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You really should Google Murphy's Law, because you clearly haven't got a clue what it is.

Yeah on paper it sounds like this initial investment will/should pay for itself in the long term and benefit everyone involved.

But in reality, I'm sure we will get some of those tech benefits, but never see that hypothetical cost savings.

Thank you! Nice to know it doesn’t necessarily need to be next weekend. Such a busy one with Easter.

Thank you!

Thank you!!!

Thank you SO much! Super helpful!

I read the article but I appreciate the additional info

Got my Fed taxes back in a week, filing electronically. State took about 10 days.

To start: stocker trout will eat a lot of different things - I'd suggest live shiners, artificial bait like PowerBait, or good old fashioned night crawlers.

On top of a license, you need a trout stamp, which is about $6, is available on the same online portal, and goes to funding the stocking program. Children under a certain age don't need a license.

In terms of eating them, the stocked trout are farm raised, meaning they're typically safe to eat - any other fish you risk elevated mercury levels and stocked trout are the only freshwater fish RIDOH will recommend you eat.

MA still has national grid. Their rate hikes were higher this winter there than they were in Rhode Island

I don't fish but was a scout leader for years. Yes, season opens on April 8th. Best fishing is opening weekend and there will be people there at daybreak, but there should be good fishing throughout the spring. Stocked fish is safe but consider any native fish to be toxic. Groundwater in RI is bad. I believe you can get a fishing license at walmart or anywhere that sells gear. That used to be the case. If your kid catches their first fish, make sure you order the First Fish Award.

The RI DEM website has a lot of good advice for families.

Go to a bait shop and get the following:

Bobbers/floats 1/8 oz sinkers Trout hooks Nightcrawlers Powerbait

Tie the hook to your line, attach the sinker two inches above the hook, and attach the float 2 feet above the hook. You can always adjust the float if you aren't getting any bites.

Usually stocked trout will go after powerbait or nightcrawlers(or both). Be prepared to go wherever you are going early and also to be around a lot of people. Carolina Trout Pond is a good place to take kids, also very busy. There may also be some kids only places.

Keep that right wing culture war bullshit out of Rhode Island

When I go trout fishing I use mealworms and try and find a nice little brook or something with moving water. If you don’t want to use live bait, trout also like lures. Something shiny or something that looks like a little fish. Generally opening day is a little busy but the fish won’t all be gone. Trout need to be a minimum of 8 inches to keep, but that’s still a little small for my taste. I generally try and keep 10-12 inches and up. They cook perfectly on the grill wrapped in tin foil with some lemon and pepper and butter. As long as the river you’re fishing from is deemed safe then you will have no issues eating them. Generally there will be a posting on a sign telling you how many of the fish are safe to eat within a certain time period, at least in my experience.

Yeah how dare they consider upgrading our grid to prepare for the future. We want to be like Texas and just ignore shit until it breaks then spend twice as much fixing it!

> how literally fucking every company ever has operated.

Not only companies, every organization. Even if electricity were provided by a non-profiting municipal department (as it should be), they would still need to pay for their costs somehow. That money is either coming from customers paying a charge proportional to their usage, or it's coming from a broader tax that will make efficient users subsidize heavy consumers. I'm sure you can guess which I would vote for.

So what is your opinion, businesses should charge less than it takes to provide their service, and the extra money comes from...?

Look at their comment history or this post, looks like they work for RIE

If you don't know an expression, I'd highly recommend not using it.

It's not devil's advocacy to point out that we live in a capitalist society and a company passing on their costs is how literally fucking every company ever has operated.

>Why do we have to pay for their burdens??? Makes no sense.

The next business that doesn't pass on their costs to their consumers will be the first. They'll also be the last since everyone else will see how quickly they fail after and not repeat the same mistake.

If you're the kind of person who wants a web-connected refrigerator with a TV in the door, you're gonna love this. Otherwise, it just seems to add bells and whistles no one is asking for, other than the salesman who's all over this thread advocating for it.

If you corrected for suicides and gang violence there is minimal actual gun violence in America as a whole, certainly if the type everyone talks about.

There it is! Always a devils advocate troll in every thread