PhineasC

I knew it was only a matter of time until these studies came out. Everyone was in such a rush.

Climo here is mind-numbing now.

Cool, sounds like we have no disagreement so why are you responding so much? LOL

My original post was not about masks, it was about giggling a little over needing two shots of science juice to start to feel more comfortable with hitting the grocery store again. Many people have been working this entire time at the grocery stores with just a flimsy little mask on, and they were fine. But here come the freshly vaxxed with the courage to finally go out there and hit ShopRite again. LOL It's amazing how much COVID fear some folks absorbed over the last year, to the point they are nervous about grocery shopping now. Our society already was riddled with anxiety disorders and depression; it's far worse now.

The thing is, I am pretty certain you wear your mask outside too, and you also probably always make sure to stand in those little 6 foot bubbles while in line at the craft beer tent at the breweries you frequent.

Only one side mandates certain behavior, and it isn’t mine.

Just one little poke and the sleepy bees wake up and start swarming. Hope you guys are at least taking off your masks outside. You can do that now, you know. Trust the science.

Too scared to enter a Trader Joe's without a double-shot of experimental science jab juice and masks, but plenty of Internet courage. LOL

You can think what you want. I am glad people are getting the confidence boosters they need to be able to once again hit the rough-and-tumble aisles of their local Wegmans. Next up: taking off your masks. I believe in you all; I know you can do it.

I guess it's good that getting the COVID vaccine gives you guys the confidence to go the grocery store again... it can be scary out there, I suppose.

Cheerwine is awesome.

RC Cola?

Many Americans don't even have any retirement accounts (or substantial savings), so the performance of the Wall Street casino is of no help to them. Inflation in basic goods and services is a big deal for them, however.

Inflation starting to bite, housing market way too overheated again, terrible April jobs report... But hey, at least we have shitcoins.

We tried the coins back in 2017, but it's too ephemeral for me and my wife. I guess if I had held back then I might be a billionaire now. I haven't gone back to check. We like to invest in real things, either houses/buildings or businesses where real people are running around doing real things. We are kind of old-school like that. We both think a partial societal collapse is possible in the next 10 years so that keeps us pretty conservative. I feel like the last thing a new totalitarian regime will attempt to seize will be property. That's only after they have liquidated all bank accounts and closed the stock market -- the easy stuff.

I told my financial guy today I don't trust much of anything going on right now. I am naturally paranoid, however. He has me in a pretty conservative position; I just need 4-5% yearly return to provide what I am looking for right now. I take all my risks in the business where returns are more tangible, and I understand the risks better. It all feels like a casino to me. I may take a look after the next inevitable collapse. Right now, it feels like buying a penthouse apartment when the bottom floors are already ablaze. I do have like 200k to drop into a good idea if anyone has one, though. I will give you 10% of lifetime profits.

I'm ready for aliens to come down. I think most people would not be surprised at this point.

Hard to tell these days... people seem to have gone mad.

I wouldn't leave money there. It's a joke coin with zero real underpinnings. Get your money out of there and enjoy whatever gains you have made.

Check the blinker fluid.

Yes, I have seen double-dealing occurring at the funeral with grandma literally 20 feet away in her casket. Over like $20k and some cheap jewelry.

I have seen many cases where families tore themselves apart over what amounted to not much money being passed down. It has to be handled carefully, or it can cause massive issues and destroy relationships permanently. Our plan is to try to time things so most of our money is dolled out to our kids before we die, so we have control over how it is spent and we can be alive to watch them enjoy it.

Then just move You can buy a large house with an in-law suite somewhere else.

"Waah, waah, America is racist and a terrible country, but I want to buy a $175k starter home in an established neighborhood of white upper-middle class professionals with zero crime and good schools. Why won't anyone build me one? Waaahh."

Been there, done that. The next generation whining about impossibly-high home prices might want to put their #SJW credentials to the test and buy one of those starter homes in Baltimore, however. It could be a life-changing experience for them.