WTF-Beta

What Bernard said. Most of us would like to look forward.

He can't get any more insufferable.

And I am impressed buy only in the sense that life couldn't be any more absurd.

Well, for automobiles, the emissions are water vapor. There's been hydrogen cars on the road from Honda and I believe others in test programs limited to specific areas in specific states.

But however they produce it and whatever the environmental factors involved in its production (and thank you; this is fascinating) is there not a consensus that the oil industry will never really allow it?

The worst thing I've heard said about them is that they explode, as if gas and electric vehicles don't?

I just did a Google's AI search about relations between country x and country y.

I thought I was reading Cold War propaganda.

It was wild.

How about no. Sorry can't get with this. "New Democrat" politics iirc.

I suspected as much.

Oh, it just occurred to me that maximum annual contribution and market volatility are not related to each other. Duh.

I had to leave the USAA page alone and do something else. It's almost sunset. It's finally cooled off again. I might return to it tonight. I might wait until tomorrow.

@wtg said:

Totally agree with @steve-miller and @mik .

@Mik said:

FB Marketplace is a great place to find used furniture.

There's nothing like scoring a deal on something you really want and that you only pay 20% or less of retail for...it's like a treasure hunt!

wtg, on the other side of the acquisition curve. As someone once said to me..."You spend the first forty years of your life acquiring stuff, and the next 40 years getting rid of it." I didn't get it when they said it, but I definitely do now.

Two good points.

I'm especially mindful of the second because I don't want a lot of things and don't have a lot time or energy to devote to caring for them.

My trustee told me you get the needs asap and the wants will follow.

I don't know if I mentioned this but my car is being put on a truck tomorrow and will get here this weekend.

I have a comprehensive list of who needs to be paid, the amount, the payment format, and the mailing address, for everything, with the exception of auto insurance, and I'll be done with that final task tonight or tomorrow.

Tomorrow I will put the list in order-- 1, 2, 3, etc. I'll send it in its completed form to my trustee.

The one thing we messed up on is she asked me to open my investment account. I needed to fund it with $25 to open it.

So then she sent a cashier's check for the yearly maximum of 20k and, of course, they had to reject it.

I told her I'll send her a figure adjusted for market daily closing so she doesn't have to do this one three times. Lol.

She doesn't have a fiduciary role with this account. It's for living expenses.

Yes, I'm enjoying this thread immensely but my 3.8k rug is something our investments would have to earn.

Mik, Thank you.

I have about a million and a half things to get done but they will be.

The Oracle founder bought CBS, the largest private donor to the IDF in history. I already knew of him because he bought an entire Hawaiian island. He bought one of the neighbor islands.

CBS is not news.

And the attack on 60 Minutes was predictable.

@RealPlayer said:

Bernard — and eventually you’ll have to subscribe to continue receiving updates for $99/year.

And it takes great quality video of you and sends it to who know where without any question about a warrant. What's not to like?!

@Steve-Miller said:

I wonder how much of that surge pricing goes to the drivers.

I don't know but they're masters at limiting pay.

Wow.

Thanks, all. Considering your advice for sure. Trustee approved the home deal as of this morning. Car starts its trip on flatbed to me as soon as I can prove insurance. That will almost certainly be tomorrow. One more day...

Solid Wood Table Desks | Custom Amish Made Office Furniture https://share.google/AclWxPJDUgIA1RfoC

I need it. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I'm getting a new refrigerator, range, dishwasher, washer, and dryer. Getting these new is dumb luck. Getting a new washer and dryer is unheard of. The money for the washer and dryer can transfer to the desk.

Captain's chair? Not sure what one looks like. Off to look.

Steelcase $$$

I would try Amazon on second thought.

I didn't like them until I reached $1,700
and then I started to not like them again.

@wtg I'll look into Steelcase. I've seen the retail prices of Herman Miller and almost had to pick myself off the floor.

Respect.

I wouldn't be unhappy about it. I only wish I had the ability to do it.