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Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

Unforgiven said:
Heck yeah it is. Especially when it is recreational. Set up a couple dozen tilts and kills some beverages waiting for a flag.
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I've always just held my pole or wedged it through my chair somehow. I remember my first time ice fishing I fell and broke my wrist. I was 13 then. Good times.
 
mikedt said:
I've never tried ice fishing. We got some frozen lakes, but I should imagine the ice is rather thick, can safely walk, skate and even drive cars on it.
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Yep, exactly.

Common to drill through a half to two thirds of a meter of ice.

http://www.cabelas.com/category/Ice-Augers/104395680.uts

Some places get elaborate and build ice fishing villages on the ice and you drive right up.

http://cityofnewbabbage.com/reader/node/6967

We didn't have that money so it was just open air.
 
We do the open air version of ice fishing. We have a homemade sled to haul the gear. We also hacked some ski's onto the bottom of a 55 gallon drum for a fire pit. That way we can have some warmth on the water and can pull the ashes off the ice and not leave a mess.
 
Gull Lake, MN. The most diverse ice fishing you'll ever find in the Cass/Brainerd/Baxter area - bass, walleye, pike. Had a movable cabin, drilled our own hole (of course), complete with burn barrel, and plenty of sandwiches.

We had family that lived in Savage, MN, and Eau Claire, WI - so, everyone did a lot of driving to get there. Of course, us 'coasties' flew to Minneapolis/St. Paul.

This was back in the '70s. Colder than my ex-wife's heart... your hands and feet would ache, just like back home in the Northeast, but if the wind was up, you needed to be careful. I remember the warmest day we spent there was 8° F, in early February.

We did some open ice fishing in 'Cow Hampshire', but, there wasn't as much variety, and you still froze y' @$$ off. LW
 
So the blizzard fizzled out for NYC, but the media had already planned on talking about it all day, so they have to hype up what they got. They had a reporter outside like "that road is wet right now, but it's going to refreeze later" lol. Of course, New England did get it bad, but the media only cares if it's NYC.
 
olbriar said:
That doesn't seem quite right. Was a condition diagnosed or something similar to decline writing you insurance?
Forgive me, I'm not trying to pry.... but what's up with that?
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I had a bone spur in my shoulder last year, which necessitated a surgery and missing work.

So, the insurance company has this questionnaire that I had to fill out online, and I checked yes to missing ten days of work, joint or bone problems, etc.

It does not ask for amplifying information. Just by indicating yes somewhere on the form, it kindly informed me, was grounds for them to deny me their supplementary insurance.

I will receive paperwork in the mail, apparently, which will include instructions for appeal... I'm not sure I want to do business with them anymore, honestly.
 
Dngrsone said:
I have been denied supplemental insurance because I've seen a doctor in the past five years.
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That's too bad. Check out what's available via the Affordable Care Act; or, try another supplemental insurance provider that will work with your existing plan. Good luck in your search - LW
 
Gmash said:
So the blizzard fizzled out for NYC, but the media had already planned on talking about it all day, so they have to hype up what they got. They had a reporter outside like "that road is wet right now, but it's going to refreeze later" lol. Of course, New England did get it bad, but the media only cares if it's NYC.
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Jim Cantore will probably be out and about, with a generator-powered industrial fan to make the conditions appear worse than they are.

Earlier today, the Dow was down about -240 points, or so... maybe the blizzard is creating a diversion from the really bad news... LW
 
My baby and I are on 'doctor appointment day' - I got in as a walk-in for a 10AM slot, just to get an MRI referral (!).

She's got a 3:30PM appointment; at least, it's on the way home. She needs to get her prescriptions before she leaves for Denver Saturday.

This office is cold. I still have my toboggan on; she's still wearing her gloves.

Have a good day, everyone - because we won't ;) LW
 
I'm just lucky I've already got some of the best insurance coverage for medical, and a sizeable life insurance policy; was just looking for some supplemental from my current employer.

Whatever, I'll live.
 
LOveWerks said:
This office is cold. I still have my toboggan on;
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Seems like this would be awkward
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I was referring to the typical winter knit cap one wears in cold temperatures, or, burglaries (ha-ha).

My lady and I's 'doctor day' ended up being sheer torture - I go to a family medicine clinic for my primary healthcare; it was a 'walk-in' appointment, as I needed a referral for a lumbar-to-cervical spine MRI. We arrived there at 7:05 AM, and I wasn't seen until after lunch.

@#*!

Then, my lady had an appointment at 3:30 PM; she wasn't seen until 4:50.

@#*! @#%*°+¡!

The offices were both cold, and my shaved head stayed covered. PattiCakeUS, your picture definitely cheered me up, because 'doctor day' truly tried my patience.

Sleepy time. ;) LW
 
I've never heard of a hat like that being called a toboggan, until I googled it after you used it that way (here in MN we just call it a hat, or winter hat or knit hat). Must be another of the gazillion regional things.

A few years ago I was visiting family in South Carolina & ended up at a Walmart or some store. I was surprised to hear the cashier ask me to pull my "buggy" around. I had only heard that word used to describe an old fashioned baby buggy, or a dune buggy (which would have been hard to drive through a store! [emoji6] )
 
Canadians call them 'toques' (made famous by Canadian deejays Bob & Doug McKenzie back in the early '80s). We called them toboggans in the Northeast because there was usually a matching winter scarf involved, which somewhat resembles a hill you would sled or toboggan down...

Now, I've lived in SC... shopping carts are, to them, 'buggies'... go figure.

Just like a Lienenkugel beer in MN is a 'Liney'.

Colloquialisms can be unique, or, downright strange. LW ;)
 
I've heard them called 'beanies', m'lord. :) People in 'Down East' Maine call them Mackinaws, especially if the hat has ear covers.
 
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