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The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition
European countries have seen contractions in their economies, or declines in growth. China was under heavy economic pressure before the U.S. imposition of tariffs, and was facing instability in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. Russian President Vladimir Putin had imposed a radical new model for Russian governance and was obviously sensitive to weakness in oil prices, which could not return to the high prices that had previously fueled the Russian economy. The United States is the strongest economy in the world, partly because among the major economies it is least dependent on exports, which account for about 13 percent of GDP, with nearly half going to Canada and Mexico. What is happening is in outline what we expected: China is staggering, triggering a decline in oil prices, and the U.S. is slowing but not going into crisis.One of the shortcomings of much of the economic writing I have seen in the past few days has been the lack of analysis of how lower energy prices benefit economies. UPS and FedEx and United Airlines and trucking and rail companies and power companies all benefit. Is that a net positive for the economy? And...the hysteria that seems to have engulfed the entire world will eventually burn itself out for lack of fuel. How long will people be willing to tolerate idiotic and illogical decisions by unelected bureaucrats simply to avoid some vanishingly unlikely outcome? Closing schools? Why? They didn't close schools when 10% of the campus population was down with the flu, so why now? And the idiot older brother of the profoundly retarded Chris Cuomo is considering cancelling the St. Patrick's Day Parade in NYC. It is a continuing source of amazement that these barely literate, barely educated, barely sentient people pontificate wildly about complex issues. How diseases are communicated, and at what rate, are immensely difficult questions. We can only look at the data at hand, and they show that corona virus is simply not the threat they want it to be. Notice (as most of us have already) that any media or politicians' discussion of the virus devolves almost immediately into criticism of the Trump administration. They can't help themselves, and it is my most fervent wish that they will, as they have in the past, overplay this hand and push people toward president Trump.
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Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:00 AM (8D42x)
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:00 AM (8D42x)
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If it's good for us, the elites hate it.
Posted by: henry at March 10, 2020 11:00 AM (JMDly)
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and time to fetch the others.
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:00 AM (8D42x)
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In Early
Posted by: FrodoB,
because hobbits don't wear socks at March 10, 2020 11:01 AM (veJcn)
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hola chamucos y chamucas
Posted by: bongo strums at March 10, 2020 11:02 AM (B+t5k)
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If Russia and the Saudis want to have a "Let's You and Him Fight", they're welcome to it.
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 11:03 AM (UnA8+)
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All the markets were waiting for Trump to propose some new entitlements and up they go along with oil prices.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2020 11:03 AM (JUOKG)
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I even read the content.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 10, 2020 11:03 AM (axyOa)
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and time to fetch the others.
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:00 AM (8D42x)
get the otters too, while you're there.
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:00 AM (8D42x)
get the otters too, while you're there.
Posted by: BignJames at March 10, 2020 11:03 AM (X/Pw5)
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A singular young man of China
A first-class bioweapons desinah
Mixed up bat flu
And serpent AIDS too
He's dead. His plague's cruising ocean linahs
*sets hair on fire*
A singular young man of China
A first-class bioweapons desinah
Mixed up bat flu
And serpent AIDS too
He's dead. His plague's cruising ocean linahs
*sets hair on fire*
Posted by: naturalfake at March 10, 2020 11:03 AM (9wmyx)
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Yes, they are singularly focused on getting #OrangeManBad and are showing the world what ghouls they are when they cannot discuss anything without making it about Trump.
They *want* people to die, they *want* markets to fall. Ghouls.
They *want* people to die, they *want* markets to fall. Ghouls.
Posted by: Lizzy at March 10, 2020 11:03 AM (bDqIh)
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National Fill Your Jerry-Cans Day
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March 10, 2020 11:04 AM (pnfZk)
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cancelling the St. Patrick's Day Parade
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Headline of the day: 'French mayor defends Smurf rally after outcry over virus'
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I guess the mayor just said, "Smurf it!"
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Headline of the day: 'French mayor defends Smurf rally after outcry over virus'
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I guess the mayor just said, "Smurf it!"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at March 10, 2020 11:04 AM (+y/Ru)
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One of the shortcomings of much of the economic writing I have seen in the past few days has been the lack of analysis of how lower energy prices benefit economies. UPS and FedEx and United Airlines and trucking and rail companies and power companies all benefit. Is that a net positive for the economy?
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Cheaper energy is usually a benefit, but there are downsides. US oil production is home to a lot of jobs that pay well and has been a major economic driver in several regions. US oil through fracking is pretty tight and requires a higher market price to be profitable. $20 oil won't return that profit and new drilling will likely peter out like what happened in that last oil slump - with lots of idle rigs, idle production lines making pipe, etc., idle workers - until prices go back up.
That will be damaging and will definitely hurt mainline growth while it goes on, and will put people out of work or on reduced hours. Cheaper energy isn't all rosy, but it has a lot of benefits. I don't know if the benefits offset the short-term to intermediate-term pain in the well-paid and highly-productive oil extraction industry, though. I suppose we will find out.
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Cheaper energy is usually a benefit, but there are downsides. US oil production is home to a lot of jobs that pay well and has been a major economic driver in several regions. US oil through fracking is pretty tight and requires a higher market price to be profitable. $20 oil won't return that profit and new drilling will likely peter out like what happened in that last oil slump - with lots of idle rigs, idle production lines making pipe, etc., idle workers - until prices go back up.
That will be damaging and will definitely hurt mainline growth while it goes on, and will put people out of work or on reduced hours. Cheaper energy isn't all rosy, but it has a lot of benefits. I don't know if the benefits offset the short-term to intermediate-term pain in the well-paid and highly-productive oil extraction industry, though. I suppose we will find out.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:05 AM (I2dne)
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I'm still reeling from the positive comments coming from Gov Newsome about PDT, Pence and the State Dept support for getting passengers repatriated.
A good friend of mine works in the higher ups for Holland America. She said the exact same thing as NEwsome. And she HATES PDT.
OrangeManBad is getting his foes to say good things about his actions.
WINNING!
A good friend of mine works in the higher ups for Holland America. She said the exact same thing as NEwsome. And she HATES PDT.
OrangeManBad is getting his foes to say good things about his actions.
WINNING!
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 10, 2020 11:05 AM (d7Ww2)
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The hysterical national press needs a collective slap in the face.
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:05 AM (mrrpT)
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I can't see cancelling a St. Patrick's Day parade anywhere. There is always plenty of >60% alcohol involved to sanitize whatever needs sanitizing.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:05 AM (SUJyY)
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Just as impeachapalooza spawned a huge crop of newly minted Constitutional scholars, so too has Wuhan Flu spawned a new swarm of epidemiologists. It's like people on social media just make shit up or something.
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at March 10, 2020 11:06 AM (RD7QR)
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If anything I believe the US comes out of this Coronavirus bullshit with stronger border control and less reliance on Chinese imports. Short term pain but long term benefits.
Posted by: Guzalot at March 10, 2020 11:06 AM (prSvo)
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ok, having read the rant, i'm in agreement. the amount of hair on fire running around and wailing and gnashing of teeth has been similar to that of an exhausted 3 year old who's told they can't have an extra ice cream..
I've been trying to figure out why THIS one time it's the end of the world as we know it and we MUST DO everything to stop any production by normal people.
the only thing i can see is orange man bad...
I've been trying to figure out why THIS one time it's the end of the world as we know it and we MUST DO everything to stop any production by normal people.
the only thing i can see is orange man bad...
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:07 AM (8D42x)
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oh, and corgis summoned.
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:07 AM (8D42x)
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:07 AM (qXNVo)
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The hysterical national press needs a collective slap in the face.
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:05 AM (mrrpT)
++++++++++++
That's been true for a couple of decades now. At least that long.
The past few weeks has demonstrated just that the slap needs to be really hard.
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:05 AM (mrrpT)
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That's been true for a couple of decades now. At least that long.
The past few weeks has demonstrated just that the slap needs to be really hard.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:07 AM (I2dne)
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Media old and busted: I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!
Media new hotness: We're crazy as hell and you'll take it and take it and take it!
Media new hotness: We're crazy as hell and you'll take it and take it and take it!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at March 10, 2020 11:08 AM (+y/Ru)
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We're still going on a Disney Cruise in late April. They already fling sanitizing wipes at you every time you turn a corner.
Posted by: jhawk90 at March 10, 2020 11:08 AM (Xvo1a)
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Competitors. Trucking is loving cheap gas.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:07 AM (qXNVo)
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Are AZ's railroad sidings piling up with idled locomotives yet? That happened during the last major oil slump, even though the economy didn't contract much or at all.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:07 AM (qXNVo)
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Are AZ's railroad sidings piling up with idled locomotives yet? That happened during the last major oil slump, even though the economy didn't contract much or at all.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:08 AM (I2dne)
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I particularly was amused when they tried to claim this was Trump's Chernobyl.
Chernobyl was a FAILURE of bureaucrat control. Both of the manner of operation of the reactor and their very existence (graphite regulated reactors were a no no anywhere else due to the flammability issue they were in use only because they were CHEAP).
It was also a man made disaster (that still may be for Covid) and wholly preventable. There's also not been the lies and obfuscation of the facts that existed about Chernobyl.
Then there's the complete destruction to this day of a large part of the countryside. This won't happen with Covid.
Then there's the fact that Obama did much worse and of course we know the Newsies covered his haloed butt for years after.
Every day the media prove they are traitors and idiots.
Chernobyl was a FAILURE of bureaucrat control. Both of the manner of operation of the reactor and their very existence (graphite regulated reactors were a no no anywhere else due to the flammability issue they were in use only because they were CHEAP).
It was also a man made disaster (that still may be for Covid) and wholly preventable. There's also not been the lies and obfuscation of the facts that existed about Chernobyl.
Then there's the complete destruction to this day of a large part of the countryside. This won't happen with Covid.
Then there's the fact that Obama did much worse and of course we know the Newsies covered his haloed butt for years after.
Every day the media prove they are traitors and idiots.
Posted by: jakee308 at March 10, 2020 11:08 AM (Y79GB)
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Trucking and rail go hand in hand.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (ISvXH)
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So a rational actor would, for long term planning purposes, now factor in the risk of a serious supply chain disruption caused by illness, when considering sourcing from Asia.
Once again, the American economy benefits long term.
The short term effects are still problematic. The world still largely relies on China for a significant percentage of its goods. Bobbleheads and such. So there will be shortages and losses in the near term.
China's gonna have a sore ass for a long time. If we keep the democrats out of power, we'll be fine.
Once again, the American economy benefits long term.
The short term effects are still problematic. The world still largely relies on China for a significant percentage of its goods. Bobbleheads and such. So there will be shortages and losses in the near term.
China's gonna have a sore ass for a long time. If we keep the democrats out of power, we'll be fine.
Posted by: We live in interesting times at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (QVRDD)
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Oil patch workers should consider getting a CDL.
Tons of trucker job openings.
Just as a backup even if temporary.
Tons of trucker job openings.
Just as a backup even if temporary.
Posted by: Ha at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (AXS9h)
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Typically savings from reduced oil prices are passed along to consumers because of price competition. Contrary to popular conception because airlines raise and lower prices in rough unison, hedging against an increase in oil prices is actually pretty risky. That is the firm becomes something like an oil hedge fund attached to an airline.
Posted by: Someguy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (5qroD)
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positive comments coming from Gov Newsome about PDT
Trump threatened to play his hole card against these lunatic Bureaucrats - if he pulled Federal funding from "sanctuary" cities and states , what's left of California and it's unfunded mandates would collapse in a week.
He now owns Newsome.
Trump threatened to play his hole card against these lunatic Bureaucrats - if he pulled Federal funding from "sanctuary" cities and states , what's left of California and it's unfunded mandates would collapse in a week.
He now owns Newsome.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (pnfZk)
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I've noticed that crude prices dropped like a rock and you look for a reduction in gasoline prices and you see - crickets.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (SUJyY)
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How long will people be willing to tolerate idiotic and illogical
decisions by unelected bureaucrats simply to avoid some vanishingly
unlikely outcome?
All depends on how the story is framed, and what emotional buttons are pushed. People still tolerate the TSA, the Patriot Act, and the associated scores of useless personal intrusions designed to monitor the citizenry rather than prevent muslims from blowing up buildings - because the powers-that-be smartly played the patriotic heart-strings of the rubes.
That's why the West Coast is acting so quickly. This kind of mania plays well to that audience. It's an easy story to sell them. Those folks will tolerate this as long as the authority they approve of deems it necessary.
decisions by unelected bureaucrats simply to avoid some vanishingly
unlikely outcome?
All depends on how the story is framed, and what emotional buttons are pushed. People still tolerate the TSA, the Patriot Act, and the associated scores of useless personal intrusions designed to monitor the citizenry rather than prevent muslims from blowing up buildings - because the powers-that-be smartly played the patriotic heart-strings of the rubes.
That's why the West Coast is acting so quickly. This kind of mania plays well to that audience. It's an easy story to sell them. Those folks will tolerate this as long as the authority they approve of deems it necessary.
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (PJmyj)
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and time to fetch the others.
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:00 AM (8D42x)
get the otters too, while you're there.
Posted by: BignJames at March 10, 2020 11:03 AM (X/Pw5)
i'm bringing them, but it's supposed to be a surprise...
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:00 AM (8D42x)
get the otters too, while you're there.
Posted by: BignJames at March 10, 2020 11:03 AM (X/Pw5)
i'm bringing them, but it's supposed to be a surprise...
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:10 AM (8D42x)
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The virus scare does not worry me much, I believe it will burn out within a month. The oil price situation, however, is a Big F'n Deal, because that is 1986 all over again. And 1986 was a hell of a thing to live through, for anyone who was in Texas or who worked in the energy business. Even today, whenever I talk to anyone who's my age and mention 1986, they will universally say "Oh yeah, that's the year I got laid off from my first job!"
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:10 AM (Kpl3J)
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I hope Cuomo cancels the St. Patrick's Day parade.
And I hope this, of course, because that's when the people will physically remove him from office and tar and feather him.
And I hope this, of course, because that's when the people will physically remove him from office and tar and feather him.
Posted by: Ted K. at March 10, 2020 11:10 AM (FJYfm)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (+y/Ru)
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Willowed reply to ok:
Where are you getting your Beds Per Capita number? Medical Hordeling Joe Pilot MD on Twitter says there's nearly a million *ICU* beds in the US. And, based on news footage from Italy, the US beds are a *lot* better and newer which indicates the general state of equipment in the two countries.
Speaking of general numbers, South Korea has a tiny population compared to the US , it is fairly homogeneous, and more accustomed to compliance with authority and social pressure. South Korean solutions simply won't work here.
Italy, on the other hand, has also simply consigned all their elderly to death under the heading of "triage". Oddly enough, entirely refusing to treat the most affected group may be the cause of their higher mortality rate. It may even be the *only* cause, but it will be a while before we know for sure.
Where are you getting your Beds Per Capita number? Medical Hordeling Joe Pilot MD on Twitter says there's nearly a million *ICU* beds in the US. And, based on news footage from Italy, the US beds are a *lot* better and newer which indicates the general state of equipment in the two countries.
Speaking of general numbers, South Korea has a tiny population compared to the US , it is fairly homogeneous, and more accustomed to compliance with authority and social pressure. South Korean solutions simply won't work here.
Italy, on the other hand, has also simply consigned all their elderly to death under the heading of "triage". Oddly enough, entirely refusing to treat the most affected group may be the cause of their higher mortality rate. It may even be the *only* cause, but it will be a while before we know for sure.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (uquGJ)
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"Trucking and rail go hand in hand."
Trains burn a lot of fuel! But maybe as a percentage of their total cost, it's lower than semis?
Trains burn a lot of fuel! But maybe as a percentage of their total cost, it's lower than semis?
Posted by: Chris M at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (eAZVt)
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I've noticed that crude prices dropped like a rock and you look for a reduction in gasoline prices and you see - crickets.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM
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Those are prices for future crude production. Oil is bought 6-12 months out.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM
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Those are prices for future crude production. Oil is bought 6-12 months out.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (JUOKG)
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One of the shortcomings of much of the economic writing I have seen in the past few days has been the lack of analysis of how lower energy prices benefit economies.
I remember 1973 and 1979. Oil (cost of energy) is the foundation of our economy. Those two spikes were like tectonic plates suddenly slipping.
I remember 1973 and 1979. Oil (cost of energy) is the foundation of our economy. Those two spikes were like tectonic plates suddenly slipping.
Posted by: t-bird at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (n/eZB)
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Typically savings from reduced oil prices are passed along to consumers because of price competition. Contrary to popular conception because airlines raise and lower prices in rough unison, hedging against an increase in oil prices is actually pretty risky. That is the firm becomes something like an oil hedge fund attached to an airline.
Posted by: Someguy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (5qroD)
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And some airlines are better at it than others. Southwest was able to mitigate a lot of the fuel run-up into the financial crisis through their exceptionally effective hedging. The downside is that they were paying more for fuel into the downswing, but the smoothing of their costs helped a lot.
I think all the big airlines have big oil hedges attached (or possibly it's the other direction, as you indicated - kind of like how GM is a pension fund with a car manufacturer attached to it).
Posted by: Someguy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (5qroD)
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And some airlines are better at it than others. Southwest was able to mitigate a lot of the fuel run-up into the financial crisis through their exceptionally effective hedging. The downside is that they were paying more for fuel into the downswing, but the smoothing of their costs helped a lot.
I think all the big airlines have big oil hedges attached (or possibly it's the other direction, as you indicated - kind of like how GM is a pension fund with a car manufacturer attached to it).
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (I2dne)
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I want to be optimistic and say that this panic and run on sanitizer and toilet paper and other items will make people more mindful of the need for at least short-term preparations. But no, once the current "crisis" has passed they will return to their old live-for-today ways and this will all be forgotten.
Posted by: Guzalot at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (prSvo)
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Notice (as most of us have already) that any media or politicians' discussion of the virus devolves almost immediately into criticism of the Trump administration. They can't help themselves, and it is my most fervent wish that they will, as they have in the past, overplay this hand and push people toward president Trump.
As I said on the morning thread, it is very fortunate for a number of people on the left that I do not have a terminal illness and a "what-have-I-got-to-lose?" mindset.
The MFM and the Dems are deliberately pushing people to a McVeigh / Unabomer / Beltway Sniper POV. And if I am thinking this and making lists, I guarantee you I am not the only one.
As I said on the morning thread, it is very fortunate for a number of people on the left that I do not have a terminal illness and a "what-have-I-got-to-lose?" mindset.
The MFM and the Dems are deliberately pushing people to a McVeigh / Unabomer / Beltway Sniper POV. And if I am thinking this and making lists, I guarantee you I am not the only one.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at March 10, 2020 11:12 AM (Ki5SV)
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Way more economical to ship by train. Not even close.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2020 11:12 AM (ISvXH)
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I've noticed that crude prices dropped like a rock and you look for a reduction in gasoline prices and you see - crickets.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (SUJyY)
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From the inimitable William Shatner:
https://youtu.be/Be85ZsJCIAI?t=46
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (SUJyY)
+++++++++++++++
From the inimitable William Shatner:
https://youtu.be/Be85ZsJCIAI?t=46
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:12 AM (I2dne)
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Let me see if I can follow Trump's dastardly plan...
1.)Go to China and infect their unsanitary flying rat meat and then put lots of Chinese on airliners to Iran, Italy, etc.
2.) ???
3.) Profit!
Let me see if I can follow Trump's dastardly plan...
1.)Go to China and infect their unsanitary flying rat meat and then put lots of Chinese on airliners to Iran, Italy, etc.
2.) ???
3.) Profit!
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 10, 2020 11:12 AM (AzW6q)
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The hysterical national press needs a collective slap in the face.
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:05 AM (mrrpT)
++++++++++++
That's been true for a couple of decades now. At least that long.
The past few weeks has demonstrated just that the slap needs to be really hard.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:07 AM (I2dne)
with a cricket bat.
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:05 AM (mrrpT)
++++++++++++
That's been true for a couple of decades now. At least that long.
The past few weeks has demonstrated just that the slap needs to be really hard.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:07 AM (I2dne)
with a cricket bat.
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:12 AM (8D42x)
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Closing schools and replacing them with online teaching is the ultimate silver lining.
Colleges 2020=newspapers 2000.
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1237382934388244481
Let's not complain about this, we've been complaining for years about the undeserved status of higher ed.
Colleges 2020=newspapers 2000.
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1237382934388244481
Let's not complain about this, we've been complaining for years about the undeserved status of higher ed.
Posted by: James OBrien at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (9OJui)
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>>29
Trucking and rail go hand in hand. Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (ISvXH)
Intermodal, sure. But Class 1s would much rather have the long-haul advantage to differential-priced shippers in competitive markets because high gas drives up OTR pricing.
Trucking and rail go hand in hand. Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (ISvXH)
Intermodal, sure. But Class 1s would much rather have the long-haul advantage to differential-priced shippers in competitive markets because high gas drives up OTR pricing.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (u4/yY)
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The St Paddy's Parade is quite gay
Something about snakes so they say
Freud says just between us
Snakes always mean penis
Now, run! Those green fags have seen us!
*reignites hair*
The St Paddy's Parade is quite gay
Something about snakes so they say
Freud says just between us
Snakes always mean penis
Now, run! Those green fags have seen us!
*reignites hair*
Posted by: naturalfake at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (9wmyx)
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Those are prices for future crude production. Oil is bought 6-12 months out.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (JUOKG)
Yet, when Katrina hit and all those refineries shut down - it sure didn't take six months for prices to get jacked up.
I believe in the benefits of free markets, supply and demand, the invisible hand, and all that jazz. But no way, no how do I believe ANY of our markets are free. They're manipulated.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (JUOKG)
Yet, when Katrina hit and all those refineries shut down - it sure didn't take six months for prices to get jacked up.
I believe in the benefits of free markets, supply and demand, the invisible hand, and all that jazz. But no way, no how do I believe ANY of our markets are free. They're manipulated.
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (PJmyj)
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (UnA8+)
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Those are prices for future crude production. Oil is bought 6-12 months out.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (JUOKG)
I can actually mention that when the gas prices get jacked up and then you get the:
*sagely strokes chin*
"It's complicated"
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (JUOKG)
I can actually mention that when the gas prices get jacked up and then you get the:
*sagely strokes chin*
"It's complicated"
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (SUJyY)
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It's an easy story to sell them. Those folks will tolerate this as long as the authority they approve of deems it necessary.
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (PJmyj)
As much as I would like you to be wrong...you are probably correct.
And well put.
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (PJmyj)
As much as I would like you to be wrong...you are probably correct.
And well put.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (dLLD6)
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The virus scare does not worry me much, I believe it will burn out within a month. The oil price situation, however, is a Big F'n Deal, because that is 1986 all over again. And 1986 was a hell of a thing to live through, for anyone who was in Texas or who worked in the energy business. Even today, whenever I talk to anyone who's my age and mention 1986, they will universally say "Oh yeah, that's the year I got laid off from my first job!"
Posted by: Tom Servo
I've never seen our stock so low. $12.90
It was at $42 three weeks ago.
If only I had $50k to drop.
Posted by: Tom Servo
I've never seen our stock so low. $12.90
It was at $42 three weeks ago.
If only I had $50k to drop.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (T0djb)
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>>Trains burn a lot of fuel! But maybe as a percentage of their total cost, it's lower than semis? Posted by: Chris M at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (eAZVt)
Much less--historically, 20% of operating cost.
Much less--historically, 20% of operating cost.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (u4/yY)
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34 I've noticed that crude prices dropped like a rock and you look for a reduction in gasoline prices and you see - crickets.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (SUJyY)
There's not enough competitive pressure to get service stations to drop prices - and they've already paid for all of the gas in their storage tanks, so they're not about to sell it at a loss. As far as prices going up instantly, that's the downside of a capitalistic market - if everyone else raises prices at the same time, there's no cost and only profit for an individual owner to raise his prices. Although I think there are long term costs to using them, this is the logic behind short term price controls.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (SUJyY)
There's not enough competitive pressure to get service stations to drop prices - and they've already paid for all of the gas in their storage tanks, so they're not about to sell it at a loss. As far as prices going up instantly, that's the downside of a capitalistic market - if everyone else raises prices at the same time, there's no cost and only profit for an individual owner to raise his prices. Although I think there are long term costs to using them, this is the logic behind short term price controls.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:14 AM (Kpl3J)
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Oops.
The St Paddy's Parade is quite gay
Something about snakes so they say
Freud says just between us
Snakes always mean penis
Those green fags have seen us. Run away!
The St Paddy's Parade is quite gay
Something about snakes so they say
Freud says just between us
Snakes always mean penis
Those green fags have seen us. Run away!
Posted by: naturalfake at March 10, 2020 11:14 AM (9wmyx)
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"It is a continuing source of amazement that these barely literate, barely educated, barely sentient people pontificate wildly about complex issues."
Hey, there's no need to get personal, bub.
Hey, there's no need to get personal, bub.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Post Primary Sale - Used Prognostications & Predictions 1/2 Off at The Outrage Outlet! at March 10, 2020 11:14 AM (hLRSq)
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Trucks take the containers to the railhead and then to the user on the other end, but what % of shipping is done by rail? There is always a shortage of semi drivers too
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at March 10, 2020 11:14 AM (MU2MU)
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But no, once the current "crisis" has passed they will return to their old live-for-today ways and this will all be forgotten.
Posted by: Guzalot at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM
No doubt about that.
Just as sure as there were people who sold yesterday in a hysterical panic and bought back in today as stock prices are rising.
A case study in stupidity.
Posted by: Guzalot at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM
No doubt about that.
Just as sure as there were people who sold yesterday in a hysterical panic and bought back in today as stock prices are rising.
A case study in stupidity.
Posted by: Ha at March 10, 2020 11:14 AM (AXS9h)
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at March 10, 2020 11:14 AM (BqBId)
66
Way more economical to ship by train. Not even close.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2020 11:12 AM (ISvXH)
One of the many reasons we pound Europe economically. They use trains for people and trucks for long-distance hauling of products. We, for the most part, do the opposite.
But lefties like Choo Choo Biden want to put us all on trains. Brilliant.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2020 11:12 AM (ISvXH)
One of the many reasons we pound Europe economically. They use trains for people and trucks for long-distance hauling of products. We, for the most part, do the opposite.
But lefties like Choo Choo Biden want to put us all on trains. Brilliant.
Posted by: Ted K. at March 10, 2020 11:15 AM (FJYfm)
67
Cancel New York City
Posted by: The president in Fail Safe at March 10, 2020 11:15 AM (aKsyK)
68
I've never seen our stock so low. $12.90
It was at $42 three weeks ago."
if you don't mind telling, which one is that?
It was at $42 three weeks ago."
if you don't mind telling, which one is that?
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:15 AM (Kpl3J)
69
51 Closing schools and replacing them with online teaching is the ultimate silver lining.
Colleges 2020=newspapers 2000.
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1237382934388244481
Let's not complain about this, we've been complaining for years about the undeserved status of higher ed.
Posted by: James OBrien at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (9OJui)
The mode of delivery doesn't matter if the content is pernicious--got to replace the teachers to make a difference.
Colleges 2020=newspapers 2000.
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1237382934388244481
Let's not complain about this, we've been complaining for years about the undeserved status of higher ed.
Posted by: James OBrien at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (9OJui)
The mode of delivery doesn't matter if the content is pernicious--got to replace the teachers to make a difference.
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at March 10, 2020 11:15 AM (RD7QR)
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I remember 1973 and 1979. Oil (cost of energy) is the foundation of our economy. Those two spikes were like tectonic plates suddenly slipping.
Posted by: t-bird at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (n/eZB)
I also remember those famous Texas bumper stickers, "LET the DAMN YANKEES FREEZE!"
I remember 1973 and 1979. Oil (cost of energy) is the foundation of our economy. Those two spikes were like tectonic plates suddenly slipping.
Posted by: t-bird at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (n/eZB)
I also remember those famous Texas bumper stickers, "LET the DAMN YANKEES FREEZE!"
Posted by: JoeF. at March 10, 2020 11:15 AM (CqE5x)
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And some airlines are better at it than others. Southwest was able to mitigate a lot of the fuel run-up into the financial crisis through their exceptionally effective hedging. The downside is that they were paying more for fuel into the downswing, but the smoothing of their costs helped a lot.
I think all the big airlines have big oil hedges attached (or possibly it's the other direction, as you indicated - kind of like how GM is a pension fund with a car manufacturer attached to it).
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (I2dne)
Because the costs and revenues move together for the most part, smoothing only one part actually adds volatility. Which is why you see airlines make or lose massive amounts of money in a year from hedges.
I think all the big airlines have big oil hedges attached (or possibly it's the other direction, as you indicated - kind of like how GM is a pension fund with a car manufacturer attached to it).
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (I2dne)
Because the costs and revenues move together for the most part, smoothing only one part actually adds volatility. Which is why you see airlines make or lose massive amounts of money in a year from hedges.
Posted by: Someguy at March 10, 2020 11:15 AM (5qroD)
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>>63
Trucks take the containers to the railhead and then to the user on the
other end, but what % of shipping is done by rail? There is always a
shortage of semi drivers too Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at March 10, 2020 11:14 AM (MU2MU)
Unit trains don't need trucks at either end, and 91% of rail traffic is bulk freight.
Trucks take the containers to the railhead and then to the user on the
other end, but what % of shipping is done by rail? There is always a
shortage of semi drivers too Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at March 10, 2020 11:14 AM (MU2MU)
Unit trains don't need trucks at either end, and 91% of rail traffic is bulk freight.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:16 AM (u4/yY)
73
When you control the Media, Academia and Hollywood, you no longer have to think. The ability to reason atrophies and falls away. And you have a Left that has nothing other than hatred as a foundation.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 10, 2020 11:16 AM (E+OcO)
74
afaik, frackers took on cheap debt to build out their operations, but they need ~$55 oil to be profitable. (some brag of profit at $40, not most. and the early/easiest resources may indeed be tapped out early, but tech keeps improving)
The economic boom since TARP would be hard to maintain in even normal times without all the monetary contrivances, and now the "Get Trump at Any Cost" globalist and DeepState war. I hope for a moderate slow down, then recovery through summer and fall to get Trump re-elected. There will be more financial contrivances to accomplish that, AND to start repatriating essential production (and to stop inviting China innto every nook and cranny to steal our tech, sheesh).
The economic boom since TARP would be hard to maintain in even normal times without all the monetary contrivances, and now the "Get Trump at Any Cost" globalist and DeepState war. I hope for a moderate slow down, then recovery through summer and fall to get Trump re-elected. There will be more financial contrivances to accomplish that, AND to start repatriating essential production (and to stop inviting China innto every nook and cranny to steal our tech, sheesh).
Posted by: illiniwek at March 10, 2020 11:16 AM (Cus5s)
Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2020 11:16 AM (Qf83p)
76
I've never seen our stock so low. $12.90
It was at $42 three weeks ago."
if you don't mind telling, which one is that?
Posted by: Tom Servo
OXY
It was at $42 three weeks ago."
if you don't mind telling, which one is that?
Posted by: Tom Servo
OXY
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (T0djb)
77
The press says don't politicize COVID-19.
But cannot go ten words more before "but Trump."
Bernie says don't politicize the virus, but Trump.
Biden sort of slurs it out, but then comes the "but."
But cannot go ten words more before "but Trump."
Bernie says don't politicize the virus, but Trump.
Biden sort of slurs it out, but then comes the "but."
Posted by: Les Kinetic at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (+fPHo)
78
This is the time of the changeover in the oil refineries from winter to summer gas. (a stupid and wasteful bureaucratic exercise)
So that's some of the lack of response.
Also generally a business will respond quicker to higher costs than lower costs for good reason.
And they may see signs that the prices will be back up shortly so why bother.
As to it hurting the US. We can and are exporting our oil and many countries would rather owe the US than other countries and even some who follow the rules about Iran and other places as being under embargo.
Then too, I believe that fracking wells can be restarted easier than other wells. Some oil wells cannot be restarted after pumping has stopped for a while thus a total loss of the field.
So that's some of the lack of response.
Also generally a business will respond quicker to higher costs than lower costs for good reason.
And they may see signs that the prices will be back up shortly so why bother.
As to it hurting the US. We can and are exporting our oil and many countries would rather owe the US than other countries and even some who follow the rules about Iran and other places as being under embargo.
Then too, I believe that fracking wells can be restarted easier than other wells. Some oil wells cannot be restarted after pumping has stopped for a while thus a total loss of the field.
Posted by: jakee308 at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (Y79GB)
79
hedging against an increase in oil prices is actually pretty risky. That is the firm becomes something like an oil hedge fund attached to an airline.
Posted by: Someguy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (5qroD)
How do you figure that? Hedging fuel prices is possibly the single greatest advantage Southwest had over their competitors for the last decade plus. Yes they have better prices and crews, but that's an outgrowth of their savings on fuel.
Posted by: Someguy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (5qroD)
How do you figure that? Hedging fuel prices is possibly the single greatest advantage Southwest had over their competitors for the last decade plus. Yes they have better prices and crews, but that's an outgrowth of their savings on fuel.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (uquGJ)
80
Will all the tide pods I ate prevent corona? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (ZmdWy)
81
26 We're still going on a Disney Cruise in late April. They already fling sanitizing wipes at you every time you turn a corner.
Posted by: jhawk90 at March 10, 2020 11:08 AM (Xvo1a)
We're trying to figure out if Disney will lower prices if the crowds thin due to the scare. We've got a trip scheduled for Holloween with the grandkids, 8 of us total, and it wouldn't hurt to get a discount. Private guides are $525/hour now, 7 hour minimum.
Posted by: jhawk90 at March 10, 2020 11:08 AM (Xvo1a)
We're trying to figure out if Disney will lower prices if the crowds thin due to the scare. We've got a trip scheduled for Holloween with the grandkids, 8 of us total, and it wouldn't hurt to get a discount. Private guides are $525/hour now, 7 hour minimum.
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (mrrpT)
82
But lefties like Choo Choo Biden want to put us all on trains. Brilliant.
Posted by: Ted K. at March 10, 2020 11:15 AM (FJYfm)
++++++++++++
Trains can make sense. You need population density. We don't have W. European population density. Where we have close to that density - the NE seaboard - we have high-speed rail. It's antiquated and inefficient because we aren't willing to tax the entire economy to sustain constant upgrades, but we do have it. We have it in the small slice of the country where it makes some sense to have it. But since this America, we also have private transportation.
Posted by: Ted K. at March 10, 2020 11:15 AM (FJYfm)
++++++++++++
Trains can make sense. You need population density. We don't have W. European population density. Where we have close to that density - the NE seaboard - we have high-speed rail. It's antiquated and inefficient because we aren't willing to tax the entire economy to sustain constant upgrades, but we do have it. We have it in the small slice of the country where it makes some sense to have it. But since this America, we also have private transportation.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (I2dne)
83
51 Closing schools and replacing them with online teaching is the ultimate silver lining.
Colleges 2020=newspapers 2000.
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1237382934388244481
Let's not complain about this, we've been complaining for years about the undeserved status of higher ed.
Posted by: James OBrien at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (9OJui)
It's very hard to indoctrinate the student body when the bodies are not present to be indoctrinated. Also, hard to get the intimidating mob together when they are all at home.*
*The internet/social media is but a poor substitute.
Colleges 2020=newspapers 2000.
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1237382934388244481
Let's not complain about this, we've been complaining for years about the undeserved status of higher ed.
Posted by: James OBrien at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (9OJui)
It's very hard to indoctrinate the student body when the bodies are not present to be indoctrinated. Also, hard to get the intimidating mob together when they are all at home.*
*The internet/social media is but a poor substitute.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Post Primary Sale - Used Prognostications & Predictions 1/2 Off at The Outrage Outlet! at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (hLRSq)
84
osted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (uquGJ)
and as I mentioned there is a difference between hospital beds per capita and negative pressure rooms to contain the virus within the hospital setting. I would be shocked if Italy was teeming with those. They may have lots of very basic space, but high tech space...no
And who is this person, ok,, anyway, demanding racial homogeneity? Raycissssssss
and as I mentioned there is a difference between hospital beds per capita and negative pressure rooms to contain the virus within the hospital setting. I would be shocked if Italy was teeming with those. They may have lots of very basic space, but high tech space...no
And who is this person, ok,, anyway, demanding racial homogeneity? Raycissssssss
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (ONvIw)
85
Where are you getting your Beds Per Capita number?
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (uquGJ)
Where the sun don't shine...
Paraphrasing..."3.4 beds/1,000 in Italy and Northern Italy."
What does that even mean?
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (uquGJ)
Where the sun don't shine...
Paraphrasing..."3.4 beds/1,000 in Italy and Northern Italy."
What does that even mean?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 10, 2020 11:18 AM (dLLD6)
86
Italy, on the other hand, has also simply consigned all their elderly to death under the heading of "triage". Oddly enough, entirely refusing to treat the most affected group may be the cause of their higher mortality rate. It may even be the *only* cause, but it will be a while before we know for sure.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (uquGJ)
I don't trust our government to report accurately on almost anything, and I trust the ChiCom, Italian, Korean, and Iranian governments even less.
And "triage" is such a handy way to lessen the financial burden of Free Medical Care for all by removing a vulnerable and non-productive (in the best of times) cohort, the elderly.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:11 AM (uquGJ)
I don't trust our government to report accurately on almost anything, and I trust the ChiCom, Italian, Korean, and Iranian governments even less.
And "triage" is such a handy way to lessen the financial burden of Free Medical Care for all by removing a vulnerable and non-productive (in the best of times) cohort, the elderly.
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at March 10, 2020 11:18 AM (BiNEL)
87
Zod is up on his supply chain.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2020 11:18 AM (ISvXH)
88
I've never seen our stock so low. $12.90
It was at $42 three weeks ago.
If only I had $50k to drop.
Posted by: rickb223
Are you sure? Id look into that. Occidental is apparently completely exposed to a drop in oil prices.thru their hedging. (it's too complex for me to follow, though, and I'm going on other people's explanations)
It was at $42 three weeks ago.
If only I had $50k to drop.
Posted by: rickb223
Are you sure? Id look into that. Occidental is apparently completely exposed to a drop in oil prices.thru their hedging. (it's too complex for me to follow, though, and I'm going on other people's explanations)
Posted by: t-bird at March 10, 2020 11:18 AM (8ruUE)
89
Will all the tide pods I ate prevent corona? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: BourbonChicken
Still. Much. Danger!!!!!!!
Posted by: BourbonChicken
Still. Much. Danger!!!!!!!
Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2020 11:18 AM (Qf83p)
90
From the inimitable William Shatner:
https://youtu.be/Be85ZsJCIAI?t=46
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:12 AM (I2dne)
ROFL! I hadn't heard that before!!!
https://youtu.be/Be85ZsJCIAI?t=46
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:12 AM (I2dne)
ROFL! I hadn't heard that before!!!
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:18 AM (Kpl3J)
91
When my eyes see the letters Chris Cuomo, my brain pronounces it as "Fredo", with a Sicilian accent.
Posted by: mer at March 10, 2020 11:19 AM (CvIak)
92
jwest - I'll carry the map and say "Let's go - LEFT". How's $250/hr grab ya' ?
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:19 AM (PJmyj)
93
The mode of delivery doesn't matter if the content is pernicious--got to replace the teachers to make a difference.
And the curriculum.
And the textbooks. No more Progs such as the commie Zinn who write lies.
And the curriculum.
And the textbooks. No more Progs such as the commie Zinn who write lies.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy's new band is called The Swinging Epsteins at March 10, 2020 11:19 AM (HaL55)
94
with a cricket bat.
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:12 AM (8D42x)
Electrified.
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (UnA8+)
wrapped in barbed wire
and flaming for good effect.
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:12 AM (8D42x)
Electrified.
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 11:13 AM (UnA8+)
wrapped in barbed wire
and flaming for good effect.
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:20 AM (8D42x)
95
The mode of delivery doesn't matter if the content is pernicious--got to replace the teachers to make a difference.
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at March 10, 2020 11:15 AM (RD7QR)
Does Princeton, for example, plan on refunding all this pricey room and board? They are going online for political reasons and/or to protect their aged faculty, but mostly politics
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at March 10, 2020 11:15 AM (RD7QR)
Does Princeton, for example, plan on refunding all this pricey room and board? They are going online for political reasons and/or to protect their aged faculty, but mostly politics
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:20 AM (ONvIw)
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79 hedging against an increase in oil prices is actually pretty risky. That is the firm becomes something like an oil hedge fund attached to an airline.
Posted by: Someguy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (5qroD)
How do you figure that? Hedging fuel prices is possibly the single greatest advantage Southwest had over their competitors for the last decade plus. Yes they have better prices and crews, but that's an outgrowth of their savings on fuel.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (uquGJ)
Well let's look at the current situation. Where are revenues? Down. Where are costs down? Except, whoops, you're hedged against an increase in cost, so your hedges just lost you a of of money as business is down.
The goal of hedging should be more stability in earnings. If revenue and cost are typically correlated(as they will be in many cases), hedging only one part increases your volatility.
Posted by: Someguy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (5qroD)
How do you figure that? Hedging fuel prices is possibly the single greatest advantage Southwest had over their competitors for the last decade plus. Yes they have better prices and crews, but that's an outgrowth of their savings on fuel.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (uquGJ)
Well let's look at the current situation. Where are revenues? Down. Where are costs down? Except, whoops, you're hedged against an increase in cost, so your hedges just lost you a of of money as business is down.
The goal of hedging should be more stability in earnings. If revenue and cost are typically correlated(as they will be in many cases), hedging only one part increases your volatility.
Posted by: Someguy at March 10, 2020 11:20 AM (5qroD)
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>>87
Zod is up on his supply chain. Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2020 11:18 AM (ISvXH)
In a former life, Zod covered that industry. He also broke his piggybank when the Conrail split occurred. He knew that NS and CSX were drastically undervalued after the split, and purchased as much as he could.
Profit.
Zod is up on his supply chain. Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 10, 2020 11:18 AM (ISvXH)
In a former life, Zod covered that industry. He also broke his piggybank when the Conrail split occurred. He knew that NS and CSX were drastically undervalued after the split, and purchased as much as he could.
Profit.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:20 AM (u4/yY)
98
92 jwest - I'll carry the map and say "Let's go - LEFT". How's $250/hr grab ya' ?
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:19 AM (PJmyj)
As long as I don't have to wait in line. Can you imagine standing there at the sign that says "2 hours from this point" with 4 grandkids?
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:19 AM (PJmyj)
As long as I don't have to wait in line. Can you imagine standing there at the sign that says "2 hours from this point" with 4 grandkids?
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:21 AM (mrrpT)
99
Just as impeachapalooza spawned a huge crop of newly minted Constitutional scholars, so too has Wuhan Flu spawned a new swarm of epidemiologists. It's like people on social media just make shit up or something.
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at March 10, 2020 11:06 AM (RD7QR)
True, dat. Case in point: our "friend" ok.
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at March 10, 2020 11:06 AM (RD7QR)
True, dat. Case in point: our "friend" ok.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 10, 2020 11:21 AM (miJU3)
100
True, dat. Case in point: our "friend" ok.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 10, 2020 11:21 AM (miJU3)
The racial/ethnic homogeneity dude?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 10, 2020 11:21 AM (miJU3)
The racial/ethnic homogeneity dude?
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:22 AM (ONvIw)
101
@20
It better result in a shit ton of manufacturing, specifically drug manufacturing coming back to this country.
The idea that the US and the worlds antibiotic supply comes from a third world communist shit hole where the last 5 deadly viral outbreaks have come from is preposterous.
Also, apparently the worlds supply of surgical and viral masks come out of this country.
Heck of a job globalist shitheads, you've murdered us.
It better result in a shit ton of manufacturing, specifically drug manufacturing coming back to this country.
The idea that the US and the worlds antibiotic supply comes from a third world communist shit hole where the last 5 deadly viral outbreaks have come from is preposterous.
Also, apparently the worlds supply of surgical and viral masks come out of this country.
Heck of a job globalist shitheads, you've murdered us.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2020 11:22 AM (FVrDO)
102
Well President Xi is going to the city of Wuhan ! I think this shit has about had it's 15 minutes of fame
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at March 10, 2020 11:22 AM (BqBId)
103
As long as I don't have to wait in line. Can you
imagine standing there at the sign that says "2 hours from this point"
with 4 grandkids?
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:21 AM (mrrpT)
No. We used to skip those lines and come back later.
I hate theme parks. I miss the kids being little, but I wouldn't go back to that crap again. And I ain't taking grand-kids if and when they arrive.. Not gonna' do it. I did my time.
imagine standing there at the sign that says "2 hours from this point"
with 4 grandkids?
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:21 AM (mrrpT)
No. We used to skip those lines and come back later.
I hate theme parks. I miss the kids being little, but I wouldn't go back to that crap again. And I ain't taking grand-kids if and when they arrive.. Not gonna' do it. I did my time.
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (PJmyj)
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It's an easy story to sell them. Those folks will tolerate this as long as the authority they approve of deems it necessary.
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (PJmyj)
I hate authority, but this is "my" authority, so...
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (PJmyj)
I hate authority, but this is "my" authority, so...
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (BiNEL)
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I've noticed that crude prices dropped like a rock and you look for a reduction in gasoline prices and you see - crickets.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM
I've seen the prices at the pump drop by a good $0.21/gal over the last 2 weeks or so.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM
I've seen the prices at the pump drop by a good $0.21/gal over the last 2 weeks or so.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (ejd/p)
106
Heck of a job globalist shitheads, you've murdered us.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2020 11:22 AM (FVrDO)
We made lots of money, who cares if you die
Heck of a job globalist shitheads, you've murdered us.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2020 11:22 AM (FVrDO)
We made lots of money, who cares if you die
Posted by: Richie Rich at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (ONvIw)
107
I know that you lie for a reason
Why you wanna hide the truth
But you're gonna be trialed for treason
by the public and the mob of youth
*crank it*
https://tinyurl.com/to38j65
Why you wanna hide the truth
But you're gonna be trialed for treason
by the public and the mob of youth
*crank it*
https://tinyurl.com/to38j65
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (pnfZk)
108
According to Bernie Sanders, people are dying of coronavirus because Trump doesn't believe in science.
Posted by: blaster at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (9VeU0)
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I've seen the prices at the pump drop by a good $0.21/gal over the last 2 weeks or so.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Sadly, it seems that when prices do go up at the pump, I've seen it go up by that much overnight.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Sadly, it seems that when prices do go up at the pump, I've seen it go up by that much overnight.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:24 AM (T0djb)
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105 I've noticed that crude prices dropped like a rock and you look for a reduction in gasoline prices and you see - crickets.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM
I've seen the prices at the pump drop by a good $0.21/gal over the last 2 weeks or so.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (ejd/p)
It takes one, and then the guy across the street drops the price. And then the guy on the other block. It's funny how they all are in sync on the upswing though.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM
I've seen the prices at the pump drop by a good $0.21/gal over the last 2 weeks or so.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (ejd/p)
It takes one, and then the guy across the street drops the price. And then the guy on the other block. It's funny how they all are in sync on the upswing though.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:24 AM (SUJyY)
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102 Well President Xi is going to the city of Wuhan ! I think this shit has about had it's 15 minutes of fame
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at March 10, 2020 11:22 AM (BqBId)
It must be pretty over if Xi is coming out of "social isolation"
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at March 10, 2020 11:22 AM (BqBId)
It must be pretty over if Xi is coming out of "social isolation"
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:24 AM (ONvIw)
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Israel, which is a serious country, is treating coronavirus quite seriously. (It currently has 58 cases.)
Everyone arriving in Israel from abroad will now be subject to a mandatory two-week quarantine, with criminal penalties for violating it. Foreign tourists currently in Israel will have to leave Israel in the near future. Israel is also imposing mandatory two-week quarantines on anyone who has been in a location at a time when someone was there who later came down with coronavirus.
No, it's not the Black Death, but it's not just a seasonal upgraded flu, either.
Everyone arriving in Israel from abroad will now be subject to a mandatory two-week quarantine, with criminal penalties for violating it. Foreign tourists currently in Israel will have to leave Israel in the near future. Israel is also imposing mandatory two-week quarantines on anyone who has been in a location at a time when someone was there who later came down with coronavirus.
No, it's not the Black Death, but it's not just a seasonal upgraded flu, either.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 10, 2020 11:24 AM (I2/tG)
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I'm very interested in what the current economic troubles will do to China's plans to rearm and become the western Pacific's hegemon. Russia can't really afford to play in the big leagues anymore, but China's overall economy and ST base is MUCH stronger.
Posted by: pep at March 10, 2020 11:24 AM (T6t7i)
114
Lotta math goin' on here.
Posted by: davidt at March 10, 2020 11:24 AM (l3+k2)
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ROFL! I hadn't heard that before!!!
That was all kinds of awesome. We could make that the Horde's Official Anthem.
If we did such things, that is.
That was all kinds of awesome. We could make that the Horde's Official Anthem.
If we did such things, that is.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy's new band is called The Swinging Epsteins at March 10, 2020 11:25 AM (HaL55)
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It must be pretty over if Xi is coming out of "social isolation"
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:24 AM (ONvIw)
******
Not only coming out of "Social Isolation" but visiting the Epicenter of it
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:24 AM (ONvIw)
******
Not only coming out of "Social Isolation" but visiting the Epicenter of it
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at March 10, 2020 11:25 AM (BqBId)
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108
According to Bernie Sanders, people are dying of coronavirus because Trump doesn't believe in science.
Posted by: blaster
Bold talk from someone who doesn't believe in economics or human nature.
According to Bernie Sanders, people are dying of coronavirus because Trump doesn't believe in science.
Posted by: blaster
Bold talk from someone who doesn't believe in economics or human nature.
Posted by: pep at March 10, 2020 11:26 AM (T6t7i)
118
Nobody should pontificate except for the Pope.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 10, 2020 11:26 AM (XVuno)
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"And I ain't taking grand-kids if and when they arrive.. Not gonna' do it. I did my time."
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (PJmyj)
You'll change your mind when they come along. That's part of the fun of being a grandparent - you wind the kids up then say to the parents "we're going now".
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (PJmyj)
You'll change your mind when they come along. That's part of the fun of being a grandparent - you wind the kids up then say to the parents "we're going now".
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:26 AM (mrrpT)
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My profitable company is trading at a PE of 7. I am half-tempted to buy up.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:26 AM (I2dne)
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What are your favorite YouTube channels?
I like
Active Self Protection: real world violent encounters with analysis geared toward self defenders.
AvE: Blue collar guy doing in depth tool reviews, shop stuff, hilarious guy
Donut Operator: Former LEO comments on police videos, funny guy
Lock Picking Lawyer: Straightforward commentary on lock quality and shows him picking all sorts of locks
Frank Howarth: Artisan woodworker, Bob Ross relaxation vibe
Hickock45: Gun guy, tons of hands on, in depth gun reviews by a very smart guy
Mark Rober: Former NASA engineer showing off interesting engineering projects
Paul Harrell: Marine, straight out of the 70s. Serious gun guy with a ton of very worthwhile videos on calibers, gun performance, real world testing, very relaxing vibe.
PoliceActivity: Lots of dashcam and badgecam videos.
PrimitiveTechnology: No talking. Guy in the woods building things like kilns, huts, forges, etc the way people did for thousands of years.
What are your favorites?
I like
Active Self Protection: real world violent encounters with analysis geared toward self defenders.
AvE: Blue collar guy doing in depth tool reviews, shop stuff, hilarious guy
Donut Operator: Former LEO comments on police videos, funny guy
Lock Picking Lawyer: Straightforward commentary on lock quality and shows him picking all sorts of locks
Frank Howarth: Artisan woodworker, Bob Ross relaxation vibe
Hickock45: Gun guy, tons of hands on, in depth gun reviews by a very smart guy
Mark Rober: Former NASA engineer showing off interesting engineering projects
Paul Harrell: Marine, straight out of the 70s. Serious gun guy with a ton of very worthwhile videos on calibers, gun performance, real world testing, very relaxing vibe.
PoliceActivity: Lots of dashcam and badgecam videos.
PrimitiveTechnology: No talking. Guy in the woods building things like kilns, huts, forges, etc the way people did for thousands of years.
What are your favorites?
Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2020 11:26 AM (i0wNm)
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It's an easy story to sell them. Those folks will tolerate this as long as the authority they approve of deems it necessary.
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (PJmyj)
Isn't that pretty much how the Mandate of Heaven works?
It's an easy story to sell them. Those folks will tolerate this as long as the authority they approve of deems it necessary.
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM (PJmyj)
Isn't that pretty much how the Mandate of Heaven works?
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (uquGJ)
123
Topical interruption:
Voltaren (diclofenac) is now available over the counter or so the article says. But neither Wally nor Amazon offer it.
Yet.
https://tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
https://preview.tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
Voltaren (diclofenac) is now available over the counter or so the article says. But neither Wally nor Amazon offer it.
Yet.
https://tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
https://preview.tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
Posted by: Braenyard at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (X2vir)
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According to Bernie Sanders, people are dying of coronavirus because Trump doesn't believe in science.
Posted by: blaster at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (9VeU0)
If you believe in Science,
Clap your hands!!!
Don't let Orangemanbad kill Science!!!
Clap your hands!
Please clap your hands!!!
Posted by: blaster at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (9VeU0)
If you believe in Science,
Clap your hands!!!
Don't let Orangemanbad kill Science!!!
Clap your hands!
Please clap your hands!!!
Posted by: naturalfake in Green Tights and a Stylish Green cap with a feather in it at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (9wmyx)
125
Not only coming out of "Social Isolation" but visiting the Epicenter of it
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at March 10, 2020 11:25 AM (BqBId)
If he shows up in one of those hazmat suits, spraying bleach, how will we know it's really him?
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at March 10, 2020 11:25 AM (BqBId)
If he shows up in one of those hazmat suits, spraying bleach, how will we know it's really him?
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (ONvIw)
126
It takes one, and then the guy across the street drops the price. And then the guy on the other block. It's funny how they all are in sync on the upswing though.
Posted by: Roy
When you pull into a station and see binoculars at the register, it's not for drive offs. Not anymore.
They are checking out what their competitor down the street is doing.
Posted by: Roy
When you pull into a station and see binoculars at the register, it's not for drive offs. Not anymore.
They are checking out what their competitor down the street is doing.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (T0djb)
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105 I've noticed that crude prices dropped like a rock and you look for a reduction in gasoline prices and you see - crickets.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM
I've seen the prices at the pump drop by a good $0.21/gal over the last 2 weeks or so.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (ejd/p)
What is odd is seeing the various price differences at different stations less than a mile away. Some stations around here are almost a dollar more than a nearby station. Even different stations of the same company have very different prices.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March 10, 2020 11:09 AM
I've seen the prices at the pump drop by a good $0.21/gal over the last 2 weeks or so.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (ejd/p)
What is odd is seeing the various price differences at different stations less than a mile away. Some stations around here are almost a dollar more than a nearby station. Even different stations of the same company have very different prices.
Posted by: josephistan at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (Izzlo)
128
I posted different video of this exchange on the previous thread but here's a better video of it:
@JackPosobiec
Biden just melted down when a Detroit auto worker stood up for the 2nd Amendment
https://tinyurl.com/rruhwvq
@JackPosobiec
Biden just melted down when a Detroit auto worker stood up for the 2nd Amendment
https://tinyurl.com/rruhwvq
Posted by: Tami at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (cF8AT)
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81
26 We're still going on a Disney Cruise in late April. They already fling sanitizing wipes at you every time you turn a corner.
Posted by: jhawk90 at March 10, 2020 11:08 AM (Xvo1a)
We're trying to figure out if Disney will lower prices if the crowds thin due to the scare.
mrs. chronda last night: this would be a good time to take a cruise.
26 We're still going on a Disney Cruise in late April. They already fling sanitizing wipes at you every time you turn a corner.
Posted by: jhawk90 at March 10, 2020 11:08 AM (Xvo1a)
We're trying to figure out if Disney will lower prices if the crowds thin due to the scare.
mrs. chronda last night: this would be a good time to take a cruise.
Posted by: Anachronda at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (sGtp+)
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I watched Cuomo's advertisement press conference for hand sanitizer that apparently the state of New York is manufacturing in the state prisons?
He was bragging about how cheap it was, less than $8 a gallon. And how it has 75% alcohol in it. How Purell and other manufacturers need to take notice and stop price gouging.
He went on and on about the wonderful fragrance it had , of lilacs , etc.
Well, if Purell's manufacturers were using slave labor, and selling at cost, they could be as cheap as NY Sanitizer.
Laura' Ingraham's guest who watched the video of him with her, started laughing and pointed out that NY was selling 150 proof floral alcohol at $8 a gallon and whatever could go wrong with that?
He was bragging about how cheap it was, less than $8 a gallon. And how it has 75% alcohol in it. How Purell and other manufacturers need to take notice and stop price gouging.
He went on and on about the wonderful fragrance it had , of lilacs , etc.
Well, if Purell's manufacturers were using slave labor, and selling at cost, they could be as cheap as NY Sanitizer.
Laura' Ingraham's guest who watched the video of him with her, started laughing and pointed out that NY was selling 150 proof floral alcohol at $8 a gallon and whatever could go wrong with that?
Posted by: Jen the original at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (dSAQa)
131
Forget oil. Natural gas is so cheap they are practically giving it away.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (xfb67)
132
I think now is a good time to increase our Strategic Oil Reserve. It's a win win IMHO.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (4/5px)
133
Joe is sundowning again, this time getting into an argument with a factory worker over AR-14's, whatever that is. I can't say for sure but Joe may have challenged him to a push up contest or called him a Damned Liar or whatever he does these days. (via Sean Davis)
https://tinyurl.com/r2xw9ox
https://tinyurl.com/r2xw9ox
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (LISuA)
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To recap what happened in 1986, for those who've forgotten or who weren't around at the time: Through the early 80's, US oil production was starting to soar after a decade of stagnation due to idiotic US government policies in the 70's, especially under Ford and Carter. World prices got soft, Saudi Arabia got pissed because they were trying to use OPEC to keep prices high, but everyone else in OPEC was cheating. So the Saudi's decided it was time to teach everyone a lesson, and they went to absolute all out production and drove world oil prices to $10 per barrel in a matter of months. Almost EVERY independent oil company went bankrupt that year or the next, Texas and Louisiana went into deep, deep, recessions, and the Soviet Union, having lost all of its income, collapsed 3 years later.
However, in 1987 the Saudi's finally figured out that in destroying all of their competitors, they had also wiped out their own financial base and now were in a critically dangerous position, so Sheikh Yamani (who orchestrated it all) was retired and they started working with other OPEC members again.
And so now, we are replaying that entire scenario. Russia refused to negotiate cuts, but it is the Saudi's who have now promised to go wide open on their production, in order to teach a lesson to everyone else. It's exactly what happened last time. by the numbers: the Saudi's have been producing 10 million BOPD recently, in the face of declining prices and declining demand, they are now promising to produce 12.3 million BOPD next month. And yes, they have the spare capacity to do it. Last time they did this, it sent oil all the way down to $10 per barrel.
However, in 1987 the Saudi's finally figured out that in destroying all of their competitors, they had also wiped out their own financial base and now were in a critically dangerous position, so Sheikh Yamani (who orchestrated it all) was retired and they started working with other OPEC members again.
And so now, we are replaying that entire scenario. Russia refused to negotiate cuts, but it is the Saudi's who have now promised to go wide open on their production, in order to teach a lesson to everyone else. It's exactly what happened last time. by the numbers: the Saudi's have been producing 10 million BOPD recently, in the face of declining prices and declining demand, they are now promising to produce 12.3 million BOPD next month. And yes, they have the spare capacity to do it. Last time they did this, it sent oil all the way down to $10 per barrel.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (Kpl3J)
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Trains can make sense. You need population density. We don't have W. European population density. Where we have close to that density - the NE seaboard - we have high-speed rail. It's antiquated and inefficient because we aren't willing to tax the entire economy to sustain constant upgrades, but we do have it. We have it in the small slice of the country where it makes some sense to have it. But since this America, we also have private transportation.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (I2dne)
I've rode the Acela, it was a disaster. from Baltimore to NYC. we got to nyc 30 minutes faster than the regular train and that would have been about half the price.
We stopped at almost all of the same stations, had all the slowdowns, and barely got to top speed.
definitely not worth it. and not close to anywhere else in the world.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (I2dne)
I've rode the Acela, it was a disaster. from Baltimore to NYC. we got to nyc 30 minutes faster than the regular train and that would have been about half the price.
We stopped at almost all of the same stations, had all the slowdowns, and barely got to top speed.
definitely not worth it. and not close to anywhere else in the world.
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (8D42x)
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>>What are your favorites? Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2020 11:26 AM (i0wNm)
Gavin Webber, Little Green Cheese:
"G'day, curd nerds."
Gavin Webber, Little Green Cheese:
"G'day, curd nerds."
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (u4/yY)
137
Toilet Paper section of the Wally-Mart was over half empty this morning.
People have lost their FUCKING MINDS.
People have lost their FUCKING MINDS.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (oVJmc)
138
@113
Russia has been a non-entity for decades and is only given any credence relevancy as a way to keep the MIC jock sniffers, Deeps State and congressional beak dippers drinking champagne and eating Waygu beef.
Fun Fact:
Russia's GDP is less than NY States.
IF they are world beaters, it's only because we allow them to be.
Fuck that noise.
Russia has been a non-entity for decades and is only given any credence relevancy as a way to keep the MIC jock sniffers, Deeps State and congressional beak dippers drinking champagne and eating Waygu beef.
Fun Fact:
Russia's GDP is less than NY States.
IF they are world beaters, it's only because we allow them to be.
Fuck that noise.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (FVrDO)
139
So what you are saying is we are all going to die and it is Trump's fault.
Posted by: Balrog of Morgoth at March 10, 2020 11:29 AM (CLteG)
140
What is odd is seeing the various price differences at different stations less than a mile away. Some stations around here are almost a dollar more than a nearby station. Even different stations of the same company have very different prices.
Posted by: josephistan
In my area, it's Exxon and Shell that are higher than cat's backs.
Posted by: josephistan
In my area, it's Exxon and Shell that are higher than cat's backs.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:29 AM (T0djb)
141
Both parties are putting party before country. Both are guilty of politicizing this situation. Only special boys or special people are equipped to read scientific studies?
This doctor had been the most reasonable source of information out there, and yet people still attack and dismiss people calling for proactive measures like other countries are doing.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FZV9z0RVhy4
This doctor had been the most reasonable source of information out there, and yet people still attack and dismiss people calling for proactive measures like other countries are doing.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FZV9z0RVhy4
Posted by: ok at March 10, 2020 11:30 AM (seWB1)
142
I watched Cuomo's advertisement press conference for hand sanitizer that apparently the state of New York is manufacturing in the state prisons?
Look For... The Prison Label...
I wonder if the prisoners have to pay union dues out of the fifty cents a day or whatever they are being paid, given that it's New York.
Look For... The Prison Label...
I wonder if the prisoners have to pay union dues out of the fifty cents a day or whatever they are being paid, given that it's New York.
Posted by: Mario! at March 10, 2020 11:30 AM (I2/tG)
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108 According to Bernie Sanders, people are dying of coronavirus because Trump doesn't believe in science.
Posted by: blaster at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (9VeU0)
Zombie Lysenko laughs.
Posted by: blaster at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (9VeU0)
Zombie Lysenko laughs.
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at March 10, 2020 11:30 AM (RD7QR)
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You'll change your mind when they come along. That's part of the fun of being a grandparent - you wind the kids up then say to the parents "we're going now".
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:26 AM (mrrpT)
not to mention that Grandparents and Grandkids always get along fantastically, because they have a Common Enemy.
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:26 AM (mrrpT)
not to mention that Grandparents and Grandkids always get along fantastically, because they have a Common Enemy.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:30 AM (Kpl3J)
145
oops- Tami already posted the Joe Biden video. She is fast!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:30 AM (LISuA)
146
In my area, it's Exxon and Shell that are higher than cat's backs.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:29 AM (T0djb)
+++++++
Her in the CO front range, Shell is usually the highest, with Sinclair the lowest. Usually. Always some variance.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:29 AM (T0djb)
+++++++
Her in the CO front range, Shell is usually the highest, with Sinclair the lowest. Usually. Always some variance.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:30 AM (I2dne)
147
"Well, if Purell's manufacturers were using slave labor, and selling at cost, they could be as cheap as NY Sanitizer."
I just assumed the prison laborers were being paid in hand sanitizer. All you can drink!
I just assumed the prison laborers were being paid in hand sanitizer. All you can drink!
Posted by: Chris M at March 10, 2020 11:31 AM (eAZVt)
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Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 10, 2020 11:24 AM (I2/tG)
The cases in Houston just got back from Egypt (which doesn't get listed much as a source for some reason) so I suppose Israel is keeping an eye on that as well. I wonder if that's why Saudi Arabia shut down the haj (yes, completely) along with Iran being a source
The cases in Houston just got back from Egypt (which doesn't get listed much as a source for some reason) so I suppose Israel is keeping an eye on that as well. I wonder if that's why Saudi Arabia shut down the haj (yes, completely) along with Iran being a source
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:31 AM (uquGJ)
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I think now is a good time to increase our Strategic Oil Reserve. It's a win win IMHO.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (4/5px)
Also a good time to increase my strategic ammo reserve.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (4/5px)
Also a good time to increase my strategic ammo reserve.
Posted by: Roland THTG at March 10, 2020 11:31 AM (88+cf)
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I wonder if the prisoners have to pay union dues out of the fifty cents a day or whatever they are being paid, given that it's New York.
Posted by: Mario! at March 10, 2020 11:30 AM (I2/tG)
I wanna see Harvey making hand sanitizer!
I wonder if the prisoners have to pay union dues out of the fifty cents a day or whatever they are being paid, given that it's New York.
Posted by: Mario! at March 10, 2020 11:30 AM (I2/tG)
I wanna see Harvey making hand sanitizer!
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:31 AM (ONvIw)
151
Gonna have my two oil tanks filled on Thursday
the price will have settled in at about $2.50 by then
save about $250
not life changing
but I'll take it
the price will have settled in at about $2.50 by then
save about $250
not life changing
but I'll take it
Posted by: REDACTED at March 10, 2020 11:32 AM (rpxSz)
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We stopped at almost all of the same stations, had all the slowdowns, and barely got to top speed.
You don't think that the Acela can skip a stop in Delaware, do you?
You don't think that the Acela can skip a stop in Delaware, do you?
Posted by: Joe Biden! at March 10, 2020 11:32 AM (I2/tG)
153
Kilmeade was saying that there's talk of China cutting off supplies of drugs/meds?
Well, Ruling Elites, there's the problem with putting your trust in a fucking foreign commie regime.
Well, Ruling Elites, there's the problem with putting your trust in a fucking foreign commie regime.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 10, 2020 11:32 AM (oVJmc)
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NN Taleb called Charles Murrey a raaaaacist. I don't know why when he is clearly outside the bubble. Perhaps he should write a book about this kind of error called "I'm Just A Dick, OK?"
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 10, 2020 11:32 AM (ZmdWy)
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March 10, 2020 11:32 AM (pnfZk)
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I wanna see Harvey making hand sanitizer!
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:31 AM (ONvIw)
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Nah, you just *know* that he'll ... "fortify" it. It will be sterilized, but do you really want that?
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:31 AM (ONvIw)
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Nah, you just *know* that he'll ... "fortify" it. It will be sterilized, but do you really want that?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:32 AM (I2dne)
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How "real" is the Toilet Paper all gone hype,and why is T.P a thing anyway! Have trees been affected by the Virus? Lots of paper products in my neck of the WOODs where bears shit . Has nobody heard of BUTT PLUGS!!!
and tough folk use poison ivy leaves anyway....
How "real" is the Toilet Paper all gone hype,and why is T.P a thing anyway! Have trees been affected by the Virus? Lots of paper products in my neck of the WOODs where bears shit . Has nobody heard of BUTT PLUGS!!!
and tough folk use poison ivy leaves anyway....
Posted by: saf at March 10, 2020 11:32 AM (5IHGB)
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What are your favorites?
Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2020 11:26 AM (i0wNm)
Drachinfel - Guide to Warships
What are your favorites?
Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2020 11:26 AM (i0wNm)
Drachinfel - Guide to Warships
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Post Primary Sale - Used Prognostications & Predictions 1/2 Off at The Outrage Outlet! at March 10, 2020 11:32 AM (hLRSq)
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" the profoundly retarded Chris Cuomo "
Doesn't the Style Guide state that "Fredo" be used when referencing Frere Cuomo The Elder?
Doesn't the Style Guide state that "Fredo" be used when referencing Frere Cuomo The Elder?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (kTze9)
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146 In my area, it's Exxon and Shell that are higher than cat's backs.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:29 AM (T0djb)
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Her in the CO front range, Shell is usually the highest, with Sinclair the lowest. Usually. Always some variance.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:30 AM (I2dne)
Shell is much higher than other stations around here, too.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:29 AM (T0djb)
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Her in the CO front range, Shell is usually the highest, with Sinclair the lowest. Usually. Always some variance.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:30 AM (I2dne)
Shell is much higher than other stations around here, too.
Posted by: josephistan at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (Izzlo)
161
Inslee said he's considering mandatory measures to prevent further infections. Not sure what that means.
Posted by: Jordan61 at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (Ez6QX)
162
I've noticed that crude prices dropped like a rock and you look for a reduction in gasoline prices and you see - crickets.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March
Some of that is because they have to cover the cost of the higher fuel that is in their tanks.
But if there is even a hint of an increase in oil price, by the next day gas is a quarter a gallon more.
Posted by: Roy at March
Some of that is because they have to cover the cost of the higher fuel that is in their tanks.
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (HALdu)
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>>No, it's not the Black Death, but it's not just a seasonal upgraded flu, either.
Early #'s coming out of S. Korea don't make it look nearly as dangerous as it is advertised.
Early #'s coming out of S. Korea don't make it look nearly as dangerous as it is advertised.
Posted by: garrett at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (8FtR3)
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> I can't say for sure but Joe may have challenged him to a push up contest or called him a Damned Liar or whatever he does these days. (via Sean Davis)
Sounded to me like Joe called him a horse's ass.
Sounded to me like Joe called him a horse's ass.
Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (i0wNm)
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Nah, you just *know* that he'll ... "fortify" it. It will be sterilized, but do you really want that?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:32 AM (I2dne)
LOL. Nope. I always imagine Mike Connors when I see your nic, btw
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:32 AM (I2dne)
LOL. Nope. I always imagine Mike Connors when I see your nic, btw
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (ONvIw)
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Fun Fact:
Russia's GDP is less than NY States.
IF they are world beaters, it's only because we allow them to be.
Fuck that noise.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (FVrDO)
I agree, but also don't get caught up in the media fixation. The Russians are not doing this, all they did was refuse to take orders from the Saudis. The Saudis are the ones who are doing this. And they are going to demonstrate to all producers that they have no choice but to take orders from the Saudis. This is a pure power play, and a very destructive one. (but good for consumers)
It does amuse me a bit to know that every Green Energy scheme in the world just became hopelessly uneconomic. Most of them need $100 / bbl oil to work out.
Russia's GDP is less than NY States.
IF they are world beaters, it's only because we allow them to be.
Fuck that noise.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (FVrDO)
I agree, but also don't get caught up in the media fixation. The Russians are not doing this, all they did was refuse to take orders from the Saudis. The Saudis are the ones who are doing this. And they are going to demonstrate to all producers that they have no choice but to take orders from the Saudis. This is a pure power play, and a very destructive one. (but good for consumers)
It does amuse me a bit to know that every Green Energy scheme in the world just became hopelessly uneconomic. Most of them need $100 / bbl oil to work out.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (Kpl3J)
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>>Where we have close to that density - the NE seaboard - we have
high-speed rail. It's antiquated and inefficient because we aren't
willing to tax the entire economy to sustain constant upgrades, but we
do have it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (I2dne)
Every financial and legislative favor that could've been done for Amtrak has been done since 1976, and still the line can't profit. As for passing on the expense, the US taxpayer has been subsidizing that boondoggle, and the Class 1 freight carriers--who own 99.9% of the track that Amtrak uses, and doesn't have to pay CAPEX for--have only been able to do so because of the bill that Carter(!) signed deregulating the industry in 1980. Whenever I'd get a guy on the line who wanted to talk about "high-speed rail," I knew I was talking to a foamer or a flaming liberal, and would promptly hang up.
Fuck Amtrak a lot.
high-speed rail. It's antiquated and inefficient because we aren't
willing to tax the entire economy to sustain constant upgrades, but we
do have it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (I2dne)
Every financial and legislative favor that could've been done for Amtrak has been done since 1976, and still the line can't profit. As for passing on the expense, the US taxpayer has been subsidizing that boondoggle, and the Class 1 freight carriers--who own 99.9% of the track that Amtrak uses, and doesn't have to pay CAPEX for--have only been able to do so because of the bill that Carter(!) signed deregulating the industry in 1980. Whenever I'd get a guy on the line who wanted to talk about "high-speed rail," I knew I was talking to a foamer or a flaming liberal, and would promptly hang up.
Fuck Amtrak a lot.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (u4/yY)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (LISuA)
169
hiya
Posted by: JT at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (arJlL)
170
All the DOW gains from early trading are gone and it's down again. *sigh*
Posted by: Guzalot at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (prSvo)
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What is odd is seeing the various price differences at different stations less than a mile away. Some stations around here are almost a dollar more than a nearby station. Even different stations of the same company have very different prices.
Posted by: josephistan
real estate
Posted by: josephistan
real estate
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (HALdu)
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In my area, it's Exxon and Shell that are higher than cat's backs.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020
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Of the majors, Exxon here tends to be about the lowest, with Shell a bit higher, and even the independent places like Racetrac about the same price. The cost varies by location. On my side of the river I've seen Exxon as low as $1.86/regular, but on the East Bank no lower than $1.99 and usually $2.05.
In my area, it's Exxon and Shell that are higher than cat's backs.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020
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Of the majors, Exxon here tends to be about the lowest, with Shell a bit higher, and even the independent places like Racetrac about the same price. The cost varies by location. On my side of the river I've seen Exxon as low as $1.86/regular, but on the East Bank no lower than $1.99 and usually $2.05.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (Ejm1K)
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LOL. Nope. I always imagine Mike Connors when I see your nic, btw
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (ONvIw)
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Good! 'Tis the point. With his great hair and brain immune from concussions. And body immune from gunshot wounds. And his signature takedown move of leaping from above.
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (ONvIw)
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Good! 'Tis the point. With his great hair and brain immune from concussions. And body immune from gunshot wounds. And his signature takedown move of leaping from above.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (I2dne)
174
Gavin Webber, Little Green Cheese:
"G'day, curd nerds."
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM
Heh. Watched a video recently of a woman making cheddar (with her cat acting all unimpressed in the background). Though of you, and told myself for the thousandth time that I need to try making some cheese.
"G'day, curd nerds."
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM
Heh. Watched a video recently of a woman making cheddar (with her cat acting all unimpressed in the background). Though of you, and told myself for the thousandth time that I need to try making some cheese.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (ejd/p)
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I watched Cuomo's advertisement press conference for hand sanitizer that apparently the state of New York is manufacturing in the state prisons?
Look For... The Prison Label...
I wonder if the prisoners have to pay union dues out of the fifty cents a day or whatever they are being paid, given that it's New York.
Posted by: Mario! at March 10, 2020 11:30 AM (I2/tG)
LOL, good point.
I believe I also heard him say that the state was capable of making 150,000 gallons a day. It was such a ridiculous number I thought he would correct himself, but he didn't.
Look For... The Prison Label...
I wonder if the prisoners have to pay union dues out of the fifty cents a day or whatever they are being paid, given that it's New York.
Posted by: Mario! at March 10, 2020 11:30 AM (I2/tG)
LOL, good point.
I believe I also heard him say that the state was capable of making 150,000 gallons a day. It was such a ridiculous number I thought he would correct himself, but he didn't.
Posted by: Jen the original at March 10, 2020 11:35 AM (dSAQa)
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What are your favorites?
Rick Beato: music teacher, really good.
Anderton's Music: a pair of guitar geek Brits.
Produce Like a Pro: I'm learning a lot about the production end of music from him. He has a couple of gold records on his wall, just like Joe Walsh.
JHS Pedals: another guitar geek who makes his own line of effects pedals.
Smarter Every Day: a guy from my old stompin' grounds, Huntsville. General scientific geekdom well done.
The Slow-Mo Guys: stuff recorded with super high-speed cameras. Some off-the-wall stuff, but always good.
SpaceX and NASA channels: no 'splainin' needed.
Fender: again, no 'splainin'.
History Buffs: History, usually comparing movies to the actual events they're based on.
There are more.
Rick Beato: music teacher, really good.
Anderton's Music: a pair of guitar geek Brits.
Produce Like a Pro: I'm learning a lot about the production end of music from him. He has a couple of gold records on his wall, just like Joe Walsh.
JHS Pedals: another guitar geek who makes his own line of effects pedals.
Smarter Every Day: a guy from my old stompin' grounds, Huntsville. General scientific geekdom well done.
The Slow-Mo Guys: stuff recorded with super high-speed cameras. Some off-the-wall stuff, but always good.
SpaceX and NASA channels: no 'splainin' needed.
Fender: again, no 'splainin'.
History Buffs: History, usually comparing movies to the actual events they're based on.
There are more.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy's new band is called The Swinging Epsteins at March 10, 2020 11:35 AM (HaL55)
177
Inslee said he's considering mandatory measures to prevent further infections. Not sure what that means.
He's going to ban Trump rallies.
He's going to ban Trump rallies.
Posted by: Joe Biden! at March 10, 2020 11:35 AM (I2/tG)
Posted by: REDACTED at March 10, 2020 11:35 AM (rpxSz)
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Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (LISuA)
But he's a white hat!!! And his sister is a saint too.
But he's a white hat!!! And his sister is a saint too.
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:35 AM (ONvIw)
180
Every financial and legislative favor that could've been done for Amtrak has been done since 1976, and still the line can't profit. As for passing on the expense, the US taxpayer has been subsidizing that boondoggle, and the Class 1 freight carriers--who own 99.9% of the track that Amtrak uses, and doesn't have to pay CAPEX for--have only been able to do so because of the bill that Carter(!) signed deregulating the industry in 1980. Whenever I'd get a guy on the line who wanted to talk about "high-speed rail," I knew I was talking to a foamer or a flaming liberal, and would promptly hang up.
Fuck Amtrak a lot.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (u4/yY)
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Amtrak is a boondoggle. An expensive, pointless boondoggle. I didn't mean to imply that there is no looting for passenger rail, only that there is less looting here than in various other places.
Amtrak: The Wrath of Conrail.
Fuck Amtrak a lot.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (u4/yY)
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Amtrak is a boondoggle. An expensive, pointless boondoggle. I didn't mean to imply that there is no looting for passenger rail, only that there is less looting here than in various other places.
Amtrak: The Wrath of Conrail.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:36 AM (I2dne)
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108
According to Bernie Sanders, people are dying of coronavirus because Trump doesn't believe in science.
Posted by: blaster
I need to get a bumper sticker that says "Science isn't a belief system, it's a process.". I won't of course. I don't like bumper stickers and I don't want one of the members of the "KuLT of #SCIENCE" to vandalize my car.
According to Bernie Sanders, people are dying of coronavirus because Trump doesn't believe in science.
Posted by: blaster
I need to get a bumper sticker that says "Science isn't a belief system, it's a process.". I won't of course. I don't like bumper stickers and I don't want one of the members of the "KuLT of #SCIENCE" to vandalize my car.
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 10, 2020 11:36 AM (pf1Pv)
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"President Xi is going to the city of Wuhan !"
I saw one pic of him walking with a mask ... my first thought was "body double". Or they just went through and sprayed strong bleach on everything on that street.
He needs to send a propaganda message ... doubt he does any meet and greet with residents (unless they are fakes, shipped in just for the propaganda clips). But maybe the thang will die out, run its course, even in China. Thing is, they will tell us it is All Clear regardless, because they need to ramp up production, and maintain their image. (too late, but they keep pushing it)
I saw one pic of him walking with a mask ... my first thought was "body double". Or they just went through and sprayed strong bleach on everything on that street.
He needs to send a propaganda message ... doubt he does any meet and greet with residents (unless they are fakes, shipped in just for the propaganda clips). But maybe the thang will die out, run its course, even in China. Thing is, they will tell us it is All Clear regardless, because they need to ramp up production, and maintain their image. (too late, but they keep pushing it)
Posted by: illiniwek at March 10, 2020 11:36 AM (Cus5s)
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What are your favorites?
Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2020 11:26 AM (i0wNm)
Have you watched any of the "smarter Everyday" guy? saw him speak at SMRP a couple years ago. he's good and the videos are funny. he's a former rocket scientist for the US Army, iirc.
Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2020 11:26 AM (i0wNm)
Have you watched any of the "smarter Everyday" guy? saw him speak at SMRP a couple years ago. he's good and the videos are funny. he's a former rocket scientist for the US Army, iirc.
Posted by: SturmToddler at March 10, 2020 11:36 AM (8D42x)
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Voltaren (diclofenac) is now available over the counter or so the article says. But neither Wally nor Amazon offer it.
Yet.
https://tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
https://preview.tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
Posted by: Braenyard at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (X2vir)
It has been sold OTC in Canada for some time. I have a tube of it. It's no wonder drug.
Yet.
https://tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
https://preview.tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
Posted by: Braenyard at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (X2vir)
It has been sold OTC in Canada for some time. I have a tube of it. It's no wonder drug.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 10, 2020 11:36 AM (miJU3)
185
Everything China manufacturers for us now can be started up again in the US with few issues The main hindrance will be workers since we are at full employment.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (4/5px)
186
Just got back from voting for Bernie here in Michigan. I want to keep the fight going. I wonder if the Bernie Bros will turn on him when (if?) they realize he is a fraud grifter who never really wanted the job.
I was looking forward to voting for anyone who is running against Ratshita Tlaib, but I didn't realize that the state office primary doesn't happen until May. If no one primaries her, I will write in "Beelzebub".
I was looking forward to voting for anyone who is running against Ratshita Tlaib, but I didn't realize that the state office primary doesn't happen until May. If no one primaries her, I will write in "Beelzebub".
Posted by: cfo mom at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (RfzVr)
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>>(with her cat acting all unimpressed in the
background). Though of you, and told myself for the thousandth time
that I need to try making some cheese. Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (ejd/p)
Hmm. Canis Zod is made scarce when Zod is making cheese--nothing like picking a dog-hair out of a round of gouda.
Additionally, I body-shave so as not to get hair in the whey.
And then I tell the fatbody in the dungeon-hole to put the lotion on its skin.
background). Though of you, and told myself for the thousandth time
that I need to try making some cheese. Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (ejd/p)
Hmm. Canis Zod is made scarce when Zod is making cheese--nothing like picking a dog-hair out of a round of gouda.
Additionally, I body-shave so as not to get hair in the whey.
And then I tell the fatbody in the dungeon-hole to put the lotion on its skin.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (u4/yY)
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121 What are your favorite YouTube channels?
Andrew Camarata - He hauls gravel and just built a roof on his building out of 3/16" steel plate.
Millennial Farmer - He makes corn and soybeans entertaining.
Steven Crowder - Mug club
Tim Pool - Who doesn't know he's conservative
Jimmy Dore - Left of Bernie Sanders but unequaled in ripping democrats apart.
Joe Rogan - Always an interesting interview.
Sam the Cooking Guy - Because you can't cook without saying "fuck" once in a while
Andrew Camarata - He hauls gravel and just built a roof on his building out of 3/16" steel plate.
Millennial Farmer - He makes corn and soybeans entertaining.
Steven Crowder - Mug club
Tim Pool - Who doesn't know he's conservative
Jimmy Dore - Left of Bernie Sanders but unequaled in ripping democrats apart.
Joe Rogan - Always an interesting interview.
Sam the Cooking Guy - Because you can't cook without saying "fuck" once in a while
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (mrrpT)
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181 I need to get a bumper sticker that says "Science isn't a belief system, it's a process.". I won't of course. I don't like bumper stickers and I don't want one of the members of the "KuLT of #SCIENCE" to vandalize my car.
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 10, 2020 11:36 AM (pf1Pv)
I still don't get how the Left has been able to redefine "Science" such that now it just means "The Opposite of Christianity" to many people.
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 10, 2020 11:36 AM (pf1Pv)
I still don't get how the Left has been able to redefine "Science" such that now it just means "The Opposite of Christianity" to many people.
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (UnA8+)
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@141,
I've been watching his videos. Watch the one on vitamin D. I think that's the key to avoiding the complications of this virus.
I've been watching his videos. Watch the one on vitamin D. I think that's the key to avoiding the complications of this virus.
Posted by: notsothoreau at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (JKNZq)
191
Science is a floor wax.
Posted by: eleven at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (Qf83p)
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (ONvIw)
193
That crude price quoted on the news is just for West Texas Intermediate delivered at Cushing Oklahoma. And the news readers often give you the futures price, which is the price next month.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (xfb67)
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Most of them need $100 / bbl oil to work out.
And thanks to fracking, it will never get that high again.
And thanks to fracking, it will never get that high again.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (oVJmc)
195
> I can't say for sure but Joe may have challenged him to a push up contest or called him a Damned Liar or whatever he does these days. (via Sean Davis)
Sounded to me like Joe called him a horse's ass.
Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (i0wNm)
I don't understand why his handlers allow him to walk directly into crowds like that. I realize he's in an auto plant where it's incredibly noisy, but he is not wearing any safety gear such as everyone else is required to wear, and is standing next to machinery. It's stupid, dangerous, and say's I'm special.
Sounded to me like Joe called him a horse's ass.
Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (i0wNm)
I don't understand why his handlers allow him to walk directly into crowds like that. I realize he's in an auto plant where it's incredibly noisy, but he is not wearing any safety gear such as everyone else is required to wear, and is standing next to machinery. It's stupid, dangerous, and say's I'm special.
Posted by: Jen the original at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (dSAQa)
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Stock Market has Tanked
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (BqBId)
197
Every financial and legislative favor that could've been done for Amtrak has been done since 1976, and still the line can't profit.
Hey, when you have high-quality businessmen like me on the Amtrak board, what could go wrong?
Hey, when you have high-quality businessmen like me on the Amtrak board, what could go wrong?
Posted by: Hunter Biden! at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (I2/tG)
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And he was a Reaganite
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (ONvIw)
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That I didn't know.
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (ONvIw)
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That I didn't know.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (I2dne)
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Here's the feel good video of the day...
@LifeNewsHQ
Pro-abortion feminists try to throw a firebomb at police and pro-lifers...
https://tinyurl.com/rqfuxry
@LifeNewsHQ
Pro-abortion feminists try to throw a firebomb at police and pro-lifers...
https://tinyurl.com/rqfuxry
Posted by: Tami at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (cF8AT)
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Andrew Camarata - He hauls gravel and just built a roof on his building out of 3/16" steel plate.
Which kinda ruined that whole "castle" look.
Andrew Camarata - He hauls gravel and just built a roof on his building out of 3/16" steel plate.
Which kinda ruined that whole "castle" look.
Posted by: Soothsayer, very senile at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (rIEGA)
201
thanks for the video link Huck ! what a maroon that biden is.
Posted by: bongo strums at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (B+t5k)
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166
It does amuse me a bit to know that every Green Energy scheme in the world just became hopelessly uneconomic. Most of them need $100 / bbl oil to work out.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (Kpl3J)
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Does that include nuclear power plants?
Cause that's green.
It does amuse me a bit to know that every Green Energy scheme in the world just became hopelessly uneconomic. Most of them need $100 / bbl oil to work out.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:33 AM (Kpl3J)
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Does that include nuclear power plants?
Cause that's green.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (zZbCU)
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178 Biden's team say VP will definitely be a woman
so, in other words
MUTT's a lock
Posted by: REDACTED at March 10, 2020 11:35 AM (rpxSz)
So Joe will bring out the Vice-Presidential mud-wrestling pit and send them all in for a Battle Royale?
so, in other words
MUTT's a lock
Posted by: REDACTED at March 10, 2020 11:35 AM (rpxSz)
So Joe will bring out the Vice-Presidential mud-wrestling pit and send them all in for a Battle Royale?
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Post Primary Sale - Used Prognostications & Predictions 1/2 Off at The Outrage Outlet! at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (hLRSq)
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Some of that is because they have to cover the cost of the higher fuel that is in their tanks.
Posted by: not so
In a perfect world, it would also reflect that when the price goes up. That gas in your tanks was bought at a lower price. It shouldn't jump .20 in less than an 8 hour shift.
Posted by: not so
In a perfect world, it would also reflect that when the price goes up. That gas in your tanks was bought at a lower price. It shouldn't jump .20 in less than an 8 hour shift.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (T0djb)
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Stock Market has Tanked
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at March
it is down some, tanked though?
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at March
it is down some, tanked though?
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (HALdu)
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>>Where we have close to that density - the NE seaboard - we have
high-speed rail. It's antiquated and inefficient because we aren't
willing to tax the entire economy to sustain constant upgrades, but we
do have it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (I2dne)
========
Not sure what you are referring to, but if it's Acela you aren't correct. Those trains travel the same old Northeast Express tracks and are subject to exactly the same speed limitations as slower trains. The big differences are the fancier cars and, since the Acela can run on the inside track, it makes fewer stops, at least between NYC and D.C. Between NYC and Boston, all trains are on one track.
high-speed rail. It's antiquated and inefficient because we aren't
willing to tax the entire economy to sustain constant upgrades, but we
do have it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:17 AM (I2dne)
========
Not sure what you are referring to, but if it's Acela you aren't correct. Those trains travel the same old Northeast Express tracks and are subject to exactly the same speed limitations as slower trains. The big differences are the fancier cars and, since the Acela can run on the inside track, it makes fewer stops, at least between NYC and D.C. Between NYC and Boston, all trains are on one track.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (LISuA)
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There was no TP at my local Target, but lots of bottled water.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (ZmdWy)
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FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (IXZGh)
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Does that include nuclear power plants?
Cause that's green.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (zZbCU)
+++++++++++
:: take deep breath ::
RHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Cause that's green.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (zZbCU)
+++++++++++
:: take deep breath ::
RHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (I2dne)
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Closing schools? Why? They didn't close schools when 10% of the campus population was down with the flu, so why now?
Because a buncha old people run the places? And they are uniquely likely to die if they catch it?
I'm just spitballin' here. I noticed that Princeton U. has announced that after spring break, all classes will become teleclasses. Uh huh. Tuition runs, what, $70k per year (I'm just guessing) to watch perfessers on TV. Wut.a.deal.
Because a buncha old people run the places? And they are uniquely likely to die if they catch it?
I'm just spitballin' here. I noticed that Princeton U. has announced that after spring break, all classes will become teleclasses. Uh huh. Tuition runs, what, $70k per year (I'm just guessing) to watch perfessers on TV. Wut.a.deal.
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (XF4b8)
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189 181 I need to get a bumper sticker that says "Science isn't a belief system, it's a process.". I won't of course. I don't like bumper stickers and I don't want one of the members of the "KuLT of #SCIENCE" to vandalize my car.
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 10, 2020 11:36 AM (pf1Pv)
I still don't get how the Left has been able to redefine "Science" such that now it just means "The Opposite of Christianity" to many people.
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (UnA8+)
It's easier if you understand that Christianity and Science are words without concrete meaning to many people. Then you will begin to understand the OrangeManBad school of "thought".
Posted by: Puddleglum at March 10, 2020 11:36 AM (pf1Pv)
I still don't get how the Left has been able to redefine "Science" such that now it just means "The Opposite of Christianity" to many people.
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM (UnA8+)
It's easier if you understand that Christianity and Science are words without concrete meaning to many people. Then you will begin to understand the OrangeManBad school of "thought".
Posted by: Someguy at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (Zm+LZ)
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Tim Pool has got too long-winded for me, lately.
He used to stick to around 12-15 minutes per video, now most of them are over 20 and sometimes approach 30 or more.
He used to stick to around 12-15 minutes per video, now most of them are over 20 and sometimes approach 30 or more.
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (UnA8+)
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What are your favorite YouTube channels?
Red Letter Media, and a lot of electronics/computer/video game channels like Lazy Game Reviews, 8-Bit Guy, Jan Beta, etc., etc.
Red Letter Media, and a lot of electronics/computer/video game channels like Lazy Game Reviews, 8-Bit Guy, Jan Beta, etc., etc.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (oVJmc)
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Not sure what you are referring to, but if it's Acela you aren't correct. Those trains travel the same old Northeast Express tracks and are subject to exactly the same speed limitations as slower trains. The big differences are the fancier cars and, since the Acela can run on the inside track, it makes fewer stops, at least between NYC and D.C. Between NYC and Boston, all trains are on one track.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (LISuA)
++++++++++++
I thought the Acela ran at higher average speed, too, for much of its run. Not so?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (LISuA)
++++++++++++
I thought the Acela ran at higher average speed, too, for much of its run. Not so?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (I2dne)
Posted by: REDACTED at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (rpxSz)
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All the DOW gains from early trading are gone and it's down again. *sigh*
Posted by: Guzalot at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (prSvo)
Its all a scam.
Posted by: Guzalot at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (prSvo)
Its all a scam.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (4/5px)
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This virus is going to leave a 9/11 sized hole in our economy.
We'll come back but it is going to be big for a bit.
Just some happenings: Fulton County (GA) closed schools yesterday and today and maybe all week.
MD is going to mandatory telecommuting for state workers.
Major events being cancelled. Spring break is coming it will have a very different profile this year.
NBA and MLB having conference calls to day to address virus plans.
We'll come back but it is going to be big for a bit.
Just some happenings: Fulton County (GA) closed schools yesterday and today and maybe all week.
MD is going to mandatory telecommuting for state workers.
Major events being cancelled. Spring break is coming it will have a very different profile this year.
NBA and MLB having conference calls to day to address virus plans.
Posted by: blaster at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (9VeU0)
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Hmm. Canis Zod is made scarce when Zod is making cheese--nothing like picking a dog-hair out of a round of gouda.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM
That was my first reaction, too. Avoid the cheese made by the crazy cat lady.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM
That was my first reaction, too. Avoid the cheese made by the crazy cat lady.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (ejd/p)
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Pro-abortion feminists try to throw a firebomb at police and pro-lifers...
https://tinyurl.com/rqfuxry
Posted by: Tami at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (cF8AT)
I hope they not only got burned but arrested as well
Pro-abortion feminists try to throw a firebomb at police and pro-lifers...
https://tinyurl.com/rqfuxry
Posted by: Tami at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (cF8AT)
I hope they not only got burned but arrested as well
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (ONvIw)
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Some of that is because they have to cover the cost of the higher fuel that is in their tanks.
Posted by: not so
In a perfect world, it would also reflect that when the price goes up. That gas in your tanks was bought at a lower price. It shouldn't jump .20 in less than an 8 hour shift.
Posted by: rickb223 at March
I agree, but it makes sense that they are quicker to raise their prices because they are going to have to pay higher prices to get the new gas.
Posted by: not so
In a perfect world, it would also reflect that when the price goes up. That gas in your tanks was bought at a lower price. It shouldn't jump .20 in less than an 8 hour shift.
Posted by: rickb223 at March
I agree, but it makes sense that they are quicker to raise their prices because they are going to have to pay higher prices to get the new gas.
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (HALdu)
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211 It's easier if you understand that Christianity and Science are words without concrete meaning to many people. Then you will begin to understand the OrangeManBad school of "thought".
Posted by: Someguy at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (Zm+LZ)
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"One could say this about fascism."
-George Orwell
Posted by: Someguy at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (Zm+LZ)
===========
"One could say this about fascism."
-George Orwell
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (zZbCU)
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207 There was no TP at my local Target, but lots of bottled water.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (ZmdWy)
So you can just rinse your ass
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (ZmdWy)
So you can just rinse your ass
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (ONvIw)
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@backwardsboy(guitar man)...
Ever visit Matthew Scott's YouTube channel? The kid buys and restores old guitars, mostly strats, keeping some gems for himself.
He can play a bit, too...
https://tinyurl.com/qp64vq8
Ever visit Matthew Scott's YouTube channel? The kid buys and restores old guitars, mostly strats, keeping some gems for himself.
He can play a bit, too...
https://tinyurl.com/qp64vq8
Posted by: davidt at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (l3+k2)
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Can we convince the Bernie Bros that if their guy doesn't get the top slot, he is entitled to the VP position? A Biden/Bernie ticket would be a clear loser and entertaining as all get-out.
Posted by: CtHillary, Dead but Dreaming... at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (JXKKq)
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123 Topical interruption:
Voltaren (diclofenac) is now available over the counter or so the article says. But neither Wally nor Amazon offer it.
Yet.
https://tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
https://preview.tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
Posted by: Braenyard at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (X2vir)
Thanks for this! I'll have to look for it. I sometimes take it if my hips are bothering me.
Voltaren (diclofenac) is now available over the counter or so the article says. But neither Wally nor Amazon offer it.
Yet.
https://tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
https://preview.tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
Posted by: Braenyard at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (X2vir)
Thanks for this! I'll have to look for it. I sometimes take it if my hips are bothering me.
Posted by: Tami at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (cF8AT)
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>>Amtrak: The Wrath of Conrail. Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:36 AM (I2dne)
True story (If you're eating lunch, pass this one up):
When NS and CSX split Conrail, the Conrail crews were, generally speaking, "lax." Long hair, earrings, etc. NS runs a very, very tight ship. A culture war was in the making.
Some--most?--of the NS locomotion didn't have flush toilets; they had a kind of baggie system. Hired ex-Conrail guys were sour about this. They were used to flush toilets. The began tying the baggies and pitching them out on the right-of-way between stations, rather than tying them and keeping them into the station.
NS management: That Is Not Acceptable.
NS started issuing baggies with employee numbers printed on them. "If we find yours on the ballast, There Will Be Consequences."
Conrail employee response: Baggies turned inside-out prior to use and disposal.
True story (If you're eating lunch, pass this one up):
When NS and CSX split Conrail, the Conrail crews were, generally speaking, "lax." Long hair, earrings, etc. NS runs a very, very tight ship. A culture war was in the making.
Some--most?--of the NS locomotion didn't have flush toilets; they had a kind of baggie system. Hired ex-Conrail guys were sour about this. They were used to flush toilets. The began tying the baggies and pitching them out on the right-of-way between stations, rather than tying them and keeping them into the station.
NS management: That Is Not Acceptable.
NS started issuing baggies with employee numbers printed on them. "If we find yours on the ballast, There Will Be Consequences."
Conrail employee response: Baggies turned inside-out prior to use and disposal.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (u4/yY)
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There was no TP at my local Target, but lots of bottled water.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (ZmdWy)
+++++++++++
Single-use portable bidet: refreshing, hygienic, available.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (ZmdWy)
+++++++++++
Single-use portable bidet: refreshing, hygienic, available.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (I2dne)
228
Good thing we don't have the flu going around. We'd really be fucked.
Posted by: Sponge at March 10, 2020 11:42 AM (IXZGh)
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Do they call it the fru in China?
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 10, 2020 11:42 AM (xfb67)
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What are your favorite YouTube channels?
Long list but my tops are:
I like Robot Co-Op, Red Letter Media, Military Arms Channel and the mighty Rageaholic, Razorfist
Long list but my tops are:
I like Robot Co-Op, Red Letter Media, Military Arms Channel and the mighty Rageaholic, Razorfist
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo. Yes, you. at March 10, 2020 11:42 AM (ifmtJ)
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Sam the Cooking Guy - Because you can't cook without saying "fuck" once in a while
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM
I like the BBQ Pit Boys, meself. Because nothing says Murica! like grilling with a sidearm and prepping with a knife that's only slightly smaller than a machete.
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:37 AM
I like the BBQ Pit Boys, meself. Because nothing says Murica! like grilling with a sidearm and prepping with a knife that's only slightly smaller than a machete.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:42 AM (ejd/p)
Posted by: Dempsy at March 10, 2020 11:42 AM (1hnOE)
233
So, a question for the Horde: if my heart's injection fraction is in the range of 35-40 %, just how fucked am I?
Posted by: Brother Tim at March 10, 2020 11:42 AM (PbUF8)
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Conrail employee response: Baggies turned inside-out prior to use and disposal.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (u4/yY)
++++++++++++
Who won their culture war? The staid NS or the lax Conrail?
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (u4/yY)
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Who won their culture war? The staid NS or the lax Conrail?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:43 AM (I2dne)
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Biden's "arguments" in that clip were, "we (mostly) banned machine guns, so we can ban AR-15s" and "do you NEED 100 round magazines".
My response to the first is that was an infringement too, so it's not persuasive. To the second I say my rights need no justification, so shove the need argument.
My response to the first is that was an infringement too, so it's not persuasive. To the second I say my rights need no justification, so shove the need argument.
Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2020 11:43 AM (i0wNm)
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NBA and MLB having conference calls to day to address virus plans.
Posted by: blaster at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (9VeU0)
I'll admit that I got a bit anxious about the 36yo woman from Nebraska, then I dug a little deeper and calmed right down. The media leaves out many important details.
Posted by: blaster at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (9VeU0)
I'll admit that I got a bit anxious about the 36yo woman from Nebraska, then I dug a little deeper and calmed right down. The media leaves out many important details.
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:43 AM (ONvIw)
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213 What are your favorite YouTube channels?
Red Letter Media, and a lot of electronics/computer/video game channels like Lazy Game Reviews, 8-Bit Guy, Jan Beta, etc., etc.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (oVJmc)
A few more suggestions on those fronts :
-Retro Core
-Jeremy Parrish (even though he's a smug left-winger)
-Dead Meat (Horror Movie Kill Counts)
-Techmoan
-Top Hat Gaming Man
Red Letter Media, and a lot of electronics/computer/video game channels like Lazy Game Reviews, 8-Bit Guy, Jan Beta, etc., etc.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (oVJmc)
A few more suggestions on those fronts :
-Retro Core
-Jeremy Parrish (even though he's a smug left-winger)
-Dead Meat (Horror Movie Kill Counts)
-Techmoan
-Top Hat Gaming Man
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 11:43 AM (UnA8+)
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++++++++++++
I thought the Acela ran at higher average speed, too, for much of its run. Not so?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM
...
Today I learned Acela corridor refers to a train route
I thought the Acela ran at higher average speed, too, for much of its run. Not so?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM
...
Today I learned Acela corridor refers to a train route
Posted by: TexasDan at March 10, 2020 11:43 AM (yL25O)
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This virus is going to leave a 9/11 sized hole in our economy.
We'll come back but it is going to be big for a bit.
Just some happenings: Fulton County (GA) closed schools yesterday and today and maybe all week.
MD is going to mandatory telecommuting for state workers.
Major events being cancelled. Spring break is coming it will have a very different profile this year.
NBA and MLB having conference calls to day to address virus plans.
Posted by: blaster at March
that is insane
We'll come back but it is going to be big for a bit.
Just some happenings: Fulton County (GA) closed schools yesterday and today and maybe all week.
MD is going to mandatory telecommuting for state workers.
Major events being cancelled. Spring break is coming it will have a very different profile this year.
NBA and MLB having conference calls to day to address virus plans.
Posted by: blaster at March
that is insane
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:44 AM (HALdu)
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216 All the DOW gains from early trading are gone and it's down again. *sigh*
Posted by: Guzalot at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (prSvo)
Its all a scam.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (4/5px)
The market makers are making money the Old Fashioned Way - they CHURN it!!!
Posted by: Guzalot at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (prSvo)
Its all a scam.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (4/5px)
The market makers are making money the Old Fashioned Way - they CHURN it!!!
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:44 AM (Kpl3J)
241
I just let YouTube tell me what I want to watch.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 10, 2020 11:44 AM (xfb67)
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NEW YORK NEW YORK
SO NICE THEY INFECTED IT TWICE
WITH TWO CUOMOS.
wots a Cuomo? $20 bucks same as in the City.
NEW YORK NEW YORK
SO NICE THEY INFECTED IT TWICE
WITH TWO CUOMOS.
wots a Cuomo? $20 bucks same as in the City.
Posted by: saf at March 10, 2020 11:44 AM (5IHGB)
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Major events being cancelled. Spring break is coming it will have a very different profile this year.
NBA and MLB having conference calls to day to address virus plans.
Posted by: blaster
Spring break is this week and next week for the schools around here.
NBA and MLB having conference calls to day to address virus plans.
Posted by: blaster
Spring break is this week and next week for the schools around here.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:45 AM (T0djb)
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It's easier if you understand that Christianity and Science are words without concrete meaning to many people.
One's man's Magic is another man's Engineering.
You know how we could have a great big never-ending fight here ? Start trying to define, precisely, the definitions of various words - and by extension, concepts.
Here's the dirty little secret - all these "concrete meanings" aren't uniformly accepted, even by a supposedly like-minded group. Things really are more relative than most would care to admit.
One's man's Magic is another man's Engineering.
You know how we could have a great big never-ending fight here ? Start trying to define, precisely, the definitions of various words - and by extension, concepts.
Here's the dirty little secret - all these "concrete meanings" aren't uniformly accepted, even by a supposedly like-minded group. Things really are more relative than most would care to admit.
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:45 AM (PJmyj)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:45 AM (uquGJ)
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233 So, a question for the Horde: if my heart's injection fraction is in the range of 35-40 %, just how fucked am I?
Posted by: Brother Tim at March 10, 2020 11:42 AM (PbUF
The American Heart Association has good info on improving this ratio with diet exercise and medical care.
Posted by: Brother Tim at March 10, 2020 11:42 AM (PbUF
The American Heart Association has good info on improving this ratio with diet exercise and medical care.
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:45 AM (ONvIw)
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>>Who won their culture war? The staid NS or the lax Conrail? Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:43 AM (I2dne)
IIRC, toilets were installed. Municipal complaints -> EPA ->STB. Probably a much cheaper resolution.
IIRC, toilets were installed. Municipal complaints -> EPA ->STB. Probably a much cheaper resolution.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:45 AM (u4/yY)
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Conrail employee response: Baggies turned inside-out prior to use and disposal.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (u4/yY)
Print the # on both sides?
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (u4/yY)
Print the # on both sides?
Posted by: BignJames at March 10, 2020 11:45 AM (X/Pw5)
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@backwardsboy(guitar man)...
Ever visit Matthew Scott's YouTube channel? The kid buys and restores old guitars, mostly strats, keeping some gems for himself.
He can play a bit, too...
https://tinyurl.com/qp64vq8
No, but I'll definitely check him out on your recommendation. Thanks.
Here's another good guitar geek channel back atcha: Five Watt World: guitar and amp history.
Ever visit Matthew Scott's YouTube channel? The kid buys and restores old guitars, mostly strats, keeping some gems for himself.
He can play a bit, too...
https://tinyurl.com/qp64vq8
No, but I'll definitely check him out on your recommendation. Thanks.
Here's another good guitar geek channel back atcha: Five Watt World: guitar and amp history.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy's new band is called The Swinging Epsteins at March 10, 2020 11:45 AM (HaL55)
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108 According to Bernie Sanders, people are dying of coronavirus because Trump doesn't believe in science.
Posted by: blaster at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (9VeU0)
That's one of the things that annoys me to no end about the left - the sciencist cult.
Science requires no belief, only data. If the facts align with your hypothesis, the hypothesis is valid unless someone else presents a better explanation and backs it up with facts. (Unless you're a climate "scientist", then you change the facts to support the hypothesis and your broken computer models).
At no point is this something you need to or should emotionally invest in - it either works or it doesn't.
Science with a component of belief is just a cult where the priesthood wears labcoats.
Posted by: blaster at March 10, 2020 11:23 AM (9VeU0)
That's one of the things that annoys me to no end about the left - the sciencist cult.
Science requires no belief, only data. If the facts align with your hypothesis, the hypothesis is valid unless someone else presents a better explanation and backs it up with facts. (Unless you're a climate "scientist", then you change the facts to support the hypothesis and your broken computer models).
At no point is this something you need to or should emotionally invest in - it either works or it doesn't.
Science with a component of belief is just a cult where the priesthood wears labcoats.
Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at March 10, 2020 11:46 AM (J+mig)
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I just let YouTube tell me what I want to watch.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 10, 2020 11:44 AM
My YouTube sidebar is, indeed, a strange rabbit hole.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 10, 2020 11:44 AM
My YouTube sidebar is, indeed, a strange rabbit hole.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:46 AM (ejd/p)
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I still hate the mandatory working from home....but better than not having a paycheck, I guess.
Productivity is way down and that's not just because of the dog and cat wanting to play. It's just harder to work on a laptop alone.
Productivity is way down and that's not just because of the dog and cat wanting to play. It's just harder to work on a laptop alone.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo. Yes, you. at March 10, 2020 11:46 AM (ifmtJ)
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There was no TP at my local Target, but lots of bottled water.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (ZmdWy)
I hate stupid people being stupid in a way that makes me have to act stupid.
Toilet paper is like the very definition of a "just in time" item.
You run out or come close to running out of TP.
You go buy some.
Not any more.
Still have empty shelves.
I guess I'll load up on a couple of giant value packs when I can.
*sigh*
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (ZmdWy)
I hate stupid people being stupid in a way that makes me have to act stupid.
Toilet paper is like the very definition of a "just in time" item.
You run out or come close to running out of TP.
You go buy some.
Not any more.
Still have empty shelves.
I guess I'll load up on a couple of giant value packs when I can.
*sigh*
Posted by: naturalfake at March 10, 2020 11:46 AM (9wmyx)
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I thought the Acela ran at higher average speed, too, for much of its run. Not so?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (I2dne)
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Maybe the trains are technically capable of it, I don't honestly know, but they run on the same old tracks. Those tracks are canted for turns at long-established speeds. To run "high speed" like a French TCV or Japanese bullet trains we would need new tracks with turns canted for high speed. NIMBY prevents that from happening, even if Amtrak had money and enough market demand. Has anyone heard of that demand? Not me.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (I2dne)
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Maybe the trains are technically capable of it, I don't honestly know, but they run on the same old tracks. Those tracks are canted for turns at long-established speeds. To run "high speed" like a French TCV or Japanese bullet trains we would need new tracks with turns canted for high speed. NIMBY prevents that from happening, even if Amtrak had money and enough market demand. Has anyone heard of that demand? Not me.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:46 AM (LISuA)
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new florida poll from florida atlantic university
trump 51 / biden 49
trump 53 / sanders 47
approval ratings trump: approve 49 / disapprove 41
desantis: approve 54 / disapprove 20
March 5-7
trump 51 / biden 49
trump 53 / sanders 47
approval ratings trump: approve 49 / disapprove 41
desantis: approve 54 / disapprove 20
March 5-7
Posted by: Ha at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (AXS9h)
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Wow, that video of pro-abortion protesters in Mexico firebombing themselves while storming a church.
Just like the crazy FEMEN women, their ugliness cannot be contained. They WILL retain the ability to kill their own babies, even if it means killing others to do it.
Just like the crazy FEMEN women, their ugliness cannot be contained. They WILL retain the ability to kill their own babies, even if it means killing others to do it.
Posted by: Lizzy at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (bDqIh)
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Does that include nuclear power plants?
Cause that's green.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (zZbCU)
Well, if the "green" crowd were sane, they would be...
Cause that's green.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (zZbCU)
Well, if the "green" crowd were sane, they would be...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (miJU3)
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141, ok,
If you do not have the scientific and/or mathematical background to understand basic research, then you are essentially depending on authority to tell you what the reality is.
For example, apparently the death rate in Italy is driven by a) decision to triage which means denial of care to elderly, and b) Italy has one of the world's oldest population demographic. If you do not know a and b facts, then any assertion made by a random doctor on how we are all going to die based on Italy's experience leaves you unable to determine whether the good doctor's claim is valid or not.
If you do not have the scientific and/or mathematical background to understand basic research, then you are essentially depending on authority to tell you what the reality is.
For example, apparently the death rate in Italy is driven by a) decision to triage which means denial of care to elderly, and b) Italy has one of the world's oldest population demographic. If you do not know a and b facts, then any assertion made by a random doctor on how we are all going to die based on Italy's experience leaves you unable to determine whether the good doctor's claim is valid or not.
Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (EUDB2)
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255 new florida poll from florida atlantic university
trump 51 / biden 49
trump 53 / sanders 47
approval ratings trump: approve 49 / disapprove 41
desantis: approve 54 / disapprove 20
March 5-7
Posted by: Ha at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (AXS9h)
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That coronovirus is really killing Trump.
*eyeroll*
trump 51 / biden 49
trump 53 / sanders 47
approval ratings trump: approve 49 / disapprove 41
desantis: approve 54 / disapprove 20
March 5-7
Posted by: Ha at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (AXS9h)
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That coronovirus is really killing Trump.
*eyeroll*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (zZbCU)
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NIMBY prevents that from happening, even if Amtrak had money and enough market demand. Has anyone heard of that demand? Not me.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:46 AM (LISuA)
+++++++++++++
Washington, DC. That's about it. Those people love it. They don't ride on it much, but they love it. And they can augment demand with their subsidy gun.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:46 AM (LISuA)
+++++++++++++
Washington, DC. That's about it. Those people love it. They don't ride on it much, but they love it. And they can augment demand with their subsidy gun.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (I2dne)
261
"Last time they did this, it sent oil all the way down to $10 per barrel." Posted by Servo
I don't remember 1986, but last time they drove it to $10 was late 90s, I had some decent oil stocks that got wiped out, especially service sector. Then by magic prices went over $100.
This time it is the frackers that could be harmed ... supposedly most are hedged, so we will see how long this lasts. I hear most frackers have debt ... so they have to service that somehow ... Americanism has to be sold to the public in times like this ... but the Globalists hate Trump just for that reason ... they have anti-America plans.
I don't remember 1986, but last time they drove it to $10 was late 90s, I had some decent oil stocks that got wiped out, especially service sector. Then by magic prices went over $100.
This time it is the frackers that could be harmed ... supposedly most are hedged, so we will see how long this lasts. I hear most frackers have debt ... so they have to service that somehow ... Americanism has to be sold to the public in times like this ... but the Globalists hate Trump just for that reason ... they have anti-America plans.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (Cus5s)
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>>Print the # on both sides? Posted by: BignJames at March 10, 2020 11:45 AM (X/Pw5)
Mr. James: Thank you for interviewing with the Norfolk Southern Employee Punitive Action Team. We are very impressed by your problem-solving skills, and would like to offer you employment...
Mr. James: Thank you for interviewing with the Norfolk Southern Employee Punitive Action Team. We are very impressed by your problem-solving skills, and would like to offer you employment...
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (qXNVo)
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222 207 There was no TP at my local Target, but lots of bottled water.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (ZmdWy)
So you can just rinse your ass
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM
...
Not even Cheryl Crow is willing to do that.
True story; I got caught out without TP in Indonesia during relief work right after the tsunami. Had to go native.
It can be done. It ain't great.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 10, 2020 11:39 AM (ZmdWy)
So you can just rinse your ass
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM
...
Not even Cheryl Crow is willing to do that.
True story; I got caught out without TP in Indonesia during relief work right after the tsunami. Had to go native.
It can be done. It ain't great.
Posted by: TexasDan at March 10, 2020 11:48 AM (yL25O)
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257 Does that include nuclear power plants?
Cause that's green.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (zZbCU)
Well, if the "green" crowd were sane, they would be...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (miJU3)
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Posit:
They are sane. The are just liars about their actual goals.
Cause that's green.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (zZbCU)
Well, if the "green" crowd were sane, they would be...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (miJU3)
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Posit:
They are sane. The are just liars about their actual goals.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:48 AM (zZbCU)
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Conrail employee response: Baggies turned inside-out prior to use and disposal.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (u4/yY)
Print the # on both sides?
Posted by: BignJames
#StealTheBoss's
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (u4/yY)
Print the # on both sides?
Posted by: BignJames
#StealTheBoss's
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:48 AM (T0djb)
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256 Wow, that video of pro-abortion protesters in Mexico firebombing themselves while storming a church.
Just like the crazy FEMEN women, their ugliness cannot be contained. They WILL retain the ability to kill their own babies, even if it means killing others to do it.
Posted by: Lizzy at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (bDqIh)
Tim Pool claims it wasn't a pro-abortion protest, but that it was an anti-rape protest.
Just like the crazy FEMEN women, their ugliness cannot be contained. They WILL retain the ability to kill their own babies, even if it means killing others to do it.
Posted by: Lizzy at March 10, 2020 11:47 AM (bDqIh)
Tim Pool claims it wasn't a pro-abortion protest, but that it was an anti-rape protest.
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 11:48 AM (UnA8+)
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Yeah, Bernie, proud holder of the Lifetime Award for Grifting, is no one to tell us about sci...
hold on, someone's at the door ...
ZOMG! ZOMG! ZOMG! It was the coronavirus! I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die!
Yeah, Bernie, proud holder of the Lifetime Award for Grifting, is no one to tell us about sci...
hold on, someone's at the door ...
ZOMG! ZOMG! ZOMG! It was the coronavirus! I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2020 11:48 AM (pNxlR)
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that is insane
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:44 AM (HALdu)
What's your solution? Is it to give everybody this virus at once? Show your work with data and research btw.
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:44 AM (HALdu)
What's your solution? Is it to give everybody this virus at once? Show your work with data and research btw.
Posted by: ok at March 10, 2020 11:49 AM (seWB1)
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In a perfect world, it would also reflect that when the price goes up. That gas in your tanks was bought at a lower price. It shouldn't jump .20 in less than an 8 hour shift.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (T0djb)
The retailer is also looking ahead to what it's going to cost him to fill his tanks the next time the tanker comes around.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (T0djb)
The retailer is also looking ahead to what it's going to cost him to fill his tanks the next time the tanker comes around.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 10, 2020 11:49 AM (miJU3)
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Which kinda ruined that whole "castle" look.
Posted by: Soothsayer, very senile at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (rIEGA)
Yeah, but who else can park a bulldozer on his roof?
Posted by: Soothsayer, very senile at March 10, 2020 11:38 AM (rIEGA)
Yeah, but who else can park a bulldozer on his roof?
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:49 AM (mrrpT)
Posted by: Fritz Hollings at March 10, 2020 11:49 AM (aKsyK)
272
I used to watch PBS cooking shows
usually with European chefs
very educational and straight forward, learned a lot
the shows now are bullshit
usually with European chefs
very educational and straight forward, learned a lot
the shows now are bullshit
Posted by: REDACTED at March 10, 2020 11:49 AM (rpxSz)
273
you could probably make your own hand sanitizer with rubbing alcohol and some kinda gel (like aloe vera) and math
Posted by: vmom 2020 at March 10, 2020 11:49 AM (G546f)
274
>>To run "high speed" like a French TCV or Japanese bullet trains
Another consequence of not having had our 20-century transportation infrastructure profoundly fucked up by massive enemy bombing (and replaced by nice, new modern infrastructure)
Another consequence of not having had our 20-century transportation infrastructure profoundly fucked up by massive enemy bombing (and replaced by nice, new modern infrastructure)
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:49 AM (u4/yY)
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My favorite YouTube channel is JamesJames, guitar player and teacher.
A very fine collection of acoustics up in the $6k-per range, and many many nice electrics.
Plus, James has many unobtainable shirts.
He did a number of videos before becoming JamesJames, as Privettricker, which is when I first discovered him, seeking to learn how to do Lowell George's "Willin."
He always plays a track by the original artist alongside his guitar, and never ever breaks copyright, always using outtakes.
He has a few takes on Little Feat's "Dixie Chicken," and watching his fret hand's little finger dance on the board in that one is one of my great pleasures.
A very fine collection of acoustics up in the $6k-per range, and many many nice electrics.
Plus, James has many unobtainable shirts.
He did a number of videos before becoming JamesJames, as Privettricker, which is when I first discovered him, seeking to learn how to do Lowell George's "Willin."
He always plays a track by the original artist alongside his guitar, and never ever breaks copyright, always using outtakes.
He has a few takes on Little Feat's "Dixie Chicken," and watching his fret hand's little finger dance on the board in that one is one of my great pleasures.
Posted by: Les Kinetic at March 10, 2020 11:49 AM (+fPHo)
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233 So, a question for the Horde: if my heart's injection fraction is in the range of 35-40 %, just how fucked am I?
Posted by: Brother Tim at March 10, 2020 11:42 AM (PbUF
don't you mean Ejection Fraction? Quick check says it should be in the 55% - 70% range.
Posted by: Brother Tim at March 10, 2020 11:42 AM (PbUF
don't you mean Ejection Fraction? Quick check says it should be in the 55% - 70% range.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (Kpl3J)
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Conrail employee response: Baggies turned inside-out prior to use and disposal.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (u4/yY)/i]
Throwing your bag of shit away for someone else to have to deal with makes you an asshole.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:41 AM (u4/yY)/i]
Throwing your bag of shit away for someone else to have to deal with makes you an asshole.
Posted by: Sponge at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (IXZGh)
278
you could probably make your own hand sanitizer with rubbing alcohol and some kinda gel (like aloe vera) and math
Posted by: vmom 2020 at March 10, 2020 11:49 AM (G546f)
I prefer my hand sanitizer to be math-free
Posted by: vmom 2020 at March 10, 2020 11:49 AM (G546f)
I prefer my hand sanitizer to be math-free
Posted by: naturalfake at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (9wmyx)
279
Oof.
Posted by: Sponge at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (IXZGh)
Posted by: Lizzy at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (bDqIh)
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Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:44 AM (Kpl3J)
Exactly. I may be completely wrong about the percentage of 401ks and IRAs and pension fund indexing but seems to me that these big swings would be impossible with the continued direct deposits that have to be invested in the various funds. Anecdotally I believe that most people aren't moving their accounts around. I don't know who these big players are that are leaving the market with huge losses.
Exactly. I may be completely wrong about the percentage of 401ks and IRAs and pension fund indexing but seems to me that these big swings would be impossible with the continued direct deposits that have to be invested in the various funds. Anecdotally I believe that most people aren't moving their accounts around. I don't know who these big players are that are leaving the market with huge losses.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (4/5px)
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The market was a filthy junkie for at least 8 years, main-lining a speedball of government bailouts and Quantitative Easing .
This covered for and propped up the largest companies' social-experimentation and SJW-wanking for a decade. They are confused now when the Federal government does not step in and save their silly asses from COVID or whatever the current boogeyman may be.
Now it seems that actual publicly-traded businesses may have to actually make good business decisions in order to survive.
Or they will fail. I am perfectly okay with either.
This covered for and propped up the largest companies' social-experimentation and SJW-wanking for a decade. They are confused now when the Federal government does not step in and save their silly asses from COVID or whatever the current boogeyman may be.
Now it seems that actual publicly-traded businesses may have to actually make good business decisions in order to survive.
Or they will fail. I am perfectly okay with either.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (pnfZk)
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I used to see Sundown Joe on the train sometimes, back when he was Amtrak Joe (or MBNA Joe, depending on the day and what bill was in the Senate). He always looked grumpy.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (LISuA)
284
hand sanitizer? meh. just wash your hands.
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (HALdu)
285
"Productivity is way down and that's not just because of the dog and cat wanting to play. It's just harder to work on a laptop alone."
Procrastination is so much easier at home. The Four Horseman - Napping, Snacking, Social Media, and Minor Chores - have a field day.
Procrastination is so much easier at home. The Four Horseman - Napping, Snacking, Social Media, and Minor Chores - have a field day.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Post Primary Sale - Used Prognostications & Predictions 1/2 Off at The Outrage Outlet! at March 10, 2020 11:51 AM (hLRSq)
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233, Brother Tim, my father got along about a little over twenty for about ten years. An offbeat treatment called ironically the squeeze treatment where they fit you with a pressure suit and squeeze your body to force passages around blockages helped him get a few more years of quality time.
Electrical testing for the install of a pacemaker got him the day before surgery.
Electrical testing for the install of a pacemaker got him the day before surgery.
Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 11:51 AM (EUDB2)
287
I used to watch PBS cooking shows
usually with European chefs
very educational and straight forward, learned a lot
the shows now are bullshit
Posted by: REDACTED at March 10, 2020 11:49 AM
I want to know who thought having Mike Colamecco (sp?) open his yap after every show was a good idea. Because that guy needs to be throatpunched.
usually with European chefs
very educational and straight forward, learned a lot
the shows now are bullshit
Posted by: REDACTED at March 10, 2020 11:49 AM
I want to know who thought having Mike Colamecco (sp?) open his yap after every show was a good idea. Because that guy needs to be throatpunched.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:51 AM (ejd/p)
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What are the details on that?
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:45 AM (uquGJ)
According to Nebraska media, she just returned a week ago from competing in a Special Olympics basketball event. People with disabilities frequently have huge respiratory issues, especially with Down's syndrome. I do not wish these people harm and I am as anti-abortion as one can be, but the truth is there are structural differences, and some can be bad. There are also, more often than not, cardiac abnormalities.
Her dad tested positive too, but he is recuperating at home.
The media is bending over backwards to strike fear in people.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:45 AM (uquGJ)
According to Nebraska media, she just returned a week ago from competing in a Special Olympics basketball event. People with disabilities frequently have huge respiratory issues, especially with Down's syndrome. I do not wish these people harm and I am as anti-abortion as one can be, but the truth is there are structural differences, and some can be bad. There are also, more often than not, cardiac abnormalities.
Her dad tested positive too, but he is recuperating at home.
The media is bending over backwards to strike fear in people.
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:51 AM (ONvIw)
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>>the shows now are bullshit Posted by: REDACTED at March 10, 2020 11:49 AM (rpxSz)
If you spring for the (minimal) expense, the MasterClass stuff online is pretty good. Thomas Keller has some good shows.
If you spring for the (minimal) expense, the MasterClass stuff online is pretty good. Thomas Keller has some good shows.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:51 AM (u4/yY)
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281 Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:44 AM (Kpl3J)
Exactly. I may be completely wrong about the percentage of 401ks and IRAs and pension fund indexing but seems to me that these big swings would be impossible with the continued direct deposits that have to be invested in the various funds. Anecdotally I believe that most people aren't moving their accounts around. I don't know who these big players are that are leaving the market with huge losses.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (4/5px)
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Am I bad person for hoping that it's CALPERS?
Exactly. I may be completely wrong about the percentage of 401ks and IRAs and pension fund indexing but seems to me that these big swings would be impossible with the continued direct deposits that have to be invested in the various funds. Anecdotally I believe that most people aren't moving their accounts around. I don't know who these big players are that are leaving the market with huge losses.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (4/5px)
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Am I bad person for hoping that it's CALPERS?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:51 AM (zZbCU)
291
All the DOW gains from early trading are gone and it's down again. *sigh*
Posted by: Guzalot at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (prSvo)
Its all a scam.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (4/5px)
********
Dow is Up but dropping again
Posted by: Guzalot at March 10, 2020 11:34 AM (prSvo)
Its all a scam.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM (4/5px)
********
Dow is Up but dropping again
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at March 10, 2020 11:51 AM (BqBId)
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The market was a filthy junkie for at least 8 years, main-lining a speedball of government bailouts and Quantitative Easing .
This covered for and propped up the largest companies' social-experimentation and SJW-wanking for a decade. They are confused now when the Federal government does not step in and save their silly asses from COVID or whatever the current boogeyman may be.
Now it seems that actual publicly-traded businesses may have to actually make good business decisions in order to survive.
Or they will fail. I am perfectly okay with either.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March
could you rewrite that in english?
This covered for and propped up the largest companies' social-experimentation and SJW-wanking for a decade. They are confused now when the Federal government does not step in and save their silly asses from COVID or whatever the current boogeyman may be.
Now it seems that actual publicly-traded businesses may have to actually make good business decisions in order to survive.
Or they will fail. I am perfectly okay with either.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March
could you rewrite that in english?
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:51 AM (HALdu)
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261 "Last time they did this, it sent oil all the way down to $10 per barrel." Posted by Servo
I don't remember 1986, but last time they drove it to $10 was late 90s, I had some decent oil stocks that got wiped out, especially service sector. Then by magic prices went over $100.
thanks, I forgot that. The entire decade of the 90's sucked donkey dick for energy producers. (but it also helped give Clinton such a good economy overall)
I don't remember 1986, but last time they drove it to $10 was late 90s, I had some decent oil stocks that got wiped out, especially service sector. Then by magic prices went over $100.
thanks, I forgot that. The entire decade of the 90's sucked donkey dick for energy producers. (but it also helped give Clinton such a good economy overall)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:52 AM (Kpl3J)
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>>Throwing your bag of shit away for someone else to have to deal with makes you an asshole. Posted by: Sponge at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (IXZGh)
5 out of 5 right-of-way maintenance workers agree with this statement.
5 out of 5 right-of-way maintenance workers agree with this statement.
Posted by: Zod at March 10, 2020 11:52 AM (qXNVo)
295
Dow is Up but dropping again
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at March
were you expecting it to do otherwise?
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at March
were you expecting it to do otherwise?
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:52 AM (HALdu)
296
you could probably make your own hand sanitizer with rubbing alcohol and some kinda gel (like aloe vera) and math
Posted by: vmom 2020
I've been saying it for a couple of days. 80% isopropyl alcohol and aloe vera gel.
Push comes to shove, 151 rum or 190 proof EverClear.
Posted by: vmom 2020
I've been saying it for a couple of days. 80% isopropyl alcohol and aloe vera gel.
Push comes to shove, 151 rum or 190 proof EverClear.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:53 AM (T0djb)
297
In spite of what must people think, the DOW isn't supposed to go up all the time.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 10, 2020 11:53 AM (xfb67)
298
I understand that once pppl started panic buying TP, other ppl worried they'd run out, so everyone started panic buying
But I don't understand why the initial rush to panic buy TP, rather than tissues?
But I don't understand why the initial rush to panic buy TP, rather than tissues?
Posted by: vmom 2020 at March 10, 2020 11:54 AM (G546f)
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The entire decade of the 90's sucked donkey dick for
energy producers. (but it also helped give Clinton such a good economy
overall)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:52 AM (Kpl3J)
Every rise and fall of prices has a winner and a loser, right ?
You're never going to convince John Q. Public that it's in his best interests to pay more for a gallon of gas - unless he works in an oil field or refinery.
energy producers. (but it also helped give Clinton such a good economy
overall)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:52 AM (Kpl3J)
Every rise and fall of prices has a winner and a loser, right ?
You're never going to convince John Q. Public that it's in his best interests to pay more for a gallon of gas - unless he works in an oil field or refinery.
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:54 AM (PJmyj)
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I was on an Amtrak this morning. Now I probably have the Wuhan Flu. I think my days are numbered. I hope my wife will take the dogs for hikes, when I'm gone. They can get a little fractious otherwise.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:54 AM (LISuA)
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281, no one,
Hedge funds and options/derivatives players are driving the market. Basically, they use leverage to place bets on the market direction and benefit from volatility to make money. High risk if the bet is wrong but big rewards if it is right. Suspect a lot of people are betting on market downturn in March and upturn in April when corona risks become more broadly known. And hopefully new infections start declining due to warmer weather in N. Hemisphere.
Hedge funds and options/derivatives players are driving the market. Basically, they use leverage to place bets on the market direction and benefit from volatility to make money. High risk if the bet is wrong but big rewards if it is right. Suspect a lot of people are betting on market downturn in March and upturn in April when corona risks become more broadly known. And hopefully new infections start declining due to warmer weather in N. Hemisphere.
Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 11:54 AM (EUDB2)
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Posted by: Lizzy at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (bDqIh)
Yeah, I generally respect Tim Pool's reporting, but firebombing is *much* more "on brand" for abortion absolutists than those against rape. It's not impossible, just a lot less likely.
Yeah, I generally respect Tim Pool's reporting, but firebombing is *much* more "on brand" for abortion absolutists than those against rape. It's not impossible, just a lot less likely.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:54 AM (uquGJ)
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hand sanitizer? meh. just wash your hands.
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (HALdu)
++++++++++++
At home, definitely. After using the bathroom? Definitely.
In my office of 300 people, though, running the break room for a glass of water involves touching a *lot* of shared surfaces. My company put sanitizer out at major shared space zones (entrances, break rooms, staggered throughout the workspace at main junctions). With lots of shared surfaces, it becomes useful.
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (HALdu)
++++++++++++
At home, definitely. After using the bathroom? Definitely.
In my office of 300 people, though, running the break room for a glass of water involves touching a *lot* of shared surfaces. My company put sanitizer out at major shared space zones (entrances, break rooms, staggered throughout the workspace at main junctions). With lots of shared surfaces, it becomes useful.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:54 AM (I2dne)
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301 281, no one,
Hedge funds and options/derivatives players are driving the market. Basically, they use leverage to place bets on the market direction and benefit from volatility to make money. High risk if the bet is wrong but big rewards if it is right. Suspect a lot of people are betting on market downturn in March and upturn in April when corona risks become more broadly known. And hopefully new infections start declining due to warmer weather in N. Hemisphere.
Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 11:54 AM (EUDB2)
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This is almost the plot of Casino Royale.
Hedge funds and options/derivatives players are driving the market. Basically, they use leverage to place bets on the market direction and benefit from volatility to make money. High risk if the bet is wrong but big rewards if it is right. Suspect a lot of people are betting on market downturn in March and upturn in April when corona risks become more broadly known. And hopefully new infections start declining due to warmer weather in N. Hemisphere.
Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 11:54 AM (EUDB2)
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This is almost the plot of Casino Royale.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:55 AM (zZbCU)
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Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:54 AM (PJmyj)
There is definitely a sweet spot.
There is definitely a sweet spot.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:55 AM (4/5px)
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I've been saying it for a couple of days. 80% isopropyl alcohol and aloe vera gel.
Push comes to shove, 151 rum or 190 proof EverClear.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:53 AM
Heck, replace alcohol with witch hazel, add some glycerin, and you have a decent homemade post-shave gel.
Push comes to shove, 151 rum or 190 proof EverClear.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:53 AM
Heck, replace alcohol with witch hazel, add some glycerin, and you have a decent homemade post-shave gel.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:55 AM (ejd/p)
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302 Posted by: Lizzy at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM (bDqIh)
Yeah, I generally respect Tim Pool's reporting, but firebombing is *much* more "on brand" for abortion absolutists than those against rape. It's not impossible, just a lot less likely.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:54 AM (uquGJ)
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Yeah, I generally respect Tim Pool's reporting, but firebombing is *much* more "on brand" for abortion absolutists than those against rape. It's not impossible, just a lot less likely.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 11:54 AM (uquGJ)
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Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:55 AM (zZbCU)
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238 ++++++++++++
I thought the Acela ran at higher average speed, too, for much of its run. Not so?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM
It runs at a higher than average speed when it can.
It is the preferred train to step in front of if you are attempting suicide. Pro tip: it works.
The missus was on a train following behind an Acela which someone in NJ used to commit suicide. Her train had to stop and take on the Acela passengers, most of whom wound up standing in the aisles for the rest of their trip. As they slowly pulled away from the accident scene, Mrs. KvC said only many, many, little, little pieces were all that remained of the suicide candidate.
238 ++++++++++++
I thought the Acela ran at higher average speed, too, for much of its run. Not so?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:40 AM
It runs at a higher than average speed when it can.
It is the preferred train to step in front of if you are attempting suicide. Pro tip: it works.
The missus was on a train following behind an Acela which someone in NJ used to commit suicide. Her train had to stop and take on the Acela passengers, most of whom wound up standing in the aisles for the rest of their trip. As they slowly pulled away from the accident scene, Mrs. KvC said only many, many, little, little pieces were all that remained of the suicide candidate.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 10, 2020 11:55 AM (pNxlR)
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306 I've been saying it for a couple of days. 80% isopropyl alcohol and aloe vera gel.
Push comes to shove, 151 rum or 190 proof EverClear.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:53 AM
Heck, replace alcohol with witch hazel, add some glycerin, and you have a decent homemade post-shave gel.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:55 AM (ejd/p)
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Use fire.
Fire purifies.
Push comes to shove, 151 rum or 190 proof EverClear.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:53 AM
Heck, replace alcohol with witch hazel, add some glycerin, and you have a decent homemade post-shave gel.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 10, 2020 11:55 AM (ejd/p)
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Use fire.
Fire purifies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:56 AM (zZbCU)
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296 I've been saying it for a couple of days. 80% isopropyl alcohol and aloe vera gel.
Push comes to shove, 151 rum or 190 proof EverClear.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:53 AM (T0djb)
I've never seen 80%.
Just 70%, 91%, and 99%.
Push comes to shove, 151 rum or 190 proof EverClear.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:53 AM (T0djb)
I've never seen 80%.
Just 70%, 91%, and 99%.
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 11:56 AM (UnA8+)
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March 10, 2020 11:56 AM (pnfZk)
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298, Vmom.
The earliest reports out of China had diarrhea as a symptom. Not sure if that has held true as I don't see much mention of it anymore.
Thus, a viral meme of getting toilet paper has spread. If I was devious, I would have bought options on toilet paper mfg. stocks in Jan. and sell them now.
The earliest reports out of China had diarrhea as a symptom. Not sure if that has held true as I don't see much mention of it anymore.
Thus, a viral meme of getting toilet paper has spread. If I was devious, I would have bought options on toilet paper mfg. stocks in Jan. and sell them now.
Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 11:56 AM (EUDB2)
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Nope. I only speak and write English.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March
could you edit it for "making sense"?
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March
could you edit it for "making sense"?
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:56 AM (HALdu)
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@127 - I think part of that is how visible the station is. Stations right off an exit are always higher than stations that are a few blocks away, but not visible from the highway.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (E+OcO)
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>Use fire.
Fire purifies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:56 AM (zZbCU)
Use it on Prometheus, then we'll talk.
Fire purifies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:56 AM (zZbCU)
Use it on Prometheus, then we'll talk.
Posted by: Muad'dib at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (sjdRT)
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Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:54 AM (PJmyj)
There is definitely a sweet spot.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:55 AM (4/5px)
Back in the day, during my never-ending hunt for the "sweet spot", gas was less than a buck and gallon, and a nice dinner date for two could still be had for a twenty.
At no point would anyone have ever convinced me that life would be so much better if I paid two bucks a gallon instead.
There is definitely a sweet spot.
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 11:55 AM (4/5px)
Back in the day, during my never-ending hunt for the "sweet spot", gas was less than a buck and gallon, and a nice dinner date for two could still be had for a twenty.
At no point would anyone have ever convinced me that life would be so much better if I paid two bucks a gallon instead.
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (PJmyj)
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Posit:
They are sane. The are just liars about their actual goals.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:48 AM (zZbCU)
Well, sufficiently advanced evil is indistinguishable from insanity.
They are sane. The are just liars about their actual goals.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:48 AM (zZbCU)
Well, sufficiently advanced evil is indistinguishable from insanity.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (miJU3)
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^^ Joe ,can you define "shared spaces" in a breathless voice?
Posted by: saf at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (5IHGB)
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Slojoe pissing off autoworkers and then they start yelling Trump is making my day.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (nRWPy)
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soap is the best hand sanitizer.
Never went in for those slippery gels. Make my hands feel slimy afterwards.
Never went in for those slippery gels. Make my hands feel slimy afterwards.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo. Yes, you. at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (ifmtJ)
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> I used to watch PBS cooking shows
> usually with European chefs
> very educational and straight forward, learned a lot
> the shows now are bullshit
Check out YouTube. You can find everything from little old Italian grandpas, to Indian grandpas, to moms, to cooking school instructors, to Michelin starred chefs showing how they cook.
> usually with European chefs
> very educational and straight forward, learned a lot
> the shows now are bullshit
Check out YouTube. You can find everything from little old Italian grandpas, to Indian grandpas, to moms, to cooking school instructors, to Michelin starred chefs showing how they cook.
Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (i0wNm)
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So Biden had a melt down today and called someone a jack ass?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (6XlcD)
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Joe ,can you define "shared spaces" in a breathless voice?
Posted by: saf at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (5IHGB)
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No bid.
Posted by: saf at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (5IHGB)
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No bid.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (I2dne)
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Amtrak...
Years ago we took the train that runs from Detroit to Chicago for a Christmas shopping trip with a bunch of friends. The cars were jankity, the service was slow and rude, overall a very bad experience.
After that I investigated leasing passenger and dining cars and found them to be extremely cheap. I contacted Amtrak and got the rates on having them haul 4 cars back and forth on that same line. Again, it was very affordable.
Then they asked what I was doing with the cars. When I told them I was going to sell tickets and take passengers back and forth, they said no way. It's illegal to compete with Amtrak.
Years ago we took the train that runs from Detroit to Chicago for a Christmas shopping trip with a bunch of friends. The cars were jankity, the service was slow and rude, overall a very bad experience.
After that I investigated leasing passenger and dining cars and found them to be extremely cheap. I contacted Amtrak and got the rates on having them haul 4 cars back and forth on that same line. Again, it was very affordable.
Then they asked what I was doing with the cars. When I told them I was going to sell tickets and take passengers back and forth, they said no way. It's illegal to compete with Amtrak.
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (mrrpT)
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This is almost the plot of Casino Royale.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:55 AM (zZbCU)
The Woody Allen version.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, trapped in a fish bowl with Terry Gilliam screaming at a hamster to run at March 10, 2020 11:55 AM (zZbCU)
The Woody Allen version.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (Kpl3J)
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This is ridiculous. I'm going to go work in my yard.
I can't stand that these wealthy, elite, bicoastal politicians, media and Hollywood personalities who are totally isolated from the results of their apocalyptic prononciations get to impact my life in a such a profound way and pay no penalty for this.It is infuriating.
I can't stand that these wealthy, elite, bicoastal politicians, media and Hollywood personalities who are totally isolated from the results of their apocalyptic prononciations get to impact my life in a such a profound way and pay no penalty for this.It is infuriating.
Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (QzF6i)
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>322
So Biden had a melt down today and called someone a jack ass?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (6XlcD)
Horse's ass.
So Biden had a melt down today and called someone a jack ass?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (6XlcD)
Horse's ass.
Posted by: Muad'dib at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (sjdRT)
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LifeNews has several tweets, video and photos of churches that were attacked, vandalized as part of International Women's Day protests in central and south America. Abortion, anti-rape -- whatever it was billed as, it is clearly anti-Christianity. Making parishoners block doors with pews to protect themselves from firebombs and an angry mob has nothing to do with women's rights/empowerment.
bit.ly/2wJfbry
bit.ly/2wJfbry
Posted by: Lizzy at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (bDqIh)
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I've never seen 80%.
Just 70%, 91%, and 99%.
Posted by: Allie
Then 91%. From what I have read and been told, 75% or higher.
Just 70%, 91%, and 99%.
Posted by: Allie
Then 91%. From what I have read and been told, 75% or higher.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (T0djb)
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Tim Pool claims it wasn't a pro-abortion protest, but that it was an anti-rape protest.
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 11:48 AM (UnA8+)
So the counter-protesters were pro-rape, then? Riiiight.
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 11:48 AM (UnA8+)
So the counter-protesters were pro-rape, then? Riiiight.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (miJU3)
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I miss orange shorts 'head down, ass up' sciatic girl. White yoga leotard sciatica girl is nice but I want both.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo. Yes, you. at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (ifmtJ)
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Posted by: not so
Sorry about your lack of reading comprehension. And your apparent obsession with my comments.
Remain blessed.
Sorry about your lack of reading comprehension. And your apparent obsession with my comments.
Remain blessed.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (pnfZk)
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With all of this happening, doesn't it make you wonder what John F'ing and other congressional and agency minions talked about or planned.
What better way to talk to the Chinese and maintain plausible deniability than to go to Iran.
I still maintain that the release of the Corona virus was a planned election year hit on the Trump admin.
What better way to talk to the Chinese and maintain plausible deniability than to go to Iran.
I still maintain that the release of the Corona virus was a planned election year hit on the Trump admin.
Posted by: Sooner at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (Fs5vw)
Posted by: Vlad the impaler,whittling away like mad at March 10, 2020 11:59 AM (d6mdH)
Posted by: saf at March 10, 2020 11:59 AM (5IHGB)
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>331
I miss orange shorts 'head down, ass up' sciatic girl. White yoga leotard sciatica girl is nice but I want both.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo. Yes, you. at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (ifmtJ)
This.
I miss orange shorts 'head down, ass up' sciatic girl. White yoga leotard sciatica girl is nice but I want both.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo. Yes, you. at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (ifmtJ)
This.
Posted by: Muad'dib at March 10, 2020 11:59 AM (sjdRT)
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333 With all of this happening, doesn't it make you wonder what John F'ing and other congressional and agency minions talked about or planned.
What better way to talk to the Chinese and maintain plausible deniability than to go to Iran.
I still maintain that the release of the Corona virus was a planned election year hit on the Trump admin.
Posted by: Sooner at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (Fs5vw)
Has John Kerry taken any trips to China not long before this all came out?
What better way to talk to the Chinese and maintain plausible deniability than to go to Iran.
I still maintain that the release of the Corona virus was a planned election year hit on the Trump admin.
Posted by: Sooner at March 10, 2020 11:58 AM (Fs5vw)
Has John Kerry taken any trips to China not long before this all came out?
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 12:00 PM (UnA8+)
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I love working on a laptop from home. When I go into the office, I never get to talk to anyone. I'm stuck on the phone taking calls. When I'm home, I have the dogs in the office with me. I can take a break and take them outside or start cooking something for lunch. And I don't mind having a split shift, since it gives me time to get things done during the middle of the day.
I was the first person to get to work from home. Other folks have the option now but most chose to go into the office to work at least part of the week.
I was the first person to get to work from home. Other folks have the option now but most chose to go into the office to work at least part of the week.
Posted by: notsothoreau at March 10, 2020 12:00 PM (JKNZq)
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Apart from that hardy perennial race grievances, what do the Democrats have to talk about beyond the man who has driven them into frothing insanity?
Posted by: Jerry Carroll at March 10, 2020 12:00 PM (tSiV9)
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Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:51 AM (ONvIw)
Thanks. We've come a long way in improving life expectancy and quality for those with Down's, but those structural differences will always be an issue. Interesting that they "forgot" to mention she belonged to another demographic at high risk for pulmonary/respiratory issues.
Thanks. We've come a long way in improving life expectancy and quality for those with Down's, but those structural differences will always be an issue. Interesting that they "forgot" to mention she belonged to another demographic at high risk for pulmonary/respiratory issues.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 12:00 PM (uquGJ)
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304, TJM, Casino Royale is basically our modern financial markets. They are hiring guys with advanced degrees and math chops to figure out how to arbitrage the markets and equally skilled people are figuring out how to bet large, have their bets hedged, and come out with a gain.
The major reason is that government deficits across the world are providing funny money to fund such and it is worsened by things like quantitative easing etc. Thus, the flight to own tangible assets and important services are inflating those prices--cough Calif. real estate for example, Harvard degrees, top flight medical care.
The major reason is that government deficits across the world are providing funny money to fund such and it is worsened by things like quantitative easing etc. Thus, the flight to own tangible assets and important services are inflating those prices--cough Calif. real estate for example, Harvard degrees, top flight medical care.
Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 12:00 PM (EUDB2)
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Joe is sundowning again, this time getting into an argument with a factory worker over AR-14's, whatever that is. I can't say for sure but Joe may have challenged him to a push up contest or called him a Damned Liar or whatever he does these days. (via Sean Davis)
https://tinyurl.com/r2xw9ox
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (LISuA)
https://tinyurl.com/r2xw9ox
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (LISuA)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at March 10, 2020 12:00 PM (Ki5SV)
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Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 11:54 AM (EUDB2)
Yup.
Want to stabilize the market? Outlaw Naked shorts, and make it so you HAVE to own a stock for 24 hours before you can sell.
Takes the market back to its roots where it is a method of investment, not just a big Casino.
Yup.
Want to stabilize the market? Outlaw Naked shorts, and make it so you HAVE to own a stock for 24 hours before you can sell.
Takes the market back to its roots where it is a method of investment, not just a big Casino.
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 10, 2020 12:00 PM (NgKpN)
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Sorry about your lack of reading comprehension. And your apparent obsession with my comments.
Remain blessed.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March
that is kind of funny, using that as snark.
when you figure out what you wrote come back and share!
Remain blessed.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March
that is kind of funny, using that as snark.
when you figure out what you wrote come back and share!
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 12:01 PM (HALdu)
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The market was a filthy junkie for at least 8 years, main-lining a speedball of government bailouts and Quantitative Easing .
This
covered for and propped up the largest companies'
social-experimentation and SJW-wanking for a decade. They are confused
now when the Federal government does not step in and save their silly
asses from COVID or whatever the current boogeyman may be.
Now it seems that actual publicly-traded businesses may have to actually make good business decisions in order to survive.
Or they will fail. I am perfectly okay with either.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM
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The stock market is not the economy. This is something the left would spout day after day when it was going up.
Now, the very same people are claiming the stock market is the economy and we are all going to die.
Let's face it, the stock market was way overdue for a correction and the big players were just waiting for an excuse, any excuse to take profits and then along comes the beer virus and all of the other players started panicking.
The market will settle out in the next few weeks.
This
covered for and propped up the largest companies'
social-experimentation and SJW-wanking for a decade. They are confused
now when the Federal government does not step in and save their silly
asses from COVID or whatever the current boogeyman may be.
Now it seems that actual publicly-traded businesses may have to actually make good business decisions in order to survive.
Or they will fail. I am perfectly okay with either.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March 10, 2020 11:50 AM
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The stock market is not the economy. This is something the left would spout day after day when it was going up.
Now, the very same people are claiming the stock market is the economy and we are all going to die.
Let's face it, the stock market was way overdue for a correction and the big players were just waiting for an excuse, any excuse to take profits and then along comes the beer virus and all of the other players started panicking.
The market will settle out in the next few weeks.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 10, 2020 12:01 PM (JUOKG)
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Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (PJmyj)
I'm talking price per barrel. In order for it to be profitable to pump or process ( sand oil) .
I'm talking price per barrel. In order for it to be profitable to pump or process ( sand oil) .
Posted by: No one at March 10, 2020 12:01 PM (4/5px)
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nood
Posted by: It's me donna at March 10, 2020 12:01 PM (6XlcD)
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Joe is sundowning again, this time getting into an argument with a factory worker over AR-14's, whatever that is. I can't say for sure but Joe may have challenged him to a push up contest or called him a Damned Liar or whatever he does these days. (via Sean Davis)
https://tinyurl.com/r2xw9ox
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (LISuA)
He told the guy not to be a horse's ass.
If Trump's people are on the ball, they ought to line up every one of Gropey Joe's insults and put it next to a talking head complaining about how nasty Trump is:
TALKING HEAD
https://tinyurl.com/r2xw9ox
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 10, 2020 11:28 AM (LISuA)
He told the guy not to be a horse's ass.
If Trump's people are on the ball, they ought to line up every one of Gropey Joe's insults and put it next to a talking head complaining about how nasty Trump is:
TALKING HEAD
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at March 10, 2020 12:01 PM (Ki5SV)
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oh, ffs. never mind
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at March 10, 2020 12:02 PM (Ki5SV)
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^ Herd tell us more aboot the $20 date and the sweet spot.
Them days are long, long gone. But, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away - the best pizza place around was a sole proprietorship called Rocky's - right across from the barge factory. The dinner crowd was actually quite nice - it was my go-to spot on date night. For $20, including tip, you got a large pizza with two salads and drinks.
They went upscale, moved to a spiffy new building right on the riverfront, and closed a couple years ago.
Them days are long, long gone. But, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away - the best pizza place around was a sole proprietorship called Rocky's - right across from the barge factory. The dinner crowd was actually quite nice - it was my go-to spot on date night. For $20, including tip, you got a large pizza with two salads and drinks.
They went upscale, moved to a spiffy new building right on the riverfront, and closed a couple years ago.
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 12:02 PM (PJmyj)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 10, 2020 12:02 PM (ZLI7S)
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Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 12:00 PM (uquGJ)
While there may be lots of 36yo women who travel to Italy with dad, that was sort of a clue that there may have been a problem. Plus , dad was fine.
While there may be lots of 36yo women who travel to Italy with dad, that was sort of a clue that there may have been a problem. Plus , dad was fine.
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 12:02 PM (ONvIw)
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Push comes to shove, 151 rum or 190 proof EverClear.
What? No recommendations for Valu-Rite Brand Vodka? No germ could survive a dousing of that stuff. Just be sure not to smoke for about an hour after it appears to be dry. It's best not to tempt the fire gods.
It's like I don't know you people anymore...
What? No recommendations for Valu-Rite Brand Vodka? No germ could survive a dousing of that stuff. Just be sure not to smoke for about an hour after it appears to be dry. It's best not to tempt the fire gods.
It's like I don't know you people anymore...
Posted by: BackwardsBoy's new band is called The Swinging Epsteins at March 10, 2020 12:03 PM (HaL55)
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246 233 So, a question for the Horde: if my heart's injection fraction is in the range of 35-40 %, just how fucked am I?
Posted by: Brother Tim at March 10, 2020 11:42 AM (PbUF
The American Heart Association has good info on improving this ratio with diet exercise and medical care.
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:45 AM (ONvIw)
Ejection fraction, not injection fraction. It measures how well the heart is moving blood through itself.
My own fell off after my attack in June 17, but with a program of regular exercise, largely on a treadmill, I brought it back to normal within six months. I had minimal damage to my heart muscles, however.
246 233 So, a question for the Horde: if my heart's injection fraction is in the range of 35-40 %, just how fucked am I?
Posted by: Brother Tim at March 10, 2020 11:42 AM (PbUF
The American Heart Association has good info on improving this ratio with diet exercise and medical care.
Posted by: CN at March 10, 2020 11:45 AM (ONvIw)
Ejection fraction, not injection fraction. It measures how well the heart is moving blood through itself.
My own fell off after my attack in June 17, but with a program of regular exercise, largely on a treadmill, I brought it back to normal within six months. I had minimal damage to my heart muscles, however.
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Posted by: Soothsayer, very senile at March 10, 2020 12:04 PM (rIEGA)
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Joe was such an argumentative ass to the autoworkers that they started yelling Trump in the far background. His team quickly moved it outside.
Funny.
Funny.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at March 10, 2020 12:04 PM (nRWPy)
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What is odd is seeing the various price differences at different stations less than a mile away. Some stations around here are almost a dollar more than a nearby station. Even different stations of the same company have very different prices.
Posted by: josephistan at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (Izzlo)
Stations usually make about .10 per gallon over what they pay for it. The high prices may be because they are still selling from their last fill up or they are going to increase their margin for a day or so.
Posted by: josephistan at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (Izzlo)
Stations usually make about .10 per gallon over what they pay for it. The high prices may be because they are still selling from their last fill up or they are going to increase their margin for a day or so.
Posted by: Braenyard at March 10, 2020 12:04 PM (X2vir)
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could you rewrite that in english?
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:51 AM (HALdu)
++++++++++
The point isn't that hard to discern, I think.
- The Fed spent years goosing the market through low interest rates and QE (asset purchasing with newly-created money, assets primarily consisting of government securities and asset-backed securities, usually mortgages). This drove inflation, but not wages - so the inflation was locked up in the stock market.
- Many large organizations goosed employment because they had access to lots of capital through the stock market and bond markets. Much this employment boost may not have been needed positions but feel-good progressive positions in HR, overhiring to get women on board, etc.
- The serial bailouts and easy money of the past decade lowered the floor and subsequent actions are less meaningful.
- Everyone expects a juicy bailout for COVID-related losses, but it may not come and so now there's spooked people dumping shares.
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 11:51 AM (HALdu)
++++++++++
The point isn't that hard to discern, I think.
- The Fed spent years goosing the market through low interest rates and QE (asset purchasing with newly-created money, assets primarily consisting of government securities and asset-backed securities, usually mortgages). This drove inflation, but not wages - so the inflation was locked up in the stock market.
- Many large organizations goosed employment because they had access to lots of capital through the stock market and bond markets. Much this employment boost may not have been needed positions but feel-good progressive positions in HR, overhiring to get women on board, etc.
- The serial bailouts and easy money of the past decade lowered the floor and subsequent actions are less meaningful.
- Everyone expects a juicy bailout for COVID-related losses, but it may not come and so now there's spooked people dumping shares.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 12:04 PM (I2dne)
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343, you are absolutely right and the SEC has to power to do what you are suggesting through rule making. But, the SEC is full of NTers and Obama leftovers. Plus a lot of the big hedge funds folks are rabid NY Dems. So nothing gets done.
Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 12:04 PM (EUDB2)
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50 The hysterical national press needs a collective slap in the face.
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:05 AM (mrrpT)
++++++++++++
That's been true for a couple of decades now. At least that long.
The past few weeks has demonstrated just that the slap needs to be really hard.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:07 AM (I2dne)
with a cricket bat.
===
By Hulk
Posted by: jwest at March 10, 2020 11:05 AM (mrrpT)
++++++++++++
That's been true for a couple of decades now. At least that long.
The past few weeks has demonstrated just that the slap needs to be really hard.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 10, 2020 11:07 AM (I2dne)
with a cricket bat.
===
By Hulk
Posted by: Vlad the impaler,whittling away like mad at March 10, 2020 12:06 PM (d6mdH)
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Has John Kerry taken any trips to China not long before this all came out?
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 12:00 PM (UnA8+)
That's what I was saying. China and Iran have a very close working relationship. What better way to arrange something covertly with the Chinese than a meeting in Iran.
Has John Kerry taken any trips to China not long before this all came out?
Posted by: Allie at March 10, 2020 12:00 PM (UnA8+)
That's what I was saying. China and Iran have a very close working relationship. What better way to arrange something covertly with the Chinese than a meeting in Iran.
Posted by: Sooner at March 10, 2020 12:06 PM (Fs5vw)
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Let's face it, the stock market was way overdue for a correction and the
big players were just waiting for an excuse, any excuse to take profits
and then along comes the beer virus and all of the other players
started panicking.
I believe this. The only reason to buy a stock anymore is to sell it - you'll never make your money back on dividends.
I haven't pulled any money out - but I haven't put money in either. Not in a long, long time.
big players were just waiting for an excuse, any excuse to take profits
and then along comes the beer virus and all of the other players
started panicking.
I believe this. The only reason to buy a stock anymore is to sell it - you'll never make your money back on dividends.
I haven't pulled any money out - but I haven't put money in either. Not in a long, long time.
Posted by: Watching the Herd at March 10, 2020 12:06 PM (PJmyj)
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[Voltaren]
It has been sold OTC in Canada for some time. I have a tube of it. It's no wonder drug.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 10, 2020 11:36 AM (miJU3)
Similar to meloxicam it works different on different people And it can work better or less on the same person at different times. Strange but true.
It has been sold OTC in Canada for some time. I have a tube of it. It's no wonder drug.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 10, 2020 11:36 AM (miJU3)
Similar to meloxicam it works different on different people And it can work better or less on the same person at different times. Strange but true.
Posted by: Braenyard at March 10, 2020 12:06 PM (X2vir)
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Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 11:56 AM (EUDB2)
I think it's more simple than that. If it becomes necessary to quarantine it will be impossible to go get more of one of the few things that makes life civilized (now there's Amazon, which might work if they're not shut down). There are 5 people in my house so a large pack only lasts about 2 weeks. That means I need to be at least one pack ahead at any given time. I know ours isn't the biggest family, so I'm not surprised at the buying.
I think it's more simple than that. If it becomes necessary to quarantine it will be impossible to go get more of one of the few things that makes life civilized (now there's Amazon, which might work if they're not shut down). There are 5 people in my house so a large pack only lasts about 2 weeks. That means I need to be at least one pack ahead at any given time. I know ours isn't the biggest family, so I'm not surprised at the buying.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 12:08 PM (uquGJ)
365
- The Fed spent years goosing the market through low interest rates and QE (asset purchasing with newly-created money, assets primarily consisting of government securities and asset-backed securities, usually mortgages). This drove inflation, but not wages - so the inflation was locked up in the stock market.
- Many large organizations goosed employment because they had access to lots of capital through the stock market and bond markets. Much this employment boost may not have been needed positions but feel-good progressive positions in HR, overhiring to get women on board, etc.
- The serial bailouts and easy money of the past decade lowered the floor and subsequent actions are less meaningful.
- Everyone expects a juicy bailout for COVID-related losses, but it may not come and so now there's spooked people dumping shares.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March
he might have meant that but you have had to do some schucking and jiving to smith what he wrote.
we are a few weeks into this and nobody is talking about bailing anybody out yet.
more relaxing not as much raging is better for now.
- Many large organizations goosed employment because they had access to lots of capital through the stock market and bond markets. Much this employment boost may not have been needed positions but feel-good progressive positions in HR, overhiring to get women on board, etc.
- The serial bailouts and easy money of the past decade lowered the floor and subsequent actions are less meaningful.
- Everyone expects a juicy bailout for COVID-related losses, but it may not come and so now there's spooked people dumping shares.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March
he might have meant that but you have had to do some schucking and jiving to smith what he wrote.
we are a few weeks into this and nobody is talking about bailing anybody out yet.
more relaxing not as much raging is better for now.
Posted by: not so at March 10, 2020 12:11 PM (HALdu)
366
I've always got 70% and 91% isopropyl on hand. I use it to clean out my bong.
Posted by: Chris M at March 10, 2020 12:12 PM (eAZVt)
367
The mode of delivery doesn't matter if the content is pernicious--got to replace the teachers to make a difference.
-======
The folks who do the certifications will increase in importance, that's where the commie traitors will congregate.
-======
The folks who do the certifications will increase in importance, that's where the commie traitors will congregate.
Posted by: Vlad the impaler,whittling away like mad at March 10, 2020 12:12 PM (d6mdH)
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Posted by: bonhomme at March 10, 2020 11:57 AM (i0wNm)
Agreed on the cooking shows. I like Indian and Japanese and Chinese ones. When Inspector and I got married I did a YouTube crash course on keto cooking. Fortunately, I already cooked mostly from scratch so it wasn't a huge change.
Agreed on the cooking shows. I like Indian and Japanese and Chinese ones. When Inspector and I got married I did a YouTube crash course on keto cooking. Fortunately, I already cooked mostly from scratch so it wasn't a huge change.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 10, 2020 12:12 PM (uquGJ)
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312 298, Vmom.
The earliest reports out of China had diarrhea as a symptom. Not sure if that has held true as I don't see much mention of it anymore
==
thanks whig
diarrhea and vomiting for a short time (one day) is a known but uncommon symptom of COVID-19
probably related to it also being spread through fecal-oral
The earliest reports out of China had diarrhea as a symptom. Not sure if that has held true as I don't see much mention of it anymore
==
thanks whig
diarrhea and vomiting for a short time (one day) is a known but uncommon symptom of COVID-19
probably related to it also being spread through fecal-oral
Posted by: vmom 2020 at March 10, 2020 12:14 PM (G546f)
370
"I can't see cancelling a St. Patrick's Day parade
anywhere. There is always plenty of >60% alcohol involved to sanitize
whatever needs sanitizing.
Posted by: Roy "
There will be a lot more deathly sick and dead people from drinking on St. Patricks than from corona virus. At least in my experience. It really should be celebrated on Friday or Saturday
anywhere. There is always plenty of >60% alcohol involved to sanitize
whatever needs sanitizing.
Posted by: Roy "
There will be a lot more deathly sick and dead people from drinking on St. Patricks than from corona virus. At least in my experience. It really should be celebrated on Friday or Saturday
Posted by: Ripley at March 10, 2020 12:15 PM (MxEKc)
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March 10, 2020 12:16 PM (pnfZk)
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367, I have taught online and also in person. Major difference is that top students continue to be top because they can manage themselves and do the work.
Average and worse students do about a letter grade worse in subject matter retention in an online setting. An in person class allows an instructor more feedback as to what content the average and worse students are not getting and some sense of shame in not doing the work and being questioned affects the results.
And yes, I taught one semester, the same material in an online versus an in person and could compare results.
During the days of MOOC hype, what happened is very few people actually completed those free courses offered by premium universities because most people view education as a credential rather than personal development.
Average and worse students do about a letter grade worse in subject matter retention in an online setting. An in person class allows an instructor more feedback as to what content the average and worse students are not getting and some sense of shame in not doing the work and being questioned affects the results.
And yes, I taught one semester, the same material in an online versus an in person and could compare results.
During the days of MOOC hype, what happened is very few people actually completed those free courses offered by premium universities because most people view education as a credential rather than personal development.
Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 12:17 PM (EUDB2)
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at March 10, 2020 12:17 PM (pnfZk)
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369 vmom, thanks for being gracious.
Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 12:18 PM (EUDB2)
375
In hindsight every Trump situation comes out pretty rosy, doesn't it? Yet everyone's hair is on fire all the time. Something doesn't add up!!
Posted by: ... at March 10, 2020 12:19 PM (X37WA)
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Remember the famous lady who claimed to use only 1 or 2 squares of toilet paper....Now she is a winner, has plenty of paper. /sarc
Posted by: Colin at March 10, 2020 12:19 PM (2fmAR)
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374 369 vmom, thanks for being gracious.
Posted by: whig
hah!
I won't be gracious enough to spare a square though
Posted by: whig
hah!
I won't be gracious enough to spare a square though
Posted by: vmom 2020 at March 10, 2020 12:20 PM (G546f)
378
367, I agree, SJW's delight in cmte work and burrowing into assessment and accreditation areas.
To wit, look at what the ABA has done to law schools, the regional accreditation agencies have done to colleges and k12 education systems, etc.
To wit, look at what the ABA has done to law schools, the regional accreditation agencies have done to colleges and k12 education systems, etc.
Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 12:21 PM (EUDB2)
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377, Vmom,
I was in the military with field rations. You learn to make do with less.
I was in the military with field rations. You learn to make do with less.
Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 12:21 PM (EUDB2)
380
375 ....,
Trump and most experienced epidemiologists that I suppose are giving him advise are relying on past experience with respiratory viruses. They don't like heat, sun, and humidity and thus when flu season ends, cov19 season will start to peter out.
Thus, a delaying action until Mother Nature brings that to the Northern Hemisphere.
The risk is a double dip via fall 2020 as happened in the Spanish Flu epidemic so we still need that time desperately to work on vaccines and anti-virals.
Trump and most experienced epidemiologists that I suppose are giving him advise are relying on past experience with respiratory viruses. They don't like heat, sun, and humidity and thus when flu season ends, cov19 season will start to peter out.
Thus, a delaying action until Mother Nature brings that to the Northern Hemisphere.
The risk is a double dip via fall 2020 as happened in the Spanish Flu epidemic so we still need that time desperately to work on vaccines and anti-virals.
Posted by: whig at March 10, 2020 12:25 PM (EUDB2)
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The world's production runs on oil. Low oil prices indicate low demand, meaning low productivity. It's a silver lining for some companies that their input costs drop, but net to the economy at large is negative.
Posted by: Original Roy at March 10, 2020 12:33 PM (hOlnG)
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Voltaren (diclofenac) is now available over the counter or so the article says. But neither Wally nor Amazon offer it.
Yet.
https://tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
https://preview.tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
Posted by: Braenyard at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (X2vir)
Check for contraindications if you are on any type of blood thinner or anticoagulant.
Yet.
https://tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
https://preview.tinyurl.com/t2adnwh
Posted by: Braenyard at March 10, 2020 11:27 AM (X2vir)
Check for contraindications if you are on any type of blood thinner or anticoagulant.
Posted by: one of the quiet ones at March 10, 2020 12:35 PM (2GPSc)
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Would a free and infinite source of energy help the economy? Yes (check broken windows theory if you don't believe it).
Cheaper oil is nothing but a small piece of that. It is unbelievable that lower oil prices are talked about as a problem for the economy.
Cheaper oil is nothing but a small piece of that. It is unbelievable that lower oil prices are talked about as a problem for the economy.
Posted by: azoo at March 10, 2020 12:53 PM (wg7wr)
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Cheaper energy just means people have more money to spend on other things = boost to the economy + less money in Putin's and Maduro's and Iran's pocket. Win Win.
Posted by: azoo at March 10, 2020 12:55 PM (wg7wr)
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Here in Boston they cancelled....the st. Patrick/evacuation parade whose chief focus has evolved to the lgbt community and getting soused.
Posted by: Judith at March 10, 2020 01:08 PM (ax1Ah)
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BREAKING NEWS: Ilhan Omar endorses Biden!
https://babylonbee.com/news/omar-says-she-completely-understands-biden-confusing-his-wife-and-sister
https://babylonbee.com/news/omar-says-she-completely-understands-biden-confusing-his-wife-and-sister
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