What are your rules of thumb.
Jan 27, 2020 18:01:32 #
Jan 27, 2020 19:41:58 #
Well, At my age there is very little peer pressure! Which means, "Who is out there who can contradict me?" RJS
Jan 27, 2020 20:20:39 #
Spiritof27 wrote:
The older you get the less that becomes true because what you remember isn't always exactly as it happened. Am I wrong, old farts?
I do try but hiw would I know?????
Jan 27, 2020 20:57:41 #
You got to rely on younger minds. But it's tricky cause you can't let on. Otherwise they take advantage.
Jan 27, 2020 22:06:00 #
The one most relevant to this Fishing Forum is one I discovered through hard work. It is as follows:
It takes two hours of catching bait (seining for minnows, or digging earth worms), for every hour of
fishing! Which leads to the most practical argument for using lures. Just saying....RJS
It takes two hours of catching bait (seining for minnows, or digging earth worms), for every hour of
fishing! Which leads to the most practical argument for using lures. Just saying....RJS
Jan 28, 2020 01:56:25 #
Reminded me of when I was stationed at a Navy CommSta in Cheltanham Maryland. We were located on some sort of a preserve and there was a lot of open country, horses. There was an old shed and someone had told me to go back there and dig under the straw for worms. Said, never mind the snake. Snake? Yeah, don't worry about it. OK. Went back to that shed and dug around and got me some nice sized red worms, didn't go in the shed, just dug in the straw and dirt around it. As I's getting ready to leave I heard the rustling around coming from the shed. Snake? I looked in there and there was a whole bunch of loose straw laying around and in amongst that straw I saw a length of blacksnake about 3 feet long and as big around as my thigh and I am not a small man. That's all I saw and all I wanted to see. I don't know how big they get but that one had to be one of the biggest. I left with my worms. Never mind the snake.
Jan 28, 2020 05:49:38 #
FixorFish
Loc: SW Oregon
My rule of thumb is plagarized from Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain.... "just always tell the truth, that way you only have to remember one story....and you don't have to remember who you told it to !"
Jan 28, 2020 06:02:05 #
FixorFish
Loc: SW Oregon
Another one, from my Grandmother...."if you realize you have faults..... there's hope."
And from my minister father, when asked what was the over-riding lesson we were supposed to learn from Christianity....." well son, just apply the Golden Rule to pretty much every thing and every task and every person you encounter.... and you'll be fine.."
And from my minister father, when asked what was the over-riding lesson we were supposed to learn from Christianity....." well son, just apply the Golden Rule to pretty much every thing and every task and every person you encounter.... and you'll be fine.."
Jan 28, 2020 07:41:49 #
1 - When I was in a position to hand out assignments to co workers, my rule of thumb was to always start my conversation with a greeting instead of a request.
2 - The end result of a job done right is the goal, even though its not how I would do it.
3 - Know ones limitations. If someone else can do a job better than I can, accept it and learn from them.
4 - Acknowledge and talk to people on their level. A simple good morning could brighten someone's day.
5 - What goes around comes around.
2 - The end result of a job done right is the goal, even though its not how I would do it.
3 - Know ones limitations. If someone else can do a job better than I can, accept it and learn from them.
4 - Acknowledge and talk to people on their level. A simple good morning could brighten someone's day.
5 - What goes around comes around.
Jan 28, 2020 08:29:32 #
Spiritof27 wrote:
Reminded me of when I was stationed at a Navy Comm... (show quote)
Don't know the maximum size but I had one for a pet when I was a kid. It was about 6 feet long but only as big around as a broom handle. The one you saw probably had just eaten. Since they swallow stuff whole you'd see a big lump.
Jan 28, 2020 08:52:44 #
So Far here is a list of some rules of thumb from earlier post.
It's not work if you enjoy what you do.
water and alcohol don't mix when there are cars or boats involved
Learn to listen and listen to learn
HONESTY is not the best policy; It’s the ONLY policy.
Tell the truth, always works better in the end
me never can remember my lies
The older you get the less that becomes true because what you remember isn't always exactly as it happened.
You can educate ignorant , but you can't fix stupid
At my age there is very little peer pressure! Which means, "Who is out there who can contradict me?
You got to rely on younger minds. But it's tricky cause you can't let on. Otherwise they take advantage.
It takes two hours of catching bait (seining for minnows, or digging earth worms), for every hour of
fishing! Which leads to the most practical argument for using lures.
"just always tell the truth, that way you only have to remember one story....and you don't have to remember who you told it to !
"if you realize you have faults..... there's hope."
When I was in a position to hand out assignments to co workers, my rule of thumb was to always start my conversation with a greeting instead of a request.
The end result of a job done right is the goal, even though its not how I would do it.
Know ones limitations. If someone else can do a job better than I can, accept it and learn from them.
Acknowledge and talk to people on their level. A simple good morning could brighten someone's day.
What goes around comes around.
It's not work if you enjoy what you do.
water and alcohol don't mix when there are cars or boats involved
Learn to listen and listen to learn
HONESTY is not the best policy; It’s the ONLY policy.
Tell the truth, always works better in the end
me never can remember my lies
The older you get the less that becomes true because what you remember isn't always exactly as it happened.
You can educate ignorant , but you can't fix stupid
At my age there is very little peer pressure! Which means, "Who is out there who can contradict me?
You got to rely on younger minds. But it's tricky cause you can't let on. Otherwise they take advantage.
It takes two hours of catching bait (seining for minnows, or digging earth worms), for every hour of
fishing! Which leads to the most practical argument for using lures.
"just always tell the truth, that way you only have to remember one story....and you don't have to remember who you told it to !
"if you realize you have faults..... there's hope."
When I was in a position to hand out assignments to co workers, my rule of thumb was to always start my conversation with a greeting instead of a request.
The end result of a job done right is the goal, even though its not how I would do it.
Know ones limitations. If someone else can do a job better than I can, accept it and learn from them.
Acknowledge and talk to people on their level. A simple good morning could brighten someone's day.
What goes around comes around.
Jan 28, 2020 10:05:55 #
Age it's mind over matter, if you don't mind it don't matter! And my mother about suffering, Some folks's always gotta pay for other folks's sins!
Jan 28, 2020 11:29:23 #
I have heard of most of these but your mom's Gray, well that is definitely one I haven't heard.
Jan 28, 2020 11:51:56 #
plumbob wrote:
I have heard of most of these but your mom's Gray, well that is definitely one I haven't heard.
I believe it came from the Old South. Maybe from Uncle Remus. She used to read Uncle Remus to us a lot.
Jan 28, 2020 12:21:37 #
Graywulff wrote:
I believe it came from the Old South. Maybe from Uncle Remus. She used to read Uncle Remus to us a lot.
Never heard of the guy so I googled it and sure enough Amazon sells his books.
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