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Allan from Fallbrook
ParticipantRational expectations: Interesting. This is a new twist to me. Is there a new book out on the Anglo-Zulu War that discusses this? I’d be very interested in reading it, as the older versions of events (most notably the book “The Washing of the Spears”) tend to place the blame squarely on the quartermasters.
The Martini-Henry appeared to function well at Rorke’s Drift, and there is scant mention of any malfunctions among that contingent (2nd Warwickshire Regiment) during the siege there.
ParticipantRational expectations: Interesting. This is a new twist to me. Is there a new book out on the Anglo-Zulu War that discusses this? I’d be very interested in reading it, as the older versions of events (most notably the book “The Washing of the Spears”) tend to place the blame squarely on the quartermasters.
The Martini-Henry appeared to function well at Rorke’s Drift, and there is scant mention of any malfunctions among that contingent (2nd Warwickshire Regiment) during the siege there.
ParticipantRational expectations: Interesting. This is a new twist to me. Is there a new book out on the Anglo-Zulu War that discusses this? I’d be very interested in reading it, as the older versions of events (most notably the book “The Washing of the Spears”) tend to place the blame squarely on the quartermasters.
The Martini-Henry appeared to function well at Rorke’s Drift, and there is scant mention of any malfunctions among that contingent (2nd Warwickshire Regiment) during the siege there.
Participantraptor: I live in San Diego, but the SF/Bay Area will always be home to me. That being said, the Bay Area now is nothing like it was when I was growing up.
Palo Alto/Los Altos/LAH/Mountain View were all quiet bedroom communities, and the Silicon Valley was just beginning it’s existence. Aside from a few large employers (IBM, Lockheed, Ford Aerospace) and Stanford University, there really wasn’t much going on in our neck of the woods.
Once the Silicon Valley exploded, the place changed and in every sense of the word. We were up there last Thanksgiving for vacation and I didn’t recognize entire swathes of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, etc.
I guess my point would be this: The place had a lot more appeal 25+ years ago than it does now. My dad and I used to go to Stanford football games on Saturdays. You could get in for less than ten bucks, and concessions were cheap. Same went for Niner, Raider, and Giants games. Lift tickets at Squaw and Heavenly were affordable, and the lines were short.
Once the money arrived, so did the a-hole mentality that went with it, and now you have 11,000sf French chateaux lining the hills of Palo Alto and Los Altos. I don’t blame you for preferring RSF to that.
Participantraptor: I live in San Diego, but the SF/Bay Area will always be home to me. That being said, the Bay Area now is nothing like it was when I was growing up.
Palo Alto/Los Altos/LAH/Mountain View were all quiet bedroom communities, and the Silicon Valley was just beginning it’s existence. Aside from a few large employers (IBM, Lockheed, Ford Aerospace) and Stanford University, there really wasn’t much going on in our neck of the woods.
Once the Silicon Valley exploded, the place changed and in every sense of the word. We were up there last Thanksgiving for vacation and I didn’t recognize entire swathes of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, etc.
I guess my point would be this: The place had a lot more appeal 25+ years ago than it does now. My dad and I used to go to Stanford football games on Saturdays. You could get in for less than ten bucks, and concessions were cheap. Same went for Niner, Raider, and Giants games. Lift tickets at Squaw and Heavenly were affordable, and the lines were short.
Once the money arrived, so did the a-hole mentality that went with it, and now you have 11,000sf French chateaux lining the hills of Palo Alto and Los Altos. I don’t blame you for preferring RSF to that.
Participantraptor: I live in San Diego, but the SF/Bay Area will always be home to me. That being said, the Bay Area now is nothing like it was when I was growing up.
Palo Alto/Los Altos/LAH/Mountain View were all quiet bedroom communities, and the Silicon Valley was just beginning it’s existence. Aside from a few large employers (IBM, Lockheed, Ford Aerospace) and Stanford University, there really wasn’t much going on in our neck of the woods.
Once the Silicon Valley exploded, the place changed and in every sense of the word. We were up there last Thanksgiving for vacation and I didn’t recognize entire swathes of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, etc.
I guess my point would be this: The place had a lot more appeal 25+ years ago than it does now. My dad and I used to go to Stanford football games on Saturdays. You could get in for less than ten bucks, and concessions were cheap. Same went for Niner, Raider, and Giants games. Lift tickets at Squaw and Heavenly were affordable, and the lines were short.
Once the money arrived, so did the a-hole mentality that went with it, and now you have 11,000sf French chateaux lining the hills of Palo Alto and Los Altos. I don’t blame you for preferring RSF to that.
Participantraptor: I live in San Diego, but the SF/Bay Area will always be home to me. That being said, the Bay Area now is nothing like it was when I was growing up.
Palo Alto/Los Altos/LAH/Mountain View were all quiet bedroom communities, and the Silicon Valley was just beginning it’s existence. Aside from a few large employers (IBM, Lockheed, Ford Aerospace) and Stanford University, there really wasn’t much going on in our neck of the woods.
Once the Silicon Valley exploded, the place changed and in every sense of the word. We were up there last Thanksgiving for vacation and I didn’t recognize entire swathes of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, etc.
I guess my point would be this: The place had a lot more appeal 25+ years ago than it does now. My dad and I used to go to Stanford football games on Saturdays. You could get in for less than ten bucks, and concessions were cheap. Same went for Niner, Raider, and Giants games. Lift tickets at Squaw and Heavenly were affordable, and the lines were short.
Once the money arrived, so did the a-hole mentality that went with it, and now you have 11,000sf French chateaux lining the hills of Palo Alto and Los Altos. I don’t blame you for preferring RSF to that.
Participantraptor: I live in San Diego, but the SF/Bay Area will always be home to me. That being said, the Bay Area now is nothing like it was when I was growing up.
Palo Alto/Los Altos/LAH/Mountain View were all quiet bedroom communities, and the Silicon Valley was just beginning it’s existence. Aside from a few large employers (IBM, Lockheed, Ford Aerospace) and Stanford University, there really wasn’t much going on in our neck of the woods.
Once the Silicon Valley exploded, the place changed and in every sense of the word. We were up there last Thanksgiving for vacation and I didn’t recognize entire swathes of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, etc.
I guess my point would be this: The place had a lot more appeal 25+ years ago than it does now. My dad and I used to go to Stanford football games on Saturdays. You could get in for less than ten bucks, and concessions were cheap. Same went for Niner, Raider, and Giants games. Lift tickets at Squaw and Heavenly were affordable, and the lines were short.
Once the money arrived, so did the a-hole mentality that went with it, and now you have 11,000sf French chateaux lining the hills of Palo Alto and Los Altos. I don’t blame you for preferring RSF to that.
ParticipantRational expert: The problem at Isandlwana was not bad ammo, but rather a lack of ammo. The British quartermasters were refusing to release additional ammo until their officers ordered it. As a result, the British riflemen were overrun by the Zulus when their ammo ran out, and their bayonets proved no match for the Zulus’ assegais.
The Martini-Henry rifle was extremely effective against indigenous forces, as was the Maxim machine gun, but both are worthless without ammunition.
The 150 man contingent at Rorke’s Drift held off 4,000 Zulus and attributed their success to the Martini-Henry rifle “with some guts behind it”.
ParticipantRational expert: The problem at Isandlwana was not bad ammo, but rather a lack of ammo. The British quartermasters were refusing to release additional ammo until their officers ordered it. As a result, the British riflemen were overrun by the Zulus when their ammo ran out, and their bayonets proved no match for the Zulus’ assegais.
The Martini-Henry rifle was extremely effective against indigenous forces, as was the Maxim machine gun, but both are worthless without ammunition.
The 150 man contingent at Rorke’s Drift held off 4,000 Zulus and attributed their success to the Martini-Henry rifle “with some guts behind it”.
ParticipantRational expert: The problem at Isandlwana was not bad ammo, but rather a lack of ammo. The British quartermasters were refusing to release additional ammo until their officers ordered it. As a result, the British riflemen were overrun by the Zulus when their ammo ran out, and their bayonets proved no match for the Zulus’ assegais.
The Martini-Henry rifle was extremely effective against indigenous forces, as was the Maxim machine gun, but both are worthless without ammunition.
The 150 man contingent at Rorke’s Drift held off 4,000 Zulus and attributed their success to the Martini-Henry rifle “with some guts behind it”.
ParticipantRational expert: The problem at Isandlwana was not bad ammo, but rather a lack of ammo. The British quartermasters were refusing to release additional ammo until their officers ordered it. As a result, the British riflemen were overrun by the Zulus when their ammo ran out, and their bayonets proved no match for the Zulus’ assegais.
The Martini-Henry rifle was extremely effective against indigenous forces, as was the Maxim machine gun, but both are worthless without ammunition.
The 150 man contingent at Rorke’s Drift held off 4,000 Zulus and attributed their success to the Martini-Henry rifle “with some guts behind it”.
ParticipantRational expert: The problem at Isandlwana was not bad ammo, but rather a lack of ammo. The British quartermasters were refusing to release additional ammo until their officers ordered it. As a result, the British riflemen were overrun by the Zulus when their ammo ran out, and their bayonets proved no match for the Zulus’ assegais.
The Martini-Henry rifle was extremely effective against indigenous forces, as was the Maxim machine gun, but both are worthless without ammunition.
The 150 man contingent at Rorke’s Drift held off 4,000 Zulus and attributed their success to the Martini-Henry rifle “with some guts behind it”.
ParticipantOne of the other points the article made was the egregious cost of funds for tapping into the 401k. In most instances, you are paying 30 – 40% to access the funds (getting $6 to $7 for every $10 withdrawn), due to fees and penalties.
It also pointed out that the people using the funds are, in essence, depleting their retirement funds and thus are lowering their own future standard of living. I think if there was ever a question as to the average American’s addiction to debt and consumer spending, this should answer it.
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