Fishing uphill again today.

[mixermarkb]

And to further hijack Quill's thread, every adult generation has been convinced that their kids are listening to crap music. With the possible exception of 21 pilots and Adele, and a very few others, what every generation has complained about is actually happening now. Today's music really IS crap. It's cheaply produced, poorly written, poorly performed, "fixed" with technology to the point of it being soulless, and the kids are feeling it and turning to the "classic" music on vinyl as a result. Maybe these kids are smarter than we give them credit for...

[abkeenan]

1 hour ago, mixermarkb said:

I can agree with this. I don't really mean to be blaming the arrow when it's really a problem with the Indian, but lots of folks just simply don't think about the consequences of being plugged in to the information superhighway 24/7. I'm not going full Amish, but they have some things right..

I bet you do all your shopping on Amazon??? 

[abkeenan]

1 hour ago, mixermarkb said:

And to further hijack Quill's thread, every adult generation has been convinced that their kids are listening to crap music. With the possible exception of 21 pilots and Adele, and a very few others, what every generation has complained about is actually happening now. Today's music really IS crap. It's cheaply produced, poorly written, poorly performed, "fixed" with technology to the point of it being soulless, and the kids are feeling it and turning to the "classic" music on vinyl as a result. Maybe these kids are smarter than we give them credit for...

You mean kids aren't into a pregnant Beyonce performing while looking ready to pop? Color me shocked. 

[mixermarkb]

Actually I haven't bought anything off Amazon ever. I make a serious effort to support local mom and pop retail places, even if it costs a little more. 

[Macsimus]

Have to agree with mixermarkb, especially the 24/7 aspect of it. I recently noticed a family near us in a restaurant. Mom and Dad were looking at their 2 kids across the table and the latter had their faces buried in their mobile devices while eating. It was kind of sad.

On the other hand, technology does have its moments. Yesterday evening, our 6 year old granddaughter "face-timed" us and read us a story. And that, was downright special. It seems that with everything new that comes along, some folks figure out how to use it for good and some figure out how to abuse it. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

I love amazon!  Every time my wife talks about shopping for something I just order it on Amazon and go back to goofing off.

[Champ188]

3 hours ago, Macsimus said:

It seems that with everything new that comes along, some folks figure out how to use it for good and some figure out how to abuse it. 

And that, folks, may be the most insightful statement made in this entire thread.

[Quillback]

2 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I love amazon!  Every time my wife talks about shopping for something I just order it on Amazon and go back to goofing off.

Are there other places to buy stuff online besides Tackle Warehouse?

[mixermarkb]

34 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Are there other places to buy stuff online besides Tackle Warehouse?

American Legacy Fishing has been good to me, but the Lew's outlet in Springfield is really where I blow the kids college fund. Here's hoping Bernie wins in 2020, daddy needs some new gear! Lol 

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, Quillback said:

Are there other places to buy stuff online besides Tackle Warehouse?

Do they have coffee and toiletries?