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Topic: Stock Markets Current News part II |
ritter
Replies: 662
Views: 21549
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:55 pm Subject: Re: Stock Markets Current News part II |
I am a full fledged doomer but this is really not fun to watch.
Hmmm...oxymoron in the above statement?
Not really. I have prepped. I see the writing on the wall but a lot of people are goin ... |
Topic: My "Strange Time" |
ritter
Replies: 65
Views: 1776
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:49 pm Subject: Re: My "Strange Time" |
| 5. The dichotomy I face every day that, on the one hand, I witness the very fabric of society disintegrating beyond repair, and such disintegration is increasing exponentially; and yet, on the other h ... |
Topic: Congratulations, USA |
ritter
Replies: 144
Views: 2661
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:58 am Subject: Re: Congratulations, USA |
| It is heartening to hear that those overseas and next door are encouraged by the election of Obama. Some of us Americans have decried our fall in international capital based on Bush's actions and deme ... |
Topic: Icelandic Shoppers Dumping Currency For Food |
ritter
Replies: 41
Views: 2238
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:15 am Subject: Re: Icelandic Shoppers Dumping Currency For Food |
| The difference between Iceland and Zimbabwe is that Iceland was brought down by a few greedy bankers. It's public institutions were fully functional and its people had a very sophisticated society but ... |
Topic: CLEAN OUT YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS NOW |
ritter
Replies: 137
Views: 8314
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:18 pm Subject: Re: CLEAN OUT YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS NOW |
Maybe I shouldn't have used the screaming all-caps in the subject line. Sorry 'bout that.
Well, with Rocc gone, somebody had to! |
Topic: CLEAN OUT YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS NOW |
ritter
Replies: 137
Views: 8314
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:53 pm Subject: Re: CLEAN OUT YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS NOW |
What happened to your good feeling, Heineken?
I've got some cash on hand. If it gets to where the banks fail and your money dissipates, it won't matter if you've got thousands stuffed in your mattr ... |
Topic: It's BUNKER time !!! |
ritter
Replies: 201
Views: 17344
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:40 pm Subject: Re: It's BUNKER time !!! |
dang - and i thought the "leave no banker behind" bailout was working this morning...
dow in the red again.
fed to buy more shlT sandwiches...
all is good.
Hey Rocc, Morgan Stanley down 40 ... |
Topic: Another Record ($147.27) |
ritter
Replies: 724
Views: 57126
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:32 pm Subject: Re: Another Record ($144.13) |
Who would've guessed we'd be here so soon? This is really amazing.
I don't know if "amazing" is the correct word. How about scary as hell?
I've been expecting this right along with all of you. ... |
Topic: Weekly US Petroleum and NG Supply Reports 2007-08 |
ritter
Replies: 1481
Views: 159741
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:05 am Subject: Re: Weekly US Petroleum and NG Supply Reports (New Thread) |
This is just (morbidly) facinating to watch. I don't fully understand what all of the figures mean, but the trending seems pretty obvious.
Thanks so much to Pup55, Dantes and others for your effor ... |
Topic: The Iraq chaos thread |
ritter
Replies: 240
Views: 36605
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Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:55 am Subject: Re: The Iraq chaos thread |
Four US helicopters lost in Iraq in recent weeks appear to have been downed by ground fire, the US military has admitted publicly for the first time.
Those are the first chopper to have been shot d ... |
Topic: Horses: |
ritter
Replies: 63
Views: 7666
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:29 pm Subject: Re: Horses: |
Quite a lot of interesting info here related to horses, et. al.:
http://homesteadingtoday.com/ |
Topic: Radiant Heating |
ritter
Replies: 15
Views: 2723
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:03 am Subject: Re: Radiant Heating |
| Radiant floor heating is what I would do if I were in the position to build a house. Use of solar pre-heat and back-up gas/wood boiler and you’d have a pretty cheap heating system that works very well ... |
Topic: Water crisis: Just a management problem? |
ritter
Replies: 9
Views: 1234
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:02 pm Subject: Re: Water crisis: Just a management problem? |
| It will really be fun times when the reservoirs on the Colorado River silt up. If my recollection is correct, they were anticipated to last around 500 years at the time they were constructed but that ... |
Topic: World business group doomerish about water |
ritter
Replies: 25
Views: 3044
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:54 am Subject: Re: World business group doomerish about water |
| Another problem with desalinization is that the byproduct (brine) is quite toxic. And, as already stated, it takes quite a bit of energy to process. Santa Barbara has some desal plants that are on sta ... |
Topic: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
ritter
Replies: 1328
Views: 163585
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:30 pm Subject: Re: [Shelter] Defense (THE gun thread) |
I'm a little nervous about going to a gun store as a relative know-nothing, so this helps. (I always feel a little nervous in a gun store, for some reason.)
Any more information will be eagerly lapp ... |
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