Huge Kirschwasser deflation

[The-Shoveler]

[quote=Coronita]Basically, the way the law works is that…
If you want to classify a software engineer as “exempt” (non hourly worker), you must pay him/her/they $104.2k or higher, otherwise they must be classified as an hourly worker eligible for overtime pay.[/quote]

Wow! thanks for the break down on how that works.

[an]

[quote=The-Shoveler][quote=Coronita]Basically, the way the law works is that…
If you want to classify a software engineer as “exempt” (non hourly worker), you must pay him/her/they $104.2k or higher, otherwise they must be classified as an hourly worker eligible for overtime pay.[/quote]

Wow! thanks for the break down on how that works.[/quote]
You can thank the developers in the gaming industry for this law.

[Coronita]

[quote=The-Shoveler][quote=Coronita]Basically, the way the law works is that…
If you want to classify a software engineer as “exempt” (non hourly worker), you must pay him/her/they $104.2k or higher, otherwise they must be classified as an hourly worker eligible for overtime pay.[/quote]

Wow! thanks for the break down on how that works.[/quote]

Yes, that’s one of many reasons why software engineers do better specifically in CA than other techies. These minimum wage laws for exempt software professionals only apply to software professionals and dont really apply to other engineers.

https://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/ComputerSoftware.htm

That’s many times you’ll see a good software engineer with a B.S. degree making more than a PHD biologist.

[svelte]

[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=Coronita]Dude … Have you seen the price of baby formula lately, assuming you can find some?????

I don’t envy anyone how had an infant right now.

..Abbott’s Lab is basically shut down….

Contamination and supply chain issue.[/quote]

E bikes, breasts and oatmeal are the way forward[/quote]

lol! Well at least breasts anyway!

[gzz]

Flu I did look into this. The cost of private cord banking is huge, and the probability of benefit very low.

No cases of leukemia etc in either of our extended families.

The benefit would typically not be to the donor but to a close relative.

[gzz]

Update:

I went to Total Wine in Mission Valley. WOW! It just opened a couple months ago, and is about 4 times bigger than the Roaecrans Bevmo.

Prices are quite good, but the selection and general organization was amazing.

There was a huge 12 ft by 6 ft shelf area just with Irish whiskey for example.

Given the large inexplicable price drop I got 4 bottles of Schladerer Kirsch. They also had a cheaper one for $25 that was inferior but would be fine for cocktails or cooking.

They had a beautiful pear eau de vie from Alsace with a full pear floating in it, ship in a bottle style.

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/brandy-cognac/eau-de-vie/massenez-poire-in-bottle/p/10948750

They attach the bottle to a pear tree and it grows inside.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-tree-full-of-bottled-pears.amp

The pear brandy is interesting, it tastes almost like plain vodka at first but leaves an intense and natural pear aftertaste.

[gzz]

Flyer, congratulations on the art. Even if you don’t ever intend to sell, it still feels like winning a game when they appreciate.

There are some art submarkets that are weak. Antique furniture is in a deep and long depression, many items down 90% from the peak.

Older European paintings, from before about 1800, also are not doing too well, outside of the very top of that market, e.g. Da Vinci’s Jesus painting. (IMO it is genuine)

I enjoy coin collecting but worry sometimes that the old white guy demographic is going to evaporate and not be replaced by new collectors. That has already happened with stamps and baseball cards to a large extent. They aren’t dead but far less popular than in the past.

To both keep my collecting focused and protect it from price declines, I generally won’t pay more than 100% over melt value for silver coins and 25% over for gold, and don’t buy non-precious metal coins at all. Indeed the boundary between coin collecting and precious metal investment is a little blurred, since some of my favorite items were acquired at roughly melt value, like a whole roll of very cool William Tell silver 5 swiss francs.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=gzz]Update:

I went to Total Wine in Mission Valley. WOW! It just opened a couple months ago, and is about 4 times bigger than the Roaecrans Bevmo.

Prices are quite good, but the selection and general organization was amazing.

There was a huge 12 ft by 6 ft shelf area just with Irish whiskey for example.

Given the large inexplicable price drop I got 4 bottles of Schladerer Kirsch. They also had a cheaper one for $25 that was inferior but would be fine for cocktails or cooking.

They had a beautiful pear eau de vie from Alsace with a full pear floating in it, ship in a bottle style.

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/brandy-cognac/eau-de-vie/massenez-poire-in-bottle/p/10948750

They attach the bottle to a pear tree and it grows inside.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-tree-full-of-bottled-pears.amp

The pear brandy is interesting, it tastes almost like plain vodka at first but leaves an intense and natural pear aftertaste.[/quote]

Congratulations on finding a real store. BevMo is a joke. They have lousy stock and overcharge for it. Total Wine is the real deal of a store for beer, wine and spirits. The people that work there actually know about what they are selling. They are opening one in Encinitas soon and I sometimes think about picking up a part time job there for fun so I can talk about wine and teach people about it. Thats much more fun for me than real estate. Id do it for free

Some day you may discover how amazing some of things can be. Literally works of art not the novelty sweet stuff you are drinking now. It would change your world

[Coronita]

[quote=gzz]Flu I did look into this. The cost of private cord banking is huge, and the probability of benefit very low.

No cases of leukemia etc in either of our extended families.

The benefit would typically not be to the donor but to a close relative.[/quote]

How much was it for you? CBR lifetime cord banking was $1000 for us…but that was a long time ago.
That wasn’t that much given what it could be used for in the future (stem cell)

[gzz]

I would have done it for 1k for sure. At the hospital a kit was handed to us that had a lifetime cost of $9400, and I ultimately went with the scholarly recommendation not to do a private bank.

This is the second time I’ve seen US medical authorities treat salubrious upscale parts of Mexico like a leper colony on the Ganges. Before my study abroad in Mexico, they gave me malaria drugs. That’s prudent for a trip to Veracruz, but I was in a wealthy town in the mountains, climate somewhat akin to Julian or Flagstaff, far from any risk of malaria.

[flyer]

[quote=gzz]Flyer, congratulations on the art. Even if you don’t ever intend to sell, it still feels like winning a game when they appreciate.

There are some art submarkets that are weak. Antique furniture is in a deep and long depression, many items down 90% from the peak.

Older European paintings, from before about 1800, also are not doing too well, outside of the very top of that market, e.g. Da Vinci’s Jesus painting. (IMO it is genuine)

I enjoy coin collecting but worry sometimes that the old white guy demographic is going to evaporate and not be replaced by new collectors. That has already happened with stamps and baseball cards to a large extent. They aren’t dead but far less popular than in the past.

To both keep my collecting focused and protect it from price declines, I generally won’t pay more than 100% over melt value for silver coins and 25% over for gold, and don’t buy non-precious metal coins at all. Indeed the boundary between coin collecting and precious metal investment is a little blurred, since some of my favorite items were acquired at roughly melt value, like a whole roll of very cool William Tell silver 5 swiss francs.[/quote]

Thanks, gzz. It’s true that all collecting has pros and cons, and glad you’ve found the niches that work best for you.

My wife inherited most of the art collection, which has a fascinating multi-generational history with a story line that could become a novel. Her personal experience of discovering an Impressionist piece at a thrift shop in Paris when she was attending college there is a gem. All the best to you with your collections.

[Coronita]

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[svelte]

[quote=gzz]Update:

I went to Total Wine in Mission Valley. WOW! It just opened a couple months ago, and is about 4 times bigger than the Roaecrans Bevmo.

[/quote]

I fell in love with Total Wine on my business trips to east coast – would even pick the hotel closest to Total Wine!

I have patiently waited for their expansion into California…they hit Sacramento over 5 years ago, then Ontario….and now apparently SAN DIEGO! Very very happy and thanks for letting me know!

Excuse me while i go plan my trip…

[sdrealtor]

[quote=svelte][quote=gzz]Update:

I went to Total Wine in Mission Valley. WOW! It just opened a couple months ago, and is about 4 times bigger than the Roaecrans Bevmo.

[/quote]

I fell in love with Total Wine on my business trips to east coast – would even pick the hotel closest to Total Wine!

I have patiently waited for their expansion into California…they hit Sacramento over 5 years ago, then Ontario….and now apparently SAN DIEGO! Very very happy and thanks for letting me know!

Excuse me while i go plan my trip…[/quote]

One is going in the Encinitas town center next to the target where Office Depot used to be. With the demographics up here I can’t believe it took them that long. Can’t wait , not that I need anymore but I could walk there

[sdrealtor]

[quote=flyer][quote=gzz]Flyer, congratulations on the art. Even if you don’t ever intend to sell, it still feels like winning a game when they appreciate.

There are some art submarkets that are weak. Antique furniture is in a deep and long depression, many items down 90% from the peak.

Older European paintings, from before about 1800, also are not doing too well, outside of the very top of that market, e.g. Da Vinci’s Jesus painting. (IMO it is genuine)

I enjoy coin collecting but worry sometimes that the old white guy demographic is going to evaporate and not be replaced by new collectors. That has already happened with stamps and baseball cards to a large extent. They aren’t dead but far less popular than in the past.

To both keep my collecting focused and protect it from price declines, I generally won’t pay more than 100% over melt value for silver coins and 25% over for gold, and don’t buy non-precious metal coins at all. Indeed the boundary between coin collecting and precious metal investment is a little blurred, since some of my favorite items were acquired at roughly melt value, like a whole roll of very cool William Tell silver 5 swiss francs.[/quote]

Thanks, gzz. It’s true that all collecting has pros and cons, and glad you’ve found the niches that work best for you.

My wife inherited most of the art collection, which has a fascinating multi-generational history with a story line that could become a novel. Her personal experience of discovering an Impressionist piece at a thrift shop in Paris when she was attending college there is a gem. All the best to you with your collections.[/quote]

Sports trading cards are insane also. Have never been hotter. Friend just sold a Jordan card for several thousand. Record sales on a daily basis being set by a kid i grew up. Golden Auctions

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