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In scenario “B” are you thinking that many people are delaying retirement because they aren’t prepared/able/willing to live on SS and $14,999 or less in additional income? Not trying to question your position, just wasn’t sure at first read if that’s what you are saying or if you are trying to make a different point and it’s going over my head.

Does that $15,000(roughly) rule still only apply until a certain age?

I know several able bodied people that are far younger than SS wage that aren’t working because it seems to be too easy not to work these days.

One time on Red a couple of years ago the sky cleared over night and it got about 20 degrees colder than forecasted due to it clearing off sooner than expected. The actual temp at at about 4:30am was -29 according to my pickup (forecasted low was only -9 or -10) and it was getting pretty cold in my shack so I went out and switched to the full propane tank. That lasted long enough to warm the house back up but then froze up too. My only heat was to drive my pickup back to shore and then drive about 10 miles on the highway for it to finally warm up and blow heat. So in that scenario at least having something to keep the tanks a little warmer would have been worth it regardless of (a reasonable) cost for sure.

I had no issues heating around 3500 sq feet to 70 degrees. Even when we had the cold snap last February where it didn’t get above -10 for a week I didn’t have any issue. I added about 700 sq feet to the system over the summer and it calculated out to be slightly undersized so we just changed it out.

Guys, Something to consider when flooding your outdoor rinks. Many thin layers tend to hold up and create a better quality surface than a couple of 2 or 3 inch layers. If you flood with large volumes at a time it tends to be more prone to heaving and cracking. I have worked a fair bit with outdoor rinks over the years and it has seemed to work best to flood with temps between 10 and 20 degrees and only adding about a quarter inch of water at a time after your initial flood.

My local has a sign in their yard that they accept used pallets to reuse. Might be worth a look

Admittedly I haven’t gotten into the habit of wearing mine at all times but I definitely do wear it when under power. I also try to always slip my tether lanyard around my wrist. I do want to get an inflatable though so that I actually wear it at all times.

If I fall out of the boat under power for any reason i want to float and I don’t really want the boat doing death circles around me in the water

I put the 25000 btu empire direct furnace in my wheel house and haven’t regretted it for a second. My house is 6.5 x 14 and is spray foamed so it’s quite easy to heat and the furnace rarely works hard. One time on Red Lake on a weekend trip with the wife and kids it got down to about -25 and the house stayed nice and warm.

One thing I did you modify mine a little was installing a 12v brushless computer fan behind the front cover to circulate the warm air and that helps a lot. Empire offers a fan option that mounts in a similar fashion but my $5 computer fan is quiet, still moves a lot of air and has very minimal battery drain.

Also, I would definitely recommend direct vent just for the lower moisture levels inside the house. Likely one reason you are considering it but I also sleep better knowing it’s vented outside.

It’s an added expense to upgrade now but cheaper than going with the smaller unit and then having to change it out later

It nearly happened to me once when I was going to buy some synthetic Yamaha oil
To change the oil on my four stroke outboard. Luckily I noticed the jug was a little dirty and upon closer inspection I discovered it had been opened and was indeed used oil in the jug. This was at a marine dealer and they weren’t too happy. However it was pretty easy for them to track down the person that “returned” that jug a few days prior.

Dutchboy wrote:

Thank you but a lack of a built in drain makes it a no go. Otherwise if there is a place I could look at it I might do that.

Good eye, I hadn’t noticed that it didn’t have a drain. Several friends have a roadie and I hadn’t noticed that they did have a drain on them but that is definitely a nice feature.

I recently bought a Lifetime Cooler from
Cabela’s. I think it’s a 65 at so far bigger than the roadie you are considering getting. Cabelas only seems to carry the model I bought and the only reason I bought it there was that I had a bunch of points to burn up and needed a new cooler. Over the 4th of July weekend I filled it on Friday afternoon with about 3 cases of cold drinks between beer, soda, and a few waters and put 20 pounds of ice in. We tried to keep it in the shade as much as possible but it was 95 degrees out and sat in the sun some of the time. When I got home on Sunday it still had some ice in it however most all of the beers seemed to be gone.

I see looking on eBay that lifetime has a similar model to a roadie that they rate at 28 qt compared to the 20 qt yeti at a far lower price. Depending on the seller, possibly less than $100. If the bigger size does not automatically disqualify it I would consider looking into that. It is a hard side with latches and a nice carry handle like the roadie.

2aforlife wrote:

Just google “Mn form ST19” and a link to a pdf of the form comes up from the MN department of revenue. If they require a tax ID number, will they accept your social security number as if you were operating as a sole proprietor in your own name.

As a follow up there is a number to cal right on the form to register for a Mn tax ID number. Likely you would be required to collect sales tax technically which would mean you would need a sales tax account so you could report your taxable sales and pay the sales tax that you collected

Just google “Mn form ST19” and a link to a pdf of the form comes up from the MN department of revenue. If they require a tax ID number, will they accept your social security number as if you were operating as a sole proprietor in your own name.

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Deuces wrote:

Is it straight vertical, or drift fishing/ putting around slowly looking for fish? 1/4oz is pretty heavy for straight vertical under 15′ only reason I ask.

Just my 2 cents.

I meant to type 1/4 max jig. I do some stationary vertical jigging but mostly very slow drift/troll. If I can move slow enough to pull an 1/8 oz jig I do that whenever possible. Definitely interested in the x fast action

Smellson wrote:

You mostly vertical jig or also pitch jigs?

Sorry, should have specified. 99% vertical jigging.

I have one eyecon and I do like it but if I bought another I would get different specs for a little faster action

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Since Sharon’s a fan of super troopers I had to rework this one I posted yesterday. Not sure if that should make the official tally or not.

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Sharon wrote:

2aforlife… that is excellent!!

By my calculations we are up to 215 memes!

215 ain’t bad. Nice to have a break from
the seriousness of life. The Adele thing is so much better if you sing along ha ha

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CaptainMusky wrote:

The gif I made was the “Enhance” from Super Troopers and after he says it “8EFE28AEBA5BFD44” splashes over the screen over and over and each time in a larger font. I was proud of it.

CaptainMusky wrote:

The gif I made was the “Enhance” from Super Troopers and after he says it “8EFE28AEBA5BFD44” splashes over the screen over and over and each time in a larger font. I was proud of it.

That sounds glorious!

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Chicken Scratch American Pilsner. Crafted at Little Harpeth Brewing out of Nashville, TN. I haven’t found it anywhere but Tennessee and I haven’t been able to talk any local liquor stores into ordering it in.

TheFamousGrouse wrote:

Strategy for this year:

– Soybeans are going to be the most difficult crop to grow in terms of water hemp control because you cannot mow them or spray them with 2-4-D, which is your only effective (reasonably available) chemical control. I would ditch the soybean idea for this year.

I think the pumpkins will be the most difficult

If you ultimately do want to plant soybeans in my mind the only option is to buy some Enlist E3 beans and you will have beans that are tolerant to glyphosate, glufosinate (liberty), and Enlist 2,4-D

There are some concerns as mentioned above-and while Enlist is not a restricted use product it does have some label requirements that you would have to follow to legally apply it. If you have an idea what you are doing and are able to follow the label you have low risk of issues and you should be able to control small emerged waterhemp reasonably well.

If you are going to continue growing pumpkins your best option is going to be mechanical removal as suggested in the pumpkin patch at least.

Good luck!

What am I missing, I just bought a Rapala lithium knife a few weeks back. Is there an issue with the batteries needing to be replaced already?

I have a 12 volt LED TV with built in DVD player That will also run on 110 volts. It works quite well. I have a camper power panel installed and that has a built in smart charger for my batteries so if I do run my generator it charges the batteries too. Often we shut the generator off before bed, crawl in bed while watching a movie on 12 volt and then when I shut it off I don’t have to go outside to shut off generator.

Sorry for a bit of an alternative suggestion to what you were asking for, but until I started looking I didn’t realize there were dual voltage TVs out available

EBay. Search gas can spout and you should find what you need for your old school can

Looks great! I got a pig last week and smoked the tenderloins on the pellet grill and they sure were tasty!

I have a ST Croix Legend ultra light with a factory spring bobber. I bought that rod about 11 years ago and wish I had about 3 more. The spring is a single wire with a little eye at the end so no “bic” pen spring to deal with. I haven’t tried noodles but I really like that spring bobber set up and it has helped me detect super light bites and up bites when and ultimately catch more fish than guys that didn’t have a spring bobber at all.

That being said, I think some of the other rods guys mentioned would work well too for detecting those light bites.