yeah CMP costs have exploded in recent months... in all likelihood the extra power from CMP just costs a shitload more than it did before you had nautilus

i would imagine the wealthier districts are doing better in regard to this ratio than less affluent ones, but nothing radical/ground breaking about that statement, of course

i don't know a single teacher (and i know a lot, living all over the state) with a single class with less than 15 students

talking specifically about local property taxes (i figure this is only case where it differentiates WITHIN the state itself), it's a combination of desirability (which impacts property values, and thus, taxes), services (low services = low taxes), and the local tax base. in most rural towns, the school budgets make up well over 50% of the entire town's budget (last year, the elementary school in our town was like 65% of the entire town's budget).

there are some weird situations though. i would describe rockland as a more or less "undesirable" town (relative to it's neighbors -- if you can afford to live in Rockport or Camden vs. Rockland, you probably do), which has very high taxes relative to neighboring towns (such as Warren, Thomaston, Hope, Union, etc.)... but they have a lot more services... a police department, more schools, etc. etc.

folks in rockland claim that there are so many non-profits sucking up services, that it shifts the tax base responsibility to homeowners. i'm not sure if there's any validity to that.

God damnit, can't edit...

also need an insulated bucket for bait ✌️

you need:

traps - 10 to 30 bucks a pop line & hooks - cheap. get 20 lb test & a dozen or so snell or treble hooks auger - you can get a hand tool for 60 - 80 bucks bait - live Shriners are ideal, but worms work too. hook the Shriners right under the dorsal fine. buy a 10 gallon tank to keep them in your basement

"town full of rich,entitled assholes acts like rich, entitled assholes"

imagine that

nautilus reps on phone says calendar year, CMP says rolling.

ill get to the bottom of this soon…

really? that was definitely not explained to me, i will investigate. thank you, this gives me hope!!!!

figure buying the batteries would just make the loss even worse, lol

if there was a safe way i could "give it" away i would... can't really think of a way other than running extension cords, which would not be particularly safe :D