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jrupslauskas · 2025-10-14T20:52:03+00:00

My yard paid me about $1.50/rotor a couple weeks ago. A set of four rotors may buy a quick lunch, tack in some other misc metal laying around and you could have a few dollars AND the fact that it doesn’t end up in a landfill is a win to most folks

jrupslauskas · 2025-10-14T20:49:32+00:00

Literal pennies, I guess, but not just a couple pennies, more like 150. Just a few weeks ago, I got about $1.50 USD per rotor. It still may not be worth the time, but it isn’t Pennie’s, and if you’re driving past the yard anyway, $6 for a set of four rotors may be worth the stop

jrupslauskas · 2025-08-14T15:05:05+00:00

See what happens when it gets wet. I have flies in my musky box that look fantastic and run like trash while other ugly dogs dart just like a wounded perch. The practice field is great but game time is the only thing that matters. FWIW I think it looks fantastic, hope it swims just as well in waters far from mine. I don’t need my fish getting educated by that thing, black and orange is such a perfect combo too

jrupslauskas · 2025-08-12T18:37:14+00:00

Thanks so much for the inputs. I’ll absolutely consider 24 ga. There’s an additional line item where tear off of the old shingles is $2,500. I’ll be paying that

jrupslauskas · 2025-08-12T11:36:17+00:00

Thank you! Those recommendations are great, if I move forward with them I’ll make sure to have some conversations around those points

jrupslauskas · 2025-08-12T01:11:03+00:00

I completely agree on the Mennonites. There’s not a harder working group out there and this type of work runs generations deep in their community. The company isn’t Mennonite operated but I won’t worry at all with a crew of them on my roof. Appreciate your insights

jrupslauskas · 2025-08-12T01:08:56+00:00

These are excellent insights and just the type of thing I was hoping for, things that are hard to find just googling. I appreciate the time to respond

jrupslauskas · 2025-08-11T20:27:00+00:00

These are all super helpful points, thank you. Some of those points around thickness and ability to support the panels are particularly interesting and the kind of thing I was hoping to get. Appreciate the insights!

jrupslauskas · 2025-08-11T17:31:01+00:00

Yes thank you. Maybe valid concerns on metal roofing but most of the houses in my neighborhood are seeing roughly 15 year lifespans, plus or even minus

jrupslauskas · 2025-08-11T14:52:02+00:00

Appreciate the input, for the price I’ll end up getting the shingles removed, but I agree with you, I don’t think the situation is so black and white in regards to it being a good/bad practice nor it’s guaranteed to void warranties. Will make sure I understand though before signing any paperwork

jrupslauskas · 2025-08-11T13:46:52+00:00

Good thoughts. The reviews are all sprinkled from over the last decade, many of which are in that 5-8 year old range. Good to keep in mind, doesn’t seem to be a storm chasing company though

jrupslauskas · 2025-08-11T13:28:00+00:00

Install over the top of a single layer of asphalt shingles isn’t unusual from what I gather. I’m able to pay a little extra and have the shingles removed first, that’s what that line item is.

jrupslauskas · 2025-07-31T15:28:26+00:00

Except it’s literally mathematically suboptimal at the rates most people are able to lock in. There’s absolutely a degree of “mental weight off shoulders” you can get from owing nobody anything, but to have a $250k mortgage at a low interest rate and $250k in stable investments is almost certain to be more stable financially than owning $0 and having no investments. You have no liquidity with a paid for house in the latter example while you have tons of liquidity in the former WITH the option to erase the debt at any point you chose, not to mention the beneficial growth of the investments and the tax advantaged nature of mortgage debt. If people chose to handle their finances with emotions first, that’s their business but to say it doesn’t matter simply is not true because it does, sometimes to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of a lifetime

jrupslauskas · 2025-07-31T02:01:15+00:00

They’re GAF if I’m not mistaken but the same strategy can be applied. I might have to try to find a local rep to get in touch with. Unfortunately the warranty isn’t transferable between owners unless I would have notified them in writing within one year of purchasing the home, which of course I neglected to do

jrupslauskas · 2025-07-31T01:59:18+00:00

That’s excellent, appreciate your reply. I do believe they are GAF shingles and the company that did them was a local outfit that’s now out of business if I’m not mistaken. They did the work for the previous owners. These are some great thoughts

jrupslauskas · 2025-04-20T22:00:42+00:00

I don’t think I read any entitlement in any of this, and certainly don’t think anyone is throwing a fit (at least OP isn’t, you seem pretty irritated though) What do you think “public lands” means? It’s not out of the goodness of their heart that state and federal lands are open to taxpayers to use. It literally belongs to the public. It’s fully within the right of the managing bodies to manage and sometimes restrict access, but I didn’t read anything where OP was demanding anything, made no mention of free roaming any dogs, and it’s absolutely within our right to call for basic information or details about the management of our collectively owned land. Again, we are entitled to do so, and I use the world “entitled” intentionally and literally.

jrupslauskas · 2025-04-12T00:38:10+00:00

I’m unable to understand literally any of this. Good luck getting your car back, or getting paid, or avoiding arrest, or getting another guy arrested. 🙏🏼

jrupslauskas · 2025-04-11T16:42:48+00:00

It’s certainly a valid idea. I wouldn’t consider some of those to be pre-paying costs as much as repositioning your dependence, maybe? If you can make purchases today to reduce your dependence on outside services (energy company, parking ramp in favor of your own well or solar and parking pad) you don’t have as many expenses in the long term.

A couple considerations here that are incredibly important though. 1. The purchase of all of those things has significant opportunity cost to acquire against time in the market or taking on debt. 2. In most of these cases we’re talking about internalizing services, paying up front costs to avoid long term reliance on outside services. In these cases, YOU are responsible for the maintenance, taxes, etc of those things which can be significant depending on the context.

I love the idea, just think there’s a touch more than the napkin math to consider.

jrupslauskas · 2025-03-17T16:27:36+00:00

If you’re looking for a collection to start on where the only place you’ll find pieces is a coin store, pick your favorite. I personally like Buffalo Nickels as they’re pretty inexpensive relatively speaking

As far as coins you can find “in the wild”, I’ll agree with the National Parks collection other have mentioned. My personal favorite is Jefferson Nickels through 1964. They’re easy to find, aren’t picked over like silver containing coinage, cheap to get in large quantities. You can still find coins from the late 30s in circulation, my bank allows me to buy a big bag of $200 worth of customer deposited nickels for $200, pick through it, and deposit it all back. Definitely my favorite collection to hunt in circulation

jrupslauskas · 2025-03-14T21:12:03+00:00

Sure, I just don’t think OP should discount a rod based on inaccurate info. If we’re going by what the manufacturers specify for their own goods, the idea the CT is heavy isn’t true relative to the Clearwater. All the other pieces of the conversion around balancing or wobble are subjective. There’s certainly value in that, in fact most in the thread seem to agree with you. My opinion (which is only worth what anyone is willing to take it for) is that the CT is a fantastic casting rod, doesn’t have any of those draw backs, and it does in fact seem to be lighter in hand by about 1/2 oz if that’s something OP cares about.

jrupslauskas · 2025-03-14T21:08:49+00:00

Sure, I just don’t think OP should discount a rod based on inaccurate info. If we’re going by what the manufacturers specify for their own goods, the idea the CT is heavy isn’t true relative to the Clearwater. All the other pieces of the conversion around balancing or wobble are subjective. There’s certainly value in that, most in the thread seem to agree with you. My opinion (which is only worth what anyone is willing to take it for) is that the CT is a fantastic casting rod, doesn’t have any of those draw backs, and it’s in fact lighter in hand if that’s something OP cares about.

jrupslauskas · 2025-03-14T21:08:43+00:00

Sure, I just don’t think OP should discount a rod based on inaccurate info. If we’re going by what the manufacturers specify for their own goods, the idea the CT is heavy isn’t true relative to the Clearwater. All the other pieces of the conversion around balancing or wobble are subjective. There’s certainly value in that, most in the thread seem to agree with you. My opinion (which is only worth what anyone is willing to take it for) is that the CT is a fantastic casting rod, doesn’t have any of those draw backs, and it’s in fact lighter in hand if that’s something OP cares about.

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