Nick Haudek

@stuck_n_a_bunk Yes, it is open.

Anyone know if Oakland Hills new clubhouse is open? Haven't heard.

As good as it gets:

Husbands when their wives ask if they want to do something with the family on Masters Sunday

You tried to paint me as a pervert for exposing fraud, and as a result radical leftists started trying to dox me and send death threats, wanting to kill me. Now you are taking credit for “leading the charge” on the fraud. Are you serious? You are the fraud.

These bags are great! I’ve bought 3 for my daughter and family members and once our baby boy comes in August, I’ll get one for him. They only get one “1st golf bag”. I wish there was an adult version! Highly recommend!

MICHIGAN IS INEVITABLE!!! 24/7 365 Championship School!!! #Goblue

The smoke flag is the coolest flag you’ll ever see AMERICA 🇺🇸

Let's unpack this.. What if the White House has no intention of reopening the Strait of Hormuz? What if this war is really about ships & tariffs? I had a long discussion with senior DOE official yesterday on background. I can’t share any details but it’s clear everyone’s Strait of Hormuz calculus is wrong. We need to go back to the drawing boards. That's it. That's the tweet. Now a hypothetical 🧵 with my personal thoughts.

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points. Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children. He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself. On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in. His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted. He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders. His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.” McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up. When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

Introducing our newest addition

How the times have truly changed

Inject this into my veins

Would be great to @beauwelling on the pod! @worldcurling

@BarstoolBigCat @allbusinesspete You need to have @beauwelling on the pod! He is a renowned golf course architect, the golf course architect for @tgrdesignbytw, (THE Tiger Woods) and the President of World Curling! @worldcurling. Beau is very well spoken and would surely be a great guest!

I think I’m addicted. I can’t believe @allbusinesspete got me hooked on this shit

2 F15s 2 F18s 2 F35s 1 B1 Lancer Then another B1 lancer (not pictured )

SUPER BOWL FLYOVER: To further annoy your friends, here’s the aircraft used & an interesting tidbit about each of them… B-1 “Lancer” Bomber: it’s in the lead, the big jet…no picture needed, you’ll be able to tell. Don’t call it the Lancer, everyone calls it the “Bone” (B-One, get it?). Originally designed as a supersonic, long range penetration bomber which would fly very close to the ground to avoid Soviet radar. It was nuclear capable, but hasn’t been since the 1990’s to comply with treaties. Flown by the Air Force. F-15 “Eagle”: A supersonic fighter. The twin tails stand straight up, where the others lean slightly. These are F-15 “C” models for air superiority; a two-seat F-15 “E” (Strike Eagle) was made for air-to-ground missions (it’s not flying today). The F-15 has 104 aerial victories while never being shot down (a record of 104-0). One was once used to shoot down a satellite in orbit to test the capability. Also flown by the Air Force. F/A-18 “Super Hornet”: a supersonic, “multi-role” fighter. Don’t call it a Hornet, everyone calls it the “Rhino”. Multi-role means it performs air superiority & ground attack missions. These are based on aircraft carriers & operated by the Navy & Marine Corps. There are a couple versions, but don’t worry about that; one version is the “Growler”, equipped w/ electronic warfare devices to do things like jam enemy radar. F-35C “Lightning II”: the newest jet flying in formation, it’s a “5th Generation” fighter with stealth. There are various models flown by the Air Force (“A” model), Navy & Marines; the “C” model is designed for carrier operations, with heavier landing gear. The “B” model can take off & land vertically for the Marine Corps. Today you’re seeing the C model. The F-35 has an advanced “sensor array” which can share data to other jets, mapping the battlefield to help the whole team win the fight. Remember to pretend like everyone knows this stuff. Maybe the better question is why don’t your friends?

SUPER BOWL FLYOVER! A primer to annoy your friends w/ useless facts while watching the game! To start, flyovers don’t “cost extra”. I laid it out yesterday, but costs are already baked into the “Flying Hour Program”. The jets must fly, football or not. Flyovers look a lot like normal training. Crews do “Low Level” routes routinely, w/ simulated enemy defenses that must be avoided (that 7-11 is a SAM site!) & a target that must be hit at a precise time (“Time on Target”). Published low level routes are usually located around bases & depicted on charts (maps). Some feature is used as a target…maybe an abandoned factory, or a distant bridge. Today, the “target” is the Super Bowl. Timing is critical. The route is carefully planned; special charts are prepared showing entry point, ingress to target & egress. There may be a bunch of turns, or it can be straight. Either way, multiple points along the ground are used as references. Say, a bridge over a creek. On the chart, each point is annotated w/ a “Doghouse”…a rectangle divided into sections. At the top is a triangle pointing in the direction of flight. Vital information is entered in the doghouse, like compass heading to fly, how much fuel you should have & – most importantly – the time you should pass. If you’re off timing, it’s a chance to change speed & get back on time. More points are better in this regard! A big part of the flyover will be assembling the formation. They don’t take off like that (well, fighters often take off in pairs), but there are plenty of areas nearby where airspace can be reserved for a “Rejoin”. They’ll launch, but not from the same places (the B-1 is out of South Dakota, the rest at two local bases), rendezvous in designated airspace & form up. They’ll hold until it’s time to leave & start the ingress. A tanker may be there to keep them fueled up in case the event is delayed. Eventually, it’s a “go” & they’ll head out, descending into the route. Timing to the entry point is crucial…don’t be late before you even get onto the low level! The formation can do this all silently. The flight lead (the B-1) is in charge of everything & does all ATC communications; everyone else just holds position & listens. If lead speeds up, so do you. You back lead up using your chart, but they make the call. There are various hand signals used to relay information if needed. Today, they may use the radio, but not if it was real! Ordinarily, low level routes are out of the way of the public, but this will go right through the Bay Area. Is that a big inconvenience? Not really. At all big sports event, a “Temporary Flight Restriction” (TFR) is placed over the airspace by the FAA. This blocks all aircraft, other than specially authorized ones, from getting close to the stadium. The FAA publishes a “NOtice To AirMen” (NOTAM), which pilots must consult before every flight. On our iPads, chart apps depict the TFR graphically, often as a big red circle around the stadium. Today, it’s a ring extending 30nm from the stadium, surface to 18k’. Don’t go in unless you like armed fighters intercepting you! Today’s flyover will pass through busy airspace; San Francisco, Oakland & San Jose are all big airports there. Will it interrupt operations? Yes, but only briefly. ATC works w/ the flyover, giving them airspace they need, clearing any other aircraft. It can work multiple ways, but it’s like an ALTitude ReserVation (ALTRV), a moving box of airspace in the vertical & horizontal. It centers on the formation & other aircraft aren’t allowed near; tankers use it for air refueling sometimes. Some arriving airlines might need to do a turn in holding to avoid interacting w/ the formation, while departing jets might have to wait an extra few minutes. Special approach & departure procedures may be used. Still, by 10-15 minutes after, disruptions have been ironed out. Hope that helps, I’m out of space. The flyover is GREAT training for these crews…let’s see how they do! Enjoy!

Jim Carrey was trolling the libs back in the 90’s. He was ahead of his time. 🤣😭

Our Town Council keeps raising taxes. So I showed up with an English Lord’s wig to speak in *favor* of taxes. “If you can’t pay your taxes…don’t be poor.”