Recent content by 406dn
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Bozeman: is it really that bad anymore?
I find Billings traffic to be easy peasy compared to Bozeman. For many years we lived in Billings Heights. I could leave Billings behind in five minutes, going north. We bought a home with a small acreage just into Carbon county, fifteen years ago. There is a perceptible difference when you... -
Bozeman: is it really that bad anymore?
It's not a bad thing that many think that Billings is the red headed step child. We've lived in the area for over forty years. Since we're talking moving snow, the Kubota L2502 I bought is a snow moving beast. We got several dumps of snow this past winter, and the tractor is far preferable to... -
January Inflation
Actually, I looked it up after the fact, and my suspicion is correct. You can look it up, if you are interested enough. There are quite a few states with higher oil consumption per capital, compared to Canada. The states that bring down the average are states, similar to New York, states, with...- 406dn
- Post #183
- Forum: Money and Finances
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January Inflation
It stands to reason that a country with great geographical distances, with a sparse population, and a colder climate, would use more oil, than a more densely populated, warmer country. I suspect that Montana's oil usage per capita is higher than Canada's per capita consumption.- 406dn
- Post #173
- Forum: Money and Finances
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Bozeman: is it really that bad anymore?
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January Inflation
Speaking to the oil refining, the refinery that I retired from was designed to handle heavy sour crude. This was the type of crude most available, when the refineries in the northern US were first brought on stream. There are advantages to running heavy sour crude. That type of crude is less...- 406dn
- Post #150
- Forum: Money and Finances
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January Inflation
I did just check to see my retirement accounts. More winning, maybe enough, for now. What an own goal, we have not shot ourselves in the foot, we have shot both of them.- 406dn
- Post #124
- Forum: Money and Finances
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January Inflation
To be fair to Trump, he did say that at some point, we would get tired of winning. It's just one more promise made, and promise kept. I have not looked at my retirement accounts today, to see whether I'm growing more tired of winning. Today was leg day at the gym, so I'll have to divvy up the...- 406dn
- Post #122
- Forum: Money and Finances
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NR Upland Seasons (LC3901)
I have had a horseback field trial habit, going on for over twenty years now. In all of that time, no dog of mine has caught a young bird. I am sure it has happened, somewhere, at sometime. It is a training setback, whenever a dog does manage to catch a bird. It gives the dog the idea that... -
Anybody Buying Yet? Where’s the Bottom?
I don't want to be glued to the market, all day, all the time. I do try to pay attention as to what's been going on. I look at your first approach as a sunk cost trap. I've been guilty of it. I held a position in Nutrien for a long time. I was under water with it for most of the time I held it...- 406dn
- Post #5,567
- Forum: Money and Finances
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Anybody Buying Yet? Where’s the Bottom?
Which is why I am very much a buy and hold sort of investor. I have made a few moves that made me some decent returns. Some years ago, Target reported disappointing earnings and dropped 17% that day. I bought a 1000 shares the next morning. Three years later, I sold them at triple the purchase...- 406dn
- Post #5,557
- Forum: Money and Finances
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Anybody Buying Yet? Where’s the Bottom?
I guess you could call it a flat day. I'd call it a reflection of the steady leadership and messaging from the WH.- 406dn
- Post #5,546
- Forum: Money and Finances
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Verify that you hunt
My outdoor journey has several chapters. The first was waterfowl hunting in North Dakota, while in high school and college. The impetus to move to Montana, was for the chance to hunt big game. The first ten years or so, I did that with vigor and also fly fished for trout. Somewhere, along the...- 406dn
- Post #86
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Anybody Buying Yet? Where’s the Bottom?
The market is jumping around today, like a fart in a frying pan. What are the chances that the orange one is sharing his announcements in advance, so that they can make some hay. Nah, he wouldn't do that, he's far too honest.- 406dn
- Post #5,475
- Forum: Money and Finances
