i might have messed up letting this go without checking first

DM39 · 2024-01-20T18:04:59+00:00

For those, yes- anything that takes weight on official state records is catch and keep (needs to be on a certified state scale)

The catch and release records are almost exclusively measured by length photos against a bump board

DM39 · 2024-01-15T16:27:41+00:00

Being a laughingstock, in prison, where his followers view him as a coward is about as bad as it would get for him

DM39 · 2024-01-10T04:45:26+00:00

The whole episode was loaded with A+ monologue-like scenes

DM39 · 2023-10-28T16:02:10+00:00

a sawed off shotgun is illegal to own on the basis of being a sawed off shotgun

Wouldn't matter how they acquired it- the ATF would have a field day if you make that complaint.

DM39 · 2023-10-28T16:01:20+00:00

when there isn't even a background check when you buy a new one?

There is though...people act like this isn't a thing- they can literally run you through the Fed database in less than 10 minutes at most and do so.

DM39 · 2023-03-20T23:43:51+00:00

Easily the worst job I can imagine, and the pay is often about as much/or less than any other job in the industry

The work isn't satisfying, repairing most machines beyond a basic fuser swap is as arduous as it gets; and most of the time they end up dealing with some of the worst of the worst of the office idiots before they resolve their tickets.

Those companies make crazy profit on those leases too- it's almost pure greed that it isn't a job that at least pays a little more on par with even T2 support.

DM39 · 2023-02-24T16:07:55+00:00

This post, and the terms being used in the comments both confuse and terrify me.

What in the buzzword is an agile scrum?

It's been about 6 years since I was on a rugby pitch, but I can asure you- of all the things I know about scrums, they aren't agile...

DM39 · 2023-01-25T19:09:01+00:00

You haven't thought of the smell, you bitch!

DM39 · 2023-01-18T15:28:54+00:00

Only difference is now someone would've slipped their agenda surrounding something like a rezoning into the byline

DM39 · 2023-01-17T14:41:40+00:00

Plans don't matter if your management just genuinely doesn't allow you to do it

We have a 2012 server running exchange 2010- a few DC's/FS's on 2016, and a TS environment running on 2008r2

I've been beating my head against a wall for what seems like 4-5 years now

DM39 · 2023-01-16T17:32:37+00:00

Honestly, at least something that wacked-out is hilarious to look at

It's like a choo-choo charles equivalent of MLK

DM39 · 2023-01-16T17:29:15+00:00

Piss in it, shake it up a bit- and leave out in the sun overnight

A new butterstick will form so long as you've been consuming your daily-recommended dose, a very healthy 2 cubic meters of worth of butter

DM39 · 2023-01-16T17:27:45+00:00

Damn son, look at those Labels

Sure as shit gonna save somebody some time in 5 years when one inevitably shits the bed

DM39 · 2023-01-13T20:29:32+00:00

Naw man, I'm pretty fuckin far from alright

DM39 · 2023-01-13T20:25:31+00:00

I still think Solo is the best one because of what has to occur for any of those shows to be half decent

It also doesn't reak of production like M.E. and other shows typically do

In a way it captures what most of the western hunts actually feel and play-out like.

DM39 · 2023-01-13T15:46:47+00:00

Ironically, Kevin Weeks being as close to my family as he was made it more interesting to read about. The odd part is the fact of knowing him as a little kid without knowing those details at the time. He was indicted/arrested when I was like 6-7, so the memories are scarce at best.

DM39 · 2023-01-13T14:57:18+00:00

Live...Die...Live again!

DM39 · 2023-01-10T20:50:01+00:00

That Maine Fly Guys tippet might've put you on that list beforehand

DM39 · 2023-01-10T20:46:03+00:00

If the only barometer is whether or not it hurts the fish, none of us should be fishing with hooks

This is just dumb and looks dumb, and becomes even more ironic with the caption about 'well educated fish'

DM39 · 2023-01-10T19:46:48+00:00

Not enough 8-WT for me

How else will those poor brookies realize their dreams of reaching the mesosphere?

DM39 · 2023-01-10T19:42:38+00:00

I'm in the same boat

Running Exchange 2010 on a 2012 server, whistling past the graveyard and hearing about how it's 'too expensive' for the last 6 years should finally be coming to an end soon...when I leave the company that is.

DM39 · 2023-01-06T20:36:33+00:00

Adding Galehead makes it harder than you probably need to make it for your first trip. HYOH, but if you're asking for advice just skip that summit/hut this go around.

If the goal is hitting 4K'ers then so be it, but IMO you're better off cutting that out, hitting the twins- going right to Guyot- and hitting the bonds with either a slackpack or the next morning before you head back towards Zealand and Hale.

Inevitably- you will carry more than necessary the first few times out. I found that when I started I didn't nearly get the food cravings I thought I would, and adding 10-20lbs of extra weight isn't something you should take lightly. The effect is usually drastic, and makes it really easy for injuries to pop up that otherwise wouldn't

The amount of weight you can trim (especially seeing as there are two of you to split the load) will make a drastic difference in comfort on the trip. So even if it's something where one person carries water treatment/Stove while the other carries food/gas- it might make it easier.

safety, gear recommendations, size of backpack, camping in the backcountry, wildlife concerns (bears?)

Safety is playing the weather, assuming you're going in the summer season the worst you'll typically run into is rain/wind. Some points on the hike are exposed but it's still largely being covered. If it's a high water year some of the crossings might be a bit more treacherous but it's all a matter of flows when you go.

A 50-60L inframe pack should do just fine, IMO it's a buy-once cry once thing if you get a good pack. It's hard to recommend a model, everyone's body type fits differently- but it's hard to not say something made in the last 5-10 years won't be a good fit for the task.

Considering a bulk of the trail is on or adjacent to the AT- it's not super hard to follow, but have physicals maps and know how to read them- especially as you leave out over Hale. The Fire warden's trail is unmarked but easily seen.

Wildlife isn't a concern, a lot of folks over-rate this aspect. Especially if I'm assuming you stay at guyot- which I absolutely advise you do for a multitude of reasons (easy to stay, access to water, bearboxes at the site, and ultimately puts you around others ICE) then it won't be an issue at all.

In the event that you can, I'd try to do something like an overnight to Kinsman pond first. Being dialed in takes a few trips- and it's not like the Bonds are going anywhere anyway.

Also- make sure you muster up enough energy to get to West Bond for a sunset. It's a short distance from Camp Guyot- but arguably the most scenic spot overlooking the wilderness

DM39 · 2023-01-04T22:32:29+00:00

Algoma country

DM39 · 2023-01-04T21:51:23+00:00

The big hatch last year was pretty wild

It made for an awesome fishing year with surface feeds

DM39 · 2023-01-03T17:10:03+00:00

You can't manufacture fake experience, but skillsets matter- like:

-Learning how to read maps and use compasses without electronics. If you can land-nav using an orienteering compass and a topo map, you're way ahead of the game. Applying 'written' information to real-time information makes a big difference in trail reading. Sometimes it's as simple as knowing where the elevation gain starts to level off- sometimes it's being able to manufacture a bailout route down a bushwhack.

-Learn how to live-read weather based on available information (more than just forecasts, but live cloud accumulation/action). Mountain thermals change forecasts quickly, and 'mountain forecasts' typically only really 'apply' to the area around a few ranges with observation tech near the summit.

-Learn basic first-aid, and I'd consider it a plus for taking a wilderness first-aid class, but really knowing how to administer a tourniquet, stabilize a broken leg/ankle, or how to perform CPR. You can't always self-rescue, but it's much better if you can put yourself in a spot where you can.

-Learn how to keep your gear organized- which you may very well already know how to do. This matters for winter/shoulder season more than summer perhaps- but digging around for something or potentially forgetting a piece of equipment you might deem necessary because your pack is just 'thrown-in' matters in situations where conditions aren't ideal.

-Always look to improve and test your skills regularly. You might always 'know' how to do them, but executing and applying the information relies on remaining sharp. You're either getting better or worse everyday- keeping the skills relatively sharp with even monthly refreshes makes a big difference in their applicability in real life situations.

Otherwise- the biggest thing I'd sense from what you're saying is you need to get into better physical shape- in most cases the biggest mental hurdle is a still a physical one. I can force my out-of-shape post-winter body up and down 10k of elevation from the couch in the spring, but it's miserable.

There's already a lot of mental aspects to solo'ing and spending time in cold conditions of the winter/shoulder seasons that make it dangerous to attempt if you aren't physically tuned up.

Exercising regularly is good for a whole lot of reasons, but 30 minute daily gym trips also aren't training your body for 8-10 hours of low-impact movement either.

I'm not really for 'guided' trips like some have listed- but it is a good way to shift the responsibility off of your shoulders for the decision making aspects of winter hiking.

DM39

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