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[geezerette]

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@just bee wrote:

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@aprilskies wrote:

Hi Ladies.  Just popping in to say hello.  I hope you are all doing well. nothing much to really say except when is the spring weather coming?  I am a cold weather person but am ready for some spring like weather to come and stay.  There is talk about going back in the office sometime this year and I am not sure how I feel about that.  I just don’t see spending hours in traffic anymore.  I guess I will get back in the swing of things. 

Now I really wish I invested in bitcoin.  Not that I really understand it all or how it is even legal but geez what a miss. Could have been a multi millionaire or even billionaire.  So crazy.  Only in these crazy times can that exist.  

Anyhoo, I will be back to catch up.  Just thought I would pop in for a second, hope you all have a nice day. 

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@aprilskies 

BH watches the market and he said just two days ago that he now realizes he knows nothing about it.  It's the same thing with business.  We used to talk about opening our own business and he did work for himself for a bit designing websites and doing all the "behind the scenes" programming for some known and unknown companies.  When social media became the thing, he gave up that work.  We had both worked in technology but our opinion of it has changed over the years.

We talked about opening a brick and mortar -- maybe a restaurant.  Other people would create a product or open a business and he'd say, "That can't possibly work -- it's too stupid."

I tried to explain the pet rock phenomenon to him.  He now realizes that he doesn't have his finger on the pulse of the average consumer.  He doesn't understand what they want or how they think.  Because it's just not what he wants or how he thinks.

And the same with the market.  Things appear and he has the opportunity to invest.  But then his rational mind kicks in: But this is stupid.  There's no way.  And days later the value has quadrupled.

Although I do think he has a bit of Bitcoin (B).  Unless, of course, he got rid of it because he thought it was stupid. 

P.S. If you ever meet him, don't mention GameStop.

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@just bee 

Oh heck, we started saying that way back about the tech bubble.  And Amazon.  Who would want to order books online?  (Mind you, this was back when there were still several brick and mortar bookstores.  And people still read actual books.)  Why are people buying this company--it loses millions every year!

OG understood real stuff.  Oil, machinery (and what was needed to build it), infrastructure, utilities, etc.  He invested in the companies that made the "real stuff" that tech needed and of course, that aspect of the business went nowhere.  He did make out on some early investing (mostly in biotech), but I'm sure we lost as much as he ever made.

I always wanted to stick with dividend payers, but that was too boring for him.  He liked to gamble with the stock money.  It either was a high-flyer or it tanked.  We got a lot of tax write offs.  In fact, I'm still using them and probably won't use them up as long as I live.

He got more and more confused with what was running up because none of it made sense to him.  He thought it was defying reality.  And the longer it when on in all areas of our lives, the more he checked out.  He stuck to what he knew--gardening, mowing, reading.  He did still pay attention to the "noise" because he said he wanted to keep an idea of what was going on.  And we had discussed for many years about the possibility of some great catastrophe and what society's reaction would be.

He pretty much had it right on the dot.  I just hope I'm not around when this latest bubble bursts.  It's going to be a doozy.  And I doubt my livelihood will survive their solution.

[geezerette]

[viva923]

hey all

not much today

clothes on line, warmer than the past couple days, sunny outside. still a fairly brisk wind.

did chores

did walk

not much else. later guys

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@aprilskies wrote:

Hi Ladies.  Just popping in to say hello.  I hope you are all doing well. nothing much to really say except when is the spring weather coming?  I am a cold weather person but am ready for some spring like weather to come and stay.  There is talk about going back in the office sometime this year and I am not sure how I feel about that.  I just don’t see spending hours in traffic anymore.  I guess I will get back in the swing of things. 

Now I really wish I invested in bitcoin.  Not that I really understand it all or how it is even legal but geez what a miss. Could have been a multi millionaire or even billionaire.  So crazy.  Only in these crazy times can that exist.  

Anyhoo, I will be back to catch up.  Just thought I would pop in for a second, hope you all have a nice day. 

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@aprilskies 

BH watches the market and he said just two days ago that he now realizes he knows nothing about it.  It's the same thing with business.  We used to talk about opening our own business and he did work for himself for a bit designing websites and doing all the "behind the scenes" programming for some known and unknown companies.  When social media became the thing, he gave up that work.  We had both worked in technology but our opinion of it has changed over the years.

We talked about opening a brick and mortar -- maybe a restaurant.  Other people would create a product or open a business and he'd say, "That can't possibly work -- it's too stupid."

I tried to explain the pet rock phenomenon to him.  He now realizes that he doesn't have his finger on the pulse of the average consumer.  He doesn't understand what they want or how they think.  Because it's just not what he wants or how he thinks.

And the same with the market.  Things appear and he has the opportunity to invest.  But then his rational mind kicks in: But this is stupid.  There's no way.  And days later the value has quadrupled.

Although I do think he has a bit of Bitcoin (B).  Unless, of course, he got rid of it because he thought it was stupid. 

P.S. If you ever meet him, don't mention GameStop.

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@just bee 

Oh heck, we started saying that way back about the tech bubble.  And Amazon.  Who would want to order books online?  (Mind you, this was back when there were still several brick and mortar bookstores.  And people still read actual books.)  Why are people buying this company--it loses millions every year!

OG understood real stuff.  Oil, machinery (and what was needed to build it), infrastructure, utilities, etc.  He invested in the companies that made the "real stuff" that tech needed and of course, that aspect of the business went nowhere.  He did make out on some early investing (mostly in biotech), but I'm sure we lost as much as he ever made.

I always wanted to stick with dividend payers, but that was too boring for him.  He liked to gamble with the stock money.  It either was a high-flyer or it tanked.  We got a lot of tax write offs.  In fact, I'm still using them and probably won't use them up as long as I live.

He got more and more confused with what was running up because none of it made sense to him.  He thought it was defying reality.  And the longer it when on in all areas of our lives, the more he checked out.  He stuck to what he knew--gardening, mowing, reading.  He did still pay attention to the "noise" because he said he wanted to keep an idea of what was going on.  And we had discussed for many years about the possibility of some great catastrophe and what society's reaction would be.

He pretty much had it right on the dot.  I just hope I'm not around when this latest bubble bursts.  It's going to be a doozy.  And I doubt my livelihood will survive their solution.

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@geezerette 

If I were to post my predictions, it would scare off some of the other bees for good.

My timing for financial gain has always been off so I expect things to implode just as I'm contemplating retirement.

Or sooner.

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@geezerette 

Thanks.  I needed that. 

[geezerette]

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@just bee wrote:

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@geezerette wrote:

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@geezerette 

Thanks.  I needed that. 

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@just bee 

[just bee]

This kid again.

I've been creeping around the yard, wondering which plant would be first to produce a flower.  This does not include the container plants -- they're already doing very well in that area.  Except one.

Anyway, it's a rose.  They all seem to have buds, but there's one in the front of the house that is opening up.

Can't wait to see what's pink and what's red.  Two of the autumn sages they planted are dead.  They never even grew.  The landscaper says to wait until late May and they'll come out to replace them.

Do I ask for a different color (not that I know what color these would have been) or do I just let them put in whatever?

Anyway, the one container plant that is failing -- and failing fast -- is my winter savory.  Don't know what I did wrong, but it doesn't look like I can save the savory.

I'll wait for it to officially croak, then move some of the dianthus into that pot.  That's going gangbusters.

Still haven't found any affordable geraniums.  I already mentioned bringing plants into the garage during the winter and BH just looked at me.  I guess that means no.

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@just bee 

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@geezerette 

WGD smiles kinda like that.

Anyway, BH and I probably don't have any knack for real estate, either.

I think that if I'd been traveling from back East to the West coast and stopped in the Las Vegas area, I never would have envisioned neon lights, casinos, and women with enormous headdresses and skimpy outfits serving cocktails.

I would have said precisely what I said when we found ourselves in New Mexico in the dead of winter:

Nuclear holocaust.

Might explain why I'm still working for a living.

[geezerette]

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@Lucky Charm wrote:

@just bee  We leave coastal (N) Carolina for southern Jersey Shore in anywhere from two weeks to a month from now.

My parents stay at our house (it used to be theirs!) and take care of everything.  Yard, cats and house.  It's one floor living for them.  My dad still loves his beach.

We drive up and stay the summer.  Last year we stayed until after the holidays.  Just to be able to spend more time with family up there. 

I have a sister close by (well, an hour away) and our oldest is about 2 and half hours away.  Our daughter comes up for a couple weeks during the summer.  She has inlaws that live on the island year round.

No one stayed with us for overnighters last year.  Somehow we made it work.  Went visiting, broke bread, but followed all precautions.  No one in my family got sick and I'm so thankful.  And not all had the luxury of working from home.  All my grandchildren still attended school (public and private).

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@Lucky Charm 

Boy, you're really lucky to have your parents care for your house and pets while you're gone for the summer.

We tried having a vacation home one time and weren't able to use it enough to warrant keeping it.  

I'm sure you'll be especially happy to see all your family again this year!