Recent content by Quaffer

Glad it is healing and a good reminder for us all. ;)

Prayers to you and your family. ALS is a terrible disease. I am sure you provided exceptional love and care for her, and that she loved you even more for that.

Obviously to improve flow and capture rate of water before it settles into the ground. But they should also have a plan for maintaining that vegetation otherwise it will grow back. Couple of thoughts: - someone should calculate the evapotranspiration rate for the pond. In other words, how much...

I'd prefer a small, miserly diesel. But there goes the low cost.

We've reached market maturity when a 4-door ATV, such as CanAm Defender MAX or Polaris Northstar XP1000 offers HVAC, AM/FM/bluetooth radio, and arguably more creature comforts than the basic, stripped model Slate pickup. When people hear how much one of the current version ATV's cost, the first...

I'm not sold on this vehicle although I did place a deposit. Too much yet to learn. I hope it pans out but no loss if it does not. If I purchase one, it's role is a second truck. No intent to replace my full size diesel truck which I plan to keep forever. This one would be more light duty...

I placed a deposit on one. A whopping $50 for a slot reservation, fully refundable. Not sure I want one, but preserves the option. If they keep anywhere close to what they are claiming for pricing it will cost less than a UTV I recently purchased. Of course, everything to do with price or...

The accepted practice for negotiating in street fairs in Tijuana is to discuss price, say no, and start walking. Then the vendor starts throwing out lower and lower prices as you walk farther away. When he stops, you turn around and say: "I'll take it!" o_O Outside of that, I've found that...

Last week I bought a tractor implement advertised on Craigslist. It was already low priced, asking $500 for something worth probably $800. I said: "that's a very good price, but I think it's against the law to pay asking price for something advertised on Craigslist!" He laughed, and said...

Good reminder-- everything needs oil changes and new filters. Whoops there goes several days ....

That's funny .... I'm replying just to bump it and keep it active ... lol

Agreed but kind of depends on the purchase price as well. If they have stiffened up MSRP or stopped dealing below MSRP as in the past, then you are also front-loading the financing cost. I don't know LS pricing but that is a common car dealer process.

Understood about old properties. But, just sayin, it's pretty inexpensive and simple to change out a panel. Eliminates one possible point of fire or failure. Not so much to redo all the wiring. You could also always consider getting a diesel generator and recharging it from that! o_O...

Why don't you just replace the panel? Seems like a prudent thing to do even without the EV issue. These panels remind me of Zinsco ...

A smart and seasoned investor looks at facts and data. Doesn't listen to hysteria. The decline in the past week is not anywhere similar to 1929. What was it-- 9%? That of course is unwanted and concerning, but nowhere near "1929." That involved a 23% loss, back-to-back, in two days. On the way...