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February 23, 2023 at 3:05 PM in reply to: Money markets at Schwab now above 4%, tax-free muni now above 3% #901797
barnaby33Participantbarnaby33ParticipantBy the minivan first, then the sauna. Actually buy the minivan then park it at a Walmart in the summer and viola, you have a sauna!
JoshJanuary 1, 2023 at 8:37 AM in reply to: San Diego political leadership ends the year on year with yet another screwup,… #827217barnaby33ParticipantBy big problems I assume you mean inflation and homelessness, right?
JoshDecember 19, 2022 at 9:30 AM in reply to: Megadrought Threatens California Power Blackouts This Summer #827204barnaby33ParticipantSo maybe Dennis Leary was right, we should all use the resources as fast as we can. Give ourselves as much short term comfort as we can, there is no fix. Short term maximizers FTW!
Seriously though maybe it’s because deep down I’m a socialist, or worse can extrapolate into the future, but the smack down on water isn’t coming it’s here. Over the course of my short (very handsome) life I’ve watched San Diego go from a massive exporter of fruit and veg to an almost total importer because of the cost of water. It’s not even subtle. That shift while maintaining supply was only possible because oil was cheap. Well now were running out of water and gas/oil/energy are relentlessly climbing in price. A lot of the bleating I hear about cost of living increases is food. That food all has to be imported because we don’t grow it here, why?
– Expensive land
– Expensive water
– Too many people (which is why the aforementioned are expensive)Maybe dog will bless us and end the drought, but I doubt it. We should probably have a plan B. Mine was use less and be more deliberate about how we use it. But hey maximizing has it’s upside too!
JoshDecember 17, 2022 at 5:30 PM in reply to: Megadrought Threatens California Power Blackouts This Summer #827192barnaby33ParticipantPhaster I vehemently disagree, it’s “self inflicted,” not “self inflected.”
We are about (at least in my area) to get a 25% rise in the price of water, not because of shortages, but just to fix our pipes. Dios mio I can’t imagine the usage charge increases that will come on top of that.
Joshbarnaby33ParticipantThe Prius looks really nice! We’ll they make a Minivan version of it?
Joshbarnaby33ParticipantGenetic tendency. But is it destiny?
Osteoporosis.
Is it preventable w diet and exercise?
Yeah, probably.
Bones. Teeth. Same stuff?
You’re still going to die. Just buy the minivan already. That way when you go postal at Walmart or whatnot and the news describes the shooter as a pasty balding man driving a taup or tan colored minivan, we’ll know it was you.
Joshbarnaby33ParticipantDude, we’re all standing around waiting for Rich to crunch the latest Case-Schiller numbers. What else do you want to talk about? Elon? Kan(Ye)? Tons of other places to do that.
Sorry there’s history here. Scardey is a shit stirer of the oh-so-nervous-kind. I just realized that he’s either not going to buy a car, or he’ll just buy the wrong one (with say the wrong color of vegan leather) then endlessly snipe about it.
Minivan is still the safest option to be un-cool, un-happy and reasonably safe.
Joshbarnaby33ParticipantSeriously, 3 pages for this thread? Just buy the damned mini van already! You’re old and white, why do you give a damn what other people think? Mini vans aren’t sexy but they are super utilitarian and easy to drive. Plus there’s a lot of them out there, so you blend in. Unless you’re going for the bald spot covering Lucid I’d just by the Mazda and be done with it.
Joshbarnaby33ParticipantA Chevy Bolt could be a great option depending on commute length and your ability to charge it each day. Large cars are a waste of energy and resources, but they are comfy.
JoshNovember 21, 2022 at 2:38 PM in reply to: Reminder: People never shut up about crypto gains, never mention the losses #826970barnaby33ParticipantLOL the whole idea that a number generated by a computer algorithm and based on no other use or value other than its uniqueness (in which there could be literally millions more computer algorithm based coins with different names started every day) could be worth thousands of dollars is just completely insane to me.
Sounds a lot like gold to me. Still gold has uses.
Joshbarnaby33ParticipantYou know the site owner does that sort of thing for a living. You might ask him.
Joshbarnaby33ParticipantYou know the site owner does that sort of thing for a living. You might ask him.
Joshbarnaby33ParticipantHaving just driven back through SG last Sunday I’m a bit perplexed. Leaving aside the water issues, why the growth there? Between it and Bryce are some really lovely areas that are much greener and then there is the whole area around Escalante which is stunning. If moving to Southern Utah for beauty I’d think that’d be the place to go.
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