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On 4/17/2024 at 12:09 PM, NaturallyAspirated said:

Put in a new Honeycrisp and a Colette Pear tree in beside the garden.  

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Neal

I planted these in 2015.  Honeycrisp, Cortland, and crabapple.  Pretty good size trees now.  I added two pear trees a couple years later.

The elimination of non-competes and reclassifying marijuana are the only good things Joe has done.

Both of those limit government power as well as increase individual freedoms.

Only cost Hertz a cool $440 million in this failed experiment. Did they ever talk to any of their customers and ask them if they would rent an all electric vehicle?  I travel to many of the same places and I have no idea how or where I would charge an EV.  Just give me a SUV or pickup so I don't get crushed by an 18 wheeler.

Had a plug-in hybrid Jeep the other day.  The charging cables were still in the back in the factory sealed bags.

She is upset because they won't let them bring supplies into the people illegally occupying buildings on campus?

I have the ones from Channelock.  They come with a variety of different tips you can swap as well as the ability to switch from internal to external snap rings.

Regardless of what you use, you will end up yeeting those things across the shop.

https://www.amazon.com/Channellock-927-Precision-Retaining-Interchangeable/dp/B000TG80SY/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1LM2NSF133CZF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fT7xlSMduFvndxPXN_kGHtJBu8KlMtskKr3BCNyuqABgRmjXQwYtpXCtcLWc3Jy-c_Q3EFSyqGTKSPxpAP_K2CaC94hfTPI6Cr1A5Tj_2xcuiolCNLOMt0I6AD-73w5tToA2HKbkIoskK2cPow43ew7fWjA93KnRfRyrgLwR_CDGApLVXv8UB9MJdBPEOye5Q9s4UMH_Pcf1Q5tx6FiqKFHDR79gGXVpFNWW9aewIXWSXKZ3TO_mo_nJKFWzfz7J603IdQmH5Gs1GJmhIRrJkVeyXaPSbInvf8zIMpGh7M8.eifOjKvFxq03RxLpkdgsPinrb6cDvdwYVugf0GHomXQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=channel%2Block%2Bsnap%2Bring%2Bplier&qid=1714588108&sprefix=channel%2Block%2Bsnap%2Bri%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-5&th=1

2 hours ago, ActionfigureJoe said:

Hopefully she destroys the GOP. 

The GOP is already gone.  They can't even pass a bill along party lines.  Instead, they end up passing bills with the Democrats and a few rhinos going along.

2 hours ago, sleepybrew said:

i would like to hear actual customers say they saw a reduction

Like everything now, it's probably just a decrease in the increase.

1 hour ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

on the bright side you won't have to ask Facebook how to get it to do wheelies. 

that deserves a GGB mountain can as well.  ask mom for the credit card.

He can still ask Facebook why his new sled bogs all the time.

Teslas seem to be everywhere now.  I see a few Rivians, not as many as Deephaven would in his neighborhood.  Don't think I've ever seen a Lucid.

42 minutes ago, XCR1250 said:

Which SXS you have?

One that doesn't leave the bar probably.

We are at $8.84.  HODL!

Fisker is down to 4 cents a share.  I was thinking of trading in my Aldi quarter for 6 shares.  Not sure if I should risk it though, I need to have something to carry my groceries around in.

You fellers in the side by sides just need to watch your mirrors so we can get by.  And stay on your side of the trail too!

This is the longest in US history the yield curve has been inverted.  Typically, interest rates are higher for longer terms, think a 36 month car loan vs an 84 month car loan.  Recently, the 3 month yield has been higher than the 10 year yield.  Any yield curve inversion is typically followed by a recession.  The longer and deeper the inversion, the worse the recession.

It's delusional to think we just have a soft landing and the economy never contracts.  The plant closures, layoffs, and hiring freezes will continue.

1 hour ago, ArcticCrusher said:

 

These people are delusional.

1 hour ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said:

Got shit from my one supervisor once for casually drinking coffee on company time and being a bad influence on the rookies and new hires.  I just ignored and rolled my eyes on that one. 

At our site we have one of the automatic machines that grinds the beans and brews coffee or espresso.  It's a productivity improver.  We bring a similar but smaller machine to trade shows.  Not much brings people together like a good cup of coffee.

At the corporate offices it's over $3 for a drip brew so I bring my own thermos.  If I ran the place, coffee, tea, and soda would all be free.

8 hours ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

are there free refills? 

No free refills but it's next to the Spirit gates so always plenty of free entertainment!

6 hours ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said:

Finally broke down and got myself a Keurig coffee maker.... finding myself getting a little too lazy to hop in car and pick up my morning coffee lately.   Convenience and cheaper as well. 

I buy 2 or 3 pound bags at Costco and grind it in the store.  It's probably 50 cents per pot.  Take it in a thermos to work.  Keurig is fine if you only drink a cup a day.

3 hours ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

have you been to an airport recently? 

In Indianapolis I'm paying over $5 for a large black coffee.

27 minutes ago, BOHICA said:

Cokes profits in their financial filings is pretty impressive.  If people are buying it at that price they should keep raising it until they find the ceiling.

They hit the ceiling for me.  I'm not paying $9 for a 12 pack of soda.

2 hours ago, BOHICA said:

Charging an EV vs filling with gas also offers huge savings but varies by state.  My state for example EV drivers save $2200 a year when compared to a gas vehicle.  Do combined with maintenance and repair savings and fuel saving it’s a no brainer financially speaking.

 

Idaho has the highest savings — up to $2200 per year ^— where less fuel-efficient vehicles are common along with high gas prices and cheap electricity.

Created by Argonne National Laboratory, researchers found that no matter where you live in the country, you will save driving an electric vehicle. 
 

https://www.energy.gov/policy/articles/save-2200-year-driving-electric-vehicle

One advantage I see is every time I leave home my "tank" would be full.  I don't like having to stop on the way for fuel.  Kind of a hassle to get into Sam's or Costco.  I think it's $0.04/kWh here with an off-peak EV meter.

1 hour ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

credit 'score' also effects your auto insurance rates... 

 

They say that but I don't know how much they actually use it.  I checked with my agent before I froze my credit and they said not to do that.  I've changed carriers multiple times since then and no one seems to have any issues with frozen credit.

9 minutes ago, Voodoo said:

For sure. The 8 year warranty should offer piece of mind but the potential is there. 

Many of the newer gasser engines being squeezed hard for horsepower and efficiency are problematic and the warranty is no where near the Tesla battery.

Plus one for Tesla.

I'd own one if I could justify another vehicle....and would not expect my friends an neighbor to pick up part of the cost.

That's my only issue with all things green, the grift.

My next car will probably be a used Model 3 Long Range AWD.  I just use it for going to town and back and commuting to work.  Any long distance trips is usually with my truck going up north.  Or we could take my wife's Explorer.  Just waiting for the EV market to totally crash and my Focus to completely rot apart.

13 hours ago, ActionfigureJoe said:

I’ve had the same credit card for 25 years. That’s probably what’s holding me back. Zero debt and one lonely credit card. Now a Home Depot card.  
6 more cards and I’ll have perfect score. 

The industry hates people like you.

13 hours ago, Doug said:

Lack of debt or loan payment history is the reason for a lower credit rating.  That is fact.

It's "Credit" rating not a financial well being.  It's a gauge on your ability to pay back a loan 

Yup, but the marketing of the financial industry has brainwashed the poors into thinking a credit score is some great achievement they need to chase.  The real catch is the only way to get that high score is to do business with the big banks.

3 hours ago, Mag6240 said:

Watching your accounts and what/where transactions are on them is a better way.  

Watch your accounts and then freeze your credit at the 3 bureaus so no one can open new accounts with your info.  The quicker you catch those fraud accounts, the easier they will be to sort out.

Here is my actual FICO score.  VantageScore isn't what the banks use, it just tries to approximate a FICO score.

1 minute ago, Voodoo said:

They needed a study? 

Anyone who has owned a higher end Krautmobile could have answered this for them.

It is surprising how close the lower number manufacturers are.

I am slightly confused though at the 10 year numbers. 

I find it difficult to believe the Tesla at 10 years does not need a battery. That would throw them much closer to the high end of the spectrum IMO.

The Tesla warranty is almost 10 years long on the battery.  Without a major repair like a drive motor or battery there just isn't as much mechanical on the Tesla to go wrong. 

These new direct injected turbocharged engines with 10+ speed transmissions aren't cheap to fix either.

19 hours ago, Sled_Hed said:

Apparently @X2700 is a bigger guy than I pictured.

He has a thing for those Wisconsin fish fries.