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    Possible rolling blackouts

    As more of more and this comes out, it is amazing that anywhere in the USA could really have this happen. The regional Texas special power grid is an utter failure. They had no ability to get help from other grids due to their Texas is center of the world approach. Both renewables and...
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    More wasted tax dollars by the G&F

    I agree fully with Allen, if they can transfer this to invasive species it would be very worthwhile.
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    Possible rolling blackouts

    Doing my morning reading, saw this. Sounds like their gas plants have caused as much issue as anything. Non winter ready facilities in all power generation types it looks like, absolutely incredible. Even more so for people who live in the cold all the time...
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    Possible rolling blackouts

    It is surely a bad sign for renewables.....no matter how poorly they are prepared for cold weather in Texas. I'd argue a bigger issue is our piss poor electrical grid. We don't have the capability to get power where we need it, when we need it, in cases when SHTF. Instead of the New Green...
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    Frosty Attic

    Agree, more insulation probably solves your issue. But venting is a year round deal and it will surely help the problem as well, albeit a bigger project to tackle. With better ventilation your attic is cooler in the summer too and it makes your shingles last longer as well. No cooking from below!
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    Milwaukee or Makita?

    The Makita tools are really, really good. I used them extensively in construction as well and have been nothing but happy. That said, about 3 years ago I started using Milwaukee. They are every bit as good if not maybe a bit better. More refined it how I would put it. I don't think you...
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    Hub Shelters- Must have/need items?

    What size hub? Insulated or non? Just curious!
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    Arrow Building

    And it does work. Seems counter intuitive for sure, but that is the case with many bow tuning adjustments it seems! Good luck with the arrow building! I could never get fletchings to stay stuck on any Gold Tip shafts I had. Finally just gave up and buy factory anymore. But you sure can tune...
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    New merc engine

    Funny how my lottery win fantasies change with technology. Now a nice 30' offshore boat with a 600 to use on Sak and Oahe sounds like a heck of a plan. Wait, gotta buy a ticket first?!?
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    Hub Shelters- Must have/need items?

    How big of a PITA are these hubs to set up yourself? I didn't think that through too well when I bought it! Not here yet so curious. I am compiling my gear and along with the kids' stuff, that Smitty Sled is going to need to haul a bunch of stuff!
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    Hub Shelters- Must have/need items?

    Thanks for all the responses. Going to put together a Smitty sled for sure. All the tips on the anchor tools are helpful too. Trying to manage comfort versus packing the whole truck into the sled LOL! I can see already by the time I get the hub, floor, chairs, auger, fishing gear, snacks...
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    Hub Shelters- Must have/need items?

    I picked up an insulated hub shelter after exclusively using flip over shelters. With a little one who will soon be fishing, wanted more room and comfort. That said, I have no clue what I will need otherwise. Any thoughts on the items below, or otherwise, are appreciated- Anchors- Are they...
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    Grain Bin accident

    Sympathy to the family! There are times you have to go in.....no way around it. It surely is a shame that more safety devices, like confined entry retractors, aren't used or available. I don't think any of us can say we haven't had a time, be it at work on in leisure, where we were so...
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    Minimum Wages

    Seems like fairly neutral data used. Good read, thanks for posting.
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    Minimum Wages

    The effects will be far reaching. I believe there are certainly jobs that adults are doing that are not fairly paid. Living wage can be difficult to define though. A family with two adults and a couple kids certainly can't make it today on two minimum wages jobs. Yet, because a kid is in HS...
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    Robinhood App

    From the more I have read, it wasn't really an issue of Robinhood not wanting to "let" people buy GME. It was overwhelmed by volume and couldn't cover the capital needed to clear the transaction per federal trading rules. There is a reason Robinhood raised a bunch of capital that...
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    Electrc vehicles~

    It can be hard to determine. Simple Google searches come up with wildly different numbers on energy production from wind & solar. I think the environmental concerns brought up are legit. I've seen wind farms go in and the concrete alone is incredible. Add in the dirt work, etc. and the...
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    Robinhood App

    For most average Joe's I couldn't agree more. This GME and AMC stuff has people thinking they are investment heroes. Lost in the mix is the fact that many more people have lost thousands trying to gamble on markets they have very little knowledge in. I'm all for what is going on and think...
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    Electrc vehicles~

    That's my point.....when you have a car that has a larger battery and is powering the car fully, the costs to replace are going to be way higher. They have to last longer than what the Prius batteries will. Bottom line with all of this is the environment will be harmed in some way, we just...
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    Electrc vehicles~

    Interesting read. I live very nearby to a Tesla charging station along the interstate. I saw them put it in and thought it would never get used. It's actually very seldom I'm not at that gas station when there isn't one or two at least there charging. Heck, there are two of them in the small...

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