead birds at my place. I see a Canada Goose died overnight and is floating in the pond. Yesterday morning I also found my rooster dead, for no apparent reason. There have also been some smaller birds laying around, but I tend to have so many birds out here anyway that it's...
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    Motorcycles

    Just when you thought you were done spending money.
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    Hillbilly Muskie

    Damn!
  8. Allen

    What makes you want to puke.

    Food poisoning. And historically, "food" has included booze of all flavors and quality. Much less of a problem as I get older.
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    Minnesota walleye poaching for vikings games

    A Minnetucky walleye costs $30 each?
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    Carrying a gun in vehicle...

    Hmmm, I am going to guess it's as illegal as hell. I am pretty sure the exceptions were all pre-1970. Then again, if we are talking about a printed gun, I have no idea about the legalities of those things.
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    Carrying a gun in vehicle...

    If the firearm was issued a serial number on first build and it's been removed, illegal as all hell. However, there are some firearms that were built without a serial number and those are still legal to own. Guy I know has an old Browning pump 22 that has no serial number on it and it's a...
  12. Allen

    Finally getting nice out

    Nah, wound it and you will be surprised at its production. Fruit trees are weird like that, they get complacent. So you have to prune it harshly and it triggers a need to reproduce, which means more fruit for you. I have a pear tree in my yard, it's some 30 yrs old at this point. Previous...
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    Finally getting nice out

    I did a drive over the Missouri in Bismarck and then went up north of town. The river is still mostly ice in town, but is wide open by the time you get up to Double Ditch. Someone will be getting on the city to push the boat ramp open on Monday.
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    Electrc vehicles~

    I think the reason trains use diesel-electric power is more to do with the difficulty of making a clutch/transmission that can handle the load you see with a half-mile of fully loaded box cars. At least that's what someone who drives a train once told me. A diesel-electric powerplant on a semi...
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    No more messing with the clock in North Dakota

    Ok, I get the surprise with pre-retirement. Come to think of it, my former in-laws moved while he was mostly retired, but she was still working. Granted, the move also made for a shorter work commute for her. But as far as post-retirement, I guess I've been seeing it with older family...
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    No more messing with the clock in North Dakota

    I am 4 yrs away from my youngest heading off to college, so maybe 8-10 years out from her finishing college. I figure to be retired by at least a few years by the time we get to that point. At that point though, there's nothing I can identify right now that would anchor me in the Bismarck...
  17. Allen

    Structural insulated panels (SIPS)

    Someone's "shed" is different than my definition of a shed. I have nothing better to add than that.
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    Minnows in Refrigerator

    I keep minnows in a five gallon bucket in a five gallon bucket out in my shop, which is at 45 degrees for weeks at a time. All I use is a small bubbler and they do fine. By the end of the summer, they only last about a week when the shop gets up to around 65-70 degrees. Oh yeah, and I use...
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    So, If gas hits 5 a gal this summer...

    I'm going to hazard a guess that like pretty much everything else in life, this too shall pass. Also, food for thought here. But since most small to medium sized oil companies use hedges to secure funding for drilling, I'd guess that something around 50% of all oil produced in the U.S. is...
  20. Allen

    What are you SHTF plans?

    In theory, Garrison Dam was designed to withstand a failure of Fort Peck. Not sure we'd care to see the carnage created by the need to dump that much water out of Garrison, but in theory the dam itself should survive. I have to imagine those downstream of Garrison would also be designed to...

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