Having the conversation with Iowa people about how I just don't see the U of Iowa taking their club program to a D1 sport. They use the argument that Iowa just started up their women's wrestling program so why wouldn't the Iowa Board of Regents start up hockey at Iowa. Such a bad argument since the state of Iowa is a wrestling state, starting that program is such a no brainer when all of the infrastructure was just upgraded for the men's program so it is just hiring coaches and adding the scholarships. Easy sell. Besides the fact that the Iowa BoR have eliminated six varsity level sports at state universities and only have added one in the last two decades kind of says it all.
My rebuttal is that while there is a brand new arena just miles from campus it is not owned by the University so you have the expense of securing Xtream Arena as your home base and then figuring out where your off ice facilities will be and then coaches, players, and etc. Then take that times two since you will have to start a women's program as well...you know that sticky Title IX thing. Do all of that...in Iowa which is NOT a hockey state. But, but, but...USHL hockey. Yup Iowa has junior hockey which isn't D1 college hockey. USHL fans in Iowa barely know that D1 hockey exists.
Maybe someday I could see this happening but dumb donor gives Iowa around $20M to start up these programs and/or the B1G really helps out starting this up I just don't see this coming to fruition at Iowa or Iowa State. Both of those club programs have history but those are kind of self sustaining without having support from their respective athletic departments.
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It's interesting how many schools in ACHA D1 talk about the move from ACAH to NCAA. What's even more interesting is how many current NCAA schools folded other programs to keep hockey afloat. Omaha cut football and wrestling. SCSU cut football. Hockey is not cheap and these schools trying to jump in gets interesting. Schools like Iowa and Illinois have better chances than a school like UNLV.
I’m chilled, laidback and calloused when it comes to medical procedures for myself and even loved ones. Now my stress level is risen… lol!!!
My wife was suppose to have surgery on Monday, April 21st. Now they bumped it up to Friday, April 18th. Don’t know why, and there’s several reason why and not to be concerned about. Good thing I have valtex and lexapro… lol!!!
M Health hospitals are just as bad as Allina Health hospitals. All the coke (Pepsi products) selections are diet or zero. Though they carry Rock Star & Celsius…
🤔 😕 😵💫 😵💫 😕 🤔
Outside of that… Nothing but praises and thank you’s here at the hospital. From the surgeons to the doctors to the nurses and to all the support staff. For the last 3 days not even 1% of 1% of a complaint. I just hope my patient care is just same.
125 seasons…
I saw a stat with the Wild losing its been 125 combined seasons between the Wild, Wolves, Twins, Vikings and North Stars (last 2 seasons) without a championship appearance.
#loservilleusa
The chicken little crap going on with Gopher fandom today here and on the Tweeter machine is just ridiculous. It's making Whioux fans seem level headed...FFS
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Driving around the outskirts of Chicago during rush hour and my gps was on and off. What read 15 minutes turned into 45. I rented a 2025 Nissan Rogue and it doesn’t have navigation on the dashboard screen. So I had to use my phone in one hand and steering wheel in the other.
Driving around the outskirts of Chicago during rush hour and my gps was on and off. What read 15 minutes turned into 45. I rented a 2025 Nissan Rogue and it doesn’t have navigation on the dashboard screen. So I had to use my phone in one hand and steering wheel in the other.
Even base level S trims of that thing should have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Some can be tricky to connect to, see if there’s a manual or google might be able to help.
Driving around the outskirts of Chicago during rush hour and my gps was on and off. What read 15 minutes turned into 45. I rented a 2025 Nissan Rogue and it doesn’t have navigation on the dashboard screen. So I had to use my phone in one hand and steering wheel in the other.
Even base level S trims of that thing should have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Some can be tricky to connect to, see if there’s a manual or google might be able to help.
The Google knows all. All hail The Google. 😉
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
That's also why if I'm getting a rental, I bring a suction cup mount for my phone, just in case.
Plus, of course, the loop around Chicago is always a nightmare for traffic. I just automatically add 30 minutes to any trip length Google Maps/Waze gives me around there (assuming it's not rush-hour or bad weather, if so, add closer to an hour or two)
I always add time, just in case. Traffic, construction, events, extra pit stop, etc. Heading to MI next week, and it's Grandma's Marathon. We're going up Thu morning, stopping in Superior for lunch. Should be no issue, it's early enough, BUT...
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
My phone’s blue tooth links no problem. I could make calls. Just had no option on the dashboard screen for navigation.
Our CR-V is like this. We can connect to bluetooth, but it won't let you use Apple car play unless you use the USB port. No idea why. We were able to find a wireless USB plug in to get around that issue but most of the time we just plug in to project Apple Carplay which charges the phone anyway.My phone’s blue tooth links no problem. I could make calls. Just had no option on the dashboard screen for navigation.
What sticks in my craw is my phone auto connect to any handsfree link car I am in. Even if I am a passenger and change the audio to phone or Airpods, my car or phone will override that and play the audio through the car speakers.
A) I don't need everyone in the car hearing my conversations
B) My passengers don't want to stop listening to music to hear my conversation.
3) The microphone for Handsfree link is on the driver's side and I am on the passenger side.
Driving around the outskirts of Chicago during rush hour and my gps was on and off. What read 15 minutes turned into 45. I rented a 2025 Nissan Rogue and it doesn’t have navigation on the dashboard screen. So I had to use my phone in one hand and steering wheel in the other.
Driving around the Chicago area today was much better. I had a better idea of where I was at. I was in the far-left lane driving crazy with the rest of them.
I watched Miracle tonight and was reminded that although the US beat Finland in the final game, Finland didn’t medal. They took 4th place while USSR took silver and Sweden took the bronze.
How did this make sense to anyone? What a goofy system.
They did things weirdly back then. Top 2 teams from both of the pools made the Medal Round, and only played the two teams from the other pool, with their points from the game against the team from their own pool counting in the final standings. So, it wasn't a "Gold Medal Game" against Finland, it was closer to game 3 of a round-robin to decide the medals.I watched Miracle tonight and was reminded that although the US beat Finland in the final game, Finland didn’t medal. They took 4th place while USSR took silver and Sweden took the bronze.
How did this make sense to anyone? What a goofy system.
In a pool play round robin format, there really isn't a final gameI watched Miracle tonight and was reminded that although the US beat Finland in the final game, Finland didn’t medal. They took 4th place while USSR took silver and Sweden took the bronze.
How did this make sense to anyone? What a goofy system.
So the points for the US tie vs Sweden in pool play factored in?They did things weirdly back then. Top 2 teams from both of the pools made the Medal Round, and only played the two teams from the other pool, with their points from the game against the team from their own pool counting in the final standings. So, it wasn't a "Gold Medal Game" against Finland, it was closer to game 3 of a round-robin to decide the medals.I watched Miracle tonight and was reminded that although the US beat Finland in the final game, Finland didn’t medal. They took 4th place while USSR took silver and Sweden took the bronze.
How did this make sense to anyone? What a goofy system.
Are you serious, Clark?
Remember, they had total goals in college hockey, which was such a crock.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Correct. As did the points for USSR regulation win over Finland in that pool.So the points for the US tie vs Sweden in pool play factored in?They did things weirdly back then. Top 2 teams from both of the pools made the Medal Round, and only played the two teams from the other pool, with their points from the game against the team from their own pool counting in the final standings. So, it wasn't a "Gold Medal Game" against Finland, it was closer to game 3 of a round-robin to decide the medals.I watched Miracle tonight and was reminded that although the US beat Finland in the final game, Finland didn’t medal. They took 4th place while USSR took silver and Sweden took the bronze.
How did this make sense to anyone? What a goofy system.
Are you serious, Clark?
So, the results were:
USA 2-0-1 (Wins v USSR/Finland, Tied Sweden)
USSR 2-1-0 (Wins v Sweden/Finland, Lost to USA)
Sweden 0-1-2 (Lost to USSR, Tied USA/Finland)
Finland 0-2-1 (Lost to USA/USSR, Tied Sweden)
Hitting the "prove you're not a bot" when opening GPL, only to have it go through 8 different pictures before it finally let me in.
Coming back from Eagle River (45 minutes north of Houghton) and my car starts making ALL the beeps at me, get to a gas station in Houghton, fill up, car won't start. Thankfully, AutoZone was RIGHT THERE. Did some tests, and yep, alternator is shot. Got a jump, hobbled to the Chevy dealership, and got a ride to a local hotel, thankfully in downtown Houghton. Ugh.
Fun times.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Coming back from Eagle River (45 minutes north of Houghton) and my car starts making ALL the beeps at me, get to a gas station in Houghton, fill up, car won't start. Thankfully, AutoZone was RIGHT THERE. Did some tests, and yep, alternator is shot. Got a jump, hobbled to the Chevy dealership, and got a ride to a local hotel, thankfully in downtown Houghton. Ugh.
Fun times.
There are worse places to spend an extra night or two! Sorry about the car, hope they get it fixed quick and your work is understanding.
We were on an ATV-UTV bar run this weekend. Got about 15 miles away from home in the middle of nowhere and the gears went out of the side by side. Finished the run in our pick up. Not the worst result as it was a bit toasty on Saturday. Off to the repair shop tomorrow.
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Not very objective
Coming back from Eagle River (45 minutes north of Houghton) and my car starts making ALL the beeps at me, get to a gas station in Houghton, fill up, car won't start. Thankfully, AutoZone was RIGHT THERE. Did some tests, and yep, alternator is shot. Got a jump, hobbled to the Chevy dealership, and got a ride to a local hotel, thankfully in downtown Houghton. Ugh.
Fun times.
There are worse places to spend an extra night or two! Sorry about the car, hope they get it fixed quick and your work is understanding.
There are, and at least I met the new owner of the Dog, and over the weekend picked up a bunch of good info that will pertain to our July trip.
My boss will be fine, for sure. I already had tomorrow off, so....
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
If it's Tuesday, I will not be a happy camper.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Apparently there are no alternators in the whole UP today. They HOPE the truck brings one tomorrow, between 12-1pm. Ugh.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Apparently there are no alternators in the whole UP today. They HOPE the truck brings one tomorrow, between 12-1pm. Ugh.
Things that don’t get you amped up.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Yikes, at least it’s an alternator, last year my car crapped out and it ended up being an engine failure. Funny thing too was I got a notice from Kia in the mail like two weeks after I scrapped it saying they extended the manufacturer warranty 🤣.
Apparently there are no alternators in the whole UP today. They HOPE the truck brings one tomorrow, between 12-1pm. Ugh.
will they give you a loaner for three weeks? 😂
If it's not there tomorrow, and I'm being serious, probably would have been cheaper to rent a car today, drive home, come back Saturday and picked my car up. I will also be saying some polite but very stern words to the dealership about the situation.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Be happy you're not driving a Tesla. Nobody could fix one in the UP and the flat bed charge to bring the car back to MSP would be ridiculous.Apparently there are no alternators in the whole UP today. They HOPE the truck brings one tomorrow, between 12-1pm. Ugh.
will they give you a loaner for three weeks? 😂
If it's not there tomorrow, and I'm being serious, probably would have been cheaper to rent a car today, drive home, come back Saturday and picked my car up. I will also be saying some polite but very stern words to the dealership about the situation.
Up here it's either Subarus or pick'em'up trucks, for the most part (as for the locals).
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Get out of any metropolitan area and Tesla’s are few and far between.
Houghton is metro!!! Well, for the UP, anyway. 😉
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Apparently there are no alternators in the whole UP today. They HOPE the truck brings one tomorrow, between 12-1pm. Ugh.
will they give you a loaner for three weeks? 😂
If it's not there tomorrow, and I'm being serious, probably would have been cheaper to rent a car today, drive home, come back Saturday and picked my car up. I will also be saying some polite but very stern words to the dealership about the situation.
What part does your original dealer play?
Stupid question - because it's the alternator could you not jump start it, fill the gas tank and drive back towards MPLS through a location that has the part already?
Apparently there are no alternators in the whole UP today. They HOPE the truck brings one tomorrow, between 12-1pm. Ugh.
will they give you a loaner for three weeks? 😂
If it's not there tomorrow, and I'm being serious, probably would have been cheaper to rent a car today, drive home, come back Saturday and picked my car up. I will also be saying some polite but very stern words to the dealership about the situation.What part does your original dealer play?
Stupid question - because it's the alternator could you not jump start it, fill the gas tank and drive back towards MPLS through a location that has the part already?
I asked that exact question since I just filled up and they flat out said, "You won't come close." My original dealer, where I bought the car from, is in Forest Lake.
My reasoning is, this dealership could have UPS Early AM'd it from SOMEWHERE for tomorrow (guaranteed delivery by 10am, where as simple Next Day means simply "Next Day").
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
I wouldn’t jump start a vehicle and drive more than 25 miles on a bad alternator. A bad alternator will quickly deplete your car battery and could cause your vehicle to stall at any time. Even while you’re driving.
Get out of any metropolitan area and Tesla’s are few and far between.
Houghton is metro!!! Well, for the UP, anyway. 😉
How many Tesla’s have you seen roaming around Houghton?
A couple but this quote also answers your question.
Up here it's either Subarus or pick'em'up trucks, for the most part (as for the locals).
It's mostly because of the winters, not anything else.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
I had a 1989 Ford Probe, the 1st model year for the vehicle (bought new in July 1989) that it turned out had an undiagnosed electrical system flaw that should have been subject to a Factory re-call but inexplicably wasn’t. The flaw was that it blew out alternators. Went through a half dozen new or re-built alternators starting in year 3 before trading it in 1995 (after 6 years). So frustrating because otherwise it was a very nice car. Anyway, with alternator being the source for keeping your car battery charged, when it goes out…you might make it 50-75 miles max before the battery completely loses its charge & the car won’t run due to lack of battery charge. Jumping it at that point, with the battery starting from a zero charge level, you might get the car started, but it won’t run very far before completing losing charge again. I learned this from painful experience & am still traumatized to this day to the point where I rarely run the fan above level 3 on my heater or AC when the fan typically goes to level 5 or 6. 🙁Apparently there are no alternators in the whole UP today. They HOPE the truck brings one tomorrow, between 12-1pm. Ugh.
will they give you a loaner for three weeks? 😂
If it's not there tomorrow, and I'm being serious, probably would have been cheaper to rent a car today, drive home, come back Saturday and picked my car up. I will also be saying some polite but very stern words to the dealership about the situation.What part does your original dealer play?
Stupid question - because it's the alternator could you not jump start it, fill the gas tank and drive back towards MPLS through a location that has the part already?
Electric cars actually do well in winter conditions due to the added weight and said weight being so low to the ground. Still wouldn’t expect a lot in the UP, but for other reasons.
My old 95 K1500 I had in college had the alternator go out, but I knew it was coming. I was never driving far so I wasn’t worried about it. My lights started to flicker a bit was the first sign. Eventually you could feel/hear power lagging at times. Finally, a few weeks later, it died seconds after starting it in the parking lot.
Now because it was a 1995 Silverado that still had a 350 in it, an alternator was insanely easy and cheap to find. Borrowed a friend’s crowbar (for the belt tensioner) and had a new one in about an hour after it died. 😆
I have heard EVs don't do well in the cold (and of course the lack of charging stations, although the Chevy dealership in Houghton does have one).
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Battery range is garbage in the winter yes, there is that.