Horseman 2,357 Posted 16 hours ago 5 minutes ago, thegeneral said: (prefer Hawaii to Tahiti) JFC. Ok ok, ok, I surrender, please stop. You win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 2,897 Posted 16 hours ago 2 minutes ago, Horseman said: Just a quick glance shows you have 3 times as many posts here this week than I do. Despite all my free time. Get it now? I don’t give a fock what you do with your free time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseman 2,357 Posted 16 hours ago Just now, thegeneral said: I don’t give a fock what you do with your free time 15 minutes ago, thegeneral said: All retirees need a hobby! Rodg has his journaling and posting here! You don't care but you post about it. Stop. I said you win. No more please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tebok 308 Posted 16 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Horseman said: Just a quick glance shows you have 3 times as many posts here this week than I do. Despite all my free time. Get it now? But muh Friday plans! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 2,897 Posted 16 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Horseman said: JFC. Ok ok, ok, I surrender, please stop. You win. Here’s a discussion worth having besides your typical bullshit where you get all creepo. I prefer Hawaii for the convenience, 10 hour flight versus 5. Same weather, same natural beauty. Better golf in Hawaii, better food. I mean Tahiti was awesome but haven’t gone back. Hawaii is an every other year thing. Make your case! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 2,897 Posted 16 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Horseman said: You don't care but you post about it. Stop. I said you win. No more please. I didn’t make any comments about this other than it’s good for retirees to have hobbies and made a nice little joke at your expense. Like I said if you want to journal and post on here that’s fine by me. We are finally having a nice convo in my eyes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tebok 308 Posted 16 hours ago https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-cannot-use-alien-enemies-act-deport-venezuelans-judge-rules-2025-05-01/ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 5,096 Posted 16 hours ago 1 hour ago, Horseman said: You're right sir. My bad. It's still stupid and should have been done a loooong time ago. Thanks you, appreciate it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tebok 308 Posted 16 hours ago 31 minutes ago, thegeneral said: Growth is sub zero. Recession is looming, the banker cunnts have upped their guesstimates to better than 50/50. Things arent terrible but they certainly are a bit shaky at the moment. Just saw an interview with the manager of an auto-sales place saying they normally get 100-plus cars a month but only got 18 in April because of the tariffs effects. Trump's America! Woot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 2,897 Posted 16 hours ago 1 minute ago, Tebok said: Just saw an interview with the manager of an auto-sales place saying they normally get 100-plus cars a month but only got 18 in April because of the tariffs effects. Trump's America! Woot! Yep. The good thing is he can declare victory and hopefully unwind things relatively quickly. Can we just get a normal, moderate in charge? Is that too much to ask Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseman 2,357 Posted 16 hours ago 32 minutes ago, thegeneral said: Here’s a discussion worth having besides your typical bullshit where you get all creepo. I prefer Hawaii for the convenience, 10 hour flight versus 5. Same weather, same natural beauty. Better golf in Hawaii, better food. I mean Tahiti was awesome but haven’t gone back. Hawaii is an every other year thing. Make your case! 1 - Does your wife take off work from Amazon to go with you "on the company's dime"? 2 - Being financially independent makes things like "on the company's dime" irrelevant. Maybe someday you'll figure that out, or maybe you won't and you'll keep waisting time working. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 2,897 Posted 15 hours ago 13 minutes ago, Horseman said: 1 - Does your wife take off work from Amazon to go with you "on the company's dime"? 2 - Being financially independent makes things like "on the company's dime" irrelevant. Maybe someday you'll figure that out, or maybe you won't and you'll keep waisting time working. See, now you are back to creepo. I believe in you Rodg to not act like a wounded animal backed into a corner. I can travel better than I would on my own dime that’s for sure. They are very generous! I’ll keep stacking that paper tho until they figure it out. Now, back to Hawaii versus French Polynesia…you never made the case. Where did you stay in those places? We are talking a Emmitt Smith versus Barry Sanders argument here. Both are major winners but Hawaii’s convenience and variety get my vote. Big Island and Kauai give some semblance of local vibes but I got to admit Wailea and the super tourist area is my spot to hole up for a few days. Can always pop up to Haleakala or do the loop north of Kaanapali. You mentioned Europe as well. Where did you like visiting there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real timschochet 6,410 Posted 15 hours ago 7 hours ago, Gepetto said: How is the economy not OK? Inflation is down since Trump took office. The stock market is not part of the economy, and it's recovering anyway. I continue to believe based on everything I read that the tariffs in place now will starting almost immediately, bring inflation way up and drive the economy off a cliff. This is true despite our current numbers (which reflect the 1st quarter before most of the tariffs took effect) and will be true even if Trump completely reverses himself (or accomplishes “trade deals” which will essentially be the same thing, I hope for either.) I would very much like to be wrong about this. If I am right there won’t be any gloating. I personally stand to lose a LOT of money and I think the entire nation will suffer. So I’m really hoping that you and the other MAGA folks are correct and it all turns out for the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real timschochet 6,410 Posted 15 hours ago 43 minutes ago, thegeneral said: See, now you are back to creepo. I believe in you Rodg to not act like a wounded animal backed into a corner. I can travel better than I would on my own dime that’s for sure. They are very generous! I’ll keep stacking that paper tho until they figure it out. Now, back to Hawaii versus French Polynesia…you never made the case. Where did you stay in those places? We are talking a Emmitt Smith versus Barry Sanders argument here. Both are major winners but Hawaii’s convenience and variety get my vote. Big Island and Kauai give some semblance of local vibes but I got to admit Wailea and the super tourist area is my spot to hole up for a few days. Can always pop up to Haleakala or do the loop north of Kaanapali. You mentioned Europe as well. Where did you like visiting there? Wailea is simply gorgeous. I’d love to go back there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 2,897 Posted 15 hours ago 1 minute ago, The Real timschochet said: Wailea is simply gorgeous. I’d love to go back there. It really is. I get people knocking it for being a bit vanilla but weather is always great, it’s fun to walk that trail to the other resorts, and everyone is in an amazing mood. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbycho 587 Posted 13 hours ago 16 minutes ago, squistion said: wow. cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tree of Knowledge 1,699 Posted 5 hours ago 7 hours ago, jbycho said: wow. cool. Dude has zero self awareness. Biden blamed Trump for everything for 4 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Artest 1,050 Posted 5 hours ago On 4/30/2025 at 10:36 AM, Horseman said: I've been advocating getting rid of the penny for decades. That's a billion dollars a year in savings. Not to mention the environmentalists should be happy. Seemed so obvious. Billion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseman 2,357 Posted 4 hours ago 11 hours ago, thegeneral said: See, now you are back to creepo. I believe in you Rodg to not act like a wounded animal backed into a corner. I can travel better than I would on my own dime that’s for sure. They are very generous! I’ll keep stacking that paper tho until they figure it out. Now, back to Hawaii versus French Polynesia…you never made the case. Where did you stay in those places? We are talking a Emmitt Smith versus Barry Sanders argument here. Both are major winners but Hawaii’s convenience and variety get my vote. Big Island and Kauai give some semblance of local vibes but I got to admit Wailea and the super tourist area is my spot to hole up for a few days. Can always pop up to Haleakala or do the loop north of Kaanapali. You mentioned Europe as well. Where did you like visiting there? If you could do anything you want today, anywhere in the world, what would it be? If your answer is anything but "go to work", and for 99.99% of the people it is, you're lying to yourself. You lie because you HAVE to work. That's OK, just be honest about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious1 324 Posted 3 hours ago 10 hours ago, squistion said: From all the dumb asses that spent four years blaming Trump for everything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tebok 308 Posted 2 hours ago Chunk of Trump base abandons him. https://newrepublic.com/post/194791/shock-poll-core-part-trump-base-abandoning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HellToupee 1,584 Posted 1 hour ago 27 minutes ago, Tebok said: Chunk of Trump base abandons him. https://newrepublic.com/post/194791/shock-poll-core-part-trump-base-abandoning The new republic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 2,897 Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, Horseman said: If you could do anything you want today, anywhere in the world, what would it be? If your answer is anything but "go to work", and for 99.99% of the people it is, you're lying to yourself. You lie because you HAVE to work. That's OK, just be honest about it. Doing what ever you want is different for people I think. Mine is not cashing out and moving to a cheaper area. Work is fine and provides opportunities I definitely would not be able to do. All our friends live here, the people we hang with, etc. Life is good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real timschochet 6,410 Posted 50 minutes ago It’s not surprising that farmers are abandoning Trump. They never should have supported him in the first place. They weren’t paying attention. Kamala talked about these tariffs; she explained EXACTLY what would happen. People didn’t listen. Now it’s too late. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squistion 1,947 Posted 29 minutes ago 21 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said: It’s not surprising that farmers are abandoning Trump. They never should have supported him in the first place. They weren’t paying attention. Kamala talked about these tariffs; she explained EXACTLY what would happen. People didn’t listen. Now it’s too late. As did all leading economists. Tariffs are essentially a tax that is passed on to the consumer, it is not paid by the exporting country (i.e. China). It is a simple concept that the MAGA crowd has never been able to grasp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 2,897 Posted 27 minutes ago 1 minute ago, The Real timschochet said: It’s not surprising that farmers are abandoning Trump. They never should have supported him in the first place. They weren’t paying attention. Kamala talked about these tariffs; she explained EXACTLY what would happen. People didn’t listen. Now it’s too late. I hear this stuff all the time. Some base group is abandoning the GOP. Then 6 months before the election some cultural issue like gay marriage, trans in sports, etc is ginned up and they all vote red. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites