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CHIEF

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  1. Here is the thing, you never know....I don't pile up cash or stock over $100k or so. With a minor in history, I always fear our monetary vehicle could go the way of the Weimar Republic (worst possible scenario). I reach a certain level of cash, and I buy an item that can generate income, or the service it provides can be used to generate income or trade. Saved up $15k, bought a skid loader, save up $6k, split ownership of a 28 ft. gooseneck. $10k, bought a tractor. My next purchase, is an excavator at about $20k. Next, a car lift at $4k, etc... Luckily I have the acreage/shop to put it on/in. I personally don't trust anything where I don't have full control. Rent houses, land, equipment, greenhouses, items that provide services, food on the table, or a roof over your head are where I invest. This is where the last thing that people with no money will still be willing to use their limited funds. I'm pessimistic enough to think there will be something come down the pipe in the next 30 years that will wipe out investments, pensions, and the value of cash money. CHIEF
  2. I think semi-retirement doing something you love that brings in additional income is a good way to feel like your fully retired, but keeps you from being bored. I realized that in COVID shutdown. I love selling and buying real estate, working on old cars, a little bit of welding. I can make money doing the things I love and on my schedule. I drove a couple to Cross Plains today to look at a little place in the country. Shot the shit the whole way, looked at the place for about 30 minutes, detoured back up through Cisco, and stopped and ate a chicken fried steak at Mary's in Strawn. It was raining today, or I could have put off the appointment to play golf or fish. Best advice I was given, was get out of the rat race, and move somewhere with a low cost of living. It's put years on my life, no stress, and no obligations. CHIEF
  3. I think DJ is our most talented DB, and probably the first off the board next year. His athleticism, and "it" factor is off the charts. He just needs to up his game on focusness, and erase his bad habits. People will have a valid argument that Josh Thompson is better, but it will show at the combine. Josh is bigger, but DJ has the measurables to go ahead of Josh, you see it on special teams. CHIEF
  4. Just a GC with my own equipment and real estate agent. Of course not, I still light my cigars with a 5'er. CHIEF
  5. No tailgate. The people parking in the spots next to it will have to crawl out the other side of their vehicles. Would be definitely "low brow". CHIEF
  6. The CHIEF household is rolling with this one right now. I love it: CHIEF
  7. Well, I picked up some awesome tickets from my neighbor right down the street. Got a parking pass for Lot 6, which is Frog Alley, right behind the stands on the visitor side. He said to get there early. Now comes the tough decision, take Mrs. CHIEF's Lexus, or my Crew Cab F-350 with 9.5 foot flatbed to tailgate on? I'm sure the truck would piss people off, would also probably need to be there by sunrise. Is that a dick move? CHIEF
  8. He does have some hellacious backstraps. He would taste like chicken hearts and string cheese. CHIEF
  9. LOL, widowed. She is beautiful at 71, but has no interest in dating or marrying again. I told her she was too young to spend the rest of her life alone. She said it took 50 years to get my Dad raised right, and does not plan to start over. CHIEF
  10. Thanks for the Pointer, my Weiner dog will be happy to hear about that. CHIEF
  11. Selling Real Estate. Made a shit ton in the Barnett, enough to pay cash for everything I own. Mom still has a huge non-participating royalty on 15k acres in Milam county. Her checks have quadrupled with the rise in NG prices. CHIEF
  12. CHIEF

    Getting old sucks

    My MIL is at the end of life stage, not in hospice, but the writing is on the wall. I have been trying to prepare Mrs. CHIEF. MIL has bed sores, constant UTI, dementia, loss of sight in one eye, and just got a feeding tube, amongst other things. We get a call from the Round Rock hospital this morning: Nurse: Good morning, Mrs. CHIEF, I was just calling you to let you know how your mother is doing. She is adjusting to the feeding tube well, she is awake, and alert. Mrs. CHIEF: That's great to hear, you will probably have to put her hearing aids in, or she will "what?" you to death. Nurse: Will do. I have to let you know her legs are very weak, she can't even stand with a walker. Mrs. CHIEF: Well that is understandable, she has been a fucking paraplegic for 18 months. Nurse: Oh. CHIEF
  13. I probably work 10-15 hours per week, and have since I was about 48 or so. Real estate is fun, I will never fully retire. Mrs. CHIEF can't handle not working 40+ hours a week, and will probably do that till the day she dies. Only thing we owe money on, is her car, and she gets a car allowance from work. Right now it's just managing investments, insurance and taxes. CHIEF
  14. Holy fuck. CHIEF Jr. watches this sober as a church mouse. Told him he owes me an Oh Zee to hang. The same thing happens every three minutes. The semi-hot chick walks out in a new outfit and a complete change in life goals. It's fucked, but she has nice tits and a helluva fart box. But the chick in the group is nails. Think I'll go fuck the wife. CHIEF
  15. Might need to get a Surly min-tailgate. It's funny, have a lot of family and friends that are big TCU fans and Grads. My cousin actually keeps that train horn contraption at his house in Godley. I can park at my other cousin's house and walk to the stadium, if need be. TCU was probably my second favorite team until Fat Gar's shit. CHIEF
  16. I think I talked Mrs. CHIEF into going. We are only 45 minutes away. I too have never been to a game against TCU in Ft. Worth. CHIEF
  17. Yep, since 2006. CHIEF
  18. CHIEF Jr. is in a wedding today. The Groom brought his Mustang over to wash and detail. Black Cherry paint job. Pretty nice. CHIEF
  19. Thought that looked familiar. CHIEF
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  21. The other guys on my lease shot twelve last year, not all trophy size. They shot ten in one day. I've heard that we have about 400 on the entire 90,000 acres. This herd is the only one I've seen, and numbers about 15. We usually see them on a cliff about 2-3 miles south. If they start hitting the feeder regularly they are gonna get lit up. We never see solitary animals, just this herd. The Aoudad never linger too long at the feeders. Plenty of time for WTs to come in. CHIEF
  22. A couple of guys I know did it. You have to commute into DFW to get a paid position. The one's around here do a few in between golfing and fishing, or they are at the other end of the spectrum, slammed. All of them work independently, from home, and aren't eager to teach. I have enough in savings to do it, and would still be able to work as an agent. I'm too lazy to commute, so I will wait until the market cools a bit and find a local guy. CHIEF
  23. I normally shoot 150gr. out of my .300 WSM, I'm gonna up it to 180gr. He will probably go 300-350 lbs. on the hoof. They are amazing animals, can jump 30 feet from precipice to precipice on a cliff face. They have extremely good eyesight, its tough to get within 3-400 yards of them. If you are in a stand, at least one will be staring at you the whole time. You better have the window open and your gun already pointed in that direction when you see them. CHIEF
  24. Supposedly inedible. I hate killing anything that I don't plan to eat, but we are overran with them. I found one guy on an internet search that made passable carne guisada out of aoudad. Think I'm just gonna shoot him and cape him out. CHIEF
  25. Six months minimum, for no pay. My broker (mom) is on me now to get an appraisal license. The problem is no appraiser is willing to take on apprentices currently, they are way too busy. CHIEF
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