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ParticipantI had to make the same adjustment to medical school. In college I HAD to be in the top 10%, or else I never would have gotten accepted. You become like a thoroughbred, all you really know how to do is study for and pass exams. When I started medical school it was a little jarring to be “only in the mean”, but fortunately I adapted quickly, and as a result enjoyed life and grew much more as a medical student than as an undergraduate. I had several friends that could not complete the adjustment, and as a result at times grew discouraged and depressed. It is a shame that higher education has to be this way, but I can’t think of a better system.
ParticipantI had to make the same adjustment to medical school. In college I HAD to be in the top 10%, or else I never would have gotten accepted. You become like a thoroughbred, all you really know how to do is study for and pass exams. When I started medical school it was a little jarring to be “only in the mean”, but fortunately I adapted quickly, and as a result enjoyed life and grew much more as a medical student than as an undergraduate. I had several friends that could not complete the adjustment, and as a result at times grew discouraged and depressed. It is a shame that higher education has to be this way, but I can’t think of a better system.
ParticipantI had to make the same adjustment to medical school. In college I HAD to be in the top 10%, or else I never would have gotten accepted. You become like a thoroughbred, all you really know how to do is study for and pass exams. When I started medical school it was a little jarring to be “only in the mean”, but fortunately I adapted quickly, and as a result enjoyed life and grew much more as a medical student than as an undergraduate. I had several friends that could not complete the adjustment, and as a result at times grew discouraged and depressed. It is a shame that higher education has to be this way, but I can’t think of a better system.
ParticipantWhat a strange place to find such a concise and insightful analysis of this whole mess. Thanks for linking it.
ParticipantWhat a strange place to find such a concise and insightful analysis of this whole mess. Thanks for linking it.
ParticipantWhat a strange place to find such a concise and insightful analysis of this whole mess. Thanks for linking it.
ParticipantWhat a strange place to find such a concise and insightful analysis of this whole mess. Thanks for linking it.
ParticipantWhat a strange place to find such a concise and insightful analysis of this whole mess. Thanks for linking it.
ParticipantAs usial TG hit the nail on the head. I’m itching to buy myself as well, and am currently obsessing over the listings in the Northern DC suburbs, much like TG was about 6 months ago. I am absolutely planning to buy next month. Why? Because the houses I’m looking at are all 3500-6000 sf homes on 1-2 acres that are selling from 550-800K. Rents for houses like this range from $2500-$4000/month. With 20% down I’m pretty much at rental parity and don’t have to worry about a slumlord pocketing my rent money and not paying the mortgage.
Bottom line, I need a place to live. Buying in this market CAN make sense. Will I lose some of my down money? Probably, but I still need to live somewhere, and housing IS an expense, whether you rent or buy. I’m hoping we finally get away from housing as purely an investment and not the necessity it truly is.
By the way, this idea is dying awfully hard. I’m working with an agent back there, and in the first discussion I had with him he asked how long I was planning to stay in the area. I responded a minimum of three years, possibly much longer. He said “oh good, by then you ought to be able to make some money!” Sigh. Lots of Kool Aid in Maryland too.
ParticipantAs usial TG hit the nail on the head. I’m itching to buy myself as well, and am currently obsessing over the listings in the Northern DC suburbs, much like TG was about 6 months ago. I am absolutely planning to buy next month. Why? Because the houses I’m looking at are all 3500-6000 sf homes on 1-2 acres that are selling from 550-800K. Rents for houses like this range from $2500-$4000/month. With 20% down I’m pretty much at rental parity and don’t have to worry about a slumlord pocketing my rent money and not paying the mortgage.
Bottom line, I need a place to live. Buying in this market CAN make sense. Will I lose some of my down money? Probably, but I still need to live somewhere, and housing IS an expense, whether you rent or buy. I’m hoping we finally get away from housing as purely an investment and not the necessity it truly is.
By the way, this idea is dying awfully hard. I’m working with an agent back there, and in the first discussion I had with him he asked how long I was planning to stay in the area. I responded a minimum of three years, possibly much longer. He said “oh good, by then you ought to be able to make some money!” Sigh. Lots of Kool Aid in Maryland too.
ParticipantAs usial TG hit the nail on the head. I’m itching to buy myself as well, and am currently obsessing over the listings in the Northern DC suburbs, much like TG was about 6 months ago. I am absolutely planning to buy next month. Why? Because the houses I’m looking at are all 3500-6000 sf homes on 1-2 acres that are selling from 550-800K. Rents for houses like this range from $2500-$4000/month. With 20% down I’m pretty much at rental parity and don’t have to worry about a slumlord pocketing my rent money and not paying the mortgage.
Bottom line, I need a place to live. Buying in this market CAN make sense. Will I lose some of my down money? Probably, but I still need to live somewhere, and housing IS an expense, whether you rent or buy. I’m hoping we finally get away from housing as purely an investment and not the necessity it truly is.
By the way, this idea is dying awfully hard. I’m working with an agent back there, and in the first discussion I had with him he asked how long I was planning to stay in the area. I responded a minimum of three years, possibly much longer. He said “oh good, by then you ought to be able to make some money!” Sigh. Lots of Kool Aid in Maryland too.
ParticipantAs usial TG hit the nail on the head. I’m itching to buy myself as well, and am currently obsessing over the listings in the Northern DC suburbs, much like TG was about 6 months ago. I am absolutely planning to buy next month. Why? Because the houses I’m looking at are all 3500-6000 sf homes on 1-2 acres that are selling from 550-800K. Rents for houses like this range from $2500-$4000/month. With 20% down I’m pretty much at rental parity and don’t have to worry about a slumlord pocketing my rent money and not paying the mortgage.
Bottom line, I need a place to live. Buying in this market CAN make sense. Will I lose some of my down money? Probably, but I still need to live somewhere, and housing IS an expense, whether you rent or buy. I’m hoping we finally get away from housing as purely an investment and not the necessity it truly is.
By the way, this idea is dying awfully hard. I’m working with an agent back there, and in the first discussion I had with him he asked how long I was planning to stay in the area. I responded a minimum of three years, possibly much longer. He said “oh good, by then you ought to be able to make some money!” Sigh. Lots of Kool Aid in Maryland too.
ParticipantAs usial TG hit the nail on the head. I’m itching to buy myself as well, and am currently obsessing over the listings in the Northern DC suburbs, much like TG was about 6 months ago. I am absolutely planning to buy next month. Why? Because the houses I’m looking at are all 3500-6000 sf homes on 1-2 acres that are selling from 550-800K. Rents for houses like this range from $2500-$4000/month. With 20% down I’m pretty much at rental parity and don’t have to worry about a slumlord pocketing my rent money and not paying the mortgage.
Bottom line, I need a place to live. Buying in this market CAN make sense. Will I lose some of my down money? Probably, but I still need to live somewhere, and housing IS an expense, whether you rent or buy. I’m hoping we finally get away from housing as purely an investment and not the necessity it truly is.
By the way, this idea is dying awfully hard. I’m working with an agent back there, and in the first discussion I had with him he asked how long I was planning to stay in the area. I responded a minimum of three years, possibly much longer. He said “oh good, by then you ought to be able to make some money!” Sigh. Lots of Kool Aid in Maryland too.
Participant[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]SDR: You haven’t lived till you’ve fired old “Ma Deuce”, the Browning M2 .50cal. Second most fun thing you can do without taking your clothes off (first most fun thing is jumping out of an airplane, another activity I highly recommend).
[/quote]Allan I can’t believe you said that. You have no idea how many times I’ve said those (almost) exact words. My only difference was I said it was the MOST fun I’ve had with my clothes on (I’ve not jumped out of a perfectly good airplane yet). I’m also a big fan of the SAW, although I shoot left handed and the cloud of spent cartridges and belt clips being ejected into my field of vision can be a bit of a distraction.
I’m surprised your S&W gave up the ghost after only 25,000 rounds. I’ve seen some the pros use with more than 100,000 rounds through them and they’re still going strong. You sure what went wrong with it wasn’t fixable? Almost everything on those guns is repairable/replaceable, even the frame (new serial # of course).
As for the OP, totally agree with you SDR, and when I move to Maryland this summer I’m planning to teach my wife to shoot as well. She’s terrified of my gun collection right now, but I have a feeling once she’s more comfortable with them she’ll feel a little differently.
As for home defense I kinda like the scary dog option. Nothing like a snarling animal that moves a lot faster than you do to instill fear. The burglar doesn’t need to know that the dog just wants to lick them to death.
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