I’ve put that Fortman safety conversion in my wife’s 1100. Simple to do, and she likes it.

If you’re not comfortable or capable, you can likely find a local alterntive that’ll be quicker and cheaper than mailing them in. I dropped a bunch of my kitchen knives off yesterday. They’ll be done today for a couple of bucks per knife. He’s way better than I am.

For anyone on in the NW metro: Chef KnifeWorks

Jackfish wrote:

Adult size stock, 28” barrel with screw in chokes…

Thanks. I need a youth stock.

Is it an adult sized stock or youth?

Oh, nice. That’s something I didn’t know.

I’m on year 2 of an Echo string trimmer. Way better than gas.

I’m toying with the idea of a battery mower now.

Oh yuck. Sorry, man. Hoping for the best outcome!

That sucks. I have friends who are vets, and they both mentioned this shortage to me several years ago. Wishing the best for your pup!

We recently bought a CX-5 (not what you’re looking for), but I snooped around the CX-90 at the dealership, and it seems like a nice vehicle. I have no clue how it’d tow. Mazda is making some nice vehicles, and their financing beat the pants off of Toyota.

TheFamousGrouse wrote:

2. No need to wear hearing protection with many electric tools. Not all! It’s just so nice not having to wear muffs when string trimming for example.

Also, if you have a nosy neighbor that likes to whine any time you trim or remove any trees, it’s much more stealthy.

I bought a DeWalt maybe 6 years ago and have been quite impressed with it. If you have 2+ batteries, run time is not an issue. It runs an impressively long time on one battery. Really, the only downsides, to me, are price (maybe they have come down some) and weight.

acarroline wrote:

303 Aersopace Marine protectant: plan to use on console, seats, topside of boat

303 is a protectant, so you’ll want to clean the vinyl with another product first, and then apply the 303.

Could one use a quick-strike rig with a double cheeseburger?

Pete’s Surplus near New London had plenty on Friday, so I would imagine you could still find some in St. Cloud.

I would just mock it up with rope and see how long it needs to be to avoid interference with your kicker.

gim wrote:

Apparently playing on an all dirt softball field without a mound is fairly common these days.

Without a mound is not common (for travel baseball, at least). My son has been playing travel ball the past several years (10, 11, 12), and we’ve never played on a field without a mound–many use portable mounds, but they have mounds.

Dirt infields are fairly common, depending upon the city and age level. It’s a lot easier to have a field set up for multiple age levels with dirt infields (i.e. 10U plays on 60′ basepaths, 11U on 65′ basepaths, 12U/13U play on 75′ basepaths). At both MBT State and MYAS Gopher State tournaments this year, we played on a mix of grass and dirt infields.

We’ve got a nice, new facility in Maple Grove with 4 all-turf fields–that’s a whole nother animal!

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LOL, our neighbors left their teenager alone a while back. She shut off the WiFi so the cameras didn’t work.

Brittman wrote:

MYAS traveling baseball … weekend tournaments, regular season games, and practices is why June was not much of a fishing month for me for about 6 years or so.

I hear you–we’re in the thick of that (though we play in MBL). Just wrapped up Gopher State Tournament of Champs this past weekend, so I get a brief break before football starts. We had a great season–won two tournaments and took 2nd at another. Also took 4th at the MBT State Tournament. I was never a big baseball guy, but I’ve coached with some legends the past couple of years and now really enjoy the game (and know enough to be dangerous).

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I finally tossed one like that several years ago after it just took up room and collected dust. Someone’s got to have one that they’d give you!

The walk in sites at Split Rock are phenomenal, but as mentioned, you need to book way early.

Netguy wrote:

Kind of a pain in the a$$. I had to buy some new tools to make the job quicker and easier.

I would be interesting in knowing your tools/process. I agree, they make it more difficult. Last fall, I somehow damaged a fitting in the process and developed a brake fluid leak.

I just got rid of a 2010 Mazda 6. I bought it on a whim in 2017 not planning on keeping it for too long, but that was a damn good car. Took me 8 hours from listing it till the new owner drove it off . It was our first Mazda, but we were so please with it that we replaced it with a new CX-5.

@JEREMY Thank you. I’m glad someone got that.

How exactly does a posi-trac rear-end on a Plymouth work?

45 is the current recommendation.

I like the previous generation of Ridgeline over this current one, but I’m sure they’re a fantastic vehicle.

Yeah, there is a subtle difference in male/female pileateds–the red moustache on the males. Tough to distinguish without a good look.

Here’s our little friend sitting on her usual perch.

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Location? It’s been like 10-15 years, but I talked to a guy on the fishing pier on Twin Lakes in Robbinsdale who was just having a field day with them. He was a southerner and claimed they were delicious. He probably had 5-6 on a stringer.

I agree, they are a hoot to catch–incredible fish!

I have lights strung on a cable around our patio, and there is a female hummingbird (assuming it’s always the same one) that sits on the cable all the time. She literally perches there more than she’s not there. Sometimes, she lets others eat on the feeder while she’s there, and other times, she dive bombs them. They’re so fun to watch!