Comments on: Where the Dollar and Gas Prices Are Going http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:39:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1679185 MarkH Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:19:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1679185 <blockquote><p>Cash is KING and you aren’t giving it up for 2 or 3% returns, annualized. </p></blockquote> <p>Does that mean we’ve hit bottom and now is the time to sell the gold and other commodities to get cash to buy useful things with, things like houses and stock in Green companies and the like?</p>

Cash is KING and you aren’t giving it up for 2 or 3% returns, annualized.

Does that mean we’ve hit bottom and now is the time to sell the gold and other commodities to get cash to buy useful things with, things like houses and stock in Green companies and the like?

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1679147 MarkH Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:04:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1679147 <blockquote><p>They’re pumping a TON of money into the financial sector. If it were to hit the real economy, BOOM.</p></blockquote> <p>When do the baby-boomers start cashing out their retirement funds?<br /> Is it overnight or more gradual than that?</p>

They’re pumping a TON of money into the financial sector. If it were to hit the real economy, BOOM.

When do the baby-boomers start cashing out their retirement funds?
Is it overnight or more gradual than that?

]]> By: sunshine http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1679107 sunshine Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:47:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1679107 <p>Russia is rich, filthy rich. They have lots of oil and have lots of new millionaires and made a ton of money with the high prices of oil. That’s waht I read abt 5 months ago.</p> Russia is rich, filthy rich. They have lots of oil and have lots of new millionaires and made a ton of money with the high prices of oil. That’s waht I read abt 5 months ago.

]]> By: sunshine http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1679094 sunshine Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:35:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1679094 <p>Got papers from JC Penneys today. They have raised their interest and late fees and lowered maxium amount I can charge. If I am late twice in 6 months I go in the dirty little shit category and have to pay a higher interest. Oh and if you have given them a cell phone number they have permission to call it and the charges will go to you if their are any charges. And other changes but I haven’t read the entire minature contract yet. Guess those Congressional hearings last year didn’t do any good with these loan sharks.</p> Got papers from JC Penneys today. They have raised their interest and late fees and lowered maxium amount I can charge. If I am late twice in 6 months I go in the dirty little shit category and have to pay a higher interest. Oh and if you have given them a cell phone number they have permission to call it and the charges will go to you if their are any charges. And other changes but I haven’t read the entire minature contract yet. Guess those Congressional hearings last year didn’t do any good with these loan sharks.

]]> By: sunshine http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1679077 sunshine Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:21:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1679077 <p>Maybe you could talk to the owner about putting solar panels and/or wind turbines on the roof. The initial cost would be high but in the long run it would be worth it.</p> <p>Also, many cities are doubling the price of their water and sewer bills or charging by the gallon now which in effect doubles the price. I believe any new sewer lines put in cities should have 2 lines, 1 for gray water (sinks, showers, washing machine water) and another for brown water (toilets). We are contaminating the gray water by adding it to the brown water and it is expensive to clean from what I understand. </p> <p>For people who have enough land they can do this and send less water to the sewer plant to be cleaned and save money on their sewer bill. The gray water can be filtered when it leaves your house and put in a tank (could be under ground) and saved to water lawns, trees or wash a car which would mean lower water bills.</p> Maybe you could talk to the owner about putting solar panels and/or wind turbines on the roof. The initial cost would be high but in the long run it would be worth it.

Also, many cities are doubling the price of their water and sewer bills or charging by the gallon now which in effect doubles the price. I believe any new sewer lines put in cities should have 2 lines, 1 for gray water (sinks, showers, washing machine water) and another for brown water (toilets). We are contaminating the gray water by adding it to the brown water and it is expensive to clean from what I understand.

For people who have enough land they can do this and send less water to the sewer plant to be cleaned and save money on their sewer bill. The gray water can be filtered when it leaves your house and put in a tank (could be under ground) and saved to water lawns, trees or wash a car which would mean lower water bills.

]]> By: sunshine http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1679031 sunshine Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:59:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1679031 <p>Blub, I’m not sure I understand this. I thought that the people that live outside the cities would be the ones that put up wind turbines and fields of solar panels, etc because they have the area to do it. Those in the city and in apartments don’t have as much land. Cities can get bogged down with building codes and regulations that the mega monoplolies/lobbyist have already put in place in some areas. My deepest hope is that individual families will have enough power from clean renewable energy that our homes can become self sufficient (off the grid) and electrical and gas monopolies nearly extinct. </p> <blockquote><p>a reduction in sprawl and a renewed interest in city living (all necessary for our nation’s longterm economic health in an era of global warning</p></blockquote> Blub, I’m not sure I understand this. I thought that the people that live outside the cities would be the ones that put up wind turbines and fields of solar panels, etc because they have the area to do it. Those in the city and in apartments don’t have as much land. Cities can get bogged down with building codes and regulations that the mega monoplolies/lobbyist have already put in place in some areas. My deepest hope is that individual families will have enough power from clean renewable energy that our homes can become self sufficient (off the grid) and electrical and gas monopolies nearly extinct.

a reduction in sprawl and a renewed interest in city living (all necessary for our nation’s longterm economic health in an era of global warning

]]> By: sunshine http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1678943 sunshine Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:22:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1678943 <p>Many new oil fields found recently, has any one heard of this before? I hadn’t.</p> <blockquote><p>For oil-rich countries the slump has come at a bad time. As the oil price began rising during <strong>the past few years, governments and big oil companies plowed billions into exploring and developing new fields in Russia, Angola, Mexico, Brazil and Saudi Arabia</strong> — projects whose costs have more than doubled in the past few years, in part because soaring steel prices drove up drilling equipment costs and oil-rig rentals. <strong>Just as global demand has begun to slow, millions more barrels of oil a day from new fields have hit the world market</strong>.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1849215,00.html?cnn=yes" rel="nofollow">http://www.time.com/time/busin.....ml?cnn=yes</a></p> Many new oil fields found recently, has any one heard of this before? I hadn’t.

For oil-rich countries the slump has come at a bad time. As the oil price began rising during the past few years, governments and big oil companies plowed billions into exploring and developing new fields in Russia, Angola, Mexico, Brazil and Saudi Arabia — projects whose costs have more than doubled in the past few years, in part because soaring steel prices drove up drilling equipment costs and oil-rig rentals. Just as global demand has begun to slow, millions more barrels of oil a day from new fields have hit the world market.

http://www.time.com/time/busin…..ml?cnn=yes

]]> By: Mauimom http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1678849 Mauimom Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:07:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1678849 <p>I too was going to suggest community gardening. The metropolitan Washington DC area has many — of course there’s a lot of open land very close to the city.</p> I too was going to suggest community gardening. The metropolitan Washington DC area has many — of course there’s a lot of open land very close to the city.

]]> By: mls78 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1678840 mls78 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:52:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1678840 <p>You can always participate in community <a href="http://acga.localharvest.org/" rel="nofollow">gardening</a>. See if there is one in your area.</p> You can always participate in community gardening. See if there is one in your area.

]]> By: Synoia http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1678839 Synoia Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:51:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/10/11/where-the-dollar-and-gas-prices-are-going/#comment-1678839 <p>Talk to the landlord, rent the hillside, fence the lot, terrace the hillside, and get two big dogs.</p> <p>Rent for hillside - $ for landlord, and less yard maintenance expense.<br /> Fence the lot - keep the dogs in. Keep the neighbours out.<br /> Terrace the hillside - Make as much arable land as possible.<br /> Two big dogs - Oh Dear Deer.</p> Talk to the landlord, rent the hillside, fence the lot, terrace the hillside, and get two big dogs.

Rent for hillside – $ for landlord, and less yard maintenance expense.
Fence the lot – keep the dogs in. Keep the neighbours out.
Terrace the hillside – Make as much arable land as possible.
Two big dogs – Oh Dear Deer.

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