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Johnny Chimpo

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  1. I did some research and ended up on the messermeister four piece set. They’ve been sitting in my Amazon cart ever since so I can’t offer you any kind of outcome. I’m currently overseas for work. Give me a month and I’ll let you know. 
     

    Messermeister Avanta 4-Piece 5 Fine Edge Steak Knife Set, Pakkawood Ha...Amazon link 

  2. Most safe - Yotta savings account. I’m storing my cash here now after trying it out. It’s getting better yield than a high yield online savings account. 
     

    less safe - bond funds. There’s A whole world of them out there. 
     

    VTEB doesn’t seem like a terrible choice especially given its tax exempt.

    you can pretty go all the way out the yield ladder to HYG or JNK if you like. If you wanted to get fancy and get a little more juice  you could park a little in each tranche of risk. There’s some PIMCO CEFs Ive been eyeing for a while too but I never pulled the trigger on em yet. 
     

    I’m in the process of selling a house too and about to have the same issue here in a month or so. 
     

  3. 3 hours ago, Lat22 said:

    They also can't have brass going into the tail rotor.  My cousin used to fly his helicopter on these hog hunts but then he wadded it up after he hooked onto a Nilgai.  He was OK but he's out of the helicopter game.

    An I confused? What does hooking onto a Nilgai mean. It got caught up in his landing gear?? 

  4. 1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    This. It is nasty, nasty business. I know it was developed at a time when the US/Canada were desperate for North American oil, but I'm still shocked the Canadian government approved it. 

    Maybe you guys have never been to the heavy oil fields in San Joaquin valley. We are doing the exact same shit in California boys. 

  5. 35 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    Canadian oil sands are only profitable at what, $100+ oil right? I'd say economics killed the Keystone XL long ago. Approving or cancelling the permit was a largely symbolic political gesture. 

    Well you need to take into the account the discount between WTI to western Canada select.  More export capacity means a lower discount. The below interactive chart shows how bad it can get sometimes ($40+ difference). 
    https://economicdashboard.alberta.ca/OilPrice

     

  6. 10 hours ago, Upgrayedd said:

    Hit 61 degrees in Mammoth Lakes today.

    Damn. All the snow is in PNW and BC looks like. Sunshine in banff area has a good base too. I was reading this is pretty typical for La Niña years. 

  7. I’m looking into picking up my first hunting rifle and I don’t want to get too exotic with the cartridge. Best cartridge for Rocky Mountain whitetail muleys and potentially Elk? I’m thinking 7mm mag after doing some research. 

  8. On 12/16/2020 at 8:46 PM, ZB'Tejas said:

    Has anyone flown premium class recently? Looking at trips to Hawaii in the spring and wanted to book first but wondering how the service is? Can you still order cocktails and are you getting normal dinner service?

    I'd consider pushing this out to later in the year but wanted to travel before my little one is 2 so I can get out of buying 4 seats. However I did want to ensure I'm enjoying the trip as much as possible. Any chance beach resorts are operating somewhat normal by mid year?

    I’ve flown International and domestic business in august, October, and November. 
     

    It depends on the airline but it’s definitely less of an experience than it used to be. I’ve still been getting cocktails on delta international but its airplane bottles not the pours from Fifths. I flew Turkish international though and they only had wine in the 187 ml servings. 
     

    Dinner was still good but also a little more congested with all the plastic coverings and bullshit. 

  9. On 10/3/2020 at 8:30 PM, Gil Bang said:

    As a realtor, once the contract is signed, my job is to make sure that shit's getting done in a timely manner.   I don't know about the Texas contract, (and I'm not going to bother downloading it) but the CA contract has time limits for when shit's gotta get done.  Appraisal, inspection, termite, etc.  

    When I get a deal together, I print out a calendar with all relevant dates and share it with all the parties. 

    It's often useful, because people forget to do shit.   "Did you remember to order the Home Warranty?"  

    Oh shit, I forgot.  Thanks for the reminder. 

    Happens on every deal. 

    Do you know of a good resource for these issues as far as California goes? I’m selling a house in California to a friend of mine who’s been renting from me for a few years and we’re trying to go down this path as well. 
     

    I found this resource for the sales contract and disclosures but I don’t see anything about timing and dates? 
     

    https://eforms.com/purchase-agreements/ca/

  10. 9 minutes ago, nineliveslost said:

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    I am mostly doing this as a out of sight out of mind saving account, but do enjoy the "thrill" of maybe winning the lottery. So far the return is above my money market 

    Same. I’m just letting it slowly accumulate some weekly deposits for potential future fun money. 

  11. 57 minutes ago, Tex48 said:

    Do yall think anyone in oil and gas (Upstream, midstream, or downstream idc) is going to do any hiring for engineers this spring?  I'm graduating this Spring from Cheme and worked for a pretty well known E&P as an intern before covid cancelled my second internship.  I loved the work and don't want to give up on the industry yet.  

    I’m about ten years in and I guess one thing I will say about this industry. It pays well but it’s bumpy as hell. You better be prepared for some instability. Always keep a good amount of cash on hand as an emergency fund. I do think the death of oil and gas is extremely overblown, but at the same time the growth prospects may not be what they used to be. Also you better be prepared to deal with a lot of bureaucracy and politics at the majors. 
     

    That being said I do like my job and I’m getting paid more than I ever thought I would be, so there is that! I’m just stashing away as much as possible, hopefully I can retire early. 

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  12. I think there was a bit of both sorts of landings. The guy that went down hard though was definitely in a pod / shell so he must have been landing on tires. One thing about California though there’s a fair bit more terrain relief and wind / turbulence, standing updrafts over hills etc that may make it a little more complicated than Texas. 

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