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▲ 11 r/Kentucky

State Government Retirement (Tier III), is it really that bad?

Early career employee who started a few years ago. Currently late 20's and have not had retirement options at previous full-time jobs. Curious if being on the tier III retirement is worse-off than most private-sector people with companies that match 401K contributions.

It's easy to understand that yes, tier III is worse in many ways compared to tiers I & II. However, I have no comparison and do not know enough older adults that talk about these things.

Currently enjoy my position, and the benefits I receive. The health insurance and time off is better than anything I ever had previously.

Curious what the opinions are of those who are in state government currently, and especially those of people who have left and went into the private sector.

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u/Legendary_Leech — 8 days ago
▲ 39 r/meteorology

Dust from Storm?

Hello,

Trained in biology, not meteorology. However, I have a lot of fun watching storms come and go on the Radarscope app.

Like many places in the U.S. it has been very hot for about the last week. A high pressure system has largely moved out of the way within the last few days and allowed for some storm development.

Just ahead of the storm, I've noticed a line showing up. Is this line a wall of dust being stirred up from wind?

Before the storm, there will be almost no wind, suddenly wind, and then almost no wind again before the storm hits.

Would love any resources for understanding more of what I might commonly see on the radar in the lower midwest.

u/Legendary_Leech — 2 months ago
▲ 11 r/SeaMonkeys

Are water changes looked down upon?

Have had a colony running for the last ~3 months.

2.5 gallon tank, 12hr light timer, heater set at 79F.

I dab a wood stick into a spirulina powder container, then premix it into a little tank water in a vial. I feed about every 3-4 days.

About once a month, have changed about 1/2 the tank water. Using 6ft section of airline tubing to siphon. Although can largely avoid the sea monkeys, some end up into the 5 gallon bucket. Once I'm done, will use a turkey baster to suck the adults up and put back into the tank.

Usually aiming for 30% salinity when the tank it full. Will turn on the tap and let it run until I get the water around 80F. I weigh out about 100 grams of salt (sometimes a little more), and add to ~1 gallon of water (then add dechlorinator of course). Mix salt into the water and then I'll check the salinity with refractometer. But 20-25% seems to be a good number to aim for.

The biggest issue is likely the salinity shock, but it's usually about 40% before conducting the water change. Have not caused any sudden deaths or mass die-offs that I have noticed post water change. Also why I try to limit the temperature difference to reduce one potential for shock.

Probably making things more complicated than the need to be, but I enjoy cleaning up the bottom of the tank some and maybe improving the water quality.

u/Legendary_Leech — 2 months ago
▲ 2 r/Fishing

Casting Crappie Jigs

Favorite Rods for casting tiny jig heads?

Currently using a 7ft, 1in ACC crappie stix. I enjoy the stiffness of the rod, as it seems to allow the casting of 1/16th jigs at a decent distance.
I've thought about getting another, but I've been wanting to try others.

Recently purchased a 6ft 6in Crappie Max rod from Bass Pro, but it feels too flimsy for great casting.

Curious on other brands to look out for a maybe try that have similar stiffness and length to the ACC brand?

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u/Legendary_Leech — 3 months ago