Where would you buy a gold or silver chain?
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Comments (103)Hi Deanne...here I am! I went for my usual day in town yesterday. I got up with a headache this morning. It may be because I ran out of my BP med a few days ago, and didn't get it refilled until yesterday. Honey, all those stinging insects are scary..espacially for someone who is allergic to them! Nolon was stung on the back of his arm the other day, but had no ill effects from it. He dug out a huge yellowjacket's nest out by the pond . He said he wasn't going to bother it, but they were getting too aggressive, so he poured a few drops of gasoline in the entrance, then dug it out when it was safe. The gasoline eliminates them pretty rapidly. Nolon collects hornet nests, and has some hanging in the storage shed. Sorry about the noisy activities near you. I am not too bothered by industrious sounds. It is the 'run-around' vehicles that annoy me. The 'fun' ones that aren't serving any useful purpose. Thanks for your thoughts about Tim and his friend,Marvin. I am pondering the sad situation constantly. I feel so badly for all concerned. Marvin and his wife Carol have a 13 year old son. They are the ones I visited with Tim in July, and went out for Chinese with them. Marvin had been feeling badly, but thought he had had heat stroke! I wish I had taken my camera and took pics of the very unusual house they built, and are living in. The outside looks 'normal' but the interior is made up of rooms that have a shop appearance. One room is a 'barber shop';another is a 'post office'; another a 'butcher shop'. The main room is filled with street items... a bench like in parks, a street lamp, a fire plug. A street light that actually is functional, hanging on a corner of the upstair's balcony. There is a very tall artificial Christmas tree in one corner. The lower kitchen is combined with a family area, with a pool table. It is entirely decorated with Coca Cola memorabilia. Some of the rooms are rented out. A spiral stairway goes up to the family's living area. It is more normally decorated, but has an L-shaped balcony that overlooks the main room down below. They also have several cabins, about a quarter of a mile from that house , that they rent out. The road in is a single-lane road, and is paved. It winds around through a wooded area. How sad that they are now facing such a terrible future. Taryn can identify with what all are going through. I wish Tim had a wife that could coordinate activities for them like she did for Bruce and Gigi. If the doctor is right, his time remaining is very limited. I do not believe that Tim is up to doing any of the things that she did. I am praying for him and them constantly. Hi V. I remember you...smile. I can imagine how lonely you will be for awhile. But you 'will' get over it. :-) Tim moved out when he was 17, but remained in the same town. That sure beats what my brother and my DH did. They both left home at 17, and went to California...my DB from Idaho, my DH from Arkansas. Tim just moved into a little rent house. He was making his own living. I was working as bookkeeper at a discount store at the time. It has started out very cloudy, but I don't think storms are in the forecast. It is nice and cool. Nolon has still found more to do with his wood...:-) I am still 'humping' around. I hope rain has reached Cindy's yard. Marian...See MoreNEW: Color of the Month Swap for December: Silver & Gold
Comments (29)I haven't heard from Beth for a few days, but I still expect her to be sending her seeds and expect they are on the way. If they are not here by the end of the week, I will just swap out what is here so the swap can be completed. Sorry for the delay, but with so few participating, I thought I would wait to see if we can add a few more packets to the stash. I must have picked the wrong colors or something. Not many signed up when I did this earlier in the year with "Chocolate" either. I haven't seen any mention of the Color of the Month for 2011 so maybe the interest is just not there. Thanks to those who joined in both times so I wouldn't be too disappointed by the turn out! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011! Jeanne...See MoreWould you buy Weber Genesis Gold or Silver?
Comments (7)Care, I would find another Weber dealer. Your sales person sounds like a real a-hole... I wouldn't trust him with a quarter. I bought a Genesis 3000 when they first came out back in the 80s. I'm on my second one now, (a Genesis 1000; I didn't use the side burner enough to justify it) and it is about 7-8 years old. Still cooks great. I've never had a corrosion problem with the porcelain external parts rusting... the cover, the frame, the bottom tray. I did eventually burn through the flavorizer bars and the cooking grates on both grills; probably due to my lack of keeping them clean as anything. I've replaced both the grills and bars in my current 1000 with stainless. I've also replaced the propane hose with one that has the newer quick-connect fitting. The only other corrosion issue I've had is with the two rails that the bottom tray slides in and out on. I had to replace those. Weber sent me new ones at no charge. It looks to me as if the only significant difference between the Silver and Gold is the stainless lid, flavorizer bars and grates. Since you can get the grates and bars, I'd suggest picking based on looks... pay for the SS cover if you really like it. The Summit models have a double wall lid, which might stay cooler to the touch on the outside. But that's a lot to pay for something that doesn't really cook any better. Here's a link to compare the features: Here is a link that might be useful: There is a Compare Grills menu item under the...See MoreInvesting in Silver or Gold
Comments (13)We usually have to pay more for coins than the intrinsic value of the metal that's in them. If you buy bullion ... you either have to pay storage fees to the agency that stores it ... ... or, if you hold it yourself, must either pick it up yourself or pay freight, then store it (how safely??), and, on sale, deliver it to the buyer or his agent, and pay costs of the assay to ensure that the material is the same as you had received. In all - costly. I prefer to own part of a qualuity gold/silver/copper mine. Or - maybe some of those rare earth materials that are essential in all of the electronic gizmos that we demand these days (and sourcing which underlays a great deal of the current fighting in Africa, sort of like the U.S. sourcing oil in Iraq). Currently, at something above 5%, I hold far too high a percentage of my asset in (even Canadian) dollar-based asset. When one considers the huge debts that many countries are piling up, it seems to me that paper currency is at risk. And when the bankers to the U.S. want to be paid instead of being willing to extend more credit, the only choice will be to raise interest rates to entice the lenders to give us more ... ... and in what kind of a mess will we be, then? If we're in trouble paying 3 - 5% ... how about 10 - 12%? I remember when I sold mutual funds, 25 years ago, some folks, especially seniors, chortling as they told me how they'd taken up the Canadian Gov't's offer of Canada Savings Bonds a few years earlier, at 18% (and people were paying upwards of 25% on mortgages). When I asked them how they liked making about $2,000. - 3,000. on an investment of $100,000., they laughingly told me that they were earning far more than that. If they were paying 25% income tax, their after-tax return on their 18% was 13.5%, right? And ... did they happen to know what the rate of inflation was at the time? Few knew that it was running at about 12%. After all - a person could buy a fine car for well under $10,000. a while earlier, but not any more! When our gov'ts. print more money, as the U.S. is doing big time these days ... the real value of each dollar lessens commensurately. Three or four years ago, had you shifted U.S. money to Canada, as I suggested on here, 79 cents or so U.S. would have bought a Canadian Dollar. If you repatriated it now (and why would you? better to move more dollars offshore, while they'll still buy something of value) ... that Canadian Dollar would buy you 98 cents U.S. And if you'd bought a Canadian bank, pipeline co, oil well, etc., that would likely have gained you about 20%. Happy investing. ole joyful...See More
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last monthI didn't think I liked the paperclip chains either -- but my niece turned me around. This chain is not all that delicate but i think it looks cool in the shorter lengths. I had always seen long chains-- 24" or 30"
It still may not be your style but thought I'd share. She likes to wear three of the same chain-- i think I'd mix the two shortest with a different link on the third, longer chain.
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