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In response to "Jimmy Kimmel bought a fishing resort in Idaho. I was considering visiting next spring for about 3 minutes, which is how long it took me to find the reservations page. -- (link*)" by crash davis

I used to stay at places with prices like that when I worked up north. some of them were so not worth it.

Posted by mafic Nov 28 '20, 17:42

I mean great fishing, but accommodation and food was *highly* variable.

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(note, I did not pay, I was doing exploration work and we used their excess capacity.) -- nm - mafic Nov 28, 17:43 8
- that is a nice fringe benefit to your job -- nm - crash davis Nov 28, 17:46 7
  - we usually got better fishing than the lodges, we could fly the helicopter to places they couldn't get to. also once threatened by the secret service. - mafic Nov 28, 17:53 3
    - I wish I remembered exactly what they said. something like "aircraft approaching [lodge], identify yourself and state your intentions." - mafic Nov 28, 18:18 1
      - Had a similar non-chopper story golfing when we showed up just after Clinton arrived. - Will Hunting Nov 28, 18:38
    - that is a great story :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 28, 17:57
  - that and all the gems you can sneak into your pockets! -- nm - mud Nov 28, 17:49 2
    - rectum... -- nm - Beaker Nov 28, 17:52 1
      - damn near killed em -- nm - crash davis Nov 28, 17:54

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