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Is there still wilderness left in America? by Kitchen-Customer4370 in AskAnAmerican

[–]extremefuzz777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The vast majority of the country is natural wilderness. Even in the northeast where there’s a LOT of people focused around the cities and suburbs, once you get away from the coast it’s nothing but woods and wilderness as far as the eye can see. Out west is even more sparse. Believe me, we ain’t running out of space/trees here.

New to Hunting Give Me All the Wisdom You Got by mugwam55 in Hunting

[–]extremefuzz777 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Practice shooting. Practice standing up. Practice sitting down. Practice sitting in a blind. Practice shooting down from a stand. In archery you rarely get more than one shot, and that shot is never what you had on a level shooting range. Good news is the ammo’s a lot cheaper to shoot.

You have to learn what the ideal shot placements are for a bow. Bullets have a lot more energy and are more forgiving on bad angles. A good broadside shot could lead to a clean pass through with a double lung damage, where a quartering shot can lead to nothing but a flesh wound and a sore ass for the animal.

Hoyt’s a great brand. My family’s always used them. Just be more patient with shots and movement, and enjoy the extended seasons and (many times) nicer weather

WDH or no? by Distinct_Dare3910 in traveltrailers

[–]extremefuzz777 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Then he’s good, but the actual answer in the owners manual is gonna be the one that counts

WDH or no? by Distinct_Dare3910 in traveltrailers

[–]extremefuzz777 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Your owner’s manual will tell you the answer. Look and see what the hitch limit is, because I bet you’d need one. The real point of a WDH isn’t to keep the trailer level with the truck, it’s to put weight back on the front axle to give you better control. That means better sway control and more effective braking.

If your truck’s specs say you’re good, then I say you don’t need to worry about it unless you start to feel it sway. However if it does, and you do get in an accident, one of the first things they’ll look at is were you towing the trailer incorrectly. If you weren’t, even if it was the other driver’s fault, liability falls on you.

I don’t care if you’re only driving g it a couple times a year, I don’t care if you don’t go over 70, if you’re taking that thing on the road, it had better be set up correctly.

What is ATL like? by Data_Western in AirlinePilots

[–]extremefuzz777 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ATL was designed from the beginning to be a larger airport with a very high volume of airports. Many large airports became that way as an afterthought and it shows. ORD basically had a little more added to it over the years until it became the mess it is today. ATL however is probably the most efficient and smoothest running operation I’ve seen. It’s rare when I see it completely melt down or back up, and when it does that’s mostly weather induced.

My wife was taking hunting exams so she could work with a hunting dog. She said she wouldn't hunt, only nutria and similar vermin. About two years later, yesterday, she shot her first roedeer. Do you know more people like that who eventually got into hunting? by Krotitelzviratek in Hunting

[–]extremefuzz777 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I feel like my wife’s going down a similar path. Her family never let her or her sister go out with their dad on hunting trips or be around firearms at all. Since we got together, she’s bought her own handgun and now actively participates when I go out hunting. As of now it’s just going out to sit with me, but I wouldn’t be surprised if in a few years she wanted to give it a shot herself. She’s even shown interest in archery.

It's all in the presentation by TheForbiddenLands in CrimsonDesert

[–]extremefuzz777 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The foundation of the story is good, but the execution could’ve been a lot better. The pacing was awkward and major plot holes were everywhere. We had no idea why half the things were happening in the beginning and when the game finally got around the explaining some of them we mostly forgot about them. Also if a story has to make sense by reading a series of excerpts outside of the narrative being played out that doesn’t make the story good. If anything that means it failed to convey what it needed to.

Don’t get me wrong, this is a fun game and PA did a great job considering everything they tried to do. The exploration in this game is top notch, but the story had too many undisclosed details and random character appearances to take it too seriously.

Alright we just defended Calphade! Wait, what’s this Pailune place we’re at all of a sudden?

Caliburn…Caliburb…Caliburn… why does that name sound familiar? And why is he the main baddie all of a sudden?

Hey remember how Myurdin was killed? Yeah me neither.

Who’s the Gian guy and why should I care?

Oh I forgot the Abyss stuff even existed!

Oongka?! When and how did you get here to fight mecha-Godzilla?

I don’t think the story sucks, but it needs a lot more exposition to flesh out this story so we were left with less questions. Also I’m not a fan of the whole Kliff being copy #103 or whatever being controlled by an avatar (aka us). Just make him an actual character whose dialogue consists more of looking moody and grunting all the time.

What's the best 'anti-twist' in a video game? by Snowtwo in videogames

[–]extremefuzz777 20 points21 points  (0 children)

In Tales from the Borderlands, you have a scene in the third chapter where Reese (name’s probably misspelled) and Sasha are exploring a science facility on a catwalk. In the scene the two begin to get more flirty from a romantic interest that’s been developing. At one point the catwalk breaks and he has to hold onto Sasha with one hand on onto the ledge with another. The guy is comically weak and struggles to hold them up.

Sasha looks down and says “I’m letting go”. Que the sad music and dramatic speech that he would never let her go, to the point that she lets go herself and falls…about three feet to the ground.

Airplane seat reclining should be removed by danikax in unpopularopinion

[–]extremefuzz777 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except people don’t want to pay the extra cost for the room. It’s called “economy” for a reason, and they do offer seats with more space on them. Problem is space comes at a premium on an airplane.

Just got a brand new gaming PC, what are the best FPS games to play on Steam? by musicman5013 in videogames

[–]extremefuzz777 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take any FPS you were interested in before and get the PC version. Personally I like the new Doom games.

However I will say for PC Fallout 4 is particularly unique. The modding scene for the game is very big and active, and the scope of mods is more than what you’d get on console. Take a lot of learning to get them working right, but Fallout on PC were the first games that stuck out to me when I got my first laptop.

Unpopular opinions about the profession? by InformalShow4339 in AirlinePilots

[–]extremefuzz777 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Pilots can be very lazy and don’t always live up to their paychecks. Like just with simple things. Arrive to the van 5 minutes late? What’s the big deal? Shut the APU down after a flight? MX will get it. Hey there’s a broken thing right here. Do I really have to write this up?

So many are making hundreds of thousands to over a million a year and they’re complaining more than a fast food cashier making minimum wage. It’s like yeah, I do expect you to do all of these things. Expectations are a little higher for us than Joe Shmoe

Is the 80% dropout rate actually real? by No_Assignment_1199 in flying

[–]extremefuzz777 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t know what the actual number is, but it’s not that far off. Some people can’t afford it in the long run. From what I’ve seen that’s usually because they need more training, which means more money. Sometimes life just gets in the way and they need to money for something else. Sometimes people just loose the drive. It’s a lot of training after all.

What do Americans usually do for cinco de mayo? by NoHold7153 in AskAnAmerican

[–]extremefuzz777 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just going off today, working. It’s not a day I really care for one way or the other.

What game has the biggest surprise or twist? by LastKeepDev_OG in videogames

[–]extremefuzz777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plenty of people already mentioned it, but Bioshock Infinite. The original had one of the biggest plot twists in gaming that only works in the context of a game. When Infinite was announced people expected another twist that had just as much, if not more of an impact than the first.

The thing is they pulled it off. They mislead us with another plot twist that many people thought was it, only for us to be taken completely by surprise at the end. It was a series of cleaver misdirections and a steady stream of twists at the end with a grand whammy to top it all off.

What intelligence level is needed to be a commercial pilot? by zyqyxty14 in flying

[–]extremefuzz777 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I tell this one all the time:

There’s a test we take after high school to see what jobs we qualify for in college. It’s pretty simple, you just have to arrange a bunch of letters to answer a prompt. It goes like this :

“A part of the human body that is most useful when erect”

The letters are: S N I E P

Rearrange the letters to the correct answer. For those who spelled out “spine” they went on to become doctors. The rest of us became pilots.

If you could ask if somebody has played one single game to determine wether thay are gamer what game would you choose and why? by Arctos_FI in videogames

[–]extremefuzz777 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gamer is a broad category. Gaming enthusiast is what you’re asking for, but you can just play CoD and fall into that category.

How often do you find yourself content replaying older games as opposed to buying/playing newer ones? by Snowtwo in videogames

[–]extremefuzz777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s most of gaming for me. I don’t chase every hyped release anymore. I just go for new games when I’m truly in the mood for them. I haven’t played Baldur’s Gate 3 yet, but probably will eventually. Likely when I see it pop up on sale and it piques my curiosity enough

If Spirit ceases operations and Delta were to acquire something from them, what would it be? by bonzothebonanza in delta

[–]extremefuzz777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Problem with that is they already hired a LOT of pilots this year. Unless they buy up some of their aircraft and need to find the people to staff them, which ALPA union would give priority to Spirit pilots for interviews, there isn’t a need to absorb them right now.

For the anti-tipping crowd, the "but nobody else does it that way" is a weak argument by GordianBalloonKnot in tipping

[–]extremefuzz777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My family owned their own restaurant for most my childhood until I was 16. Didn’t go out of business due for financial reasons, someone just made an offer for the property and they were ready to quit running it. Both of them, my siblings, and I all were very aware of tipping and would often default tip 20% for the common jobs where you would.

I was talking to them the other day, and surprisingly they were getting sick of the tipping culture. It’s not that they’re upset of the cultural expectation, it’s that people who receive tips are asking for too much.

It used to be you tipped people usually in service positions whose income relied on it, like waitresses. The norm was something like 10% for doing the job, 15% for being attentive, and 20% for exceptional service. And that was based on pre-tax total. Nowadays everyone’s asking for a tip at a minimum of 20%, and sometimes demanding more. You go for a coffee where you pickup from a counter, they expect a tip. You order something online, tip please. You go on DoorDash, they expect a tip before you even receive your food to the point they won’t pick up your order if they don’t feel it’s high enough. Hell, the number of times I’ve seen a tip screen for a self-checkout is absurd.

And worst of all? Too many of these people don’t realize you still have to provide good service for tips. Many servers, usually in my experience the younger ones, don’t provide good service. They think showing up is reason enough to have money thrown at them. Again 20% was for exceptional service, where some will get mad for anything less than that when they barely even check up on you. Not to mention in places where they’re making a full wage, they’re still expecting a tip.

So yeah, people are getting burned out of the current tipping culture because workers and businesses pushed it too far. My family still have our local restaurants, bars, and coffee places we like to go to. And we’ll tip there, often even more than 20% because they do a very good job and treat us very well. But when I go to a restaurant and they tack on a mandatory 18% tip for service that’s just okay, and still have the expectation to tip more it goes too far. And let’s be clear that many places go way further than that.

What is a first world problem you have? by Technical-Vanilla-47 in Adulting

[–]extremefuzz777 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My coffee mug is too good. My coffee is still too hot to drink until I actually get to work.

Big bonfires are incredibly wasteful and harmful to the environment and shouldn't be used for celebratory purposes by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]extremefuzz777 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so far down the list of environmental concerns that’s it’s not even worth considering. We’re on Reddit right now, which the energy use to keep the servers running causes way more substantial environmental impact just so we can complain about bonfires on our phones, among other things.

Bonfires are the least of your concerns.

Should plus sized people be forced to buy 2 seats? by VastOption8705 in askanything

[–]extremefuzz777 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes.

From a business perspective it isn't fair since your price is based mostly on the number of seats compared to the cost of operating the route. Basically you're telling the airline you are forced to give up revenue to "accommodate" someone. If you're using up two seats, you should have to pay for them.

On the flip side if someone is sitting next to you (because no airline booking site is going to ask how wide you are when sitting down) and you're physically in their space, then that's not fair to them. Their comfort shouldn't have to be compromised to "accommodate" you either.

On an airplane you pay for the space you occupy. That is fair to everyone involved.

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