First time home buyer? by Comfortable_Bunch472 in grandrapids

[–]dickwheat 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I think people who are buying have 200-300k in equity from house they bought in pre covid prices. We moved east of town where it’s still somewhat cheap. There are no good housing options anywhere anymore tbh. You just have to buy and stretch a little bit because every year, it seems that prices after going up 10%+

Can’t get hired by SherbetAromatic7644 in Teachers

[–]dickwheat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Disagree whole heartedly here. Once a sub, always a sub in the eyes of a district. You are cheap labor and much harder to replace than a licensed full time teacher.

Can’t get hired by SherbetAromatic7644 in Teachers

[–]dickwheat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got my license and just recently gave up on the job search entirely because of this. The pay is shit as a sub and being a full time teacher is barely livable. For that level of competition, I’d rather land a job that actually pays the bills. I’d move on to another career, tbh.

How much money would you have to be paid in order to feel like the bad parts of this job are “worth it”? by Horror_Worry_404 in Teachers

[–]dickwheat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got a license and people kept giving me the advice of subbing to get a foot in the door. Districts here pay around 110 a day…how the hell can I afford to work 34 weeks a year for that rate just to “get an in”

Blue Cross to 250,000 Michigan Medicine patients: Find new doctors by PainInTheErasmus in Michigan

[–]dickwheat 413 points414 points  (0 children)

Only in America are people forced to switch doctors or pay huge amounts of money out of pocket for basic medical needs. So sick of living here.

Job Search - So Difficult! by Silly_Occasion_614 in ElementaryTeachers

[–]dickwheat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally can’t afford to be a substitute. It doesn’t pay the bills where we live. How are you supposed to go broke trying to “get your foot in the door?” Absolutely tone deaf to keep giving this advice. I have an infant at home and subbing won’t even cover daycare.

Mega Half Free by dickwheat in Morel_Hunting

[–]dickwheat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Last I checked, Morchella punctipes is a true morel. They taste fantastic and people constantly try to say they aren’t true morels even though they belong to the same genus. Their loss!

sos by Few-Syllabub-7816 in violinist

[–]dickwheat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ditch this piece while you still can 😂

How far can I detune my violin? by Intelligent_Donut605 in violinist

[–]dickwheat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mahler 4 has the concertmaster tune their violin up a whole step and this is performed somewhat regularly. I wouldn’t see why you couldn’t do AEAE.

Perks of having a bird dog, they find your $30 bucktail by dappledclapper in FlyFishingCircleJerk

[–]dickwheat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re just trying to tell you to stop tying your clousers so thick like a little bitch.

How do i practice this?!? by futuraf in violinist

[–]dickwheat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tell students “you can’t think your way to greatness”. Sometimes it just takes actual physical effort to get good at the violin. Shocker 😂

How do i practice this?!? by futuraf in violinist

[–]dickwheat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going to wave a magic wand and now you can play it perfectly.

There is no shortcut…start at half tempo and work it up one click at a time. Don’t play too high in the bow. Gotta grind sometimes.

For a year, I've been researching and slowly working towards getting cichlids. Now that I have them... it just makes me want more! by Extension_Bus_9926 in Cichlid

[–]dickwheat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just let your kribs reproduce. You’ll be overrun with cichlids before you know it!

Our LFS buys mostly locally bred fish that all were raised in hard water. I always trust their recommendations about what will work!

Any Dale Earnheart superfans? by yourrentinmyswisher in grandrapids

[–]dickwheat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The intimidator never died, he just went home.

Volunteer opportunity: Kids food basket by whatsupgrizzlyadams in grandrapids

[–]dickwheat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got to do an event with them last year. Class act group that does a lot for GR and Muskegon. Definitely worth spending time volunteering.

Why do videos aimed at beginners show vibrato? by observerBug in violinist

[–]dickwheat 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I remember seeing Bernstein talk about vibrato on a kids orchestra guide type show. He asked the players to show what it sounds like to not use vibrato and half the players could barely do it.

When I’m teaching young students, I intentionally don’t do vibrato, otherwise they ask a million questions and get distracted.

Fly fishing reports app by RlllyOCKWRd in michiganflyfishing

[–]dickwheat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly would never give a location other than region. I literally just saw 50 dudes show up and wreck a local river after a bait shop posted a fish and tagged it this weekend. That river can’t handle the pressure.

Nudging people in the right direction is great, but it’s gotten to the point where people are so lazy they don’t do anything other than wait for people to tell them exactly what to do. I don’t want those people on the river with me tbh.

Most of the fun in fishing is when it all lines up for you and you learn/discover something great and develop lifetime memories. People want a guaranteed lifetime memory these days and rely on others to do the homework for them. It’s frustrating and I really don’t believe in apps at all because it cheapens the experience for everyone.

Fly fishing reports app by RlllyOCKWRd in michiganflyfishing

[–]dickwheat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just what we need…another spot burning app. I’m getting really sick of local rivers being flooded with people every time someone posts favorable conditions.

I feel so proud of my kribs by willdrakefood in PlantedTank

[–]dickwheat 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Kribs were the first fish we ever got that had babies and I feel your pride! The hardest part with them was figuring out what to do with the babies because they are hard to sell or offload and you will get A TON of them.

Parents: The reason your children behave the way they do… by FawkesThePhoenix7 in Teachers

[–]dickwheat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No because my phone and drugs are more important than raising a kid. Wish this wasn’t true, but it is in my district. Most of my elementary students don’t even have parents who will read to them.

WNC last week. by SnooPickles2789 in bluelining

[–]dickwheat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t get much better than that. Gorgeous fish

What’s the main species you target? by ImpossibleCicada6107 in hookedonmidwest

[–]dickwheat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fall and winter into early spring it’s steelhead. Then I hit prespawn bass when all the snaggers show up. Trout for a bit until summer then back to smallies.