longtooth

I think that this person is a maladjusted sociopath. There is a consistency that this poster unwaveringly cleaves to. As such, I dismiss him/her.

Why Citigroup got Detroit's money The government wants the Big Three to prove they are worthy of a $25 billion loan but Citigroup didn't have to twist any arms to get another $20 billion. http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/24/markets/th...rce=yahoo_quote The article still begs a few questions, but the terms relegated and relic apply. I would not say unworthy however.

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That is $300 Billion to guarantee the 'assets' on their books. The cash infusion was $30 Billion. Overnight. We just cut them a check. No peeking under the hood. No kicking the tires. No boorishly shameful questions about Citigroup's 'Air Force'. Shock and awe.

Try this one. http://www.freep.com/article/20081123/COL01/811230371

Rte 70 near Medford, NJ $1.739 at a Wawa convenience/gas store. Last time I can recall gas being this low was 10 years ago. It was $1.559 during the first Gulf War in January 1991. Adjusted for the intervening inflation of nearly 17 years, this is of nearly monumental consequences. Beware of the deflationary spiral we are subject to. Next it'll be wages. If this lasts too long, it is in it's own way, worse than the upward spiral of nearly everything (except housing prices) which we were seeing only 4 short months ago. The Real Estate market has yet to see bottom. Wall Street doesn't know whether the sky is falling or if the earth will open as a yawning chasm and swallow everything whole. We're in uncharted territory as it concerns the Economy.

Have you ever been witness to an individual 'suffering' (notice that it is never described as 'enjoying') a heart attack? Then you'll understand why the skin under the fingernails and the lips assume a blueish cast as the body, in a desperate struggle to survive, scavenges for all of the oxygen that it can find.

"NEW YORK (AFP)--General Motors Corp. (GM) will neither fire workers nor close or sell factories at its German Opel unit, the president of GM Europe said in an interview to be published Sunday" This is what they always say up until the moment that they: Fire the workers and close or sell the factories. A time-honored business technique.

"GM said Nov. 7 that its cash could fall below minimum amount needed to pay its bills within months"...purposely vague. I suppose they're playing poker. "Editorial: China Could Buy 433 General Motors With Their T Bills Alone" excerpt from the article: "If I’d be GM, I’d be in Shanghai right now, negotiating the deal. Then I would go to Congress and say: What are you going to do about it?” http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/china-cou...-t-bills-alone/ GM: China's pocket-change 'investment'.

SolarWorld CEO says Opel takeover offer serious Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:12am EST http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews...20081119?rpc=44 Haven't seen much beyond this, but still looking.

I know we want to build them. My Brother's itchin' for a GXP in red. The economy in general going through gyrations as I've never seen it. That's the real wild-card or variable.

The detractors haven't a clue as to how it is. UAW Local 435, Wilmington, DE. Home of the Pontiac Solstice.

So sorry Mike. I remember shipping service parts to your dealer. The name "Cerami" is memorable.

Do you have a bakery nearby? Even a chain-store will bake their own sometimes. The BJ's Club nearby bakes their own too. Try doing it yourself, for that matter. Would that be practical?

There's 2 lbs. of thick-cut pepper encrusted bacon here in the meat drawer. A nice, crisp head of romaine and 3 beefsteak tomatoes are also on hand. We are lacking proper bread to do the deed as to a BLT. I mentioned this to the GF and I'm on for a run to the bakery (Bing's in Newark, DE) at dawn for a loaf of pumpernickel.

All things considered: Second Life. If I want some bacon I'll trek on down to Cracker Barrel.

Safer to stay in the woods killing boars.

"F*ck The Pain Away"- by Peaches

"You're The Voice"- sung by John Farnham. The song was featured in the 2007 film "Hot Rod" starring SNL's Andy Samberg. In my eyes, Andy can do no wrong as I view him as a composite of all 4 of my younger Brothers.

A desperate soul driven to a desperate and despicable act... Laid-Off Silicon Valley Worker Kills Three SAN FRANCISCO — Police were searching Saturday for a disgruntled engineer who allegedly gunned down three people at his former office building in Santa Clara a day earlier... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/15/l...w_n_144028.html Quiet men leading lives of quiet desperation as their world falls down around their ears. Some may determine that they've no choice and in their harrowing confusion, lash out blindly and in such a mortal and homicidal rage. Multiplied by tens of thousands of cases. Snap, another thread in the weave of society is irreparably broken.

There're enough arms out there for sure. Sometimes I think along the lines of Costner's "The Postman"- 1997. If the fabric of Society becomes further tattered, you never can tell.

Of the 'Sieg Heil' variety? Since many are ignorant of history Griff' if things become even more dire... I'm interpreting the commotion on Wall Street, the deflationary spiral of Real Estate as our collectively groping our way in the dark as we seek 'bottom'. A truer valuation of who and what we are as a Post-Industrial Service Based...yadda-yadda. The image of the America we have in our heads no longer exists. When the dust settles it'll be up to the survivors/victors to reshape it into it's next iteration. The winners get to write the History.

It's the nuance that draws me in.

It takes a village. I think of it in those terms. See you good folks later.

Yes, but as GM's star dims somewhat, we find Boehner aligning himself more with the Honda camp. GM's stamping plants are in play with the volume reductions we've seen recently. Defiance's foundry is a 'muddle' too. GM would like to see more traditional tier-one employees leave. They will get their wish I'm thinking.