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    Time for a Real Discussion About Caitlin Clark

    So she never was part of a team that won a HS conference title even? That is pretty eye opening if true (or even if she did win a HS conference title, it's still pretty surprising).
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    2024 concerts

    Grabbed tickets to the June 8 in Madison. Liking some of their work together and saw Plant back in ~ 1988 (Now and Zen tour, Joan Jett was opening act...) and he put on a great show. Will be interesting as I rarely do concerts anymore.
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    Bracketology 2024

    There were only 2 early losses, and one was to the #1 team at the time (Cincinnati)...the Drake loss was a head-scratcher for sure in hindsight. My understanding of this was that the powers that be at Iowa State lobbied for the #2 seed instead of the #1 because the #2 seed would play in...
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    Hy-Vee's weirdest business decision yet?

    My daughter has worked at HyVee and watching self check-out and says she often sees folks not complete their transaction and leave thinking they have paid because they didn't complete the pin-pad process.
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    Candy Bar Hot Takes

    I sort of get it. I'll maintain that there is very little better than a good fresh butterfinger and very little worse than an old more stale butterfinger. Once it moves from flaky to chewy I understand the hate.
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    Runners - Looking for quality men's Cyclone running apparel

    I'm always struggling to give the family ideas for gifts and while out running I thought about maybe some good Cyclone branded running gear (cold weather tights / wicking shirts / shorts). However, in looking I'm not finding anything that is convincing me it's worth the cost as many of them seem...
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    Nolan's Oppenheimer

    I'm not sure on the casualty rate of US subs overall, but German U-boat had a 75% casualty rate. https://historyincharts.com/german-u-boat-losses-in-world-war-ii/. I believe that--beyond small units which were sometimes wiped out--this was the highest casualty rate of any broad classification of...
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    Nolan's Oppenheimer

    Another good read laying in some context for the decision to use the nuclear bombs is The Fleet at Flood Tide by James Hornfischer. A lot of the decision seemed to hinge on what was witnessed in the invasion of Saipan, where it became clear to US Commanders that Japan would not surrender and...
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    Nolan's Oppenheimer

    German submarine crews might ask you to hold their beer, as might a few others. Although I agree making it through 25 missions was a challenge.
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    Water in basement

    Well, there is always that risk, but unless you have a storm sewer right there taking the discharge that this is connected directly to I'd have to think you'd have to be either (a) away for a period, (b) completely oblivious to the sound of water running through the device, or (c) completely...
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    Water in basement

    I'm always leery of the battery powered back-ups; as an alternative to a generator if you are on municipal water you could consider a water powered sump pump for back-up. It is basically an eductor, and while it will run up youw water bill while running it is also immune to battery failure and...
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    Need Advice in Countering Offer on Vacant Land

    Not following you (quite) on eating realtor fee on both ends--I thought seller paid the commission? And yes, we paid into this for 10 years mortgage + taxes just to get nothing we didn't have when we started, which is why it would be a poor investment for us. We had thought we'd camp on it but...
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    Need Advice in Countering Offer on Vacant Land

    Well, thanks for the advice. Nothing is done until closed, but countered with $155k, they came back with all the reasons it wasn't worth more than offer, wife is out of state, will have to discuss but they have other option on sites. Then they call realtor and say they can go no higher than...
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    Need Advice in Countering Offer on Vacant Land

    Bingo. I agree with your comments, dialogue with realtor just started--we countered with $155k and she thought that was fine, we'll see where it goes. I would love for this to be capable of looking at as an investment, but without development potential (restricted mostly by township) then we...
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    Need Advice in Countering Offer on Vacant Land

    What can I say, vacant land here is moving slow--just had a friend go through something similar with land near this. As it turns out our realtor contract expires in a month, and I was going to call her a few weeks ago to ask her to release it early and let the DOM clear sooner, but I got busy...
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    Need Advice in Countering Offer on Vacant Land

    Obviously land is tough...not sure if they have a minimum/maximum acreage they look at for example. Loooking in the general range and +/- 5 acres from our lot size, it looks like we are near the lowest now listed in that size range and actually about mid-range for time on market (which shocked...
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    Need Advice in Countering Offer on Vacant Land

    I think it is turning a bit, but vacant land is slow by all acounts anytime, especially now. The land is out near where Epic is (about a mile from all the nice new $1M homes on 1 acre lots on Messerschmidt Road, overlooking that velley), and we bought it about 4 months before Epic announed...
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    Need Advice in Countering Offer on Vacant Land

    Interesting. I think we have concluded that we definitely have a barrier to cross psychologically at $150k but we also don't want to let them walk. The guy made it pretty clear he's open to negotiate, and he's an experienced lawyer who works defending insurance companies and contractors it...
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    Need Advice in Countering Offer on Vacant Land

    We bought a piece of land 10 years ago thinking we would build in the country, but life changed and we decided that was not as important to us anymore. So, we listed the property in August 2008--right about the time the economy fell apart. The land has been listed since then and we have...
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    Navy Names Ship for Gabby Giffords

    Agree this is generally the case, but there are always exceptions (the USS John C. Stennis and the USS Carl Vinson come to mind--IIRC they neither served nor were preseidents). I too have zero issue with this naming as well--sounds like Giffords was a supporter of the military and not a...
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