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He will be a lame duck from now until January of 2027. I fully expect him to show his true colors and become an obstacle to the Trump Administration in every way, shape and form. I’m sure Mitch McConnell and others will also do this.

Don’t expect any significant positive movement in the House or Senate for 7 months and if either of the chambers are lost to the D’s, don’t expect any positive progress for the remainder of Trump’s term.
Tacky, but it’s on private property, Trump’s property, so why should anyone care.
Trump himself is not planning these missions. This is done by the military, presented through the chain of command for agreement and approval, then executed.

Let’s give credit to our military leaders please…
It’s a form letter intended to CYA for the insurance company in case they fight the settlement demands, go to trial and have a verdict in excess of your policy limits.

Unless you carry minimum limits, don’t worry about it. Also, if your daughter is over 18, you are good to go, she is responsible, not you and she likely has no assets of any significance.
Many, and 95% of them were due to alcohol consumption. I rarely drink these days, and dumb things I do is much, much less

re: Pool people

Posted by Skippy1013 on 5/4/26 at 5:09 pm to
Yes, they don’t work very well, but I use it to get an occasional leaf or minor dirt and debris in small areas. Just for convenience.
Supply and demand of people wanting to be in a certain profession dictates pay. As long as mostly, not all, but mostly young girls go to school and want to be a teacher in high numbers, supply meets or exceeds demand, so providing higher pay is not warranted.

Also, they know the pay when they decided to be a teacher, but moan and groan about it after becoming a teacher. They many times choose the profession because of the stability of employment, lucrative medical benefits and retirement plans, not to mention all of the days off. Days off, including most of the summer, where they can do gig work for extra pay.

While I’m at it, Firemen too. Waiting lists to get hired, great benefits, most units only roll out to an actual fire of significance a few times a year. Cook, eat, BS with the guys, play video games, watch movies, work out and sleep, all while on the clock. Turn minor injuries into claims of disability and get paid to not go to work, retire after 20 years with full benefits and a significant percent of pay. Most have gig jobs and earn significant income on the side.

Don’t get me wrong, these professions are important, but they are not and should not be high paying jobs and they complain too much. If you don’t like your job’s pay, do something else.

Thank you for your attention to this matter…
It does not, but it allows the congressman to campaign and say he supports various causes that they consider when deciding who to vote for.
Look at their last names and/or where they are from. They did this so they can get re-elected in districts with large Hispanic populations. It’s a game they play…
I hate to see it, but it’s just a Resolution, it really means nothing and is just a talking point.

I’m no big Jerome Powell fan but…

Posted by Skippy1013 on 4/29/26 at 4:13 pm
If you take politics out of the equation, there is no way interest rates should be lowered. They are basically exactly where they should be. Historically speaking, they are currently still in the lower to average range.

Inflation is still not controlled. Yes, it has come way down, but there are still significant inflationary issues and the increase in oil prices won’t allow it to go down. Tariffs also have also helped keep inflation elevated.

Unemployment is still good, although this AI revolution seems to say it will increase significantly. As long as it’s at the current levels, rates will not be lowered, there is no need to stimulate job growth.

Housing is not doing well and lower rates would help that sector, but lower rates would also cause housing prices to go up, thus more inflation.
Maybe I missed it, but why? Then we draft a WR…
Those who smell the cork, let it breathe, swirl and sniff the wine, take a small sip and contemplate for 10 seconds before giving an opinion. Having long conversations about the year the grape was grown and the soil conditions. Saying things like “it’s earthly oaky tasting”.

It’s laughable to me, I’ll bet in a blind taste test of several bottles ranging in various low and high prices, these types could not tell the difference.

I have a friend from high school, grew up normal middle class, mainly drank beer in mass quantities, but now has come into wealth and suddenly he’s a wine expert.

re: Social Security at age 62

Posted by Skippy1013 on 4/16/26 at 5:00 pm to
Keep it simple:

If you are in poor heath - take it as soon as you can
If healthy- take it at full retirement age - usually 67

*unless you need it to survive
**all assuming you are retired or do not exceed income limits
***income limits disappear at full retirement age
Are these guys giving their mini info-commercials on CNBC charlatans/snake oil salesmen?

My first thoughts are...

If their "system" is so great, why are they selling books/video's on TV to show people how to make money. Why don't they just use their system and become so rich they do not need to do this?

2 Overweight and slow infielders…

Posted by Skippy1013 on 3/29/26 at 12:42 pm
1st baseman cannot get to a pop up foul ball and 3rd baseman cannot snag a hot shot on the line. And neither are particularly good at the plate.

It’s sad that that this is apparently the best we have.

They both need to take Zepbound, I’m sure the medical staff can get them prescriptions for almost no cost. Why do we have that fancy nutrition center?
If you pay 110% of your prior year taxes paid and used to estimate the current year, you avoid penalties for underpaying.
The average S&P 500 correction percentage over the past 20 downturns has been 14%. In March of last year, there was a 10% decline. In October of 2023, 10.3%. October of 2022 was 25.4% and March of 2020 was 33.9%.

Right now, with the events going on in the Middle East:

Dow 30 - down 5.01% ytd
S&P 500 - down 5.56% ytd
Nasdaq - down 7.87% ytd
Russel 2000 - down 0.59% ytd

Yes, I realize that the declines from all time highs are larger because of the quick run up in January, but to keep things in perspective, so far this is very mild and honestly, considering everything going on, it could be much worse.