powderfreak Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 16 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Which states with billion dollar budget surplus will drop their gas excise tax? It’s a tough call, they will have to make up the money elsewhere. The state governments have barely been able to keep up with needed road work in many areas. Bridges need to replacing. Gas tax compensates for other taxation short falls. You feel for the family operating with a Toyota Corolla or Honda Accord that can’t meet the gas prices. Folks in $50,000+ trucks and SUVs worrying about gas prices going up is definitely an American problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, powderfreak said: It’s a tough call, they will have to make up the money elsewhere. The state governments have barely been able to keep up with needed road work in many areas. Bridges need to replacing. Gas tax compensates for other taxation short falls. You feel for the family operating with a Toyota Corolla or Honda Accord that can’t meet the gas prices. Folks in $50,000+ trucks and SUVs worrying about gas prices going up is definitely an American problem. Billion dollar surpluses . The greatest hurt is on people who can least afford it. We passed a multi trillion dollar infrastructure bill. Enough is enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 State taxes are about to go ballistic in a lot of places. Many will be shocked by the increases. NH is very business friendly so we are in the process of moving everything up here from MD. We have also been investing in local businesses. It's completely insane how much of a business we can buy in Berlin versus what we can buy in MD for the same money. Our cash reserves make us look like Jeff Bezos up here. I have been telling my friends in blue states down south they need two bring their $$ up here. It goes 10x further than it does in their current NJ/VA/MD shitholes. MD is going to get a deep blue governor next go round who will surely raise taxes massively to fund shortfalls and "achieve justice for Baltimore" so we are fully headed out before that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 17 minutes ago, PhineasC said: It's completely insane how much of a business we can buy in Berlin versus what we can buy in MD for the same money. Our cash reserves make us look like Jeff Bezos up here. I have been telling my friends in blue states down south they need two bring their $$ up here. That’s great. Invest in the under represented areas of America and make money doing it. There are still a lot of economies with potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 20 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Billion dollar surpluses . The greatest hurt is on people who can least afford it. We passed a multi trillion dollar infrastructure bill. Enough is enough. Yup, it costs so much money to support an affluent population on the whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 25 minutes ago, powderfreak said: That’s great. Invest in the under represented areas of America and make money doing it. There are still a lot of economies with potential. And the work ethic is amazing. Folks up here just work. They come in every day and crank out 8-10 hours like it's nothing. I continue to be amazed at the work ethic here every day. Definitely a big motivator for me to make sure staff are taken care of and paid well. The crappy customer service and WFH trends have definitely not hit here yet. People here still take big pride in their work and believe it will lead to bigger things. I love working with people like that and making sure they achieve it. Many of them have deep skills too that they aren't fully using. They know how to handle heavy machinery, dangerous work environments, and high stress like it's nothing. If anyone out there with investment $$ is listening... Berlin, NH wants to work! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 2 hours ago, PhineasC said: And the work ethic is amazing. Folks up here just work. They come in every day and crank out 8-10 hours like it's nothing. I continue to be amazed at the work ethic here every day. Definitely a big motivator for me to make sure staff are taken care of and paid well. The crappy customer service and WFH trends have definitely not hit here yet. People here still take big pride in their work and believe it will lead to bigger things. I love working with people like that and making sure they achieve it. Many of them have deep skills too that they aren't fully using. They know how to handle heavy machinery, dangerous work environments, and high stress like it's nothing. If anyone out there with investment $$ is listening... Berlin, NH wants to work! Welcome to New England. I noticed Californians brag about how big their car or house is. New Englanders brag about how hard they work. I still feel guilty not working full time for no reasonable reason but personal insanity..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoSki14 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 7 hours ago, powderfreak said: That’s great. Invest in the under represented areas of America and make money doing it. There are still a lot of economies with potential. There's a whole country out there, why only focus on the same dozen spots. And nowadays work can be done anywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 6 hours ago, PhineasC said: And the work ethic is amazing. Folks up here just work. They come in every day and crank out 8-10 hours like it's nothing. I continue to be amazed at the work ethic here every day. Definitely a big motivator for me to make sure staff are taken care of and paid well. The crappy customer service and WFH trends have definitely not hit here yet. People here still take big pride in their work and believe it will lead to bigger things. I love working with people like that and making sure they achieve it. Many of them have deep skills too that they aren't fully using. They know how to handle heavy machinery, dangerous work environments, and high stress like it's nothing. If anyone out there with investment $$ is listening... Berlin, NH wants to work! Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 5 hours ago, weathafella said: Welcome to New England. I noticed Californians brag about how big their car or house is. New Englanders brag about how hard they work. I still feel guilty not working full time for no reasonable reason but personal insanity..... Younger generation isn't like that in New England from what I can tell. Even for someone like me, I'm amazed at the comments I hear. Many think they're gonna go viral on Tiktok and make a fortune off that. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Younger generation isn't like that in New England from what I can tell. Even for someone like me, I'm amazed at the comments I hear. Many think they're gonna go viral on Tiktok and make a fortune off that. Good luck. I hire people on Cape Cod and Seacoast Maine. What a tremendous difference in workers. Cape Cod is gritty, work 10 hrs a day in all conditions. Very blue collar background. Maine is millenials on millenials. Need to talk about feelings and celebrate everything. Its agonizing. We burn through employees in Maine. Wanted to find themselves in a tremendously difficult job and said nah I'll go back to mom and dads trust fund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 1 minute ago, amarshall said: I hire people on Cape Cod and Seacoast Maine. What a tremendous difference in workers. Cape Cod is gritty, work 10 hrs a day in all conditions. Very blue collar background. Maine is millenials on millenials. Need to talk about feelings and celebrate everything. Its agonizing. We burn through employees in Maine. Wanted to find themselves in a tremendously difficult job and said nah I'll go back to mom and dads trust fund. My wife works at Northeastern and I hear all the stuff that goes on. I get labor sucks, but sometimes you have to do it. I did landscaping part time along with my full time job to help purchase a wedding ring. But that's the younger crowd. They have great skills in some areas in the technological aspects, but I think lack the understanding of what it means to work. It's not a dig on them....it's a generational thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 44 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: My wife works at Northeastern and I hear all the stuff that goes on. I get labor sucks, but sometimes you have to do it. I did landscaping part time along with my full time job to help purchase a wedding ring. But that's the younger crowd. They have great skills in some areas in the technological aspects, but I think lack the understanding of what it means to work. It's not a dig on them....it's a generational thing. I think it’s also somewhat the younger generation is wising up to the ridiculous labor culture in this country. There is nothing wrong with hard work. I have done landscaping etc etc, and my position now is somewhat physical, but I think the younger generation is questioning work practices 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: I think it’s also somewhat the younger generation is wising up to the ridiculous labor culture in this country. There is nothing wrong with hard work. I have done landscaping etc etc, and my position now is somewhat physical, but I think the younger generation is questioning work practices When I was 22 years old, we'd have a blizzard, 24" of snow, the owner would be screaming for us to get into the office. Literal state of emergency, owner had me on the phone at 6am "where are you" That was a dumb labor practice. Now 2" of snow forecasted. Millenials calling out the day before. Can't make it. Cancel all production. Absolutely infuriating. They all drive beefed up subarus with snow tires. They can be damn sure they're driving in whiteout for first tracks. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 I worked with lazy/unmotivated people when I was younger (35 years ago). I worked with other lazy folks later on (20 years ago), and still encounter them today... I'm not so sure it is a "new" thing 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 So, Russian forces cut power to Chernobyl. It’s now on backup power. If that fails, we risk all the spent fuel melting down? This would be bad for Ukraine and the EU, no? Is this Putin’s backdoor nuclear threat to the West? It’s not a bomb, so… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, NorEastermass128 said: So, Russian forces cut power to Chernobyl. It’s now on backup power. If that fails, we risk all the spent fuel melting down? This would be bad for Ukraine and the EU, no? Is this Putin’s backdoor nuclear threat to the West? It’s not a bomb, so… Isn't that bad for Belarus too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Isn't that bad for Belarus too? "Energoatom (Ukraine energy agency) said there were about 20,000 spent fuel assemblies at Chernobyl that could not be kept cool amid a power outage. Their warming could lead to "the release of radioactive substances into the environment. The radioactive cloud could be carried by wind to other regions of Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and Europe," it said in a statement." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 39 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: I worked with lazy/unmotivated people when I was younger (35 years ago). I worked with other lazy folks later on (20 years ago), and still encounter them today... I'm not so sure it is a "new" thing Spot on. Laziness has not changed. It’s an American past time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaStorm05 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Me thinks that the gas prices have begun to peak and reach a plateau. They may go up more then, but I think the vertically angled slope upward is through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaStorm05 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 46 minutes ago, NorEastermass128 said: So, Russian forces cut power to Chernobyl. It’s now on backup power. If that fails, we risk all the spent fuel melting down? This would be bad for Ukraine and the EU, no? Is this Putin’s backdoor nuclear threat to the West? It’s not a bomb, so… Could they seriously be trying to debilitate Ukraine by destroying their nuclear power plant and not minding if it melts down? That would be one hell of a war crime in my book. It would definitely mean that they are more interested in destroying Ukraine than occupying it, all the while telling the world “oh this isn’t war, we love Ukraine they are one with us”. This brings on the rage. Me thinks there is a chance we are seeing the peak of gas prices, maybe not fully done rising but the vertical slope is finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 16 minutes ago, IowaStorm05 said: Me thinks that the gas prices have begun to peak and reach a plateau. They may go up more then, but I think the vertically angled slope upward is through. Oil crashing today. Heating oil especially. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 24 minutes ago, NorEastermass128 said: Oil crashing today. Heating oil especially. Surprising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Surprising Not sure why either. Heating oil down 13% at last check. It rose to really absurd levels yesterday afternoon. Maybe just coming down to regular absurd levels today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 3 hours ago, amarshall said: I hire people on Cape Cod and Seacoast Maine. What a tremendous difference in workers. Cape Cod is gritty, work 10 hrs a day in all conditions. Very blue collar background. Maine is millenials on millenials. Need to talk about feelings and celebrate everything. Its agonizing. We burn through employees in Maine. Wanted to find themselves in a tremendously difficult job and said nah I'll go back to mom and dads trust fund. This is surprising, though I'm not questioning your experience. Are the Cape Cod folks Gen-X and older? I'm far more familiar with inland Maine, where the work ethic is generally great, though all places here and there have exceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCD17 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Just put in 160+ gallons at $4.679 yesterday. Crap. Oh well, I guess it averages out with the cheaper oil I got during the height of the pandemic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 It’s time to ween ourselves off the oil tit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 12 hours ago, Ginx snewx said: Which states with billion dollar budget surplus will drop their gas excise tax? I'd recommend doing this carefully, with a sunset provision perhaps tied to prices drop below a set threshold. Roads/bridge are bad enough now and an extended spell of drying up their finances won't help. Also, the sunset provision would eliminate the need to vote for a tax hike, with its political fallout. Totally different subject: Came thru my ablation process quite well yesterday. The Electrophysiologist (a discipline I'd never heard of before last October) spent 25 minutes treating over 130 separate rogue impulse sites in pulmonary veins during the 4-hours it took for anesthesia/insertion of tools into femoral veins and up to-through the heart/ablation/removal and cleanup, followed by 3-4 hours on my back in recovery and then another 2 hours stopping the skin-layer capillary bleeds. In Hospital at 6:15 AM, out at 6:30 PM, totally professional job all around. My throat is scratchy thanks to the tube and my chest is sore - things were done inside there - especially if I take a deep breath. A week of no lifting more than 10 lb and other sensible cautions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, tamarack said: I'd recommend doing this carefully, with a sunset provision perhaps tied to prices drop below a set threshold. Roads/bridge are bad enough now and an extended spell of drying up their finances won't help. Also, the sunset provision would eliminate the need to vote for a tax hike, with its political fallout. Totally different subject: Came thru my ablation process quite well yesterday. The Electrophysiologist (a discipline I'd never heard of before last October) spent 25 minutes treating over 130 separate rogue impulse sites in pulmonary veins during the 4-hours it took for anesthesia/insertion of tools into femoral veins and up to-through the heart/ablation/removal and cleanup, followed by 3-4 hours on my back in recovery and then another 2 hours stopping the skin-layer capillary bleeds. In Hospital at 6:15 AM, out at 6:30 PM, totally professional job all around. My throat is scratchy thanks to the tube and my chest is sore - things were done inside there - especially if I take a deep breath. A week of no lifting more than 10 lb and other sensible cautions. Heal well my friend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: It’s time to ween ourselves off the oil tit. What runs the electric grid since all the green peeps are anti nuclear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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