The NY Post suggested the election year USA, 1876, was comparable to 2020.

Mark, et al, I was nailed twice by the Man-O'-War jellyfish. That was on eastern Long Island, NY. Consecutive summers, ages 12 and 13, and the purple welts lasted for more than a month before beginning to fade. Both times they occurred as I was leaving the bay. First time, I dropped my left elbow on...

Kbg,

Thanks. That was pretty easy- easier than I expected. I now have a new site tool. Great suggestion. I had my answers in 5 minutes.

Cheers.

Kbg,

I will begin my first foray into portfoliovisualizer.

Thanks.

The request is a courtesy for a good friend of both the forum and its heralded portfolio.

So, if anyone has the info....

Thanks.

Kriegs,

Thanks. I have already gone that path but I could only get approximations. The Crawling Road site had all the %s through 2012. Is there a place that lists exact numbers. Does anyone have it on a spreadsheet, etc?

Thanks.

An acquaintance, a fan of the Permanent Portfolio, would like the year-end gains and losses for the years 2013 through 2019.

If anyone can provide the info, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

Re the gas fill-ups: 1) aggravation of going to a gas station more often. (Ask Pugchief about the joy of a Tesla), 2) I was advised to use Apple Pay or cash as the credit card slots at the pumps are becoming "iffy," 3) minor point but the less gas in tank, the less weight being hauled by t...

Mathjak, We were discussing at dinner all of the shiny, new buildings in the area where "You've Got Mail" was filmed in 19998. Between Broadway and Amsterdam Av on W 77, for instance, there are lovely, tall condos. All over this area serviced by the 1 train, there are so many buildings les...

earliest car?

parents: 1953 Belair, 2-door, 3-speed on the column,

grandparents: 1948 Dodge, 4-door, 3-speed on the column- huge and roomy. the front and back doors met and closed at the center column.

Vinny,

I imagine you have a ‘preservation of assets” mentality, so I am confused when you say you don’t wash your car.

Have a nice day.

Mark, Thanks for the comment. Thirty-eight years hence I'm not at the track anymore but that was a notable experience. The tendonitis finally calmed down, so I get to do light weights again. BTW, from what WiseOne mentioned about the virus, you and I may be on airplanes in 2021. If so, life will cer...

WiseOne,
Since I had the experience of eliminating meat and finding my jogging ability improved, is that just me? And is no correlation indicated?

Thanks.

We visited Normandy in 2017, just days before D-Day ceremonies. Even the anticipatory build up to the day was fascinating. Our guide rented his whole B & B to his buddies from the Netherlands Airborne. A photo of DW with the paratroopers and her wearing one of their helmets was great- and they w...

I believe last year someone suggested if/when CraigR or Medium Tex post, people should jump in their cars and track them down. Time was of the essence then. Might have to take one of the idled cruise ships to find CraigR.

Maybe with the virus inconvenience, just let it go for now.

Bathroom visit? No! I imagine dehydration stopped that inconvenience. But I ate a stack of pancakes once before a run and felt like death-warmed-over. Do not do that.

At age 27, I ate a vegetarian diet through the winter. When I was in my 20s, I routinely ran 3 to 5 miles per day during warm weather. On a mid-March day, following my new "no meat" diet, I went out for a 2 mile jog to begin the new season. The jog was glorious. I raced around the track. I...

Isn't B-12 is available through supplementation?

Looks like I will get the repaint on the 30 year old Accord. Question: Is it worth spending an extra $500 to get rust cut out in two areas immediately beyond the rear wheel wells? The cost might be less. The car will look nice after the paint job. If I also get the rust cut out, the car will be welc...

And that retained cash can be pretty handy. I can always get another new/newish car that requires collision coverage. I would like to get a new Tesla in 4 years. In the interim, I hope to have that solid 25% that Harry talked about. It won't be deep cash, though. BTW, i believe that Harry Browne fan...

Re the paint job: The car is like an adopted child, at this point. Any paint job and body work would fit nicely into a declining level of average annual maintenance expenditures. Funny thing, the mechanic said my steel car would withstand a collision better than a current car. The chiropractor, whil...

If I were to buy a Camry tomorrow, I would skip the unnecessary paint job. I would like to keep it 4 more years. To watch it fade is unpleasant. And those non-fading glass headlights! There are two rust pockets behind the rear wheel wells that are still yet to break through to the surface. The two a...

Last I posted, I noted my last tank of gas dropped from 29 down to 22MPG. False alarm: in mixed driving I am back at 29MPG. All is good. The situation now presents me with a decision on repainting my 1991 Accord with 358,100 miles. I got rear-ended at a red light 2 and 1/2 weeks ago. We are ok. Curi...

MJ,

I noted you clarified your portfolio values saying all 4 parts had 7 digits. Tech asked clarification and you confirmed that, yes, each part had 7 digits to the left of the decimal point.

If we channel Wayne's World-

Garth: No way!

Mathjack: Way, man!!!

Anyway.

So, expeller-pressed, refined grape seed oil ain't the way to go? I suspect that indicates industrial processing?