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Topic: Edible Forest Gardens--a masterwork |
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Forum: Book/Media Reviews Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:17 pm Subject: Re: Edible Forest Gardens--a masterwork |
| Agree completely. I bought this set from Amazon, and while I'm only half-way through Volume 1, it's a great resource, and will be a big help in planning my 'stealth' permaculture garden in the backya ... |
Topic: Is Cheney Betting On Economic Collapse? |
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:05 pm Subject: Re: Is Cheney Betting On Economic Collapse? |
So much for the 'Strong Dollar' policy.
Actually, Cheney's actions sync up nicely with how the US dollar is performing, and it reinforces my decision to invest what I can in almost anything t ... |
Topic: $3 gas feared by this weekend |
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:34 pm Subject: Re: $3 gas feared by this weekend |
At $200 per fill, I'll look at getting rid of one of the family cars.
Ah, but theres the rub, at $200.00 a fill nobody will be buying...
-G
Quite possibly... but what if you have no c ... |
Topic: $3 gas feared by this weekend |
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Replies: 42
Views: 5005
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:46 am Subject: Re: $3 gas feared by this weekend |
KevO makes a great point (for the nth time, I'm sure).
I think it will be hitting the psychologically significant round numbers that will affect peoples' habits. For example, when I fill my car's ... |
Topic: $3 gas feared by this weekend |
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Views: 5005
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:11 pm Subject: Re: $3 gas feared by this weekend |
| All of it will never be rebuilt. No-one has the funds nor the will to do so. |
Topic: $3 gas feared by this weekend |
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:49 pm Subject: Re: $3 gas feared by this weekend |
Yup... I needed to fill my tank yesterday and stopped at a local BP station that was listing at $2.86/gallon, with the SuperAmerica next door already at $3.09.
This is getting close to the high-w ... |
Topic: What's up with gold - besides the price? |
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 10:10 am Subject: Re: What's up with gold - besides the price? |
| I'm buying PM's mainly because I have no faith in the dollar as a long-term store of value. I'm not interested in getting rich, but if I can accumulate enough of the stuff to either help feed my fam ... |
Topic: Investment idea--lets discuss |
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 2:51 pm Subject: Re: Investment idea--lets discuss |
| Keep in mind that wines need to have the proper structure and 'backbone' to age for any length of time. Most reds that don't command 'collector' rates (i.e over $30-40 a bottle minimum) are designed ... |
Topic: New House Flipping is over |
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:13 pm Subject: Re: New House Flipping is over |
| For what it's worth, we sold the house yesterday. Non-contingent, close in less than a month, pre-approved, etc, so we're pretty much golden on that front. I'm now wishing that we would be paying f ... |
Topic: New House Flipping is over |
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Views: 2488
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:29 pm Subject: Re: New House Flipping is over |
Very interesting. Hopefully where your moving is already getting cheaper while you wait.
No such luck. We're building a new house, and the price was negotiated last summer. Either hyper- ... |
Topic: New House Flipping is over |
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Replies: 19
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:06 pm Subject: Re: New House Flipping is over |
| Things are definitely slowing... we are trying to sell our house so that we can move closer (much closer) to family, and we're seeing lots of traffic, but little action. People are still shopping for ... |
Topic: Investing in Silver |
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:11 pm Subject: Re: Investing in Silver |
Another overlooked precious metal these days is copper. I don't think you can get copper buillon,
Almost any kind of bullion can be had:
[url=http://cgi.ebay.com/Huge-1000-Gram-Copper-Bar-One-K ... |
Topic: Best jobs for PO |
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:32 pm Subject: Re: Best jobs for PO |
| Knowing how to rehabilitate farmland that has been subjected to decades of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other stuff would be a very handy skill set to have. True organic farming & an ... |
Topic: Who will stabilize the Niger Delta? |
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:37 pm Subject: Re: Who will stabilize the Niger Delta? |
The rebels will be winning this one in the long run. They've figured out that they can achieve their goals and make a tidy profit by hitting lots of easy targets.
John Robb's Global Guerillas bl ... |
Topic: Bernanke concerned about energy in short term, not long term |
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:12 pm Subject: Re: Bernanke concerned about energy in short term, not long |
| Perhaps Helicopter Ben isn't worried about the long-term impact of energy prices due because he's thinking that 15 years from now, declining energy production will have already hammered the US economy ... |
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