I don't know why this happens, and I would greatly appreciate someone explaining how to fix this. It is almost certainly some setting I accidently changed, because this problem only started about a month ago. On some websites, this being one of them, the web page only opens in a narrow vertical strip, centered in the middle, using only about 50% of the usable monitor area. I don't believe that my narrowness problem was this extreme on the prior format of this website.
I second AP. I strongly prefer the old template as well. I use a Macbook Pro and an iPhone to read the site and prefer the old version's rendering on both. Just my 2 pence.
"... Ricardo Baccarin from Panagricola argues that given the current uncertainty in the grains market, and situation, farmers are holding on to their soy crops which is the most valuable.Theyve decided to sell what they need to face current expenditures and the rest they are holding on to; we could be facing a historic year in so far as crop retention is concerned, added Baccarin.
Normally at this time of the year daily transactions in the area of Rosario (Argentinas main soy bean hub) are in the range of 100 to 200.000 tons of soy, but currently its down to 10 to 30.000 tons. Lopez revealed that an estimated 51 million tons of the current crop have been commercialized, and even when soy beans retention is as high as 75%, most of corn and wheat has been traded. Of the 16 million tons of wheat possibly 4.2 million tons remain unsold. ..."
More writedowns? I thought this was all contained.
With GE cutting off RV and boat loans the other banks are sure to follow. RV and boat prices arre sure to plummet. Foreclose on the house and move into the RV since it can't be sold. I wonder if we will see vacant lots turned into makeshift RV housing.
Is this like AIG, i.e, they have a new method and a new model for valuation? Did anyone read this yesterday (sorry to repost, but this is a trend me thinks):
.During the conference call, Steven Bensinger...noted that the $19.3 billion unrealized loss estimate in one of its pools of [CDOs] doesn't jibe with their analysis, which should suggest a loss of $1.2 billion to $2.4 billion...Naturally, the estimate to be ignored is the one based on accounting principles, as the company says that 'during the first quarter of 2008 AIG developed a new methodology to estimate more precisely its potential realized losses from this portfolio.' Naturally, this new methodology 'lowers' the 'potential realized losses.'For financial institutions, it seems lower housing valuations (as determined by a market) are enough to alter lines of credit, raise certain interest rates or change insurance and loan terms. But market-based analyses of their own portfolios? Obviously hogwash. "
I can envision increasing market demand for RVs. Not to take them on the road, but to park them in the parents' back lot for temporary housing while we get back on our feet. You heard it here first.
"ith GE cutting off RV and boat loans the other banks are sure to follow. RV and boat prices arre sure to plummet. Foreclose on the house and move into the RV since it can't be sold. I wonder if we will see vacant lots turned into makeshift RV housing."
I remember a last-year's Atlantic article telling a sort of political sci-fi story what the next five years would be like, economically and politically. RVs for the evicted homeowner class figured prominently, as did gov't sponsored RV parks. A 21st century Hooverville, if you will.
Another option: make small diners out of them, as people did with old railcars and streetcars in the mid-20th. There was a steakhouse chain in the 70s-80s in which each location consisted of a collect of connected boxcars.
"I can envision increasing market demand for RVs. Not to take them on the road, but to park them in the parents' back lot for temporary housing while we get back on our feet. You heard it here first."
Not new. I live in a town with a lot of low-paid immigrants in large extended families. The basic family lives in the house, the wandering cousings and uncles live in the old RV permanently parked in the driveway. The neighbors don't always complain, either.
Does HaloScan allow for any visual modifications, like blue seperation bars in between postings? I see the homepage hyperlink is blue, thus maybe a slight addition to that cosmetic would have a positive visual relationship which would help break up the content more so. Just a thought, but I'm way out there....
Retail sales excluding automobiles increased 0.2 percent after a 0.1 percent rise in February, according to the Bloomberg survey median. An increase in spending at service stations, reflecting the jump in gasoline prices, probably inflated the figure, economists said.
Speaking of boat financing, my father in law bought a $35,000 bass boat a few months ago and the lenders were falling over each other to lend him the money. He ended up getting a better rate than my 30 year fixed.
"I do believe that the worst is likely to be behind us," Paulson told the newspaper in an interview.
How many times must we be told? Now stop looking at facts, actions, truth and consequences.
After all, all these geniuses running the show surely warned us ahead of the credit crisis didn't they? If so, then surely they can be trusted to tell us what's in store for us next.
Outsider writes:
I can envision increasing market demand for RVs. Not to take them on the road, but to park them in the parents' back lot for temporary housing while we get back on our feet. You heard it here first.
Outsider | 05.11.08 - 11:25 am | #
If I could find one cheap enough - I'd buy one tomorrow and use it as a mobile office - seriously.
But I would want a used one built on the diesel sprinter platform - they are still VERY pricey.
the financing on the land yachts can't be pretty. 7-10 year loans on 150k? that's not exactly cheap effiecint living. always having to find water and waste sites and shore power.
kinda a stupid idea, really. rent in a TOL apartment complex should be cheaper.
"bob, what would have been the price if he paid cash?
It probably was'nt the lneder who was tripping over themselves ok'ing the loan.
plus, if it's your FIL , how come he does'nt have the cash for a leisure item?"
Actually, he works for the boat dealer and paid considerably less than the boat show pricing. I didn't delve too deeply into the details (not my business really), but what he said was that there were multiple competing companies at the show offering to finance the deal and bidding down the interest rate.
Why doesn't he have cash? He's still trying to sell his house in Gilbert AZ. I never said the man was a financial genius. He pays his bills on time (lord knows he has plenty of them) so his credit score is undoubtedly good but he sees serious debt as a way of life.
cash prices writes:
the financing on the land yachts can't be pretty. 7-10 year loans on 150k? that's not exactly cheap effiecint living. always having to find water and waste sites and shore power.
kinda a stupid idea, really. rent in a TOL apartment complex should be cheaper.
cash prices | 05.11.08 - 12:08 pm | #
I'm looking to pay more like $30K-$40K and use cash. But I want a smallish nice efficient (diesel) one, clean & well maintained else no go. If this recession goes anywhere close to what all the Mad Maxers here think - I'll have a shot at that.
Bob Dobbs | Homepage | 05.11.08 - 11:32 am | #
I live in a town with a lot of low-paid immigrants in large extended families. The basic family lives in the house, the wandering cousings and uncles live in the old RV permanently parked in the driveway. The neighbors don't always complain, either.
Bob,
Do you think youll see mass deportations of Mexicans (and other this time) like that in 1929.
Heard about the 1929 deportations on a PBS (too hazy to remeber which). Looked it up. 1929 Depression Mexican deportation
"you think GE & BA to take a major hit in 7 years when China begins to ramp production in commercial jets"
Over 1/2 of BA's revs are military business. When they got clobbered to $25 in the 9-11 aftermath I put 1/2 of my investments into BA. I have been paring back since $50, some over $100 for a nice gain. I hope they get clobbered heavily on this news and I'll go back in.
I'm looking to pay more like $30K-$40K and use cash. But I want a smallish nice efficient (diesel) one, clean & well maintained else no go. If this recession goes anywhere close to what all the Mad Maxers here think - I'll have a shot at that.
just think, soon a whole slew of newer, larger version of this idea will be available from FDX & UPS from fleet reductions.
If the Chinese carbon fiber is of the same quality as their toys, I'd be more worried about the wings of those planes snapping in two at liftoff like they were made of balsa wood.
Talking of HSBC. The guy i rent from works for HSBC as an investment banker. He is way underwater on this house. So yesterday he decided to take out his anger on me with a angry confrontation that came out of no where. But i did get to call him a f****** investment banker which i think hit him in the gut. I am moving out of this place at the end of the month.
If your serious I have a collectins manager friend in large credit union with plenty of Repo's that he's taking in from last conversation. He offered me a 220K appraised boat for 145K a month ago. I was thinking of flipping it but don't think buyers will be easy to find right now. I'll touch base with him to see if he has some sprinter conversions. In S. Calif though..
OT-Sister and cousin losing homes in S. Calif..Countrywide still not working with them though they never missed payment. Can't handle the reset plus one was laid off state after 10 years last week.
Who cares about the site design? So long as the content maintains its high quality, CR could use a design based on the Win 95 "Soap Bubbles" wallpaper and I'd still be happy.
Wonder why the foreign banks seem to be taking larger writedowns than their domestic brethren. I can only surmise that foreign banks have more capital, and more profitable business lines in developed and developing countries, but isn't their regulatory oversight weaker ? No accounting/regulatory cop on the beat to force the writedowns as we have here....wait a sec, check that....I was disappointed that the US financial sector got a Sarbanes-Oxley pass at year-end 2007...all those CFOs and CEOs certifying that their financials were accurate...sort of puts all of that energy into Post-Enron reforms into the trash bin...here's to hoping that some adults in charge will recycle some of that refuse.
"just think, soon a whole slew of newer, larger version of this idea will be available from FDX & UPS from fleet reductions.
cash prices | 05.11.08 - 1:24 pm | #"
ow why do you wanna go crushin my dreams,cb.
i figured if i got a newer one, i could fit my motorcycle, bikes, kites, boards , clubs and a milk crate for the gf and go have fun for a few years.
Outsider said: "CR - Do you get the feeling this thread is deteriorating? I guess Sunday mornings no one is ready to tackle anything serious."
In the last few weeks, especially, I've been feeling as if the whole blog is deteriorating. I've been considering abandoning entirely, and not because of the abuse. There's just less and less to be learned here, and the data that CR provides is actually becoming more at-odds with some of his forecasts.
This consumer-led, housing-led recession better get here soon or it kicks a major slat out from under CR's credibility, IMO.
I'd love to buy a repo sailboat if I could find a place for one. No land yachts for me.
The waiting list for harbor space around here is still many years long. It would really be nice if a whole lot of people skipped paying the slip fees this year.
If your serious I have a collectins manager friend in large credit union with plenty of Repo's that he's taking in from last conversation.
cd - thanks I might take you up on that. However I haven't even decided if I'm going to stay doing what I do - I've been an indee for a long time and am tired of it - clients don't or can't pay but expect the moon delivered yesterday on a silver platter.
If I do stay at it & cover the turf I do - I might put the office on the road literally. That's whatthe RV would be for. With 'cellular phone & internet' it gets more feasible & economical all the time.
But the vehicle needs to be one of those smallish diesels that get about 20-22 mpg. I talked to one delivery driver who told me some get up to 25 mpg highway (though not at the speeds I drive in my car - dryfly would have to settle down on those big open state rives).
Anyway - I think a lot of small/home businesses are going to have to rethink how they operate. I know I will have to or get out and go back to a 'job' - if there are any.
"Bob,
Do you think youll see mass deportations of Mexicans (and other this time) like that in 1929.
Heard about the 1929 deportations on a PBS (too hazy to remeber which). Looked it up."
I don't think so for a couple of reasons. First because, anecdotally, some illegals are leaving their own selves as work dries up. If you're going to be out of work here or at home, it's easier at home.
Second because the illegals in agriculture are, in large part, doing jobs that no one here would do for the salaries and and conditions. It's so subpar. They might be replaced by machines, but not legal Americans unless things got plenty worse.
Third, the native-born working class has actually been driven out of many high-priced areas on the coasts because of high housing prices, so the immigrants -- illegal and otherwise -- who'll accept 1900-inner-city accomodations are the only working class left in some areas. And it's pretty damned hard to tell illegals and legals apart.
Finally, the legal Latino immigrants won't let it happen. They just won't. And if you've seen Los Angeles, and any other southwestern city that is practically run by Latinos, mass deportation just wouldn't look like it would work, even if it was advisable. And I personally wouldn't want it.
Have you read/seen about the deportation going on now? It is happening at a significant level in Texas and California.
preserve | 05.11.08 - 9:48 pm | #
And Kansas & Missouri & Oklahoma & Nebraska... I've seen the caravans of blue INS buses.
first?
And the beat goes on.
Should be good for a Gap higher 150pts.
I don't know why this happens, and I would greatly appreciate someone explaining how to fix this. It is almost certainly some setting I accidently changed, because this problem only started about a month ago. On some websites, this being one of them, the web page only opens in a narrow vertical strip, centered in the middle, using only about 50% of the usable monitor area. I don't believe that my narrowness problem was this extreme on the prior format of this website.
This means the write-ups Kudlow has been circle-jerking over with his delusional panels is EVEN CLOSER, RIGHT?
more to come...
China establishes company to make its own jumbo jets
just imagine on the leases on GE and BA to take a hit in about 7 years
i think the new look is 4th gradish...
to drab, simplistic.
old site was great.
and the fix was for the crackberry crowd?
I second AP. I strongly prefer the old template as well. I use a Macbook Pro and an iPhone to read the site and prefer the old version's rendering on both. Just my 2 pence.
Looks OK on lynx (text browser). Now, if only the comments link worked for non-JavaScript browsers like it used to....
Old look much better
I like the new look.
Huelga! Argentine Farmers Back on Strike
"... Ricardo Baccarin from Panagricola argues that given the current uncertainty in the grains market, and situation, farmers are holding on to their soy crops which is the most valuable.Theyve decided to sell what they need to face current expenditures and the rest they are holding on to; we could be facing a historic year in so far as crop retention is concerned, added Baccarin.
Normally at this time of the year daily transactions in the area of Rosario (Argentinas main soy bean hub) are in the range of 100 to 200.000 tons of soy, but currently its down to 10 to 30.000 tons. Lopez revealed that an estimated 51 million tons of the current crop have been commercialized, and even when soy beans retention is as high as 75%, most of corn and wheat has been traded. Of the 16 million tons of wheat possibly 4.2 million tons remain unsold. ..."
More writedowns? I thought this was all contained.
With GE cutting off RV and boat loans the other banks are sure to follow. RV and boat prices arre sure to plummet. Foreclose on the house and move into the RV since it can't be sold. I wonder if we will see vacant lots turned into makeshift RV housing.
Is this like AIG, i.e, they have a new method and a new model for valuation? Did anyone read this yesterday (sorry to repost, but this is a trend me thinks):
.During the conference call, Steven Bensinger...noted that the $19.3 billion unrealized loss estimate in one of its pools of [CDOs] doesn't jibe with their analysis, which should suggest a loss of $1.2 billion to $2.4 billion...Naturally, the estimate to be ignored is the one based on accounting principles, as the company says that 'during the first quarter of 2008 AIG developed a new methodology to estimate more precisely its potential realized losses from this portfolio.' Naturally, this new methodology 'lowers' the 'potential realized losses.'For financial institutions, it seems lower housing valuations (as determined by a market) are enough to alter lines of credit, raise certain interest rates or change insurance and loan terms. But market-based analyses of their own portfolios? Obviously hogwash. "
Ministry of Truth writes: "I wonder if we will see vacant lots turned into makeshift RV housing."
The new affordable housing for housedebtors. But, they won't be able to go anywhere with $4/gallon gas!
I can envision increasing market demand for RVs. Not to take them on the road, but to park them in the parents' back lot for temporary housing while we get back on our feet. You heard it here first.
CR - Do you get the feeling this thread is deteriorating? I guess Sunday mornings no one is ready to tackle anything serious.
"ith GE cutting off RV and boat loans the other banks are sure to follow. RV and boat prices arre sure to plummet. Foreclose on the house and move into the RV since it can't be sold. I wonder if we will see vacant lots turned into makeshift RV housing."
I remember a last-year's Atlantic article telling a sort of political sci-fi story what the next five years would be like, economically and politically. RVs for the evicted homeowner class figured prominently, as did gov't sponsored RV parks. A 21st century Hooverville, if you will.
Another option: make small diners out of them, as people did with old railcars and streetcars in the mid-20th. There was a steakhouse chain in the 70s-80s in which each location consisted of a collect of connected boxcars.
"I can envision increasing market demand for RVs. Not to take them on the road, but to park them in the parents' back lot for temporary housing while we get back on our feet. You heard it here first."
Not new. I live in a town with a lot of low-paid immigrants in large extended families. The basic family lives in the house, the wandering cousings and uncles live in the old RV permanently parked in the driveway. The neighbors don't always complain, either.
Hey CR,
Does HaloScan allow for any visual modifications, like blue seperation bars in between postings? I see the homepage hyperlink is blue, thus maybe a slight addition to that cosmetic would have a positive visual relationship which would help break up the content more so. Just a thought, but I'm way out there....
Actually, thinking of a separate RV for the kids, and it's not sounding all that bad...
"There was a steakhouse chain in the 70s-80s in which each location consisted of a collect of connected boxcars."
Victoria Station.
Mmmmm, hobo steak
Ministry of Truth,
Write downs are just an excuse to allow hedgefunds to purchase shares from the "board of directors" at a 10% discount over market price.
Retail sales excluding automobiles increased 0.2 percent after a 0.1 percent rise in February, according to the Bloomberg survey median. An increase in spending at service stations, reflecting the jump in gasoline prices, probably inflated the figure, economists said.
3.70/gal in rural Arkansas
Speaking of boat financing, my father in law bought a $35,000 bass boat a few months ago and the lenders were falling over each other to lend him the money. He ended up getting a better rate than my 30 year fixed.
"I do believe that the worst is likely to be behind us," Paulson told the newspaper in an interview.
How many times must we be told? Now stop looking at facts, actions, truth and consequences.
After all, all these geniuses running the show surely warned us ahead of the credit crisis didn't they? If so, then surely they can be trusted to tell us what's in store for us next.
-sarcasm mode: off-
Run like mad! Get out while you can.
bob, what would have been the price if he paid cash?
It probably was'nt the lneder who was tripping over themselves ok'ing the loan.
plus, if it's your FIL , how come he does'nt have the cash for a leisure item?
...you think GE & BA to take a major hit in 7 years when China begins to ramp production in commercial jets from their new airplane venture?...
Think again. $125 oil will pull off that markdown A LOT SOONER...IMO
Outsider writes:
I can envision increasing market demand for RVs. Not to take them on the road, but to park them in the parents' back lot for temporary housing while we get back on our feet. You heard it here first.
Outsider | 05.11.08 - 11:25 am | #
If I could find one cheap enough - I'd buy one tomorrow and use it as a mobile office - seriously.
But I would want a used one built on the diesel sprinter platform - they are still VERY pricey.
the financing on the land yachts can't be pretty. 7-10 year loans on 150k? that's not exactly cheap effiecint living. always having to find water and waste sites and shore power.
kinda a stupid idea, really. rent in a TOL apartment complex should be cheaper.
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Credit Crisis IS NOT 75% over, or behind us, as was the chorus on CNBC. Mabybe, 20%, at the most.
Safehaven | Real Estate/Credit Deflation 16: The Next Dozen Shoes to Drop | Printer Friendly Version
Jas
you still post articles to SH jas?
OT extreme tin foil hat stuff,
YouTube
- Rare year 1982 video with G. Edward Griffin & Norman Dodds#1
Jas Jain,
What Credit Crisis??
Banks are playing with higher spreads, while every other industry in the world are working with smaller spreads.
Happy Mother's Day to the mothers here.
Fascinating article on the Bible-era practice of debt cancellations:
Michael Hudson - financial economist and historian
See the last item under 'Articles': The Lost Tradition of Biblical Debt Cancellations.
Probably coming soon, when Pres. Os- places Rev. Wright in a position of authority or influence.
"bob, what would have been the price if he paid cash?
It probably was'nt the lneder who was tripping over themselves ok'ing the loan.
plus, if it's your FIL , how come he does'nt have the cash for a leisure item?"
Actually, he works for the boat dealer and paid considerably less than the boat show pricing. I didn't delve too deeply into the details (not my business really), but what he said was that there were multiple competing companies at the show offering to finance the deal and bidding down the interest rate.
Why doesn't he have cash? He's still trying to sell his house in Gilbert AZ. I never said the man was a financial genius. He pays his bills on time (lord knows he has plenty of them) so his credit score is undoubtedly good but he sees serious debt as a way of life.
cash prices writes:
the financing on the land yachts can't be pretty. 7-10 year loans on 150k? that's not exactly cheap effiecint living. always having to find water and waste sites and shore power.
kinda a stupid idea, really. rent in a TOL apartment complex should be cheaper.
cash prices | 05.11.08 - 12:08 pm | #
I'm looking to pay more like $30K-$40K and use cash. But I want a smallish nice efficient (diesel) one, clean & well maintained else no go. If this recession goes anywhere close to what all the Mad Maxers here think - I'll have a shot at that.
Why don't we ever hear about people buying treble boats?
Bob Dobbs | Homepage | 05.11.08 - 11:32 am | #
I live in a town with a lot of low-paid immigrants in large extended families. The basic family lives in the house, the wandering cousings and uncles live in the old RV permanently parked in the driveway. The neighbors don't always complain, either.
Bob,
Do you think youll see mass deportations of Mexicans (and other this time) like that in 1929.
Heard about the 1929 deportations on a PBS (too hazy to remeber which). Looked it up.
1929 Depression Mexican deportation
sbarrkum
Why don't we ever hear about people buying treble boats?
Have you ever tried scaling a treble? And the clef gets in the way. Just something to note. Now I'll give it a rest.
"you think GE & BA to take a major hit in 7 years when China begins to ramp production in commercial jets"
Over 1/2 of BA's revs are military business. When they got clobbered to $25 in the 9-11 aftermath I put 1/2 of my investments into BA. I have been paring back since $50, some over $100 for a nice gain. I hope they get clobbered heavily on this news and I'll go back in.
1964 Dodge Aluminum Step Van For Sale
I'm looking to pay more like $30K-$40K and use cash. But I want a smallish nice efficient (diesel) one, clean & well maintained else no go. If this recession goes anywhere close to what all the Mad Maxers here think - I'll have a shot at that.
just think, soon a whole slew of newer, larger version of this idea will be available from FDX & UPS from fleet reductions.
If the Chinese carbon fiber is of the same quality as their toys, I'd be more worried about the wings of those planes snapping in two at liftoff like they were made of balsa wood.
Talking of HSBC. The guy i rent from works for HSBC as an investment banker. He is way underwater on this house. So yesterday he decided to take out his anger on me with a angry confrontation that came out of no where. But i did get to call him a f****** investment banker which i think hit him in the gut. I am moving out of this place at the end of the month.
Dryfly,
If your serious I have a collectins manager friend in large credit union with plenty of Repo's that he's taking in from last conversation. He offered me a 220K appraised boat for 145K a month ago. I was thinking of flipping it but don't think buyers will be easy to find right now. I'll touch base with him to see if he has some sprinter conversions. In S. Calif though..
OT-Sister and cousin losing homes in S. Calif..Countrywide still not working with them though they never missed payment. Can't handle the reset plus one was laid off state after 10 years last week.
happy mothers day!
Who cares about the site design? So long as the content maintains its high quality, CR could use a design based on the Win 95 "Soap Bubbles" wallpaper and I'd still be happy.
Wonder why the foreign banks seem to be taking larger writedowns than their domestic brethren. I can only surmise that foreign banks have more capital, and more profitable business lines in developed and developing countries, but isn't their regulatory oversight weaker ? No accounting/regulatory cop on the beat to force the writedowns as we have here....wait a sec, check that....I was disappointed that the US financial sector got a Sarbanes-Oxley pass at year-end 2007...all those CFOs and CEOs certifying that their financials were accurate...sort of puts all of that energy into Post-Enron reforms into the trash bin...here's to hoping that some adults in charge will recycle some of that refuse.
"just think, soon a whole slew of newer, larger version of this idea will be available from FDX & UPS from fleet reductions.
cash prices | 05.11.08 - 1:24 pm | #"
Both companies scrap vehicles. No public sales.
Chris
ow why do you wanna go crushin my dreams,cb.
i figured if i got a newer one, i could fit my motorcycle, bikes, kites, boards , clubs and a milk crate for the gf and go have fun for a few years.
Outsider said: "CR - Do you get the feeling this thread is deteriorating? I guess Sunday mornings no one is ready to tackle anything serious."
In the last few weeks, especially, I've been feeling as if the whole blog is deteriorating. I've been considering abandoning entirely, and not because of the abuse. There's just less and less to be learned here, and the data that CR provides is actually becoming more at-odds with some of his forecasts.
This consumer-led, housing-led recession better get here soon or it kicks a major slat out from under CR's credibility, IMO.
Sebastia
I'd love to buy a repo sailboat if I could find a place for one. No land yachts for me.
The waiting list for harbor space around here is still many years long. It would really be nice if a whole lot of people skipped paying the slip fees this year.
cd writes:
Dryfly,
If your serious I have a collectins manager friend in large credit union with plenty of Repo's that he's taking in from last conversation.
cd - thanks I might take you up on that. However I haven't even decided if I'm going to stay doing what I do - I've been an indee for a long time and am tired of it - clients don't or can't pay but expect the moon delivered yesterday on a silver platter.
If I do stay at it & cover the turf I do - I might put the office on the road literally. That's whatthe RV would be for. With 'cellular phone & internet' it gets more feasible & economical all the time.
But the vehicle needs to be one of those smallish diesels that get about 20-22 mpg. I talked to one delivery driver who told me some get up to 25 mpg highway (though not at the speeds I drive in my car - dryfly would have to settle down on those big open state rives).
Anyway - I think a lot of small/home businesses are going to have to rethink how they operate. I know I will have to or get out and go back to a 'job' - if there are any.
The Sprinters get 25mpg easy as long as you don't push it past 70-75mpg.
sbarkkum says:
"Bob,
Do you think youll see mass deportations of Mexicans (and other this time) like that in 1929.
Heard about the 1929 deportations on a PBS (too hazy to remeber which). Looked it up."
I don't think so for a couple of reasons. First because, anecdotally, some illegals are leaving their own selves as work dries up. If you're going to be out of work here or at home, it's easier at home.
Second because the illegals in agriculture are, in large part, doing jobs that no one here would do for the salaries and and conditions. It's so subpar. They might be replaced by machines, but not legal Americans unless things got plenty worse.
Third, the native-born working class has actually been driven out of many high-priced areas on the coasts because of high housing prices, so the immigrants -- illegal and otherwise -- who'll accept 1900-inner-city accomodations are the only working class left in some areas. And it's pretty damned hard to tell illegals and legals apart.
Finally, the legal Latino immigrants won't let it happen. They just won't. And if you've seen Los Angeles, and any other southwestern city that is practically run by Latinos, mass deportation just wouldn't look like it would work, even if it was advisable. And I personally wouldn't want it.
sdtfs, the perfect response.
Any suggestions for the airplane equivalent of "happy cat on wet linoleum" ? That one was a masterpiece.
"There was a steakhouse chain in the 70s-80s in which each location consisted of a collect of connected boxcars."
Diners, strictly defined. Love these places; google "prefab diner" and you'll come up with lots of links about them.
Here's an old photo of a homemade diner that got displaced by urban renewal a few years after the picture was taken. We might come full circle yet!
sbarrkum,
Have you read/seen about the deportation going on now? It is happening at a significant level in Texas and California.
Have you read/seen about the deportation going on now? It is happening at a significant level in Texas and California.
preserve | 05.11.08 - 9:48 pm | #
And Kansas & Missouri & Oklahoma & Nebraska... I've seen the caravans of blue INS buses.