<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Bearcat89 wrote:</div>
That’s pretty messed up if they opened a camera and deleted there pictures and or removed a SD card. I can’t imagine that’s legal.I have heard of people going around public land checking others cams. Deleting photos of bucks too. No clue how that would land legally.
People leave cameras on public land?
I don’t hunt public, but that still seems like a bad idea knowing how so many people are in society.
They’re all bad. I just tune in about 3 minutes before kickoff for the games I want to watch.
Jaire was good prior to his contract and getting paid. Now he is just an expensive yard ornament much like Bahktiari was in his later years.
Out or unlikely to play:
Quay Walker
Jaire Alexander
Javon Bullard
Evan Williams
Christian WatsonPackers down 4 defensive starters including 3 in the secondary makes for an uphill battle on the road.
The Vikings are clinging to hope of a #1 seed and have the healthier squad playing at home. The Packers are mostly locked in between one of 2 wild card seeds. I wouldn’t be shocked to see them pull a few starters if things get lop sided or if any key players get dinged up a bit.
I’m sticking with my 27-23 prediction in favor of the Queens, but could see it being a bit more of a spread
^not too far off.
Roughly what I expected. Packers don’t have the right guys healthy on the back end to slow down this offense unless they could get to Darnold without blitzing (which they couldn’t)
Player of the game: Vikings OL
Jaire was good prior to his contract and getting paid. Now he is just an expensive yard ornament much like Bahktiari was in his later years.
Out or unlikely to play:
Quay Walker
Jaire Alexander
Javon Bullard
Evan Williams
Christian Watson
Packers down 4 defensive starters including 3 in the secondary makes for an uphill battle on the road.
The Vikings are clinging to hope of a #1 seed and have the healthier squad playing at home. The Packers are mostly locked in between one of 2 wild card seeds. I wouldn’t be shocked to see them pull a few starters if things get lop sided or if any key players get dinged up a bit.
I’m sticking with my 27-23 prediction in favor of the Queens, but could see it being a bit more of a spread
The clam boxes with slit pieces of foam are the best I’ve used. I can get maybe 30 spoons in a box and they never tangle or touch eachother. I can get 3 of them in the bottom of my rod box.
In a half dozen outings I’ve probably used 6-7 different spoons. Just like crankbaits…I go back to the same half dozen proven winners more often than not.
I have coached and worked in education as one of my main jobs for 15 years after college. My other side gig has been contract work through a local lumber yard. I love both things for completely different reasons.
For starters, if he does indeed take a gap year and start putting money in his pocket…make sure YOU as dad are ready to accept he may never go to school (which is fine). I’d estimate for every 10 kids I’ve coached who take a gap year, 2 go on to earn a college degree and the other 8 never do (for various reasons). Routines are huge for teenagers, and that “grind” of school and the textbook type learning is hard to jump back into even after a short hiatus.
I earned an education degree with no gap year but worked construction during summers ever since I was strong enough to carry a few studs around a jobsite. Remind your son that whatever he chooses to do, nothing is absolute nor is having ONE career/source of income a necessity. I’d encourage him to hone his skills in a trade or doing physical labor during his college summers. You develop an appreciation for both worlds. I’ve been on a lot of interview panels…and if someone had a side hustle in hard physical labor or work experience in something like that outside of the degree requiring career they were pursuing, they’d shoot to the top of my list. A 23-24 year old engineer who had hands on physical jobsite or trade experience would be a slam dunk hire.
Playing against Burrow in an 18 team league championship with $800 on the line. I went from an 80% win probability to 50-50 from halftime of that game to the end of OT. A couple Crowns after dinner helped to calm the anger
Emptied 1.1” out of the rain gauge here after we got home from fishing.
Against my better judgment I said “F it” this afternoon and let my 4 year old daughter pull out her dirtbike once the sun was shining. There’s no snow in sight, but that poor bathtub was proof that the mud is plentiful. If Winter isn’t going to be what it used to be around here we will make the most of the warmth
Seeing some videos of water going down holes that is really going to make a mess of the ice and be very dangerous.
The clouds are a saving grace for now down here. I don’t love 18” of ice and people everywhere when I’m ice fishing, but I also don’t like melted shorelines the last week of December either. It looks like the end of next week will have us back closer to normal and ice forming again as it should be for this time of year
We just left one backwater spot that had 8” of decent ice but the shorelines were soft and guys with a wheeler got stuck in about a foot of mud and water trying to get on the ice at the launch. The jumbo perch were snapping nicely though
I found as little as 5” of ice and as much as 7.5 on Pepin today, with people running wheelers all over the general area.
This weather needs to either finish melting this remaining snow off and then just pivot to 50 degrees, or start getting back to normal and get us another measurable snowfall to make typical winter recreation a possibility.
We had 7” of snowfall with that last event confirmed by NWS, and it will be 0” by the end of tomorrow.
Trap game, for both teams.
It ends in a 6-6 tie.
I’ll donate the first $10 towards a 10 year contract for this Bears Interim Coach to be the permanent guy
The Packers Defense helped me to move on to the Championship in our 18 team league. I’m going for a 3-Peat. Gibbs and Lamar have been phenomenal.
I scored the 2nd most points in the league and am taking on the guy who scored the most. 18 teams really divides up the talent and forces people to pay attention to injury reports and their use of FAAB.
Solid win against a depleted squad. To hold any NFL team scoreless is impressive given today’s BS offensive favoring rules as well. They were able to do it without Jaire, Bullard, or Quay Walker on D as well.
I think the Cheese vs Queens showdown should be a tight one. I’ll favor the Vikings slightly with the home field + more to play for with seeding implications.
Vikings 27
Packers 23
I don’t interact with, rely on, or walk into banks who I don’t plan on doing business with. If you don’t have accounts there I don’t get why you would expect them to provide a service for you?
Wells Fargo has been notoriously bad for its paying customers with accounts for quite some time. I can’t imagine the help being anything other than off the charts terrible for someone who they don’t stand to make a dime off of
I think the last quarter I bought last year ran me $750 or so total. That’s from a life long friend who raises a dozen steers or so at a time. Part of that goes to him, and part to the locker. They have me down and know how I want my cuts as a repeat customer. Pretty painless process that takes making one call to get on his list, and receiving another call to pick it up at the local locker.
If you think this is expensive, I’d encourage you to document all of your beef purchases from other sources bit by bit through a calendar year.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>CaptainMusky wrote:</div>
The pricing of the machines was not nearly as out of line as they are now however.This gets brought up a lot. I’d be interested to know, what do you think an American made trail snowmobile in the 600 class should cost?
This comes up all the time at rest stops on the trail, bars etc. A guy complains about the cost, but he’s riding an 850 turbo with adjustable on the fly air suspension, heated grips/seat/running boards, a 10 inch Garmin mapping screen with satellite communications, and remote start.
I don’t really debate or complain about the “out of line” pricing or whatever some call it. If that’s what it costs to produce them and feed all the mouths along the way in production, so be it. The market is now deciding what price points it will or won’t support. I’d hate to be sitting on sled inventory at today’s prices though, but again that’s me.
The prices have simply climbed beyond what I want to spend on a machine I maybe put a few hundred miles on in a year if I am lucky…and then the next 2 I might not move it. I could win the lottery and buying back into snowmobiles would be near the absolute bottom of my to-do list. I’ll go out West and rent once a year and call it good at that. There’s too many other cool toys and tools out there today that I can use 12 months out of the year to spend on new sleds.
Kind of an overachiever for the Mississippi River Valley here along Pool 4. I just took the girls out sledding and to feed chickens and we definitely have over 4” and counting here. I could see there being 6-7” easily by lunch when things wind down. It seems like the heavier snows are further south than some of the outlets guessed.
It’s still crazy how some people cannot drive or function close to normal daily routines with 6” of snow though. If we ever had a legitimate storm with a couple feet falling in a short span, I’m confident it’d be the end of society here.
Hey Bucky what about Russell Wilson? I recall you stating he could end up in purple this season and he seems to be reviving his career with the Steelers. I think he was only signed on a one year deal too, just like Darnold.
Maybe you should toss him into the mix again for 2025. Mr Unlimited, let’s ride!
Nope. Times have changed.
If Cousins and Rodgers are unavailable, it’s got to be Fields as the next guy up to join the overflowing Vikings QB Room.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>buckybadger wrote:</div>
It is crazy how life-altering and newsworthy 4-5″ of snow has become.what amount of snow do you deem worthy of mentioning in the 30 min news program that is roughly 1/3 dedicated to weather?
I’d prefer the ratios be adjusted all together
Only committing 2/3 of the 30 minute segment to violent crimes is not enough.
Well we are under a winter storm warning now. 5 to 7 inches never used to be issued for that but maybe its going to be windy.
It is crazy how life-altering and newsworthy 4-5″ of snow has become.
I’m guessing the clipper trends a bit North and dry air gets worked in. I’ll guess Rochester gets 1-2″, with the Twin Cities getting 4″ and the Mississipi River area getting maybe 4″ as well.
One thing is for certain…whether it’s 1″ or 6″ of snowfall, people will be piling into the ditches across the area despite this not being much of a snowstorm.
Early Vegas Odds:
Kirk Cousins Team in 2025 (Vikings are @ +310)
Aaron Rodgers Team in 2025 (Vikings are @ +195)
Both would be a great “bridge” to the self proclaimed legend that is 21 year old JJ McCarthy if they choose not to offer Darnold a dime after he takes them to the SB
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>lindyrig79 wrote:</div>
The deterioration of the family home is where it starts. Kids need both parents and especially a father figure to depend on.Add in social media and too many kids feel like outcasts.
If thats the case my whole generation would have been out popping shots. By the 80’s 50% of all marriages ended in divorce. 1980 was the highest divorce rate year ever recorded in the United States. My Parents got divorced at least once and almost a second time before they realized how expensive it was to be a single parent.
Divorce is a limiting statistic. This generation is seeing far more people have children and never marry or never even being exposed to a relationship with the other biological parent, thus leading to the prevalence of single-family homes.
Of almost 200 countries, the United States ranks #1 with percentage of children being raised in single family homes.
Our country needs to do better as a whole in society being proactive with children in their formative years. Sure we have counselors, mental health education, etc. but those are all reactive things to try and fix damage and hardships done after the fact. Make sacrifices and decisions that put your children first – not your own interests hobbies or financial gain.
Ditch the smartphones for kids before high school and all social media, try to spend more time away from work with kids, get children involved in positive clubs, sports, activities, and surround them with as many positive adult role models as possible.
***Side note – this is the most civil I’ve ever seen this discussion despite the different opinions involved. Kudos to everyone
As far as the firearm access debate goes, there’s a difference between families owning/using firearms and children having unfiltered access to them.
As a child I could open the decorative gun cabinet and pull out anything in there in my house. Rules stated I had to ask permission, but COULD have grabbed anything without my dad knowing and got away with it in most instances. That was generally a norm for my generation and most families had similar situations. However, times change and norms evolve over time too.
I own plenty of firearms and plan to continue to raise my children in ways that allow me to trust them – but I will NOT put them in the same position I was. As much as I want to raise them in the same way I was raised I won’t deny that is impossible due to technological and societal changes. Their challenges will be different than mine – and I will choose to play it safe. My firearms remain locked up in 2 gun safes and nobody in the world outside myself and my wife know the combination. When responsibility is demonstrated and my kids reach the proper age of psychological development they will be permitted to use firearms with permission, training, and supervision. They will never have unfiltered access though – plain and simple.
I support prosecuting parents to the fullest extent of the law if they knowingly give unfiltered firearm access to their children and a tragedy takes place.
^It isn’t any “one thing.” I attribute what is going on to a multitude of societal changes and stances. I would HATE to be under the age of 18 in today’s world. I’ll openly admit these kids face completely different challenges than ever before. Many of us pile on and say kids today have it “easy.” Sure, they aren’t forced to do some of the physical labor of previous generations, don’t have the same consequences, or maybe aren’t trusted with the same responsibilities…but more societal issues are trickling onto their plates than ever before.
Random challenges facing kids that my generation rarely dealt with:
-More than half of children live in split families (which is none of their faults, rather their parents’)
-53% of 11 year olds have smartphones in the United States; and almost all kids older have them
-Increased access to drugs/chemicals (I could get a joint or beer whenever as an adolescent if I tried… but the pills, vaping, gummies, and so on are just another layer)
-Social Media has given kids unfiltered access to crap in the world (Tik Tok, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, etc)
-14 million kids in the United States are food insecure
-Increase of “confusing” social issues compared to previous generations (gender debates, LGBTQ stuff)
-Politics and the 2 party system have created a culture of anger and resentment that’s the most severe it’s ever been in my lifetime
Its kinda like jumping in a pulltab back that someone is big money in a box and losing big isnt it?
The bar back boxes are fair game as far as I am concerned. If you sit at the bar and are $50-100 in and haven’t won a thing with some big hitters left in the box…..you better start ripping faster because I’ll be joining.
Detroit is just too battered. At full strength with all their defensive pieces + RB they’d be my pick to win it all…but that’s not the reality. Even if they hang-on to the 1 seed, I don’t think they survive the NFC playoffs and make the SB. I foresee the Vikings or Eagles representing the NFC. I think the Ravens or Bills will be the AFC champions
It’s not really etiquette, but rather the premise of fishing for me that is the deciding factor.
When I fish I go to have space, to be challenged a bit, and enjoy the outdoors. More often than not I’ll give up a spot on ice or open water when people move in. I just don’t care enough to fish in crowded spots. I usually just shake my head at other people in disgust and move on without much interaction
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Gitchi Gummi wrote:</div>
If only our country had the same sympathy for kids getting gunned downed as they do wealthy CEOs of huge companies.T’s and P’s arent getting us anywhere.
We’re the only country that has school shootings of this scale in this frequency and severity.
It’s reported nearly 60 million girls are sexually assaulted each year at school globally and yet all you hear is crickets. Not saying that school shoots are not a crisis, but there are so many victims of so many different school related crimes that never get mentioned. We have a much larger issue in society at so many levels.
I don’t have individual country statistics, but globally per WHO, 193,000 child homicides happen per year making it one of the deadliest causes for kids 12-17. I would hate to be a kid today in this world
“School related crimes” is a misleading phrase. I’m not calling it incorrect, but just misleading. Most of the crimes that take place in schools (shootings, assaults, thefts, etc) are a product of what is going on in that person’s life outside of school. The school becomes the giant mixing bowl of all these different kids from the most affluent to the ones who have criminal backgrounds, no home life, and so on making it a hotbed for issues. People have fled the profession due to the BS that has been lumped in that’s far beyond “teaching.”
The average student spends about 1200 hours in school per year. That’s approximately 13% of their time. The other 87% is where society is blatantly failing today’s youth. Schools were never designed to be any child’s counselor, faith formation, family support system, detention center, main source of nutrition, or medical provider. Schools are incredibly imperfect, but most of the time I’ve spent in them has left me both impressed and humbled by all they endure. Schools cannot fix today’s societal issues, nor were they designed to.
