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Appreciate the comment. Doesn't hurt to have it done right the first time, I'll call the electrician in the morning!

At our family business I have been doing some remodeling and am looking at adding a new electric outlet and light switch to a room I am remodeling. Basically I am looking to hook it up and put the dead wiring in the walls before I drywall and then have an electrician come and connect it to a power source. The power for this building is on a 90 amp circuit breaker. I bought a 15 amp switch and a 15 amp outlet and a coil of 14 gauge wire. Will this be able to be merged into the electrical system by the electrician? Or am I off base? Thanks in Advance!!

Thought this might be a little more encompassing than one of the regional forums... Anyone have any suggestions for ice fishing contests in the northland this weekend besides the Brainerd Jaycees Extravanza? Just looking to get out and have a little fun without the major crowds of the Brainerd event.

Thanks for all the tips. Yep the mouse urine smell is exactly what it is. Gotta it set up and airing out. Going to try as many methods as I have laying around the house. Luckily I think a lot of the mice problem was confined to the sled, which will be easier to deodorize than the tarp, however I think the smell transferred to the tarp as well. Going to try the air out method along with a bunch of febreeze, along with storing some coffee and baking soda in the sled while in storage.

Am finally getting my portable out of storage and unfortunately I must have left a package of sun flower seeds in there after I put it away last spring. Needless to say some mice had a nice summer meal. Not to mention a new home. Now as I am setting it up there is that definite dead mice/varmint smell. Any tips on how how you get rid of your unwanted smells like my musty mouse. I might try the coffee or baking soda trick, but was just looking for a couple suggestions.

Do you need to match-up with a pro, or do you register and they do that for you? I am little confused, as I would like to register for several of the events.

Agree with the sentiments that the show has gone down hill. It was enjoyable that first season when they showed you how the logging was done and you kind of became engaged with the characters and what their particular job was in the whole scheme. I for one don't like the logging score (who get's the most loads) that seems trivial as each company is a different size, plus I can't believe those numbers are accurate, they probably are just another way to make sure you watch next week.

The onions will do great in the sandy soil! But with sandier soil you might have to water more often as this type of soil tends to dry out much faster than a loam soil. Not a bad thing, as many of the aforementioned vegetables love a sandier soil.

He seemed like quite the character, he really made that show what it was. Won't be able to watch now without thinking of him.

I run a garden center down here in St. Peter and the best advice I always give new vegetable gardners is: Don't be afraid to wait. As in waiting until the ground warms up. Tomatoes and peppers will sit dormant in the soil until it warms. Don't be afraid to wait until Memorial Day to plant, in some years I haven't gotten my garden in until the 4th of July and still had plenty of harvest. While there are cool season vegetables such as leafy lettuces, many of our favorites such as tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers don't do well until the soil has warmed in the spring. You'll always want to see what the tag or seed packet says in regard to maturity to make sure you have enough growing season. It is safe to say that our growing season runs conservatively from May 20 to Sept 15. That is give or take about 125 days. It sounds as if you are interested in doing a "salsa garden". This is great way to start. All you need is a few tomato plants, some peppers, and it sounds like you would be interested in onions as well. For tomato's as you gain experience it is fun to try different heirloom varities, exotic looking strains, and whatnot, but they can be somewhat susceptible to blights and other diseases. For the beginner gardener it can sometimes be easier to use the tried and true varieties, you can't go wrong with Roma's, Big Beef's, and Brandywine's, they are just a few of the varieties that do well in our climate and make a good salsa. As for peppers, Jalapeno's, Cayenne's, and Chile's all are easy to grow. As for onions I agree with Eurolarva, onion sets are easy and cheap, they like a soil that is free of large clumps. Just a few tips on making the garden area useable again, I do this quite often and is IMO the most efficient way to get rid of the weeds, is to rent a manual sod cutter from your local rental store (usually about $15), you use the force of your foot to shave of two or three inches of soil from your area. Then bring in enough topsoil or compost and till that into the ground. There will be some roots from the quack and regular grass left, but nothing that can't be handled from weeding. It is always a good idea to put mulch on top to limit weeding later in the year. Just don't put the mulch down too early as you want that dark ground to absorb solar energy and warm up. I could get into constructing a raised bed with a couple of 2 by 6's, that might be the most surefire way to eliminate the weeds right away, but I can expound on that at a later time. One last point I'll make, and some seasoned gardeners might not agree, but the easiest way to start a garden is to get the plants already started. There is something to be said about personally raising a plant from seed till harvest, but much hassle is saved, especially with a smaller garden by just buying the plants already started in a 4- or 6-pack. The most important part is to have fun!

I am with the camp that likes to see them lose, I agree we have a good core, and it is nice to see Brewer progressing nicely. But every win seems to be a little bittersweet in our attempt to have a chance at the #1 or #2 picks.

I use the Micro Ice on all my ice reels, 1 and 2 for pannies, and 4 for walleyes. I guess I am not that excited about the memory of the line, but it is cheap and you can find it everywhere. I guess I have just developed a fondness for it (maybe due to repetition?) I am one of those guys that doesn't like using extra swivels and snaps and when my line gets too twisted I just replace it.

Just to throw in my two cents... I have a buddy who lives in northern MN and he also looked at going the tankless route, however he was told by someone that in his particular situation that the water coming up from the well was initially too cold for the heater to adequately heat the water to a useable temperature for the volume he would need. Apparently this might not be an issue in a city where maybe the temp of the water is a little bit higher.

Mille Lac's boasts some of the best small mouth fishing in the state, at that time of year try anywhere there are rocks. I usually visit the boundary waters around the middle of June each year and the small mouth fishing is just incredible, in fact in the past few years there are members of our group who target solely 20" bronzebacks and don't even bother with the walleyes, as for me I have gotten quite sick of them, I know a true fisherman shouldn't say that, but I don't know which is worse a hammerhandle northern or a smallmouth! So with all due respect to the smallmouth, my vote would go to to the tannin stained waters of the northeast part of the state.

I was thinking of flooring for my portable as I was walking the aisles of menards the other day. Carpet squares and fatigue mats all seem to make the most sense. Then I came upon some of that thick pink foam home insulation that comes in a 4 by 8 sheet. I think it was about 1 1/2" inches thick. If somehow a guy could hinge it in the middle it would be somewhat portable, probably wouldn't fit in the sled that well, but it would fit in the back of the pickup once we start driving out. But it seems it would add a nice layer of insulation between your feet and the ice, and would easily be cut for holes. Granted it probably wouldn't last for more than one season at $6 a sheet I am going to try it out.