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Hikermick

@ Hikermick @lemmy.world

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  • What's your opinion on mandatory military service?

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  • Yeah but the elite are a very tiny fraction of the population. I'm talking about the general population.

  • TIL of the Business Plot, a conspiracy to overthrow the presidency of FDR and install a fascist dictatorship in 1933

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  • Huh that's really interesting. I had heard of Smedley Butler but was unaware of the plot until I watched the movie Amsterdam. It doesn't pretend to be an accurate depiction, even the names are changed but the coup attempt is the same

  • What's your opinion on mandatory military service?

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  • I'm not for it but if mandatory service were a thing the population would be more hesitant to go to war knowing their flesh and blood might be included

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    What is some good bar music, preferably something looped or a longer form tune?

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  • One bourbon, one scotch, one beeeeaahhh George Thorogood in case you didn't know

  • What are some things a conspiracy theorist has told you?

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  • Like everyone here in have stories but instead of adding to the pile may I offer a simple solution. I tell people who fall this stuff to make a list and post it on their fridge. If just one of them turns out to be true they can call me up and rub it in my face. There are two reasons I suggest this. First, the people in the media who push this stuff keep a steady flow of BS incoming. They put out a new one to distract from the last one. Second, back in 2011 I realized it's like a cult and I did a little looking into what it takes to get people to snap out of it. The expert I found said there is nothing you can do, folks have to reach their own conclusions. Should any of your friends come around just let it go, don't make a big deal about it.

  • Here Comes Democrats’ Phony Populist Posturing

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  • Anything to deflect how stupid it was to sit out the election. Eat shit morons you get what you deserve

  • How do you get through the winter?

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  • Got a new snowblower also thinking the same thing would happen to me but I've gotten quite a bit of use out of it already.

  • How do you get through the winter?

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  • I live in Cleveland and began backpacking in Pennsylvania thirty years ago during the coldest, snowiest winter since the 70's. My buddy and I rented cheap snowshoes that were awful, that summer i mail ordered a pair of Atlas snowshoes when they first became available. I think I've used them twice since. That's why every time I hear someone griping about the winter, my suggestion is to buy skis or snowshoes because it'll never snow enough. Or to put it another way; buy these and you'll realize how infrequently we have snow on the ground. This winter has been an exception though, same thing with three years ago.

    I too wanted to be a mountaineer! My friends and I even took a class on Mount Baker. It's a lot like being on a chain gang. You are tied into a rope with a few others and if you don't move in unison it can be frustrating. I settled on doing some pretty heavy duty backpacking, way more chill. Now I fly fish and just like backpacking, Ohio isn't the best place for it but I've learned to get over what I call "the grass is greener syndrome ".

  • How do you get through the winter?

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  • Pick up a winter hobby. I look forward to winter now that I started steelhead fishing (it's a cold weather thing). Buy cross country skis or snowshoes and it'll never snow enough.

  • How do I help my neighbor feel more comfortable asking for help?

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  • Thanks for being a good person. It feels good doing something nice for someone, don't deny her that same good feeling. My suggestion is take the money and spend it on rock salt. I try to help people from time to time, my parents are 80. I can't be there for them all the time so my hope is that if I help others maybe fate/god/cthulhu will send someone to help them

  • Do you have kids? Do you want to have kids? Did you regret having / not having kids?

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  • 58 and without kids, no regrets so far

  • This situation reminds me of him🦇🦇

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  • Reminds me of joke in the movie Support Your Local Sheriff. Inside the saloon the sherif (James Garner) chastises the towns people inside "3 folks have been shot today and it's not even sundown". After he leaves the bartender says "you heard the sheriff, no shooting anyone until after dark"

  • How do you make proper "I am interested in you." eye contact?

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  • There are plenty of videos out there on body language or "non verbal communication". A common one which i picked up on long ago and to myself referred to as "the uppy/downy" look is what you want. It's a clue someone MIGHT be into you when they make eye contact, look away (usually down), then make eye contact again. Allegedly they are checking you out, looking away, then looking to see if you're still looking. It's fair to say it works both ways.

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  • Thank you. I've always aspired to be a great analyst

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  • If there's a problem simply shove a monkey up there. Problem rectified

  • What HATED or highly disliked movie you ACTUALLY really enjoyed?

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  • The Lone Ranger (2013). Yeah it's at least a half hour longer than it should have been but I thought it was a fun movie

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  • Aladin's Castle 1980

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  • I really enjoy it, but I feel like I'm starting to slow down again

    This is how it goes for me and I've been playing for quite awhile. Feels like I stagnate then an "aha! moment" happens and I'm rejuvenated. Eventually I started taking lessons to improve.

    Don't bother with sheet music IMO. Tabs are all you need. Learn the major open chords first, they'll get you farther along quicker than anything else. Don't fret (pun intended) if you are learning a song and it doesn't sound 100% the same.

    Learning guitar takes some dedication before you feel like you're really getting it. Practice at least 30 minutes a day and it will come to you but it may be months before it sounds like music. As long as you're having fun. I tell people it's like learning to tie your shoe laces. All muscle memory. It was difficult at first but now your hands do it without you having to think about it or even look at it. Soon your hands with form those chord shapes the same way. Good luck!

  • For US folks, is right now a good time to buy a house?

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  • Tough to call. Prices are high right now, who knows when they'll come down. I look at it like this: my sister just bought a house for $120k and her mortgage payment is less than what she was paying for renting half a house. If the real estate market bottoms out tomorrow, her house value may drop and her mortgage payment stays the same. If she had stayed in the rental her rent would have stayed the same. After the lease expired the rent might have increased but the mortgage stays the same.