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- Tue Nov 12, 2013 2:40 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: What to do to fill in the time
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9241
Re: What to do to fill in the time
@Jacob and @Jennypenny Nice to be on again, and I am amazed at your remembering me from the past. Hoping your all doing very well and thanks for not having a "fruit basket upset" over my "intended" comical, but possibly seeming stupid post!!!! After all, for many of you, the wors...
- Sat Nov 09, 2013 10:59 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: What to do to fill in the time
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9241
Re: What to do to fill in the time
Firstly, I admitted defeat and gave up on inventing the world's first truly effective squirrel proof bird feeder. I had a great idea, but had not thought out the side effects. I had intended to electrify the feeder @110 VAC and electrocute the invading squirrel. I had forgotten two essential issues:...
- Sun Jul 22, 2012 4:47 am
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: Debt Increases Self-Esteem in Young People
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2548
- Sun Jul 22, 2012 3:56 am
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: Debt Increases Self-Esteem in Young People
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2548
<t>@Ego<br/> Three thumbs up for having it figured out. Finally someone who puts it like it is.<br/> Now on debt:<br/> All debt is not bad up to a point. Everyone can't run to the outback and build a dugout to live in. All of our 300+ million people, many trained in pure entitlement and greed as Ame...
- Sun Jul 22, 2012 3:08 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: The "life is too short" argument
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4391
<t>Lots of excellent comments placed above. I view life in about ten year increments, meaning I prefer to begin in the 40's at birth, and think through the 50's, 60's and so on. I find this gives me a good measure of what life has been, based on my possibilities and resources and of course "requirem...
- Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:30 am
- Forum: Inspiration
- Topic: Commencement speech: You're not special
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6273
- Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:53 pm
- Forum: Inspiration
- Topic: Commencement speech: You're not special
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6273
<t>@Maus<br/> The smartphones--tablets, what next? I personally don't want any smartphone calls or worse "texts", but I do want to have help when I am (at my age) in some kind of a jam. So to me, the phone can put a tow truck or EMT near me, where in my previous life it might have been more difficul...
- Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:11 am
- Forum: Inspiration
- Topic: Commencement speech: You're not special
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6273
<t>I disagree with the University types who want to stereotype everyone by age into a generational culture, or a certain behavior criteria.<br/> <br/> During the 1960's the boomers were a pot smoking, war protesting, free love, woodstock attending, draft card burning bunch of useless human beings. K...
- Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:04 pm
- Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
- Topic: Fans / Alternative Cooling methods
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1611
<t>Move into one of my one bedroom apartments.<br/> Qualify on disability: Get "hurt". Have a doctor friend<br/> <br/> write you a disability statement. File it and get it turned down. See an attorney (maybe Maus) and file it the second time whereby they automatically award it.<br/> Once awarded, ap...
- Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:12 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: one more thing....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 837
<t>@J<br/> Thanks for the mention, but my business is back on track and my 24/7 rudder work is drawing down. I "think" I have hired a rather competent manager, but time alone shall tell. I need to get back to Retirement Version 3.6.<br/> <br/> The Housing business is a hard animal to control. It tak...
- Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:59 am
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Status and ERE
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7794
- Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:41 pm
- Forum: Housing and Transportation Questions
- Topic: Reasons Why NOT to Purchase a Home.
- Replies: 52
- Views: 8529
<t>In the early 1970's one could buy a 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath 1250 sq ft brick veneer home for around $16,500. One paid $500.00 down, and received a FHA235 loan for 30 years. The payment (all 360 of them) ran less than 30% of gross monthly income. These were in subdivisions. A builder bought a cow pasture...
- Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:40 am
- Forum: Housing and Transportation Questions
- Topic: Reasons Why NOT to Purchase a Home.
- Replies: 52
- Views: 8529
<t>Nothing wrong with buying a house you can afford.<br/> Madness buying a house you can't afford. <br/> Conventional wisdom tells you to not spend more than 30% of your adjusted gross income on housing. Duh, this would leave money to purchase other things you need or will need. But people got such ...
- Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:41 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: If you file taxes electronically in the US...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1950
- Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:37 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: The Lastest NFL Jerseys
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2093
- Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:35 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Brand New to This Forum
- Replies: 3
- Views: 864
- Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:33 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Joke of the Day: Restaurant meals are cheaper!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2754
<t>Example in fact:<br/> Last weekend I ordered two catfish dinners to go and brought them home. Cost $23.45. Wife figured this up and can prepare same-same dinners for less than $10.00 at home. 12 0z filets of catfish, hush puppies, fries, cole slaw, relish dish. Now these were very big individual ...
- Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:46 pm
- Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
- Topic: Have any of you watched "Doomsday Preppers" on NatGeo?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 6694
<t>I watched the one last night on the guy who used to be a truck driver, now retired and doing the prepping at some location. The guy was into ham radios, guns, etc.<br/> <br/> The guy looked like he could run 15 feet and have a massive heart attack.<br/> <br/> Physical fitness, IMHO, would be one ...
- Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:16 am
- Forum: Friends, Family, Relationships, and Community Questions
- Topic: The one with the most debt when the economy collapses wins
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3927
<t>@ George the Original----"Most debt, apart from mortgages, can't even be discharged in a bankruptcy now, so if you have to go through bankruptcy, you won't even be able to share in an economic recovery."<br/> Right on. And to make matters worse, if they brought HSpencer to court, I can promise yo...
- Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:57 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: The Original Message
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6088