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Wally Fairway

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  1. This ride up sure is fun - but remember the ride hasn't ended. Please keep your hands and feet fully inside the car. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
  2. I don't know, I knew a guy (let's call him George) in the early 90's, worked as a consultant for an Environmental consulting firm I was at for about a year. He was hard to reach, cell phones weren't really out and no home phone at his apartment, he said he was Army Ranger who had served in Nam (red flag....just wait), son was a Navy Seal, George would stop in the office a couple of times a week to see if we needed him for any work, sometimes we did, sometimes not. But he did have a pager, so we asked him if we could page him when we had work for him. His answer was that it really wasn't his pager, after some badgering he said it was a DoD pager. A few months later George told us he wasn't available to work for a few months, that he had been called up to go back into the military. I saw him for the last time about mid-1991, he was just back from Desert Storm and his story was that he was part of an insertion team that went into Iraq (he wouldn't say where) and that their job was to laser paint targets for the bombs/missile that were coming in. I have not idea what ever became of George, but he'd have to be about 80+ by now, it could all been a hoax, but I believed him. Very interesting guy, very rough around the edges, but seemed like straight shooter if you were straight with him.
  3. Holey Shit - I just realized that this is gonna end up just like TxTow posting shit about rock throwers. Nicole - thanks for the updates, and we look forward to your trial
  4. Yup - today Aldrich Potgieter, playing the putt & chip course put up a 28 on the front side but only has 2 birdies and a bogey on the back so he needs to step it up to shoot a 59 or 60. and Cooper Dossey put in a 29, Someone is going 60 or under today, Update - Cole Hammer T4 at -12, 3 holes to play
  5. Only SPY matters - because you can't buy a share in the S&P 500 btw SPY is currently $499.64
  6. beat me to it Also OP needs to post in a quote so the long-cat post isn't taking up the whole page - but awesome story
  7. Here is one of my missed opportunity stories - I first heard of Berkshire Hathaway in 1986 (it was trading about $2,600/share), by 1989 I had a little money (maybe $20-25k) and BRK had risen to over $4,000/share. I thought that was crazy for a company that didn't pay a dividend, held a small(ish) group of investment is dissimilar companies but had well written public documents (annual reports, proxy, etc). But I didn't by a share or two - alas each share of BRK.A is worth about $600,000 today. Ah yes the one that got away....I feel like I'm telling fishing story
  8. Just play the game We are all sick of the hype, analysis, Swift, Purdy v. Mahomes, halftime show, etc . Play the fucking game and sadly let football end for the season (sorry Rock)
  9. and looking at the scoreboard, this event is being played on 2 courses. Of the guys in the top 22, 19 played the same course as Del Solar, including Cole Hammer who is T5 at -8. 13 under is pretty damned good anywhere, but yeah it looks like a turkey shoot an that course.
  10. Should have bought calls, players gotta play
  11. well that seems completely normal in this day & age I think they don't want US lawmakers that the Saudi's plan to take over the world using sports as a Trojan Horse to infiltrate capitalist countries - you have been warned
  12. Jebus - are you new here? First rule of investing is we don't talk about investing. Okay - this early 2024 market must surly be getting to the point of over-heated, but I hate to sell into a stupid run up, to only realized I was too early after it runs up another 25%
  13. You know who is laughing about the House Republicans failure to govern, failure to impeach, failure to lead, etc the 2 people I am certain are laughing are:
  14. I wish that I didn't have a job, then I could go hang out with a bunch of assholes and yell at people telling them that they are assholes, constitution hating, idiots who don't love this country.
  15. So you are saying that I should be okay flying a Max 9, as long as the door plug was not removed after the initial install? Will they let the service records be reviewed before boarding the plane? - obv, asking for a friend
  16. Over 41,000 posts on THIS message board and you expect us to believe that? Seriously, they were negligent in buying a troubled minor a firearm, and allowing him to access, On the other hand, my oldest son was an absolute shithead for several years, and it took him until he was almost 19 and went in the army to get his head out of his ass. I was responsible for him driving my car, even without permission, and thankfully his 3 accidents were all the single vehicle type. But his run ins with the police, and I'm sure the myriad of things I don't even know about give me pause to parental criminal liabllity. Hopefully this is a narrow case and does not open floodgates to sue parents who struggle with "bad" kids.
  17. Look I am not here to defend OrangeMan, but I'm looking to extend Biden's run at this point either. I am not certain that Joe can slice warm butter to put on his toast, let alone actually stab Donald; win/win is that they might kill each other, or slip on the stairs and have a mutual accident. What a fucking horrible system we have to pick a person to be a figurehead leader; I starting to get behind the idea that if there is a minimum age to serve as POTUS, then perhaps there should be an age limit on the starting a term as well.
  18. It is interesting that they posted a photo that was caused by a flight system software glitch/error/failure, and not a hardware issue that could have been caught at inspection. But then again, IMO, the entire things shows how the entire inspection and testing system are not functioning to public liking. My question for Airline CEO's would be - if you continue to buy from Boeing, at what point do you share in the blame for the next crash/failure? Seems to me they are taking steps towards sharing more deeply in the shared litigation & settlement costs.
  19. I agree, I am much more at risk driving to the airport. That said, I chose not to drive a 1970's Ford pinto that could explode; and if like not to fly in a Max airframe by Boeing, g there is a responsible alternative
  20. I find it not credible that many people want to see the verdict in the election subversion case before the vote, as reported by CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/05/politics/cnn-poll-trump-verdict-election-charges/index.html Almost everyone I know either will never vote for Trump, or they will vote for him regardless of any convictions; or maybe it the the silent type that don't talk politics who haven't decided. Kind of like OJ - I don't think many people changed their opinion of him because of the trial verdict. ( I mean he beat the murder rap, and pussy is no longer 100% undefeated)
  21. I think what your Mom meant to ask is - Is it safe to fly any Boeing Max airframe? I'm asking because my flight to Seattle, in a few months, is on AK and it was always a Max9. Looking to Surly for the answer, because my kids don't know shit about this stuff. They would just say yes and see how far that gets them.
  22. I'm sorry, is this the reason geography thread?
  23. from the PGA tour website R has been postponed until Monday, Fe
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