They must be Wisconsin Wolves because we all know there are no Wolves in Minnesota.

The less I have to do online the better. In fact the only reason i’m online daily are for the forums of a few sites.

My theory is, you can accomidate me as a potential customer or treat me as somebody who will never be a custmer because of the poor treatment. It’s your choice.

I’ve done business with a few repair shops 100% because when a question was asked here by myself or others they attempt to help. They show an interest in helping / working with others. Don’t believe that…you’d be surprised by the number of people who have gone to Iowa for a repair because of Sheldons willingness to help people.

As far as banks go…I hate ’em all.

Rules & regulations will bog this thing down forever I would guess. The amount of blue tape just to justify all the government jobs is amazing.

glenn57 wrote:

GG……yes i do. based on there service to me would make me decide weather i go back and actually do business with them again.

how often does a guy go into a place of business and ask a repair question and they direct you to the right place. here in little ole Cold Spring it happens alot.

i look at the incident with Jimmy and think to myself………..there sure not trying to gain new customers!!!!!!!

They buy their customers. Just swallow up smaller banks and walla, more customers.

walleyesforme wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Eelpoutguy wrote:</div>
Santa drives a Ram so I’m not to worried about getting my wheelhouse I asked him for.

He’s probably trying to figure out how to get the tongue jack up because it squatted down so far when he hooked it up right now.

In a few years when you are old enough to drive you can let us know what choice of truck you make.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

The Green Bay Packers (10-4) are considered favorites (-14.5) according to the oddsmakers ahead of their game versus the New Orleans Saints (5-9) on December 23, 2024, starting at 8:15 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN. The expected point total for the matchup is set at 43.

That’s a lot of points GB is giving away

True, but they are getting the bags out in New Orleans again.
In Green Bay, nothing for the Saints to play for.
Night game.
Packers might score 43 on their own.

There have been enough stories and warnings about Wells Fargo that my take is when you get took by them it’s on you. Much like if you overdose on Fentynal, you can only be warned so many times.

MX I would have just put an attorney after them. I don’t have the time or ambition to deal with assholes.

B-man wrote:

Ha Lindy, we just watched that yesterday

Good idea Brian, if any of you don’t have an inflatable yet, use Christmas as an excuse to buy yourself one

Merry Christmas Everyone, from our family to yours!!! Stay safe and have a Happy New Year!

Good grief B, what you feeding those boys!

Merry Christmas and a safe & Happy New Year to all.

Pitter patter wrote:

Great win against a team that seldom loses at home, sign Darnold long term immediately

No need to. He isn’t going anywhere for awhile.

DaveB wrote:

I know I am in the minority and that is ok, but I dont expect customer service at banks….especially if I am not a customer.

I expect service anywhere they are in the customer service business.

Just more proof that because you are a next generation billionaire you aren”t always smart & have business savvy. We see it all over football where the owners aren’t as smart as they think. Jones in Dallas, Kraft in New England, McCaskeys in Chicago. Money doesn’t equate to brains.

911 is miracle juice.

You pay more up front for a diesel.
You pay more to maintain it.
Fuel costs more.
It will last a long time.

If you drive 10,000 or so miles a month and tow get a diesel, otherwise suffer with another gasser.

Don’t over-value the defense. Darnold will need to win a shootout or two to get anywhere.

Ryan Schwartz wrote:

If all these one score games go the wrong way, the Vikings are in the same boat.

But they didn’t, and they aren’t.
If the Titanic didn’t hit the ice cube you would be cruising on it today.

Everything you want to know about Cousins.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/9915/kirk-cousins

That would make sense.

I doubt they drop him until after the season. There is zero guarantee Penix works out or doesn’t get hurt. They are still in the play-off race and need Cousins.

I have AMPED and was told I could leave them in the boat which I did. I’ll let you know in a few months the result, either it worked or I’m buying new batteries again.

Bearcat89 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Dutchboy wrote:</div>
If you watch there is very little activity here until businesses open and it really drops off after closing. Very little use on the weekends, that was why I would do my Friday Night Topics on Friday nights, there was very little babysitting going on over the weekend. guys could have fun without much worrying of getting scolded or a subject locked down. Well, that was until some guys (or guy) would directly PM a moderator.

Bring back the friday night topics. Gave me something to read.

Thanks, i’ve heard that from others as well.

Problem is a select few want everything to be life & death. Some can’t just read a thing, be entertained and offer their opinion or move on. They need to make a federal case of everything, insinuate everybody is a moron if you didn’t march to their opinion. It’s the “I’m smarter” or as I call it the “holier than thou” guys. But I did enjoy them and if people could just think about the subject matter from both sides, offer their opinion, have some fun instead of trying to change others opinions I might try it again. We’ll see.

If you watch there is very little activity here until businesses open and it really drops off after closing. Very little use on the weekends, that was why I would do my Friday Night Topics on Friday nights, there was very little babysitting going on over the weekend. guys could have fun without much worrying of getting scolded or a subject locked down. Well, that was until some guys (or guy) would directly PM a moderator.

Not much snow in Somalia to get that driving experience.

Yes, diesel has a blend also. That up-charge has been on for some time.

No change in blends. The Colborns in Princeton today is 319.9 for diesel. A full twenty five cents cheaper than Mora.

The AR is the cool factor from games & movies.

Randy Wieland wrote:

Maybe we need filter buttons when we go on forums. Fishing only, hunting only, and EVERYTHING

MuskieFirst has what they call the “basement”. It’s a seperate area where about anything goes within limits. If you want to discuss politics that don’t pertain to Muskie fishing thats where you have to go. The Trump / Biden fight is still going on there even today. It’s quite comical but it affords anybody who wants voice an opinion a place to go. It’s not for the faint of heart and it lets the main forums stay pretty clean. Those who choose to stay away from those topics can. IDO doesn’t have that….either a place to go or those who can stay away from those topics.

Jimmy Jones wrote:

I recall you, Dutch, commenting on a similar issue, that we shouldn’t acknowledge the shooter in any way shape or form and I was in full agreement with that suggestion. I think mass shootings should be added to the political posting and religion posting category and not even brought to light here out of respect for those who were so innocently taken.

I don’t think ignoring the story will make the issue go away anymore than not talking about war will end all wars. You are correct I don’t want the shooters identified or glorified.

There is a currant thread on MuskieFirst that their forum may close up shop due to lack of participation. There are almost no new posts on Walleye Central daily. Both sites streamlined the topics to fishing, they will soon be gone and I’m afraid IDO will soon follow.

It seems a lot of the people who oppose certain threads only post in those threads. Maybe all the sideline guys should post a topic once in a while to keep interest up. Glenn said it….the most heavily visited topics have nothing to do with fishing.

Bears need a Mike Vrabel as a coach more than Johnson the OC of the Lions which everybody is tslking about.

Does the game look as bad on TV as it sounds on the radio?

Eelpoutguy wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Pitter patter wrote:</div>
They should have debuted the white flag jerseys for the playoffs when they usually give up

How profound.

Always consider the source.

Poor attendance was just an excuse. The whole deal was he wanted a building…..well that and the sexual harrassment thing he had to run from. His biggest problem was he wasn’t rich enough, he needed a new building and it would have taken a while to get one.
The “Secord sucks” chant is one of the greatest things I ever witnessed as a sports fan. Him and Dino lit that building up and when the pay-offs rolled around it was electric in there.