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[quote=RichardJamesEsquire]Ice plant grows on top of it’s self and is very heavy. Old ice plant on a steep enough hill brings the whole hillside down. I “already had plans” the weekend a buddy removed several thousand pounds of it off his back patio.[/quote]

I was going to say … I know I have read/heard some anti-ice plant sentiment before, that it really isn’t the erosion fighter we assume it to be.

Here’s one story about “highway ice plant”

Highway iceplant not a favored groundcover

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/15/HOQL13ELH8.DTL

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[quote=RichardJamesEsquire]Ice plant grows on top of it’s self and is very heavy. Old ice plant on a steep enough hill brings the whole hillside down. I “already had plans” the weekend a buddy removed several thousand pounds of it off his back patio.[/quote]

I was going to say … I know I have read/heard some anti-ice plant sentiment before, that it really isn’t the erosion fighter we assume it to be.

Here’s one story about “highway ice plant”

Highway iceplant not a favored groundcover

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/15/HOQL13ELH8.DTL

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[quote=RichardJamesEsquire]Ice plant grows on top of it’s self and is very heavy. Old ice plant on a steep enough hill brings the whole hillside down. I “already had plans” the weekend a buddy removed several thousand pounds of it off his back patio.[/quote]

I was going to say … I know I have read/heard some anti-ice plant sentiment before, that it really isn’t the erosion fighter we assume it to be.

Here’s one story about “highway ice plant”

Highway iceplant not a favored groundcover

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/15/HOQL13ELH8.DTL

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[quote=RichardJamesEsquire]Ice plant grows on top of it’s self and is very heavy. Old ice plant on a steep enough hill brings the whole hillside down. I “already had plans” the weekend a buddy removed several thousand pounds of it off his back patio.[/quote]

I was going to say … I know I have read/heard some anti-ice plant sentiment before, that it really isn’t the erosion fighter we assume it to be.

Here’s one story about “highway ice plant”

Highway iceplant not a favored groundcover

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/15/HOQL13ELH8.DTL

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[quote=RichardJamesEsquire]Ice plant grows on top of it’s self and is very heavy. Old ice plant on a steep enough hill brings the whole hillside down. I “already had plans” the weekend a buddy removed several thousand pounds of it off his back patio.[/quote]

I was going to say … I know I have read/heard some anti-ice plant sentiment before, that it really isn’t the erosion fighter we assume it to be.

Here’s one story about “highway ice plant”

Highway iceplant not a favored groundcover

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/15/HOQL13ELH8.DTL

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Steering away from the torturous tax talk (sorry) – my gold/silver interests carried my tiny non-401k portfolio today, which got me thinking. I am fearful of chasing, but do I add more?

It seems like a hardcore goldbug collects gold only to use it to buy bread, clean water and firearms when there are gun-totting robbers terrorizing neighborhoods, when unemployment and inflation are in high double digits.

Doomsday scenarios are not what piques my curiosity about the stuff, but I am still uncertain about the endgame for the non-doomsday gold investor. If, at this point, it’s to simply sell when the magical $2,000 an ounce arrives, what are you getting in return? Worthless greenbacks? Do you sell half your stake and keep the rest just in case the country does its best Zimbabwe impression?

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Steering away from the torturous tax talk (sorry) – my gold/silver interests carried my tiny non-401k portfolio today, which got me thinking. I am fearful of chasing, but do I add more?

It seems like a hardcore goldbug collects gold only to use it to buy bread, clean water and firearms when there are gun-totting robbers terrorizing neighborhoods, when unemployment and inflation are in high double digits.

Doomsday scenarios are not what piques my curiosity about the stuff, but I am still uncertain about the endgame for the non-doomsday gold investor. If, at this point, it’s to simply sell when the magical $2,000 an ounce arrives, what are you getting in return? Worthless greenbacks? Do you sell half your stake and keep the rest just in case the country does its best Zimbabwe impression?

[smshorttimer]

Steering away from the torturous tax talk (sorry) – my gold/silver interests carried my tiny non-401k portfolio today, which got me thinking. I am fearful of chasing, but do I add more?

It seems like a hardcore goldbug collects gold only to use it to buy bread, clean water and firearms when there are gun-totting robbers terrorizing neighborhoods, when unemployment and inflation are in high double digits.

Doomsday scenarios are not what piques my curiosity about the stuff, but I am still uncertain about the endgame for the non-doomsday gold investor. If, at this point, it’s to simply sell when the magical $2,000 an ounce arrives, what are you getting in return? Worthless greenbacks? Do you sell half your stake and keep the rest just in case the country does its best Zimbabwe impression?

[smshorttimer]

Steering away from the torturous tax talk (sorry) – my gold/silver interests carried my tiny non-401k portfolio today, which got me thinking. I am fearful of chasing, but do I add more?

It seems like a hardcore goldbug collects gold only to use it to buy bread, clean water and firearms when there are gun-totting robbers terrorizing neighborhoods, when unemployment and inflation are in high double digits.

Doomsday scenarios are not what piques my curiosity about the stuff, but I am still uncertain about the endgame for the non-doomsday gold investor. If, at this point, it’s to simply sell when the magical $2,000 an ounce arrives, what are you getting in return? Worthless greenbacks? Do you sell half your stake and keep the rest just in case the country does its best Zimbabwe impression?

[smshorttimer]

Steering away from the torturous tax talk (sorry) – my gold/silver interests carried my tiny non-401k portfolio today, which got me thinking. I am fearful of chasing, but do I add more?

It seems like a hardcore goldbug collects gold only to use it to buy bread, clean water and firearms when there are gun-totting robbers terrorizing neighborhoods, when unemployment and inflation are in high double digits.

Doomsday scenarios are not what piques my curiosity about the stuff, but I am still uncertain about the endgame for the non-doomsday gold investor. If, at this point, it’s to simply sell when the magical $2,000 an ounce arrives, what are you getting in return? Worthless greenbacks? Do you sell half your stake and keep the rest just in case the country does its best Zimbabwe impression?

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Gosh, that was one sloppy post. My apologies.

What else I find interesting is the issue of the appraisal not matching the agreed-to price, which our agent thinks might happen with a short-sale we went after (mentioned in my post above; the winning bid was a relatively modest 25K over).

Assuming I am paraphrasing our agent correctly, there’s a strategy where a buyer will aim to bid high enough to be No. 1, then try to negotiate a lower price if/when appraisal comes in low?

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Gosh, that was one sloppy post. My apologies.

What else I find interesting is the issue of the appraisal not matching the agreed-to price, which our agent thinks might happen with a short-sale we went after (mentioned in my post above; the winning bid was a relatively modest 25K over).

Assuming I am paraphrasing our agent correctly, there’s a strategy where a buyer will aim to bid high enough to be No. 1, then try to negotiate a lower price if/when appraisal comes in low?

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Gosh, that was one sloppy post. My apologies.

What else I find interesting is the issue of the appraisal not matching the agreed-to price, which our agent thinks might happen with a short-sale we went after (mentioned in my post above; the winning bid was a relatively modest 25K over).

Assuming I am paraphrasing our agent correctly, there’s a strategy where a buyer will aim to bid high enough to be No. 1, then try to negotiate a lower price if/when appraisal comes in low?

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Gosh, that was one sloppy post. My apologies.

What else I find interesting is the issue of the appraisal not matching the agreed-to price, which our agent thinks might happen with a short-sale we went after (mentioned in my post above; the winning bid was a relatively modest 25K over).

Assuming I am paraphrasing our agent correctly, there’s a strategy where a buyer will aim to bid high enough to be No. 1, then try to negotiate a lower price if/when appraisal comes in low?

[smshorttimer]

Gosh, that was one sloppy post. My apologies.

What else I find interesting is the issue of the appraisal not matching the agreed-to price, which our agent thinks might happen with a short-sale we went after (mentioned in my post above; the winning bid was a relatively modest 25K over).

Assuming I am paraphrasing our agent correctly, there’s a strategy where a buyer will aim to bid high enough to be No. 1, then try to negotiate a lower price if/when appraisal comes in low?

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