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Something else I should try to move is a full set of Beavis and Butthead comic books in mint condition, an unopened box of B&B trading cards, & B&B toilet paper.....lol

Not even close IMHO. Scott & HTH The more I thought about it, it wasn't right to say it's not even close. They were both great singers & both albums were great as well.

Nice! I used to go to the local Honda motorcycle dealership back in the 1980s. Back then they always had nice pamphlets to give away. I put one of those for a Honda V 65 magna for sale on eBay sometime in the early 2000s. I was astounded that some guy from Europe agreed to pay me $100 + huge shipping. The rest I have left are all MX bikes (Elsinore's) another one I'd like to test the waters with is pamphlets for high-end stereos which I also collected in the 80s.

Over a month with zero posts. My MSTR has been taking a beating. Google and Apple continue to do well for me. I don't know if it'll hold, but Eli Lilly is over $1000 now! I want to sell out of the money calls so bad I can taste it in my spit, but it's in a taxable account, & if it continued to skyrocket and shares were called away, the capital gains would absolutely destroy me.

That would be different. I would definitely watch that soccer match. BTW: Is HT banned permanently ?

Great news! Even though there's been one in my town for years, I've never tried them. The vast majority of people I talk to who have, say it's very expensive. True ? https://babylonbee.com/news/five-guys-now-offering-50-year-burger-financing

Male or female doesn't matter. Soccer sux.

It's far from perfect, but it was correct for my state. They don't exist here anymore according to the link.

Can't remember a time where I thought the fries were too greasy.

I've ran into that a couple time. What would otherwise be excellent fries, ruined by too much salt.

8:00 PM CDT MINN +26.5, O/U 44.5 It's rare for me to watch a football game, pro or college, but I plan on watching this one. How are you gamblers playing it ?

US Postal Service seeks reforms as it reports $9 billion yearly loss By David Shepardson Reuters November 14, 20252:17 PM CST WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service said on Friday it was seeking new administrative and legislative reforms as it reported a $9 billion yearly loss, down slightly from the prior fiscal year results. New Postmaster General David Steiner said USPS must be more efficient and that it still has a "significant systemic annual revenue and cost imbalance." He added: "To correct our financial imbalances, we must explore new revenue opportunities and public policy changes to improve our business model." USPS, which lost $9.5 billion in the prior year, has lost more than $100 billion since 2007 despite significant restructuring and legislative reforms. The U.S. Congress in 2022 provided the Postal Service with about $50 billion in financial relief over a decade. USPS is seeking reforms, including changes to retiree pension benefit funding rules, diversification of pension assets, raising the statutory debt ceiling, and workers’ compensation administration reform. Separately, USPS on Friday proposed raising prices for various products, not including first-class mail. USPS proposed a 6.6% increase for Priority Mail, 5.1% for Priority Mail Express, 7.8% for USPS Ground Advantage and 6% for Parcel Select. DeJoy led efforts to drastically restructure the money-losing USPS for nearly five years, including cutting forecast cumulative losses over a decade to $80 billion from $160 billion. Mail volumes fell 5% in the 12 months ending September 30 to the lowest level since 1967. The price of first-class mail stamps rose this year to 78 cents from 73 cents but USPS in September opted not to raise, opens new tab prices in January. Stamp prices are up 46% since early 2019, when they were 50 cents. Reporting by David Shepardson in Washington; Editing by Matthew Lewis, Rod Nickel More fiscal irresponsibility. I remember seeing one particular postmaster general testifying before Congress practically begging them to let the USPS discontinue Saturday delivery. They refused.

Only the name. Never ate there, but at one time there was 4 or 5 of them in my state. According to AI, none of them are still open.

That would be good news for a private company, but since the USPS is an independent agency of the federal government, mo revenues = mo losses.

I hear ya. A long, long time ago, I sold a VHS tape of bad boys (the one with Sean Penn) for $100 on eBay. My next project is to go through all my old LPs. I did the Columbia house thing back in the day,, and I have quite a few of them that were never even taken out of the original plastic. On the other hand, I'm a procrastinator. First started thinking about doing that a good 20 years ago!

Don't forget to report the $24 in capital gains when you do your taxes next April...........lol

Wonderful, but who pays ? Between SS and Medicare we already have about 175 trillion in current/future unfunded liabilities.

My guess is that people who could only get healthcare insurance through the ACA, would just start going to the ER anytime they're ill. Those costs would be passed on to those who do have healthcare insurance.

50 year mortgages. This is right up there with 8 year (96 month car loans) Yeah, your monthly payment will be smaller, but you'll end up paying a lot more. https://fortune.com/2025/11/09/housing-market-30-year-mortgage-trump-pulte-fhfa-50-year-option-home-affordability/

"You want bread ?....fock a baker"

I had a friendly debate with a coworker on a subject somewhat related to this. Keep in mind that this was around 2005, so the $ figures I'll be mentioning will seem incredibly low relative to today. Coworker stated that a friend of his bought a house for 100 K, paid it off in 20 years & sold it for 200 K. Said the guy doubled his money. I asked if his friend ever had to replace things like windows, roof, siding, furnace/AC, water heater, etc. He told me he had to replace all those things during those 20 years. I added that you have to count property taxes, insurance, any street assessments that might've occurred during those 20 years, etc. And of course, even though he paid it off in 20 years, he still paid a substantial amount of interest. In the end, we agreed that he really didn't double his money. I thought about it later & even though I've never been a ‘the glass is half full guy’ I thought about it from a different perspective. Even if he added all his bills for the aforementioned items, & that total came up to exactly 200 K, there's a silver lining. He lived rent free for 20 years. The equivalent of a landlord thinking so much of one of his renters, that after 20 years, he cut him/her a check for all the rent they’d paid. One more thing. You mentioned you can take the money that you saved monthly by renting instead of owning, & investing in the S&P 500. You can still do that if you own a home. I was fortunate enough to be able to pay extra on my mortgage every month, & still put 15% into my 401(k), 40% of which went into a Vanguard S&P 500 index fund. That being said, different strokes for different folks. Like someone already stated, every situation is different & I say to each his own.

https://babylonbee.com/news/banks-now-requiring-your-grandkids-to-co-sign-your-50-year-mortgage

Pretty much like any other CEO of a major company ? I have no feelings for him either way, but at least he's delivered huge returns for shareholders. On the other hand, I've been a somewhat active investor since 1998, & I'm amazed by how many people at the top have gotten filthy rich while providing poor shareholder returns. ConAgra foods is one example. Some guy named Stevenson who drove AT&T into the ground during his tenure, was rewarded with a golden parachute of biblical proportions. That ain't right. If he had an ounce of honor or integrity, he wouldn't have taken it, or at least would've taken a lesser amount. As for Musk's $1 trillion contract, I must still have a few drops of liberal blood coursing through my veins, because the first thing I think of is, how focking much is enough ? It's estimated that is already worth 500 billion. You mentioned his compensation is going to be entirely based on stock options. Fair enough, but keep in mind those can be abused by the people at the top as well. I'm sure I remember a story about Lawrence Ellison of Oracle. It was a long time ago & they were paying new employees very little. Instead of a decent wage/salary, they issued them stock options as an incentive to do well. Shares were trading around $12 @ the time & that was the strike price for the 2 year options. Didn't work out for them because a year or two later shares were only around $2 dollars. So the employees were shite out of luck. The CEO on the other hand ? They re-priced his options at $1.00 My only other thought for the day is this. My Fidelity brokerage account hit a major milestone today. That account hit 200 K in Y2K & I thought I owned the world. 25 years later, it 'might' be enough to buy a starter home in a decent area.

The package includes $203.5 million to boost security for lawmakers and an additional $28 million for the security of Supreme Court justices.

Sorry I ruined the thread. Is there anyway you can forgive me ?