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by George the original one
Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:58 am
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: Loving your job = FI?
Replies: 21
Views: 2289

Re: Loving your job = FI?

liberty wrote:
Mon Mar 28, 2022 8:33 am
Let's say you have a job that you love - a job they would do even if they were able to live off your passive income. Aren't you then FI already?
Just because you love a job doesn't mean the job is always there to provide the income you need.
by George the original one
Thu Mar 17, 2022 7:04 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Replies: 43
Views: 7260

Re: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order

Today we are fearful about viruses, but not fearful about nuclear bombs. The pattern of nuclear bombs in fiction echo how public fear has shifted through the decades: 1) What if nuclear war breaks out on purpose? 2) What if nuclear war is accidently started? (madman, system malfunction) 3) What if ...
by George the original one
Tue Mar 15, 2022 7:13 pm
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: Early Retired: The First Month
Replies: 44
Views: 18190

Re: Early Retired: The First Month

Congrats, George! Please keep us updated on your racing adventures. A year passes... so last year I won 3 of the 4 National Tours I entered, slightly down from where I felt I could perform. Then I sucked during Nationals, partly due to lackluster driving and partly due to an error in setup after sw...
by George the original one
Tue Mar 08, 2022 5:51 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: the animal's journal
Replies: 1057
Views: 258532

Re: the animal's journal

Yowza!
by George the original one
Tue Mar 08, 2022 5:36 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Garden Log
Replies: 958
Views: 302794

Re: Garden Log

Have any of you put wood chips down in your yard? Did you run into problems? Wood chips I have down do not appear to attract any pests. Termites prefer solid structure, like a tree, to keep out predators. Birds, particularly bluejays, know how to scatter wood chips with a side swipe of their beaks ...
by George the original one
Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:58 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Garden Log
Replies: 958
Views: 302794

Re: Garden Log

Friggin birds! Found two of the young seedlings uprooted. It's gotta be the bluejays doing it because there aren't any crows around lately. I thought, by not offering the birds a trellis to perch on, that the seedlings would be safer. Grrr. The freshly acquired 6AH battery does give me up to 30 minu...
by George the original one
Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:17 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Garden Log
Replies: 958
Views: 302794

Re: Garden Log

Peas are up. Not the ones I sowed in the ground on Jan 19, but ones I germinated indoors and planted. 13 out of 15! Time for another planting, aiming for the continuous harvest. It's been too cold for the carrot seeds. I just might try germinating them indoors, like the peas, but those seeds are soo...
by George the original one
Wed Feb 09, 2022 5:01 pm
Forum: Health and Food Questions
Topic: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Replies: 40
Views: 4259

Re: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

EDIT: I think it's useful to point out that a lot of the illnesses we are worried about in this thread strike a lot more often in the 40+ crowd. I'll reiterate this point. Seemed like half of my coworkers over the years had some major health problem between age 40 and age 60. Colon cancer and breas...
by George the original one
Tue Feb 01, 2022 11:11 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: the animal's journal
Replies: 1057
Views: 258532

Re: the animal's journal

Practically partaking of pickled pike!
by George the original one
Tue Feb 01, 2022 11:05 am
Forum: Money and Investment Questions
Topic: Emergency fund in I Bonds?
Replies: 15
Views: 1396

Re: Emergency fund in I Bonds?

It's what I used until reaching retirement.
by George the original one
Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:05 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Garden Log
Replies: 958
Views: 302794

Re: Garden Log

The cordless electric brushcutter is working as expected! I ordered the Ryobi ONE+ 18V brushless Expand-It trimmer without battery since I have ONE+ 18V tools(*) & batteries for my autocross activities. With a 30-day return offered by Home Depot, I considered this a low risk way to determine if ...
by George the original one
Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:53 am
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: Rebuilding Atrophied Desire (to win)
Replies: 43
Views: 5173

Re: Rebuilding Atrophied Desire (to win)

I think there is something to be said for activating a more "feminine" or "sensory/emotional" approach to "winning." When it came to instructing/coaching women in racing, I realized a change of wording was needed. Telling a man they can be more aggressive works well be...
by George the original one
Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:10 am
Forum: Money and Investment Questions
Topic: Psychological withdrawal rate
Replies: 30
Views: 2910

Re: Psychological withdrawal rate

Didn't know of the 4% rule until recently and kind of perplexed how many accept this as a reliable estimate when so many parameters used in the estimation will not be constant in the future. Realize that Bengen developed the 4% rule only for a 30-yr retirement at the standard age of 65. It's been c...
by George the original one
Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:33 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Garden Log
Replies: 958
Views: 302794

Re: Garden Log

8 days later and I put about 25% of the garden space (300 sq ft) back into shape with a shovel. Ground is dry enough now I switched to the tiller and knocked out the remaining 900 sq ft in 1.5 hrs. Ah, the joy of power tools! Rescued plenty of garlic, possibly more than I need. Planted some peas and...
by George the original one
Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:23 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Garden Log
Replies: 958
Views: 302794

Re: Garden Log

Site photo isn't mine, but very representative. Yes, the tri-blade is the cutter I'll use. *** Luther Burbank introduced this variety of blackberry to the west coast in 1885 in an effort to hybridize a good commercial blackberry. It has very prolific berry production, large seeds, mediocre flavor, a...
by George the original one
Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:26 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Garden Log
Replies: 958
Views: 302794

Re: Garden Log

Short of owning a tractor with bucket or backhoe, a real brushcutter, with a steel blade, is the answer. I'm leaning towards a cordless electric model rather than a gas powered buzzbomb. Battery life of the cordless models is around 30-40 minutes, which is as much work as I likely want to do in one ...
by George the original one
Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:12 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Garden Log
Replies: 958
Views: 302794

Re: Garden Log

Mowing would be desireable, but the canes pile up on each other and are often over 6' tall, sometimes as much as 10' tall. The riding mower will usually push them over if they're under 4' tall, so the established patches cannot be mowed down. The riding mower also won't push over a thick clump of 4'...
by George the original one
Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:57 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Garden Log
Replies: 958
Views: 302794

Re: Garden Log

Why not just eat the blackberries? We do, but the canes just spread everywhere, growing into massive thorny piles if you let them. They're like kudzu or english ivy, choking out whatever they can, only one notch less invasive. https://gardenerspath.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Rubus-Armeniacus.jp...
by George the original one
Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:41 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Garden Log
Replies: 958
Views: 302794

Re: Garden Log

Invasive himalayan blackberries had major growth spurts throughout NW Oregon during the 2019 & 2020 seasons. My property was no exception and I didn't have the oomph to cope, so this year I'm breaking out the weapons. First up is an electric hedge trimmer because that's what I have from when I h...
by George the original one
Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:05 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Garden Log
Replies: 958
Views: 302794

Re: Garden Log

The standard 6" lawn edging did not contain the raspberries, so I'm getting serious with 20" roof flashing https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gibraltar-B ... /202092849.