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http://mancavesite.org/Gallery_MCOTY_2011.html

This guy converted a firetruck into a fully stocked bar

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Congrats LTL!
I too was a bubblesitter who waited out the bubble, i bought a couple years ago now and am thoroughly enjoying homeownership. My wife is alot happier now with gardening activiies and home decor projects, as I am too with my various home projects and man-cave buildout still in process

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local San Diegan did this video on Tesla

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My amigo says that Nissan Leaf is a chick magnet! He has gotten a couple dates from hot enviro chicks that struck up conversations in the parking lots. (probably whole foods, and farmers markets)

He seems to be loving life paying only a fraction month what he used to pay for on gas.

Some of the electric car sports cars like Tesla are ferrari beating, Seems to combine the best aspects of enviro and regular chick magnet, performance, saving-the-earth smuggification, and, F the Mideast, F oil, and street cred. I want one.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/04/nissan-leaf-nismo-hot-rod-electric-race-car-fast-wild-concept-battery-car-ny-auto-show/1#.T1tuW_F5mSM

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The drumbeats of war are getting louder. I was watching Netenyahu’s AIPAC speech last night on fox. It was a bit chilling. Congress has essentially given Isreal green light. Ron Paul aside, all the Republican candidates are saying go attack. Obama is softening opposition to Isreali attack despite recent furious efforts to convince them otherwise.

I’m sticking with current odds putting Isreali attack at 50%. If this happens it is likely we will get sucked in. Here comes recession and who knows wha

Hopefully the brinkmanship will bring credible Iranian concessions on nuclear program, but I have a sinking feeling it is already too late.

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Well, Credit union membership has hit an all time high.

I refuse to be a bank bitch, checking chump.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/29/pf/credit_unions_members/index.htm?iid=HP_River

Curious if some of you moved over to CUs in recent year.

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Obama administration already sold Isrealis bunker busting bomb, an older variety than MOP. Isrealis done have the aircraft anyway to deliver a MOP.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/23/president-obama-secretly-approved-transfer-of-bunker-buster-bombs-to-israel.html

All the above reasons along with an increasingly strident Iran is reason I pegged the odds of a conflict induced oil shock uncomfortably high this year.

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Wow, the more I read about the MOP Massive Ordnance Penetrator the more I’m impressed. This is one mean mother. I bet 2 successive MOPs can clean up any hardened underground nuke site. This new weapon is now in a strange way part of the oil price equation.

http://www.gizmag.com/massive-ordnance-penetrator-mop-gbu-57ab/20538/

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I bet Isreal is hoping US gets pulled into it.

They may be bluffing as they probably don’t have capability to do it alone.

Here’s scenario…

US and Iran have Strait of Hormuz Naval incident. Iranian vessal sinks.
Israel launches airstrike against Iranian Nuke facilities.

Iran lashes out and strikes some US assets. Pressure will be intense for US to finish the job with our newly acquired super bunker busting MOP, massive ordinance penetrator.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE80B22020120112?irpc=932

I’m sure the pentagon scenario planners are looking into this.

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Oil price does ripple thru the economy. I was reading on BUT that every $10 rise in oil price reduces GDP by 1/2 %, I suppose enough to put us back in recession

Any good personal hedging strategies?

I was watching the news last night and a scooter dealer was saying he was getting a lot of big SUV owners looking to downsize.

I got a basket of diversified oil and oil services companies that I’m hoping to realize a decent capital gain later this year. Investing in producers that are far from Mideast. May help a bit as everything else rises in price

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Anybody got thoughts on investment strategies to exploit the oil situation.
I’m long on Petrobras, strong Brazilian producer…far from Mideast. Also domestic Gus like Hess and Marathon. This is in addition to the big oil services firms like SLB and Hal.

Will ride these up with trailing stop orders to lock in some gains if this cool down.

I’ve been watching national news every night for last week and gas prices have been either lead or 2nd story. The Iran stuff seems to be ratching up and speculators seem to be moving market up

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Things seem to be heating up in Mideast. I put the odds of Isreali attack on Iran at 50% this year. Gas prices and Mideast tensions on nightly national news everyday.

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/46389428/

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Wow, some harsh comments on the proposal, if they reflect widespread public opinion, it will be a uphill battle for proponents.

These big projects are becoming increasingly difficult to do, especially with all the fiscal constraints. Looks like local hoteliers willing to add a surcharge to partially fund, big question how much taxpayer will end up footing.

I do like the project concept, would be a plus for downtown.

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Some good news for those contemplating solar

Few days ago the California Public Utilites commision rejected SDG&E proposal to add a network use charge for rooftop solar owners. It would have added a big montly surcharge and made payback period for going solar longer.

http://www.ucan.org/energy/electricity/advanced_metering/sdges_proposed_solar_tax_rejected_regulators

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Desmond,
When Comic-con moves in 2015, you’ll have to trek up to LA or Vegas your Klingon Warrior Princess outfit. 🙂

What is surprising it that normally conservative UT editorial is backing this, I guess they figure you have to spend money to make money. Looks like they did an acccounting of some of the funding sources, however it does have higher pricetag than current disjointed set of proposals.

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