We almost had proof of a flat earth but unfortunately the dude crashed his rocket!

1.5” here out west of the metro and looks like we could pick up another inch or so. Hate to say it but yeah I’m a little like Gim and am fascinated by the weather. I don’t watch TV weather other than the day of the storm. I follow a weather guy on FB and check model forecasts and enjoy that. Sometimes they’re right and sometimes they’re wrong. I’m the type that when they forecast snow I hope the bullseye is right over us. I think it may stem from my days as a snowmobiler praying for the next big one.

Went fishing with the neighbor last night. Pretty sure I sold him on the app. He’s in the same position as others with the Navionics app and wasn’t sure what to do until I pulled up the map of the lake we were on. I use it a fair amount for pre-trip scouting and if you have Humminbird graphs it’s easy to drop waypoints in the app and share them to your units. Organizing and editing waypoints is also way easier on the phone. Not to mentioning updating head units through the app, etc.

buckybadger wrote:

If people just took a deep breath and realized that TV/Social Media/National Weather Service guesses are nothing more than guesses with hopes of generating views…tons of chaos could be prevented.

Fixed it for ya!

gim wrote:

They’ve backed off on the snow totals for Fri/Sat. It looks weaker and faster moving. Yesterday they said 8-12 inches. Now it’s more like 3-4.

Arrgh! Can’t make it up. No doubt this will change, but here’s one model forecast for total snow accumulation over the next 2 weeks.

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TheFamousGrouse wrote:

What is the vehicle model and how many miles are on it?
Is it correct to say that with each pair of tires, the wear issue appears more quickly and the wear is more severe?

Vehicle is a 2016 XC70 with 110,000 miles. I don’t believe the wear is progressively occurring faster. When we replaced all 4 tires 2 years ago the wear was there but I made the mistake of assuming it was lack of rotations. I don’t doubt it could need bushings replaced.

But again, make sure the lakes you would want have been mapped in HD. If they haven’t you won’t be happy with the purchase.

Yes, to get the good maps you need the subscription. I’m paying 24.99 per year.

Agree completely Dan.

walinutz wrote:

How did you get the 20% discount?

X2

BigWerm wrote:

The fact people are more upset about Elon and DOGE eliminating the fraud, rather than the fraud itself tells you everything you need to know.

I’m occasionally forced to listen to MPR/NPR. Long story… Last night the show I overheard had a whole lot of hand wringing over the potential for conflicts of interest with Musk in his position. I found it rather amusing thinking I’ve never heard a long winded conversation about the fact D.C. is one big conflict of interest and the fact most congress members see their net worth multiply exponentially while in office. The hypocrisy is thick.

We have a Boom 3 that’s going strong at 4-5 years. Similar to the Charge 5. Have you looked into a replacement battery?

Don Meier wrote:

Maybe when America takes over Gaza to build a bigly beautiful Gaza Riviera things will be hugly greatly better than no one has ever seen before ? We are screwed !

In before the lock! I agree the comments on Gaza are over the top. My guess is the comments about taking it over are similar to the 25% tariffs on our neighbors. Nothing but a bargaining tool.

Don, as far as being “screwed”, do you have examples from his first term that screwed the average person?? One thing I was disappointed in during that time was him signing off on the Covid stimulus spending that started us down the road toward the crazy inflation we’ve seen.

Lakemaster lake lists

Lakemaster Lake Lists

Lakemaster (on One Boat Network) arguably has the best mapping available, generally speaking. That said, if you’re on a lake that has not been mapped in hi definition by Lakemaster, all bets are off. Major lakes in the midwest have been mapped, but if you typically fish smaller lakes like I do it can be hit or miss. Locally, about half the lakes are in HD and they are very accurate. The remaining lakes uncharted by LM typically have better maps by Navionics. I would say before you pull the trigger on any of them check to see if your favorite lakes have been mapped. Lakemaster does continue to add more. 2 of the lakes I frequent were mapped just in the last few years.

Winter storm watch in effect!

I believe the discount is only on some of the newer spendier quest models. Which haven’t been out that long. I’m guessing they have excess stock they want to move. Not necessarily to make room for new models. Just a guess.

Had one years ago at the cabin property we purchased. Found out quickly it wasn’t easy to get rid of. Ended up getting a 20yd dumpster and a few of us cut it up and tossed it. This was an old motorhome. One of my nephews buddies took the chassis with a 454 and hauled it home on a trailer. If you did the same you could then tow the trailer chassis to a salvage yard and get a few bucks in scrap.

Grubson, I wonder the same thing regarding worn parts. I’ve tried to keep up on rotations but admittedly probably not enough for an AWD. The wear I’m seeing and the timeframe leads me to believe it’s far more than inadequate rotations though. John that’s not a dumb idea to go back to these guys. They have always been good to work with. Just not sure I trust them to get this right. I’ll maybe have a talk with them and go from there.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

I gotta Livescope after I ran a gofundme page.

Why stop at just a Livescope?!

Conditions in the northern 1/3 of the state have been steadily improving. Not a lot off trail but seeing some reports of really nice trails from basically Brainerd north.

lindyrig79 wrote:

Ok, Big Werm you asked!!

Nice catch! Looks like Sombrero beach. You’re killing me.

I’ve been told the gravel roads around here (western Wright county) are good for agate hunting. Had a tumbler when the boys were younger. And yes, they are loud!

lindyrig79 wrote:

78 degrees, sunshine and light winds today in Marathon, FL. Oh, and the fish were biting!

Big fan of Marathon! Did you go with a guide or DIY? Oh, and we ended up with a trace of sleet an hour west of the metro.

big_g wrote:

Yeah, a subject like tariffs shouldn’t turn to politics

Yeah, wasn’t referring to the political nature of the discussion, more so the veiled comparison of the president to the axis dictators.

Ahhh, now the thread is heading where it was destined to. For the most part this had been a pretty decent discussion. Fun while it lasted…

CaptainMusky wrote:

Its pretty interesting and this is an ever evolving discussion. I just read that the tariffs on Mexico are paused for a month after the Mexican leader has agreed to send troops to the border to crack down on drug trafficking.

And the markets are responding. Huh, interesting indeed…

Gitchi Gummi wrote:

I thought inflation was bad? Now orange man says lets add tariffs, that will obviously increase inflation, and now its good?

See my comment above regarding our trade deficit. If we do nothing, what do you think inflation is going to do? What would your solution to inflation be?

On the trade argument, we have been averaging around a $78B per month trade deficit. This is dollars leaving the country each month. This leads to a devalued dollar. I.E. inflation. I would say that’s not sustainable. Will tariffs help correct that? Like I said, time will tell.