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Reagan1k

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  1. Today I had a manufacturer announce an increase of 13% at EOD tomorrow, and that's after a 12% increase in June. They are still trying to fill backorders from mid-April and their new bookings are still exceeding shipments, so they're continually losing ground. Both increases retro active to April 1st, so all those backorders that have been on the books for months have been slapped twice since they were placed. Discussion regarding the retroactive increase was....if you still want it, here's the new cost. You're welcome to cancel at no cost, but otherwise, amend your PO.
  2. Agree it is a factor. The other side of that coin is that the same COVID factor that are buffeting demand would also potentially do the same to supply so there is an offset. To what degree and for what segments is yet to be seen. Every meeting I've been a part of recently basically had the theme of "We Don't Know Shit" For every project that is being put on hold due to price it seems like another one is trying to accelerate to lock in pricing out of fear over future inflation.
  3. That’s a good one- once this tips start to turn and run horizontal instead of downward, you know it’ll measure well.
  4. Making some progress. This group is like clockwork. It is so green and there is so much to eat, the older bucks are not coming around much at all. If I had to guess and its who I think it is - that's one of them standing off at about 2:00 monitoring the youngsters on a drive-by.
  5. The ones that get seats on that plane aren't idiots. They may be willing accomplices, but they are not idiots. The idiots are packed in the pews.
  6. Show me where you spend your money and I’ll show you your priorities- In his case- Power - nothing less…..wherever he can buy it.
  7. Not necessarily this crowd, but in general people seem more pessimistic to me. I'm a firm believer that the shift to "news as entertainment" plays a huge part.
  8. I was hoping to get some reasonable .300 Sav. before the fall, and jumped when I saw the post. I picked up a couple of Model 99's in the last year - One .300 and one .250-3000 and was hoping to take a cull or doe with open sights this year. At $40/box I'm still too cheap for that little nostalgic thrill.
  9. Well - You screwed it up for the rest of us. Just went to Midway for the .300 Savage and price is back to $40/box. I knew I was in trouble when i saw $25 in red and realized that was my "Savings" - $64.99 marked down to $39.99. You must have woken up the pricing bots and they realized someone was too eager to pay $25 so they bumped it back up. Tanks for Nutin!
  10. Someone's wife got sucked into a MLM deal and she hijacked his account to advertise....that or he had a stroke.
  11. Feral hogs will destroy humanity if the fire ants don't get us first. Murder hornets are the killer bees of this generation.......nature's head fake to divert our attention.
  12. Dayuuum! Those are nice, but wow. I guess I haven't boot shopped in a long time. Are they motorized for that price, or do they at least have a built in massager?
  13. Some really cool, historic stuff up for sale. Group buy? Bonhams This one in particular..... Pat Garrett's SAA that killed Billy the Kid And this..... BILLY THE KID DOUBLE BARREL HAMMER SHOTGUN TAKEN FROM DEPUTY BOB OLINGER AND USED TO KILL HIM
  14. I'm not very savvy playing the points game, but I do use FHR every chance I get. Have had some good luck with room upgrades while the $100 spending credit, wifi and breakfast keep ancillary costs down. Checked in once at the same time as the couple traveling with us. Buddy's wife was PISSED when they upgraded us and read off the perks, after they were just given their keys and told to enjoy their stay. He was carrying and paid with the card but didn't book with FHR.
  15. The proper counterweights were still over by the funnel cakes.
  16. Been down this road..... At least in the one I looked at, the buy-in option was only those who wanted to start in what was considered Independent Living. You sell your house and "buy" a condo/townhouse on the property. You live on site, have access to all the meals, programs, etc., for a monthly fee, but aren't using the care services. Basically an all inclusive retirement community. Cleaning, lawncare, maintenance etc. is all taken care of. Simplifies life, but you still have your own place, own car, and full independence. If and when you need assisted living, you either a) stay in that townhouse/condo and pay an increased fee for help to come in, or b) move out of the townhouse/condo and into the actual facility and live in a pod with assistance on hand (higher monthly fee) Then you would transition from there to skilled nursing / nursing home care in a hospital room setting if it progresses that far. The Independent Living option is for those who want to have their own place, don't need any care, but want the convenience of all the services. They're the ones who "buy-in" and then resell at some guaranteed price point. Those who come to the facility directly into assisted living and or skilled care don't do the buy-in / re-sell, and simply pay the monthly cost of whatever care level they require. The buy in / buy out is sort of like a required put option on the condo when you move, die, or go into the main facility for assisted and skilled nursing. I know a widower in his early 70's who did this. Sold his house, got an Independent Living Condo and knows he won't ever have to move again. Still travels a bunch, and when he is gone he doesn't have to worry about anything. Zero maintenance, doesn't have to worry about a house, maid, lawn guy when he's not there. When he's there, he's free to do whatever he wants, has everything he needs, none of the ownership hassles, and uses the amenities as he choses.
  17. That effort would change the whole flavor profile of crawfish boils in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. They'd be adding lawmaker sausage instead of andouille to the boils and the taste wouldn't quite be the same.
  18. Bingo! The ideal time to spray or fog (to maximize mosquito killing and minimize collateral damage) would be dawn and dusk, when mosquitoes are active and the pollinators aren't. That's why all of the automatic misting systems are set for those times. Pyrethrum for example, as a contact killer, is effective only on the critters who are out in the spray. Don't fog or spray during the daylight hours if you can help it.
  19. No shit. Why put in all the work and heartache if you won’t do things like this for yourself when it pays off / pays out? Well done and congrats.
  20. Head should always be kept on a swivel while on patrol?? Doesn't sound like much of a perimeter.
  21. And tell us how you canned the meat please?
  22. Yep, they've been "tripping" them in the street and letting them flail around as a deterrent to other rioters for years. I'd imagine IDF also has enough covert kills on leadership targets over the years using those integrally suppressed 10/22's to fill a small town phonebook.
  23. That’ll be the plot in the sequel to Hell Fighters. Can’t wait to see how Red Adair would have solved this one.
  24. Can't speak to the open marriage or class of jet but I think you're covered on the water. Met a guy who worked on boats for the Holt's a few years back. They're well boated.
  25. It may solve the funding crisis we have with regard to Social Security. These folks aren't going to live long enough to drain the funding. On the flip side, any savings would be offset by increased Medicare and Medicaid costs. Regardless, it'll become more and more apparent in mortality rates and life expectancy in the U.S. Ever see a morbidly obese octogenarian or older? They aren't there. There are a lot of 60 year olds who look and act 80-90, but they aren't.
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