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    One of the nest tests you can do is to plug the laptop into the router with an ethernet cable. Shut off the wifi and do the speedtest.net mentioned above.

    If wired speed is the same-ish as your wifi speed it's the router, if the wired speed is giga-fast then it's your computer.

    Word of warning because Cox are not the best advocates for fair billing. The faster your speed is, generally means that you can have 3-4 devices pulling full speed downloads without issues so you reach that terabyte cap really quickly. I've got a couple of high-schoolers and almost every 3 months I get a notification from cox saying they've helpfully added $10 to my bill because I went over.

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    I got the same chrono for christmas. I took it out on BLM and shot firearms and my bow through it.

    It was pretty bright with the sun overhead and it reported consistent numbers for both.

    I'd say an umbrella or 10x10 shade structure or backing up under your porch would be easier, but I had no issues. Admittedly it was December sun not June.

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    6 minutes ago, yotebuster said:

    I’ve had a pile of berettas.  Love them.  Started with a 302 then a 390.  Then a few 391’s, 391 extremas and extrema 2’s and finally a couple a400 extremes and my last is an a400 light.  The a300 is an awesome gun.  It points and shoots totally different then a stoeger though.  I’ve had two Benelli’s and disliked the inertia operating system as well as they didn’t fit me at all.  That being said my brothers all shoot them and they fit them well.  I would say whichever fits you best would be what I’d go with.  The a300 will NOT take an extended magazine though, and will only hold 3+1 which is the primary reason I don’t own one.  Not sure on the stoeger.  Honestly if it’s just for this hunt I’d just pop the plug on your 870 and shoot it.  You’re familiar with it atleast.  You likely won’t shoot near as much as you think you will.  The banner snow goose hunts everyone sees in the videos are rare.  They don’t show pics and videos of the day to day when the birds don’t work and the shots are long and the piles are small but the flat truth is I bet I shoot 90% of my snow geese in 10% of my hunts and the other 90% of days are single digit days.  

    Thanks! I’ve shot the A300 and it worked pretty well.. I haven’t had a chance to shoot the stoeger, but saw the extended mag options, and the cheaper price and was excited. 
    ‘I’ve thought about the 870, but wondered if we’d be lying down (‘not sure of the set-up) then it’d be a pain to cycle .. but maybe I also just wanted an extra gun ;).. probably the second. 

    we’ve got 3 days and 6 guns, so hopefully it’ll be a good time! Any of those berettas burning a hole in the safe? 

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    2 hours ago, PhxDT said:

    Just came across an app called What3words.  Amazing. 

    you can define any 3m2 square of land on earth with 3 words.  Definitely going to use this next time I am out.  Would be great for telling others where you are.  I know you can send waypoints through onX (I have that too), but texting 3 words to show your buddies a location would be awesome.

    That's clever.. I had the app, but never thought of using it for location sharing!

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    6 minutes ago, thegunsmith2506 said:

    My son is younger but we do cash. He gets a couple dollars a week to feed animals, take out the trash, and other set chores. If he wants to earn more we come up with other chores. We have 2 clips on the freezer with a few $1 bills in each. If a chore doesn't get done we take away a dollar. He gets his money at the end of the week and half goes into savings. I don't like having to tell him to do chores so this system works great. I almost never have to remind him to do a chore. 

    Yeah, I found that too.. half the hassle was asking them to do the chore. It's almost magic having it happen automatically. They request payment, and I either accept or adjust it based on them doing their stuff.

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    2 hours ago, CatfishKev said:

    One of my customers had a poster board with clothes pins holding money attached to certain jobs, floors, dishes etc.

    Also check out family do dots. It's kind of pricey though but once it's set up it should be pretty easy.  We ended up getting the do dots but haven't got it set up yet.  

    We did this. I created a board and used golf tees to show the balance. Problem was they my kids were savers and then would cash it all in. It was like a run on the bank so I switched to Venmo since it was real cash and if they wanted to drop all their savings on a thing, I wouldn't have to figure out how to honor it.

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    I set up each of my kids with a Venmo account and I have Venmo. So they could transfer real money to me when they wanted to buy something, or if they needed cash.

    It works really well because their friends have venmo and the kids swap money all the time.

    It's free, transferring money to and from each other is free, and if you need to add money from your bank its free. Works amazingly well and my kids know what dollars are worth. Venmo is completely free for transferring between venmo account and and for the bank transfer.

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    4 minutes ago, trphyhntr said:

    Those are numbers directly from the state of Pa. im not sure what “no evidence” you’re referring to. They literally had 205k more votes than registered voters. It’s not a conspiracy  

    The New York Post mixed up Pennsylvania primary and general election data when saying there were vote-by-mail irregularities having more votes than voters. The courts have been over (and over and over...) the claims, and there just wasn't good evidence. I think if evidence is found now, it should be escalated and examined and learned from, but nothing has been shown to support the myriad ideas on why the election was stolen.

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    I really like the Rid-A Rat. It was recommended to me and I've been running one in each of my toyotas. There are a lot of products like it, but from what I read at the time (2 years ago), the AA battery drain is really low on the Rid-A-Rat compared to the other blinking LEDs. I've had both mine running for over 2 years. still blinks nicely, and even bouncing around the roads in the 36s the magnet has held firm. I recommend it, especially since it doesn't use the car battery.

    FWIW I also puff construction chalk on the surfaces under the hood and would always have little paw prints. I don't see those anymore. I also have a few little pockets of poison tucked above the wheel well, that don't appear to be depleted.

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