OT - What are you doing right now?

Gulfcoastguy

Back home East of Biloxi. It looks like I didn't even lose power(this goes out on cable internet) but I might just start tossing everything in the fridge anyway. 

SGH

Gulfcoastguy said:

Back home East of Biloxi. It looks like I didn't even lose power(this goes out on cable internet) but I might just start tossing everything in the fridge anyway. 

It never even rained hard just this side of Biloxi. Not that I am complaining. 

Botch

EzraBrooks said:
I love this forum.  Where else on the interwebs can you get a lesson in airport economics, learn how to cook a brisket, discuss proper shaving techniques, and get ripped a new one for your political beliefs all in one place?

Amen!  Much thanks, @Boileregger; I did notice in the funding breakdown that half or so of the monies came from bonds, and user/owner fees making up most of the rest of it.  
I'll remain a cynical old codger, however.  

SamIAm2

@Gulfcoastguy - glad you got home safely. How did the metal roof do? Are your parents trying to get to your house? Hope it works out for them soon.

TideEggHead

@Gulfcoastguy I’m glad everything has worked out in your favor!

It’s been raining since last night and we didn’t  have anything set out for dinner so the wife called in a take out order from a local favorite. Alligator sauce piquante, red beans and rice with some cornbread.

lousubcap

Late to acknowledge the learning opportunities with this forum that surface dang near every day.  The breadth and depth of skills the forum members present and readily offer is unparalleled.  
Now (shameless plug) if you want to get far afield and deep into it, stop in and stay for a beverage or two on Friday night at the Community And Friday Night Foruming virtual watering hole.
Link on page one of the thread and P/W will be provided via PM.  Doors open around 9 PM (EDT).  
You will laugh a lot, learn stuff and just enjoy an evening where the conversation is incredibly free-flowing.  Check it out!

DuckDogDr

Just finished my first attempt at a Duck Gumbo
Recipe with fried Blue wing teal. This was handed down from my pseudo adoptive dad while I was at Auburn
."Pop". The man gave me his duck dog after only a few months..took me 10 years of begging to get this recipe .
I need more practice..but was a solid first effort.


Presentation nothing fancy...just the guys here with me

Ozzie_Isaac

GATraveller said:

ColtsFan said:

ColtsFan said:

Just listed the Condo for sale. It’s been a busy couple of weeks 😂 As hot as the market is in Bloomington, I suspect it won’t last a week

As I predicted, 18 hours in and 1 offer 2k over list and another all cash offer coming soon according to realtor.

Crazy times

Now just gotta get it to appraise. 

All cash offer shouldn't have appraisal contingency.  In our town appraisals have been lagging the market, so offers with best terms tend to win out.  The market is so strong for sellers.  Limited inventory, cheap money, and desirable area makes for hot times.

Ozzie_Isaac

Mark_B_Good said:

fishlessman said:

ColtsFan said:

ColtsFan said:

Just listed the Condo for sale. It’s been a busy couple of weeks 😂 As hot as the market is in Bloomington, I suspect it won’t last a week

As I predicted, 18 hours in and 1 offer 2k over list and another all cash offer coming soon according to realtor.

Crazy times

guy next to me mentioned he was going to sell his camp at work, cash offer early morning the next day, it really is crazy right now

Where is all the money coming from?  Isn't it insane that normally in the face of a pandemic and potential economic collapse, people would save their money because of the unknown?

NOT TODAY!

Right now with super low rates real estate is a pretty solid place to stash money.  The stock market is crazy and the bond yields are so low, a lot of folks are keeping cash or buying real estate.

Mark_B_Good

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Mark_B_Good said:

fishlessman said:

ColtsFan said:

ColtsFan said:

Just listed the Condo for sale. It’s been a busy couple of weeks 😂 As hot as the market is in Bloomington, I suspect it won’t last a week

As I predicted, 18 hours in and 1 offer 2k over list and another all cash offer coming soon according to realtor.

Crazy times

guy next to me mentioned he was going to sell his camp at work, cash offer early morning the next day, it really is crazy right now

Where is all the money coming from?  Isn't it insane that normally in the face of a pandemic and potential economic collapse, people would save their money because of the unknown?

NOT TODAY!

Right now with super low rates real estate is a pretty solid place to stash money.  The stock market is crazy and the bond yields are so low, a lot of folks are keeping cash or buying real estate.

OK, I get it in terms of diversifying capital ... but WHERE is the money coming from .... is this all stashed cash of baby boomers?  My suspicion is that Millennials are racking up debt ... interest rate is cheap (right now).

Gulfcoastguy

WebEx seminar all today and to 3 tomorrow.

NCSmoky

Mark_B_Good said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Mark_B_Good said:

fishlessman said:

ColtsFan said:

ColtsFan said:

Just listed the Condo for sale. It’s been a busy couple of weeks 😂 As hot as the market is in Bloomington, I suspect it won’t last a week

As I predicted, 18 hours in and 1 offer 2k over list and another all cash offer coming soon according to realtor.

Crazy times

guy next to me mentioned he was going to sell his camp at work, cash offer early morning the next day, it really is crazy right now

Where is all the money coming from?  Isn't it insane that normally in the face of a pandemic and potential economic collapse, people would save their money because of the unknown?

NOT TODAY!

Right now with super low rates real estate is a pretty solid place to stash money.  The stock market is crazy and the bond yields are so low, a lot of folks are keeping cash or buying real estate.

OK, I get it in terms of diversifying capital ... but WHERE is the money coming from .... is this all stashed cash of baby boomers?  My suspicion is that Millennials are racking up debt ... interest rate is cheap (right now).

Ozzie_Isaac

Mark_B_Good said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Mark_B_Good said:

fishlessman said:

ColtsFan said:

ColtsFan said:

Just listed the Condo for sale. It’s been a busy couple of weeks 😂 As hot as the market is in Bloomington, I suspect it won’t last a week

As I predicted, 18 hours in and 1 offer 2k over list and another all cash offer coming soon according to realtor.

Crazy times

guy next to me mentioned he was going to sell his camp at work, cash offer early morning the next day, it really is crazy right now

Where is all the money coming from?  Isn't it insane that normally in the face of a pandemic and potential economic collapse, people would save their money because of the unknown?

NOT TODAY!

Right now with super low rates real estate is a pretty solid place to stash money.  The stock market is crazy and the bond yields are so low, a lot of folks are keeping cash or buying real estate.

OK, I get it in terms of diversifying capital ... but WHERE is the money coming from .... is this all stashed cash of baby boomers?  My suspicion is that Millennials are racking up debt ... interest rate is cheap (right now).

I do not know.  I suspect it is a combination of reallocation of investments, movement from big cities to rural areas (or at least the suburbs), and increased buying power due to low rates.  I do not think it is millenials, they said the rate of those under 30 living at home is higher than ever.

Add in low inventory and anything that comes up for sale moves quickly and for a good price.

In my area a few of the large builders doing tract homes have stopped new builds.  The price of materials are going up so fast and they are behind on builds from the lockdown they will not accept new contracts.  This is further impacting the inventory.

hoosier_egger

Mark_B_Good said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Mark_B_Good said:

fishlessman said:

ColtsFan said:

ColtsFan said:

Just listed the Condo for sale. It’s been a busy couple of weeks 😂 As hot as the market is in Bloomington, I suspect it won’t last a week

As I predicted, 18 hours in and 1 offer 2k over list and another all cash offer coming soon according to realtor.

Crazy times

guy next to me mentioned he was going to sell his camp at work, cash offer early morning the next day, it really is crazy right now

Where is all the money coming from?  Isn't it insane that normally in the face of a pandemic and potential economic collapse, people would save their money because of the unknown?

NOT TODAY!

Right now with super low rates real estate is a pretty solid place to stash money.  The stock market is crazy and the bond yields are so low, a lot of folks are keeping cash or buying real estate.

OK, I get it in terms of diversifying capital ... but WHERE is the money coming from .... is this all stashed cash of baby boomers?  My suspicion is that Millennials are racking up debt ... interest rate is cheap (right now).

In my case, rich Asians. IU has a large Asian student enrollment. Daddy is buying his princess a condo for her to stay in as opposed to paying $2500-3500/month rent. We now have 2 cash offers on the table (one sight unseen) with another showing this morning. Begin the bidding war

Ozzie_Isaac

ColtsFan said:

Mark_B_Good said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Mark_B_Good said:

fishlessman said:

ColtsFan said:

ColtsFan said:

Just listed the Condo for sale. It’s been a busy couple of weeks 😂 As hot as the market is in Bloomington, I suspect it won’t last a week

As I predicted, 18 hours in and 1 offer 2k over list and another all cash offer coming soon according to realtor.

Crazy times

guy next to me mentioned he was going to sell his camp at work, cash offer early morning the next day, it really is crazy right now

Where is all the money coming from?  Isn't it insane that normally in the face of a pandemic and potential economic collapse, people would save their money because of the unknown?

NOT TODAY!

Right now with super low rates real estate is a pretty solid place to stash money.  The stock market is crazy and the bond yields are so low, a lot of folks are keeping cash or buying real estate.

OK, I get it in terms of diversifying capital ... but WHERE is the money coming from .... is this all stashed cash of baby boomers?  My suspicion is that Millennials are racking up debt ... interest rate is cheap (right now).

In my case, rich Asians. IU has a large Asian student enrollment. Daddy is buying his princess a condo for her to stay in as opposed to paying $2500-3500/month rent. We now have 2 cash offers on the table (one sight unseen) with another showing this morning. Begin the bidding war

If you counter, add Japanese Waygu A5, that will show you which buyers are serious.

dbCooper

Yearly yard hole patching.  Squirrels bury their acorns and whatnot, which is no big deal, may even help with aeration of the soil.  Trouble comes from the hounds, who dig up the squirrel stash, leaving much bigger holes.  Small sample below, all told about 100 lbs of top soil and 5 lbs of seed.

Botch

"Steal MY nuts, will they!?!"  
 

 

Gulfcoastguy

Lit

Had never seen these at costco before

Ozzie_Isaac

Lit said:

Had never seen these at costco before

Nice!  I heard about them being at some Costco's!  You lucked out.

hoosier_egger

Acn

Read a paper at work today that used “dialogued” as a verb.  I’m gonna need a couple glasses of wine to get over that ridiculousness.

gmanrva

JohnInCarolina said:

Stuffed peppers (from Costco):

JIC, is that right out of the box at Costco? How are they? I love stuffed peppers and if someone else does all the work the better if they are good. LMK.
Thanks

The Cen-Tex Smoker

SciAggie said:

Taco Chronicles volume 2 is on Netflix. I’m excited. I’m starting to think “Taco Camp” may need to be a thing. Making lots of different tacos and salsas the hardest way humanly possible.

In

Wolfpack

JIC, is that right out of the box at Costco? How are they? I love stuffed peppers and if someone else does all the work the better if they are good. LMK.
Thanks

They are pretty solid as sold, I typically top with some marinara and a little mozzarella.

DuckDogDr

Just came in from a slow but productive afternoon. 

Duck Dog has really started putting two and two together on this trip and impressed. He's been marking all the birds ..even the long ones, multiple falls...and figured out (without correction) to get the cripples first. 

Blind retrieves with casts were text book...I would like to thank whomever has been sneaking in my yard and training him while I've been working crazy hours.

gonepostal

Sausage gravy 
Breakfast for me is almost always leftover protein from the egg tucked between a hamburger bun. Got a chance to cook a real one this morning. 

frazzdaddy

gonepostal said:

Sausage gravy 
Breakfast for me is almost always leftover protein from the egg tucked between a hamburger bun. Got a chance to cook a real one this morning. 

man, that looks GOOOOOoooOOOOD!

CPFC1905

Klopp splashes dosh and Bale’s back.   Liverpool buy another attacking midfielder to reinforce the ‘we’ll score more than you’ philosophy.    Long-haired golf enthusiast and resolute Welshman Gareth Bale is in London for talks with Spurs.  Everyone assumes to play for them again, I suspect to buy the club because he has been earning an eye watering volume of cash out in Spain, £20m a year basic.  

Elsewhere, meh - early doors, innit?   

Early doors, adj; the outset or initiation of an event, at the start, near the beginning.

Saturday

Everton v West Brom, or ‘the new world’s greatest team’ v relegation magnets.  The toffees strung together several passes and shot at goal a lot last week, so the blue Scousers think they are ootball genius’.  2-1

Leeds v Fulham : new boys show down.  Can’t see past a routine 2-0

Man Utd v Palace : Ole’s lads get in to gear with a gentle warm up against the mighty Eagles.  Palace now have players barely older than the iPod,a major change in strategy. Doubt it’ll affect this one.  2-1.

Arsenal v West Ham : Mikel and his glorious hair looks the real deal at the Gunners.  The Hammers are veering towards calamity.  3-1

Sunday 

Southampton v Spurs : on the plus side no fans means no singing ‘Oh when the Saints’.  On the negative, it’ll be a bore-fest.  Fun Fact : Gareth Bale played for Southampton before Spurs.  Sorry, that’s only a fact.  1-1

Newcastle v Brighton : the home team seem a smidge better than last year so far but you know a hapless meltdown is just around the corner.  The dirty Seagulls are aiming for mid-table obscurity,but that might just be beyond them. Bell-weather game early on.  2-0 

Chelsea v Liverpool : The reds are not as financially robust as you would assume,but they have found almost £30m for lad that runs fast and kick the ball at the goal a lot.  Yes another one.  Chelsea’s Super Frank has been far more enthusiastic in the market and burned through much cash.   Sounds great but it’s Abramovic’s preferred method of turning up the heat on managers.   Could be fun.  2-3.

Leicester v Burnley: top 4 botherers v top 6 botherers.  Hard to be excited about this. 1-0. The screaming scrotum with a penalty late on.  

In the championship: Stoke v Bristol City - many have tipped the visitors for success after heavy investment in their squad.  Fancy the Potters to give them a touch match.  1-1.   

Monday  

Villa v Sheff Utd:  second season syndrome risk for both teams.  The hosts are still wobbly and the visitors could be found out big-time this year.   0-1

Wolves v Man City: Pep is hot off the back of failing to win the Champions League again and wouldn’t choose to open his account with Wolves this time.  All results equally possible.  2-2.

I’ve just had fish and chips for my tea while drinking warm but strong beer. Can’t get much more British than that? Apart from pining for an empire, drinking tea, standing in a queue and moaning about rain.  I will do each of those tomorrow. 

Lit

Just told my kids Santa cant come this year cause the virus.