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Mar 22, 2008 3:01 pm

We will know the bottom when the dollar stabilizes on the world market.  The feds infusions can buoy our domestic situation but as long as the dollar keeps dropping…  Watch the dollar.

Mar 23, 2008 12:31 pm

[quote=iceco1d]I can’t help but laugh out loud whenever you reference yourself as BondGuy.  “The BondGuy Family Tour Bus,” “Mrs. BondGuy” – I love it BG! 

  BTW, How are you only making it to Northeast MD by the next morning?  Aren't you leaving from the SE PA, or NJ area?  NE MD is what?  An hour from center city Philly?  I'm jk, not really scrutinizing your itinerary that much.    BTW, there is a pretty cool fireworks distributor in Northeast MD called "Patriotic" - if you are into that kind of thing ;-)[/quote]   About the Bondguy thing, yeah ,it's weird, but I guess we have to protect our identities from the crazies that oft times visit the site.   NE, MD is  exactly 75 minutes from my front door in my wife's Camry, 90 minutes in Homer, and about 65 minutes in the Mini or on the bike. In the story above I was referencing a real life example from a year or two ago on a Northbound trip coming up from Stuart FL.   The cool thing about homer is that with about a 500 -600 mile range I usually need only one fuel stop. So i take a 5 minute break every few hours, stop for a half hour for dinner and fours hours at a rest stop to sleep. I usually park over with the cars to get away from the trucks. Truckers don't like RVer's. The uncool thing about Homer is 7mpg unless I'm pulling something. If I'm towing the Jeep/Camry or one of our small boats that drops to 5.5 to 6mpg. Another good reason to drive motorhome speed.
Mar 23, 2008 10:33 pm

[quote=iceco1d]Gotcha.  I suppose you are right about the anonyminity (I still get a kick out of the BondGuy, OptionsGuy, etc. though!). 

  Are you familiar with the Harley dealer in Stuart?  Treasure Coast I think is the name...   My future father-in-law owns a small trucking company, and they are getting anywhere from 6-8 mpg, depending on whether they are loaded or not; fuel at those economies hurts!  [/quote]   I'm not a Harley guy , so no I'm not familiar. Even though there are two Harley Dealers closer to my home in Jersey, the only dealer I can name is Mike's Famous, in New Castle DE, at the foot of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.   We've had motorhomes for about 15 years. I didn't buy any of them for their great fuel mileage. The current Homer is about 5 years old. The fuel math is a lot different now than when i made the purchase. For the first time I find myself planning trips rather than just winging it. At almost 4 bucks a gallon for diesel, winging it just doesn't cut it now.   I wouldn't want to be in the trucking biz right now, even though much of the extra cost gets passed on through surcharges to the shipper.   On another note I read today that fuel useage is down 1% for Feb 08. That's the first drop since 1997. The tipping point has been reached.
Mar 24, 2008 3:36 am
BondGuy:

[quote=Indyone]Ahhhh, but that’s the beauty of having a wife who likes to drive…I got my turn later…

   To drift further from the centerline of this thread, driving Homer has given me a unique observation point to observe people's driving habits and travel patterns.   For example: On long trips, like the one from Jersey to Florida or visa versa, I drive Homer at motorhome speed, 63mph. At this snails pace I'm safely in the right lane on cruise control as everyone speeds by in lanes to my left. One thing i do is look for unique cars with license plates from states far up or down the coast in our direction of travel. Maybe it's a pick up truck with a Motorcycle strapped to the bed or a flashy car of some type. Whatever it is, I notice them as they zoom by us at warp speed, 80 mph plus at 7am in the morning. Then I notice them zoom by us again at 11am. By 3pm when they pass us yet  again, the game has gotten boring. And the next morning with a look at my camera monitor I note that they are the car behind me in the toll lanes of the I-95 Bridge in Northeast MD. And so it goes, the tortoise truly does win the race. Every trip, it's the same thing, people racing down the highway at 75-85 mph when in reality, they are going much slower than that. If your destination is more than 200 miles in my direction of travel I know I'm going to see you again.  [/quote]   This kind of reminds me of an analogy I've used with clients before when they want to make short term changes to a long term portfolio.  Long term investing can be like driving in traffic.  If the lane next to you starts moving, you'll want to get over.  As soon as you get over, that lane will stop and the one you were previously in will begin to move again.  You can chase the best performing sector/asset class, but it not likely to continue to be the best.
Mar 24, 2008 12:58 pm
snaggletooth:

[quote=BondGuy][quote=Indyone]Ahhhh, but that’s the beauty of having a wife who likes to drive…I got my turn later…

   To drift further from the centerline of this thread, driving Homer has given me a unique observation point to observe people's driving habits and travel patterns.   For example: On long trips, like the one from Jersey to Florida or visa versa, I drive Homer at motorhome speed, 63mph. At this snails pace I'm safely in the right lane on cruise control as everyone speeds by in lanes to my left. One thing i do is look for unique cars with license plates from states far up or down the coast in our direction of travel. Maybe it's a pick up truck with a Motorcycle strapped to the bed or a flashy car of some type. Whatever it is, I notice them as they zoom by us at warp speed, 80 mph plus at 7am in the morning. Then I notice them zoom by us again at 11am. By 3pm when they pass us yet  again, the game has gotten boring. And the next morning with a look at my camera monitor I note that they are the car behind me in the toll lanes of the I-95 Bridge in Northeast MD. And so it goes, the tortoise truly does win the race. Every trip, it's the same thing, people racing down the highway at 75-85 mph when in reality, they are going much slower than that. If your destination is more than 200 miles in my direction of travel I know I'm going to see you again.  [/quote]   This kind of reminds me of an analogy I've used with clients before when they want to make short term changes to a long term portfolio.  Long term investing can be like driving in traffic.  If the lane next to you starts moving, you'll want to get over.  As soon as you get over, that lane will stop and the one you were previously in will begin to move again.  You can chase the best performing sector/asset class, but it not likely to continue to be the best.[/quote]   That's a very good analogy. I'm going to use it. See, stick with the off topic posts long enough and something good comes from it.
Mar 24, 2008 1:14 pm

I’m from India. If there was a lot of traffic we just used the shoulder or sidewalk.

Mar 26, 2008 12:59 pm

Yeah, squating like that is really good for your quads, and you gotta remember to always use your left hand!