Wisconnie Yachty

Yes, you read that right, Blog Post not found. Rather posts, more specifically, NONE of them. I guess I finally fell into the category of people that should not be allowed to blog, or at least not use an app that is supposed to make all of this easier from my iPad.  Most of my posts are typed late at night, and no one wants to get an alert in the middle of the night that I made another post, so I would always schedule the post to be posted later the following morning at a decent time.  The only catch is that for some reason the year in the scheduler was set to 2020. *Insert Face Palm* That's right, all of my blog posts were typed and scheduled, but not for about another 2 years. I think it would be counterproductive to go and post ALL of them at the same time (even I would get annoyed if someone did that on a social media account that I was following). With that being said, I will not be posting the individual posts, but rather will paste highlighted parts at the bottom of future p

Recently had an issue with my  Associated Bank  debit card. Either the clerk had forgotten to give me my card back, or I had somehow not put it back in my wallet properly and shortly after someone attempted to use it a few times. I quickly contacted the bank to disable the card and report the purchases that were not mine. I was distraught because I had bills to pay that I use my debit card for. I was advised that instead of waiting the 10-14 business days to get a new card issued to me in the mail that I could go to my local branch and have them print me a card on the spot that would be active.  How cool is that? While the new card doesn’t have my name or the card number in raised lettering and everything is just printed directly on top of the card (who needs that anyways?), this saved me an immense amount of time and headache. Sure I’ve got to log into all of my online accounts and change the billing, but I am not in as much hardship as I would be with possible late payments, etc. as

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. You’re about to embark on a journey of a lifetime.  So please put any wireless devices on Airplane mode and make sure your seat backs are in their upright position and your tray tables are up as we depart for this journey. And we’re off!  The day has finally come to head down to Fort Lauderdale for training.  After a slight delay in Milwaukee with my departing flight coming in from Minneapolis we are finally wheels up.  The flight seemed quite short to LaGuardia, not even enough time to watch a whole movie in flight. LaGuardia was decent. Each spot to sit and eat had their own iPad to place your food order and there were plenty of apps to keep you occupied until your food arrives.  As expected, the airport food was mediocre and over priced, but none the less the service was good and nice to kill time before boarding the next flight. The flight to Fort Lauderdale was only about half full so almost all of us (the ones sitting cl

You've heard the term Ebonics, well here in Wisconsin we have Wisconics.  Everywhere I go people tell me that they can really tell that I have an accent.  While it's not as thick as those from the UP (Upper Peninsula of Michigan) or Canada ('eh), it is still distinguishable.  For those of you who are not familiar with how we speak in the midwest, or more specifically in Wisconsin I decided to compile a list of common words and phrases that we use and their meanings.  Hope you all get a good laugh and learn something from this. -You Guys Comin' Wit, Er No? You Guys Coming With, Or No? -- We want to know if you're going to come with us somewhere -C'mere real quick once Come Here Real Quick -- We want you to come over by us quickly. Who knows why we add the 'Once' at the end of it, we're obviously going to ask you to come back over again. -Stop-N-Go Lights Stop And Go Lights -- You might call them Stop Lights, but here in Wisconsin we're op

Matt Miller - The WisconnieYachty Now that I've gotten my first ever blog post out of the way I thought that I should post a little bio and let you all know who I am. I am a Wisconsin Native, born and raised.  The past 2 decades I have been in Public Safety from Ski Patrol at a nearby ski hill to being a Firefighter, AEMT (Advanced EMT), and 911 Dispatcher.  I am an avid boater in the summer months (May-September here in Wisconsin) and love being outdoors.  I have always had a strong interest in traveling and being out on the boats.  I currently own a 24' Cuddy Cabin as well as a 16' Jet Boat (for fun). I'm out on the water every chance that I get. Recently I saw a quote that said "If you want to be successful in this world, you have to follow your passion, not a paycheck." And that's when I decided to leave the world of Public Safety and pursue my passion of boating / yachting. This Blog, along with the associated Social Media accounts