What are you doing right now?

[Moe Ghoul]

Waiting to see how much lipstick they shmeared on the bailout pig. I picture it with 3 broken legs and covered in bells and whistles.

 

[drjeff]

Waiting to see how much lipstick they shmeared on the bailout pig. I picture it with 3 broken legs and covered in bells and whistles.

Based on the 700 billion figure being thrown around AND the most recent number of folks who atleast filed at tax return in the US (2006 number per the IRS was 136.1 million returns), the bailout would cost each and every filer (and remember that includes those filers that DON'T pay any taxes) $5143.27.

Now just factor in that the projected major gap in Social Security funding arrives in a few years (2012 if memory is correct) and it's not a pretty picture for whoever gets elected Nov 4th and their economic policy

Right now I'm about to go pick up my daughter from school.

 

[Moe Ghoul]

Based on the 700 billion figure being thrown around AND the most recent number of folks who atleast filed at tax return in the US (2006 number per the IRS was 136.1 million returns), the bailout would cost each and every filer (and remember that includes those filers that DON'T pay any taxes) $5143.27.

Now just factor in that the projected major gap in Social Security funding arrives in a few years (2012 if memory is correct) and it's not a pretty picture for whoever gets elected Nov 4th and their economic policy

Right now I'm about to go pick up my daughter from school.

Meanwhile, the fed has doled out another trillion dollars from the "discount window" in the past coupla weeks. Completely separate from this current charade. That doesn't get much attention.

 

[wa-loaf]

Meanwhile, the fed has doled out another trillion dollars from the "discount window" in the past coupla weeks. Completely separate from this current charade. That doesn't get much attention.

Hey Moe, I know you are a day trader so it's your job to keep up on this stuff. What are a few good sources to follow some of the basic goings on for a casual observer? Or if that's like posting about secret stashes maybe you can PM me a few links.

 

[Moe Ghoul]

Hey Moe, I know you are a day trader so it's your job to keep up on this stuff. What are a few good sources to follow some of the basic goings on for a casual observer? Or if that's like posting about secret stashes maybe you can PM me a few links.

I subscibe to Faber and Fleckenstein's sites. Those 2 have been on the money, for the most part, to a tee, exept for timing. Most of my info I glean from 15-20 publications on line that are free to the public. It can be as benign as Bloomberg, as cheerleady as CNBC, and as whacky as some of the Alex Jones type sites. I also have a private chat with 5 other traders, 2 US, 1 in England, 1 in Hong Kong and 1 in Canada. We found each other on other public forum chats about 5 years ago and bounce ideas off each other. You'd have to be a little more specific about what you are interested in.

 

[hardline]

orderig a new laptop. last night i put my bag down for second to go to the bathroom before leaving the club and somebody snached it. we watched the security tapes. the guy came in off the strret went upstairs and took my bag and left. it also had my headphones by dj box/soundcard, neadles, and my camera. like 4 grand of stuff. i am compleatly at a loss.

 

[severine]

orderig a new laptop. last night i put my bag down for second to go to the bathroom before leaving the club and somebody snached it. we watched the security tapes. the guy came in off the strret went upstairs and took my bag and left. it also had my headphones by dj box/soundcard, neadles, and my camera. like 4 grand of stuff. i am compleatly at a loss.

That sucks so much more than the bag of mini Strawberry bagels I left at the grocery store only 30 minutes ago (after paying for them). Wow! Do you have insurance to cover that? Amazing how low people can sink.

Right now... wishing for the day to end.

 

[hardline]

That sucks so much more than the bag of mini Strawberry bagels I left at the grocery store only 30 minutes ago (after paying for them). Wow! Do you have insurance to cover that? Amazing how low people can sink.

Right now... wishing for the day to end.

i called my agent he's going to see what is covered. but i will still be out of pocket for a lot. its a pretty devastating thing to have happen. i can't dj tonight. am pretty bumed

 

[drjeff]

Right now I'm finally back online at home again after about a 24 hour outage When I arrived home there were 3 trucks from the cable company on my street - apparently it was a issue with the line that supplies the entire street and not just my house.

Still waiting for the pay premium channels and the HD channels and the DVR to come back online. But for now I'll take CLEAR basic channels and internet. That will atleast get me through packing tonight so I can also surf and watch the UCONN-Louisville football game tonight.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Back from a whole bunch of errands. I got out of work a before 12:30PM and I took my car in to get new brakes, tire rotation, oil change and I also ended up getting some sort of tune up. While my car was in I went to Cicis pizza for the buffet..I was happy with myself and I didn't pig out..I just tried a couple different slices and had a salad. I then went to Borders..I sort of think it's a good place to meet women. When I was sitting and reading a magazine..one girl was having trouble reaching a book up high and since I'm a foot taller..bam..GSS to the rescue. In hindsite I should have gotten the digits but I was too interested in reading Powder magazine.

Then I walked through the Whitehall mall and bought some clothes at Kohls. One thing that bothers me is that the heat is on full blast everywhere. It was in the low-mid 60s which is so comfortable...yet inside it was a sauna. Then back to the car place where I sat in the waiting room next to a biker dude who bitched about the slow service. It took them an hour longer than they said it was and they offered me 3 free oil changes..I asked if I could just have that amount taken off my total and they ended up giving me a $60 discount.

I just hit up the Allentown farmers market and got a gyro, ginger ale, chips and quac, and some sort of black bean salad..also a 6er of Rolling Rock..now I'm looking forward to chill-axing and not spending anymore money..

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Right now I'm finally back online at home again after about a 24 hour outage When I arrived home there were 3 trucks from the cable company on my street - apparently it was a issue with the line that supplies the entire street and not just my house.

Still waiting for the pay premium channels and the HD channels and the DVR to come back online. But for now I'll take CLEAR basic channels and internet. That will atleast get me through packing tonight so I can also surf and watch the UCONN-Louisville football game tonight.

I went crazy in Virginia earlier this summer..a week with no internet..By the middle of the week I was starting to get the shakes. I'm not going to have internet in my place for the first 3-4 days...which means I might go to work for a late night AZ fix..

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I'm working on a justification to spend $183,000 of my company's money!

Ferrari as your next company car????

 

[drjeff]

I went crazy in Virginia earlier this summer..a week with no internet..By the middle of the week I was starting to get the shakes. I'm not going to have internet in my place for the first 3-4 days...which means I might go to work for a late night AZ fix..

The worst thing about my outtage was that my flight tommorrow AM is on Southwest at 7:05. So to get the A boarding group I needed to do online checkin at 7:05 this AM. No internet at home meant that I had to be at the office a bit earlier than usual, and since daycare hadn't opened yet or the kennel where I had to bring the dogs this AM wasn't open either. Not exactly the best logistical situation, but the end result was that we're boarding in the A group tommorrow, the kid made it to pre-schhol, the dogs made it to the kennel, and it was only about an extra 10 miles of driving to pull it off this AM

Right now I'm about to go give a 6 pack of Sam Adams to the cable TV tech who just got me back all of my channels thus giving me 50" of full HD glory again :beer:

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

The worst thing about my outtage was that my flight tommorrow AM is on Southwest at 7:05. So to get the A boarding group I needed to do online checkin at 7:05 this AM. No internet at home meant that I had to be at the office a bit earlier than usual, and since daycare hadn't opened yet or the kennel where I had to bring the dogs this AM wasn't open either. Not exactly the best logistical situation, but the end result was that we're boarding in the A group tommorrow, the kid made it to pre-schhol, the dogs made it to the kennel, and it was only about an extra 10 miles of driving to pull it off this AM

Right now I'm about to go give a 6 pack of Sam Adams to the cable TV tech who just got me back all of my channels thus giving me 50" of full HD glory again :beer:

Hell yeah group A..I only flew Southwest once to San Jose..and I'm not a big fan of the boarding process..I like assigned seats..Where do you fly out of? Southwest used to have an uber cheap Philly to Boston flight and on the commercials they had lots of people with thick Boston accents...

 

[dmc]

Sitting in the Altanta Admirals Club... Getting hammered... Wondering if my flights gonna be cancelled...

 

[Warp Daddy]

Sitting in the Altanta Admirals Club... Getting hammered... Wondering if my flights gonna be cancelled...

Hope ta hell ya get outta Hotlanta DMC tonite . Boy u sure been a travlin man lately !

 

[dmc]

Hope ta hell ya get outta Hotlanta DMC tonite . Boy u sure been a travlin man lately !

yeah.... unbelieveable...

things will slow down for me after the quarter ends... then i have a week in Vegas at a conference... Followed by 4 days in Vegas just veging...

 

[RootDKJ]

Ferrari as your next company car????

For some reason, I don't think a Ferrari makes for a very good ski vehicle. Plus I'd have to listen to everyone whine about how I got the Ferrari and all they got was a POS truck.

 

[Moe Ghoul]

Bakin up a pizza, drinkin a Straub's, getting into a debate state of mind.

 

[deadheadskier]

yeah.... unbelieveable...

things will slow down for me after the quarter ends... then i have a week in Vegas at a conference... Followed by 4 days in Vegas just veging...

....when you get a vacay bro? sounds like you deserve one stat