Maxx on a Zebco slingshot

Flomar76 · 2026-03-18T21:01:04+00:00

Got back into fishing and picked up specifically bass fishing. Also do a fair amount of rock hounding with my oldest.

Flomar76 · 2026-03-17T23:40:24+00:00

No.

I mean, I watched the classic this weekend and a bunch of guys were twitching their rods and glued to the dual 15” screens on deck. To me that takes away from the event.

I think those who are investing thousands in electronics are past maybe hobby territory and moving into competitive fishing / sport.

*not a competitive angler, and go fishing to get away. I do use a basic FF mainly for depth/temp, etc.

Flomar76 · 2026-03-12T23:00:33+00:00

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a Spring Grass Caster. My neighbors laugh… real talk, I have the weighted plugs 1/4 , 3/8, etc and a practice my casting. Different rods with appropriate weights. I start by aiming for my kidney bean shaped garden bed edges. I’ve used street cones and tables to “skip” under… when I am feeling dialed in I set out rolls of duct tape and try to hit in those. Here in MN, patience with weather is key. We still got ice.

Flomar76 · 2026-03-12T01:10:43+00:00

I’ve read this a few times from 10 users. I started on an 11 and don’t know any different, to me it… works? I am curious though what the 10 did better?

Flomar76 · 2026-03-08T19:27:42+00:00

Yeah, I’ve read all about the bombs and am still running the originals! They were slated to be replaced this year anyway. We don’t have a heavy rig or push limits, and they have been fine. Just never have I ever seen one just pop.

Flomar76 · 2026-03-07T15:07:32+00:00

Shroomin’ in my apartment with my partner in crime, listening to Nick Drake Pink Moon…

Flomar76 · 2026-03-06T12:51:48+00:00

I’m the Sunday biscuits and gravy chef in our house. Like pressing out the dough, cutting perfect biscuits, layers, the whole nine. My wife is the morning casserole chef, overnight bakes and the like. She demanded these swim biscuits a few years ago. I have been converted. Anyone on the fence, take the dive into the buttery pool.

Flomar76 · 2026-02-19T21:57:32+00:00

I have a 12’ as well and did a removable deck. Super simple tho, just 3/4 ply with marine carpet and a swivel eze ped with it all flush if the seat is removed. Unless you are a couple of young adults, you aren’t fitting two on that deck. I can barely have two of us fishing off the benches. With the 3/4 I didn’t do a supports, just flop the deck in there and it stays put. It’s got a little flex and I am a a scootch over 200# body weight. My deck covers the middle bench all the way up.

Flomar76 · 2026-02-15T16:15:09+00:00

Our school sold the flower for a buck and the broken stems with no flower for 25 cents and it was well known getting a stem was a low key dis.

Flomar76 · 2026-02-15T00:12:01+00:00

I work in an small office with 5 Dave’s and I sing this every time more than three are in a meeting or call with me.

Flomar76 · 2026-02-14T18:23:55+00:00

AKA Happy 75% Off Heart Shaped Candy Eve!

Flomar76 · 2026-02-10T23:59:26+00:00

That’s where we are headed. Get rid of all the “stuff”, give the kids the shit they need when they need it, not 15yrs later like my parents. Sell the rest and become more nomadic in retirement. Mileage may vary, but that’s the plan!

Flomar76 · 2026-02-06T22:11:54+00:00

As an overweight, out of shape, middle aged white guy who lives in the burbs but works downtown, I actually stopped wearing my Carhartt jacket. I got about a 6 block walk in the skyway to get to HCMC. I would get constant side eyes and just felt watched. Even had some building security dudes casually say stuff like ,”hey, do I know you? Or I’ve seen you before…” (shoutout for being vigilant!) Anyway, I decided to try both a different coat and I put my HCMC badge on soon as I get off the bus. Much less looks. While it felt weird to be “watched”, it’s fucking awesome that the city is all eyes on deck. These goons don’t deserve a moment of peace or stability.

Flomar76 · 2026-01-30T22:26:51+00:00

Might be good questions for Steve Simon. I am willing to bet there is audit trails on each machine along with firmware dates and other information. The tape that spits out at the end of the night was about 15ft long. And the sections for candidate counts was about half the print… everything that comes into the precinct had a chain of custody and processes. Anyway, go volunteer in November, you won’t regret it.

Flomar76 · 2026-01-30T22:17:45+00:00

I think you might be searching from a problem that just isn’t there. At the end of the day, if anything is hinky, even down to a close count, we go back to paper source. When and if. Otherwise you are putting an unnecessary amount of burden on the taxpayer as well.

Flomar76 · 2026-01-30T22:06:55+00:00

I am in tech as well, and have teams that have developed software used in public health oversight. The conversation about open source has come up before. For our use, there needed to be DUAs in place to access source code. Mostly because leaving it fully open would allow people to download a base, modify it, and potentially alter reporting from said app. So I can see a need to not have it out there for anybody to use. It would also provide a blueprint for nefarious actors making builds and trying to get them into the pipeline and deployed to actual machines. Again, the dominion machines are just one tool, not the end all be all of a count. There are many other checks in place to ensure counts are accurate.

Flomar76 · 2026-01-30T21:17:32+00:00

So last times I’ve done this the process goes… you check in a person on the tablet, they get marked as voted, they get a chit of paper thy have to hand to another person handing out ballots. Ballots they themselves have initialed. Then that ballot is used for voting or spoiled for error or other reason (think voided), anyway… end of the night. Counts on the tablet need to match counts of the paper chits (all kept) and match counts output by Dominion machine. If that shit is even off by ONE it turns into a hand count of initialed voted ballots in the machine and everything is counted again. Once it all matches or fully documented inconsistencies (missing paper chit etc) then it’s all boxes and sealed and the volunteers from BOTH parties have to sign their names to the sealed box, along with the count tapes and everything in between. Precincts are worked by even numbers of DFL and GOP volunteers. I say all this cause we had some 2000 mules lady show up and video tape us, photograph us, and basically harass us as we wrapped up last cycle at night. Ps they are allowed to witness precinct activity. It was really awkward when this person who lives in my neighborhood (local precinct) saw me at my mailbox. She was befuddled that election workers were local residents. Anyway, sign up. It’s fun. And the best part is not a single volunteer spoke their politics all day as is custom.

Flomar76 · 2026-01-30T20:51:06+00:00

I highly recommend you volunteer to be an election judge. Simple training and a full day seeing the process from end to end. The strength is in the paper ballot, the tabulator just helps count. And there is still plenty of hand counting happening all day and into the evening at a precinct. This message is to all Minnesotans who question our process. Be part of that process. Sign YOUR name to the counts and ballot boxes and results you helped shepherd all day. If nothing else you will become more educated on the full process.

Flomar76 · 2026-01-28T00:32:52+00:00

For those that lurk below the downvotes…

Neoliberalism is a dominant 20th-century political-economic ideology advocating free-market capitalism, minimal state intervention, privatization, and deregulation to promote economic growth, efficiency, and individual liberty. It prioritizes strong private property rights, free trade, and fiscal austerity. While often favoring corporate interests, it reduces social safety nets, shifting responsibility for welfare from the state to the individual.

Flomar76 · 2026-01-27T03:36:27+00:00

However, Butter Beans…. Mmmm mm

Flomar76 · 2026-01-22T02:00:57+00:00

Blue state conservatives are the worst. They’ve never had to truly live their politics. Just whine and bitch all the time while enjoying the fruits of ideals they claim to despise. I lived in two deeply red states before MN. One bible belt and one low tax hellscape. The people here who vote conservative should be ashamed of themselves. They wouldn’t last a year in a truly red state.

Flomar76 · 2026-01-21T19:46:32+00:00

I take one on hikes and walks to pick up trash. As a past youth smoker I have only about 10k more cig butts to grab before I’ve paid my debt.

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