Chili dehydrates well.

I worked for Norwest for 11 years, left in 1996 when they merged with Wells Fargo. Knew people there for 20 years afterward, they straightened out issues as they arose. They all retired or left, so did I. Went to the local credit union and have been happy as can be with service and rates.

If you qualify, can’t say enough good things about USAA. Going through an auto claim now and they’ve made it as simple as could be. Online claim filing, picture upload and follow up with an adjuster was painless. Scheduled within 4 days for an estimate and can leave the vehicle with the shop doing the estimate for the repairs. Rental car will be dropped off at the body shop while I am there, will be picked up from the body shop when I get my vehicle back. Rates are better than State Farm (our previous insurer) and service is great.

FYI – In Towne Marina is on Lake Waconia.

phishingruven wrote:

those deed covenants can, have been challenged and beaten. you are not bound eternally to somebody’s past wishes on property.

Can be darn expensive to challenge the deed covenants. As you said, better off avoiding HOAs altogether an invest the money for legal fees in a few extra acres.

Pat K wrote:

I wouldn’t complain about a neighbor having chickens, but growing up on a farm with 600 laying hens, I can’t think of anything that smells nearly as bad as chicken sh*t. Hogs don’t even come close.

Disagree about hog maure. My uncle owns a dairy and hog operation in northwest Illinois, spent some summers there as a kid. Hog manure is the worst when you have 400 hogs. Granted it was only 150 dairy cows.

phishingruven wrote:

you don’t need an HOA to pay somebody to cut the grass or shovel the snow. HOA’s for single family homes are wrong and if i want the house, we can meet in court. If i pay the property taxes, you’re not going to tell me how to maintain my property. There are ordinances for that.

HOA requirements are typically laid out in deed covenants. Buy the property, buy into the HOA. If you want to end up in court I hope your pockets are deep. Better to just avoid them.

My brother lives in a townhouse with an HOA. He’s very happy to avoid snow removal and yard maintenance. Not my personal preference.

BigWerm wrote:

ood Sharon. I love me some roasted carrots. I do mine on the grill and will start charcoal just to do the carrots. With the warmer temps coming this weekend I think I’ll do a couple pounds of carrots in the grilling basket and use half for Saturday’s dinner, then put the other half in a roast on Sunday. Thanks for mentioning the roasted veggies.

Working on sodium control so we make our own crust and sauce. Crust is easy, a single batch makes three pizzas. Sauce is crushed tomatoes (Centro has next to no sodium) with garlic, basil and oregano. Fresh mozzarella for the cheese, vegies for the topping (spinach, bell peppers, onions). Bag one pizza’s worth in a Zip Loc bag, pull it out of the freezer at lunch time and it’s ready to roll out at dinner time.

We now don’t like takeout pizza due to the excessive salt. I do miss pepperoni but it’s verbotten by the doc.

Iowaboy1 wrote:

Cruise is the first thing that is disabled when an engine or traction control or engine issue presents itself.
It can be, a speed sensor in the trans, transfer case, wheel bearing or rear differential.
From there something in the ABS has set a code, again, speed sensor, low brake fluid if equipped with a level sensor.
A wire that has corrosion or has broken in two for whatever reason will cause this also.
Engine codes, misfire from cold startup in a diesel, low rail pressure, restricted fuel filter, etc.
So yes, I am shooting from the hip with common issues that can only be found using a scanner/code reader.

If ya happen to be in my area, give me a shout.

Love reading your posts, you’ve seen a few things.

john23 wrote:

I agree with a lot of the comments above. Mucci’s on Randolph Ave. in St. Paul is one of the best, and you’d have to work pretty hard to spend $300 for two people there. If you really want to save money, hit up area dive bars. Skinner’s and Shamrocks and Burger Dive are all near there and great.

Another burger joint I like is Brunsons on Payne Ave. Far west side of St. Paul has a good Laotian place, Soul Lao, next to Wandering Leaf Brewery in Sibley Plaza. Not a big menu but the food is good. Order a beer at Wandering Leaf, order your food and Soul Lau texts you when it’s ready. Usually very quick. Wandering Leaf loves the crossover business.

St. Paul side – never been disappointed at the St. Paul Grill. Also like Mucci’s on Randolph. During the summer Burger Dive patio is fun, wife loves the Brandy Alexander. Pretty wide range of price points.

Ghee has a high smoke point, 485 degree F. Only oil at that point is avocado oil. Use those for high heat frying.

Here’s a link to a web site with a discussion of oils and a chart with smoke points – https://mountainroseherbs.com/catalog/culinary-delights/oils.

I’m a Duluth Trading flannel guy. Have 6 in my closet and one on my back. They’re comfortable, have long tais and last forever.

Michael C. Winther wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Brad Dimond wrote:</div>
Headed to Green Bay tomorrow, first game we’ll attend this season. Gotta love Lambeau.

i hope you had as good of a time as we did!

From your photo it appears that you were slightly around the corner and higher than we were yesterday. Always a good time at Lambeau.

Headed to Green Bay tomorrow, first game we’ll attend this season. Gotta love Lambeau.

Looked at the Tundras, ended up buying a 2022 Toyota 4Runner. Really like the Toyotas. My wife bought a new Sienna in 2006, won’t give it up even when I tease her that she qualifies for collector plates in two years. The Sienna has been bulletproof, the 4Runner is relatively new to me but I really like it. I recommend Toyota.

John Rasmussen wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Brad Dimond wrote:</div>
Guns all have their own personality.

I’m running an older Savage, haven’t noticed an issue.

No issues with the Fusion, the Blue Box just is more accurate. 5 shot groups of 1 1/8 inch with the Blue Box, 1 1/2 with the Fusion. Doesn’t really matter in my deer hunting situation, never shot one at more than 75 yards. When I use up the Blue Box I’ll try other bullets.

John Rasmussen wrote:

I used to use nothing but Federal Blue Box but switched to Fusion after talking to an engineer at Federal. I shoot a 30 .06

The Fusions interested me but don’t shoot as well out of my Ruger .30-06. Guns all have their own personality.

Alagnak Pete wrote:

boob lift, tummy tuck g

You are a much braver man than I.

I’ve been using Federal Power Shock 180 grain bullets in my .30-06 for a long time. More accurate than most bullets for me, always pass through.

gim wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>glenn57 wrote:</div>
Smithfield has a huge plant in sioux falls SD …JUST and FYI.

I am pretty sure they closed that plant.

I know a guy who works there, still operating.

Beautiful before sunrise this morning as well.

Same with my Danner Pronghorns.

CaptainMusky wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Brad Dimond wrote:</div>
I worked at Hutch Tech in the 1990s. Frequently heard shooting from the field northeast of the campus during the season. Went to college in Wisconsin in the 1980s near Puckaway Refuge. A friend’s family owned property abutting the refuge near the levee. One bird limit, usually done with the hunt in 20 minutes. I was a poor college student, cooked them and ate them. Haven’t shot one since then, don’t like the taste.

Interesting! My mom was employee #115 at HTI and I worked there as a summer intern for 3 or 4 summers over that timeframe you mentioned. I was in assembly for 2 summers and then up in engineering the other times. Yes, there was a lot of shooting going on around there. Very good pheasant hunting just to the NW behind that church too.

I was a network engineer and project manager, ran the projects for the IT side of the Eau Claire expansion, Sioux Falls new plant and Y2k. Loved working there but got laid off in 1999 with the big cuts. Too bad they couldn’t figure out how to make money.

CaptainMusky wrote:

Started hunting as a teen in the late 90s there were areas in ND you couldn’t shoot Canadas and I think the limit in parts of MN was 1 at that time. Hard to believe any more.

I worked at Hutch Tech in the 1990s. Frequently heard shooting from the field northeast of the campus during the season. Went to college in Wisconsin in the 1980s near Puckaway Refuge. A friend’s family owned property abutting the refuge near the levee. One bird limit, usually done with the hunt in 20 minutes. I was a poor college student, cooked them and ate them. Haven’t shot one since then, don’t like the taste.

Depends on usage. If using extensively FinickyFish has the right advice. For casual home usage it doesn’t make a big difference and the price on brushless is often significantly higher.

I suggest a strong teen, preferably smart enough to not hit himself with the maul.

Our vet recommended Synovi G4 Dog Joint Supplement – glucosamine, manganese, green-lipped mussel, Boswellia serrata and turmeric. All are anti-inflamatories. We’ve had no issues with joints on our three Springers or current Cocker.

132 near Pioneer lake, same place for 50 years this year.

basseyes wrote:

In a state where the presidential candidates are elected by roughly 10% of the counties, feel like my vote really doesn’t matter on national races.

Presidents are elected by people, not counties. Your vote matters, thank you for voting.