[CA renter]

Thank you, BG. It seems that Pri is completely unable to do any research of his own, while expecting others to spoon-feed him every single fact and detail.

Pri, not only are you the king of ad hominem attacks on this site, you have a reputation of misquoting and twisting other people’s words into something they’ve never said — often twisting them into the exact opposite of what they’ve said. You regularly use the quote feature and fill in other people’s quotes with words that are entirely yours, and yours alone.

Many Piggs have simply stopped engaging with you because you so regularly misquote and misrepresent what they are saying.

You are the #1 resident troll here (congratulations, you’re #1!). I’ve not blocked you because I want to know what everyone is saying. As I’ve stated before, even a troll can make a valuable contribution every once in awhile. But you bring trolling to a totally different level.

Edited to add: Here is the definition of “displace.” Perhaps your wife should buy you a dictionary for your next birthday since you always seem to have a problem with definitions and reading comprehension.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/displace

[CA renter]

You claim to have a grasp of economic principles. Stop acting stupid, and do some research for a change.

[CA renter]

People who were born and raised here, particularly those from a lower-SES.

No need to fish, Pri. I’m not mincing words or being opaque in any way. There is nothing nefarious about what I’m saying, no matter how hard you try to twist things in that head of yours.

[CA renter]

[quote=harvey][quote=CA renter]This split isn’t due to the less formally educated people being “dumb rubes,” […][/quote]

You do know that the article was about Alabama?[/quote]

I’m referring to the issue of low/low-mid SES people who oppose illegal immigration, massive influxes of refugees, etc. It doesn’t matter if they live in California, Alabama, England, Germany, Italy, China, etc. It also doesn’t matter if the influx comes from Mexico, China, India, Syria, Libya, Somalia, etc. The reasons are almost always the same: the native people in the lower-SES groups are the ones who are displaced when these demographic shifts occur, and that’s why they so strongly oppose these policies. It has far more to do with economics and political/social power than it has to do with “racism” and “xenophobia.”

[CA renter]

[quote=flu]Very very interesting article

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/22/us/immigration-attitudes-cnn-kff-poll/index.html

I wonder how many people can relate…..

It’s very interesting on the split in opinion goes between people with education and people without, though no surprise there.[/quote]

This split isn’t due to the less formally educated people being “dumb rubes,” but because they are the ones who bear the greatest costs of these demographic changes. They’re the ones competing for housing and jobs with any new low-SES entrants into the country. They also become less politically and socially powerful as these demographic shifts occur.

As noted with the responses to my comment about people from Beverly Hills and La Jolla, wealthier people can feel free to bathe in self-righteousness as they are free to agree with the politically-correct narrative because they know that their money will buffer them from most/all of the problems associated with these changes.

Note that when more educated people are affected in a similar way (like with H-1B visas), they also oppose those changes.

[CA renter]

[quote=svelte][quote=CA renter][quote=svelte]Sullivan Solar drilled through the tiles on my neighbor’s home. That is why I didn’t go with them.[/quote]

Good info. Our neighbors had a new tile roof installed, and Sullivan installed the brackets under the tiles during the roofing process.

Who did your installation?[/quote]

SunRun. While the installers and purchase was great, I’ve been extremely frustrated in that their customer support phone number has been continually busy for over a year now, each time I’ve tried to call (not often granted, but I have needed to call). It doesn’t even put me on hold or in a queue, it just gives me the busy signal!

So I’m forced to communicate via email.

For that reason alone, I can’t give them five stars.[/quote]

That would be extremely frustrating, and would make it a no-go for me. Thanks for your input, svelte.

[CA renter]

[quote=svelte]Sullivan Solar drilled through the tiles on my neighbor’s home. That is why I didn’t go with them.[/quote]

Good info. Our neighbors had a new tile roof installed, and Sullivan installed the brackets under the tiles during the roofing process.

Who did your installation?

[CA renter]

What were your thoughts, flu? 🙂

[CA renter]

[quote=harvey][quote=CA renter]It would be interesting to see how the residents of Beverly Hills or La Jolla would react to a mayor’s decision to re-home Syrian refugees in their neighborhoods.
reply rep[/quote]

LOL CAR …. the undertones of white supremacy in many of your posts is always a bit amusing, in a sad way.

Syrians in Beverly Hills, oh my!

http://www.arabamerica.com/california/%5B/quote%5D

I’ve missed your trolling and putting words in other people’s mouths, Pri. The way you project is priceless. Good to be back.

[CA renter]

In your case, I’d go with a large, reputable company that has the ability to back their work…one that has a reputation they want to protect. Maybe try Sullivan Solar? They are the largest installer in SD, IIRC, and are probably the most professional, too. They installed SDG&E’s panels, in addition to other solar systems on high-profile buildings.

https://www.sullivansolarpower.com/

[CA renter]

[quote=The-Shoveler]Nope, unless you consider $65 dollars for three lines unlimited data/talk as paying for the phone (we got three free Huawei somewhat-smartphones with the plan).
It seems very rugged as well, have dropped it many times,

I sit on it all the time.[/quote]

Which phone(s) and providers? TIA!

[CA renter]

OCR, very interesting about the different regions having mandates for a particular growth target. Why is the government so hell-bent on forcing unsustainable growth? Where did they think all the people would come from? And how did they think that rural farmers would have the money to pay the kind of prices being demanded for some of these homes? It makes no sense to me.

The stories of the people in that video are heartbreaking. I hope they are able to fight their way through this debacle. For some reason, I had thought that China was working its way out of the most recent slowdown (blogs, articles, etc., were claiming this). Is that still not the case?

[CA renter]

[quote=The-Shoveler]You can get a free mostly less-than-smart-phone from most providers, After 2 years My battery lasts about three days of normal phone use and is good enough for basic google search (all I need it for really).

I laugh at my friends who have to frantically find an outlet to charge their phone half way through the day LOL.[/quote]

With a contract, right? I’m just embarking on this search, but was at Verizon last night, and they now want a $20/mo. line access fee in addition to the monthly plan (that’s how I understand it). I just want a solid, reliable dumb phone for emergencies and the rare quick conversation/text, and cannot fathom paying more than ~$20-$25/month for it, at most.

Yeah, the low battery thing is a no-go for me. My DH is always running low on his iPhone, and I shake my head at people’s eagerness to pay hundreds of dollars for a phone with a battery that can’t hold a charge for much more than half a day. I’m old, and remember the days when car/cell phones were for emergencies, like when your car would break down on the side of the road and there was no pay phone or call box. Battery life and call quality/range were the most important factors. I still think of cell phones as primarily being used for emergencies and/or when you’re out and about without access to a landline or electrical outlet. I don’t need useless games and apps…I just want a phone that works when I need it to work.

[CA renter]

[quote=gzz]Buy this on Amazon then go to t mobile for a sim card and voice and text only no data plan.

Thank you for your input, gzz (and everyone else). That happens to be one that I’ve been looking at, so it’s good to hear positive input from Piggs who know their stuff. 🙂

[CA renter]

That was a very fascinating — and depressing — video, OCR. People have been discussing China’s ghost cities on housing bubble blogs for quite a few years, and I had read that they had slowed/stopped building these cities and that people had begun to move into them over the past few years. From this clip, it looks like that’s not the case.

It’s surreal to see how investment has been so grossly misallocated around the world. We have an oversupply on so many levels, yet we are continually told that we need more debt and more expansion.

I’ve been watching commodity prices over the years and found the price of copper to be rather telling.

http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/copper.aspx?timeframe=10y

We desperately needed to deleverage after the dot.com bubble, and again after the housing bubble, but the central bank(s) didn’t allow that to happen. When it finally implodes, it could get ugly. IMHO, 2008 was just a preview of what can happen. Currency markets could get interesting going forward.

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