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The current economic crisis

  1. JohnDF Subscriber
    #18 Oct 2008, 12:36 PM

    If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago,

    you will have $49.00 today.



    If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you will have

    $33.00 today.



    If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago,

    you will have $0.00 today.



    But, if you ha d purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all

    the beer, then turned in the aluminum cans for recycling refund, you

    will have received a $214.00.



    Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily

    & recycle. It is called the 401-Keg plan.



    A recent study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a

    year. Another study found that Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons

    of alcohol a year. That means that, on average, Americans get about 41

    miles to the gallon!



    Makes you proud to be an American!

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  2. Guest former user
    #28 Oct 2008, 12:46 PM

    Awesome! πŸ˜‚

  3. Guest former user
    #38 Oct 2008, 1:07 PM

    Beer cans and lotto tickets, that's my retirement plan right there!!!

  4. JohnDF started this Subscriber
    #48 Oct 2008, 2:49 PM
    "gamfam" wrote: Beer cans and lotto tickets, that's my retirement plan right there!!!

    So, you plan on moving to Rio Linda too???

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  5. Fred Subscriber
    #58 Oct 2008, 3:50 PM

    I've been thinking about recycling my cans myself rather than put them in the city's recycle can. I guess I better get started. 🍺

  6. Guest former user
    #68 Oct 2008, 4:49 PM
    "FAM" wrote: I've been thinking about recycling my cans myself rather than put them in the city's recycle can. I guess I better get started. 🍺



    I have. I have been saving some for Larry and those are all his. After that...I'm drinking more beer so I can get rich!!!! πŸ˜‚

  7. JohnDF started this Subscriber
    #78 Oct 2008, 4:59 PM

    My kids make good money recycling the soda cans and water bottles. My wife is afraid of tap water πŸ™„

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  8. Guest former user
    #88 Oct 2008, 5:03 PM
    "JohnDF" wrote: My wife is afraid of tap water πŸ™„



    Most of that stuff starts as tap water anyway. πŸ™„ Just out of curiousity, what part of it is she worried about?

  9. Fred Subscriber
    #98 Oct 2008, 5:43 PM

    I use to recycle my own cans, but I got lazy. I'd end up with more bags of cans than I could carry to the recycle center. When the city started their curbside recycling I got even lazier.

  10. JohnDF started this Subscriber
    #108 Oct 2008, 5:45 PM
    "Bender" wrote: [quote="JohnDF"]My wife is afraid of tap water πŸ™„



    Most of that stuff starts as tap water anyway. πŸ™„ Just out of curiousity, what part of it is she worried about?

    I don't think she trusts the water quality.

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  11. Justin Subscriber
    #118 Oct 2008, 6:37 PM
    "JohnDF" wrote:
    I don't think she trusts the water quality.



    But she trusts bottled water? 😲 Has she seen the illigal immigrants that these bottled water companys hire to fill water bottles from the tap? 😏

  12. Guest former user
    #128 Oct 2008, 9:51 PM
    "Justin" wrote: [quote="JohnDF"]
    I don't think she trusts the water quality.



    But she trusts bottled water? 😲 Has she seen the illigal immigrants that these bottled water companys hire to fill water bottles from the tap? 😏

    hey!!! it puts food on my table!!! quit pickin on me justin. πŸ˜‚

  13. Guest former user
    #138 Oct 2008, 9:53 PM
    "JohnDF" wrote: [quote="Bender"][quote="JohnDF"]My wife is afraid of tap water πŸ™„



    Most of that stuff starts as tap water anyway. πŸ™„ Just out of curiousity, what part of it is she worried about?

    I don't think she trusts the water quality.

    i think as long as she doesnt drink the water in rancho she'll be ok. πŸ˜‚

  14. Guest former user
    #149 Oct 2008, 6:56 AM
    "JohnDF" wrote: [quote="Bender"][quote="JohnDF"]My wife is afraid of tap water πŸ™„



    Most of that stuff starts as tap water anyway. πŸ™„ Just out of curiousity, what part of it is she worried about?

    I don't think she trusts the water quality.



    Does she know that showering in it exposes her skin and lungs? There have been studies that link increased cancer risk to chlorinated showers and swimming pools. 😲

  15. Guest former user
    #159 Oct 2008, 8:07 AM
    "Bender" wrote:
    Does she know that showering in it exposes her skin and lungs? There have been studies that link increased cancer risk to chlorinated showers and swimming pools. 😲

    fear will get you no where. chumpy

  16. Guest former user
    #169 Oct 2008, 8:08 AM

    this bites. "You may embed only 3 quotes within each other."



    this is the 3rd time i get this message when posting off a quote. :x

  17. Guest former user
    #179 Oct 2008, 8:22 AM
    "lowrider" wrote: [quote="Bender"]
    Does she know that showering in it exposes her skin and lungs? There have been studies that link increased cancer risk to chlorinated showers and swimming pools. 😲

    fear will get you no where. chumpy



    The world will end before the water kills you. πŸ˜€ My non chlorinated well water ends up with so much copper in it, it turns my shower blue. Oh well.

  18. JohnDF started this Subscriber
    #189 Oct 2008, 11:37 AM

    Do any of you actually play the Lottery?

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  19. Guest former user
    #199 Oct 2008, 11:43 AM
    "JohnDF" wrote: Do any of you actually play the Lottery?



    The odds are roughly:



    300 million to 1if you play.

    300 million to none if you don't play.



    Statistically my odds are about the same, so I play by not playing.

  20. Fred Subscriber
    #209 Oct 2008, 11:52 AM
    "JohnDF" wrote: Do any of you actually play the Lottery?



    Are you kidding?!?!?!? You can't win if you don't play πŸ™„







    I guess that explains why I haven't won in the past several years. I use to buy a ticket or two now and then, but haven't for a long time.

  21. Guest former user
    #219 Oct 2008, 11:54 AM
    "JohnDF" wrote: Do any of you actually play the Lottery?



    I've thrown a buck or two into the pools here at work but not on any sort of regular basis. Either the pools are rigged or I'm wise for not playing. They never post the numbers that get picked and they never win even a buck or two. I suspect the "winnings" and possibly the ticket money are finding their way into somebody's pocket. πŸ™„

  22. Guest former user
    #229 Oct 2008, 11:56 AM

    Weird board note...between the time I hit the post reply button and actually posted my reply Fred posted. The board warned me that I might want to review my post in light of his new info and didn't post until I confirmed that it was still ok. Neat feature.

  23. Fred Subscriber
    #239 Oct 2008, 12:21 PM

    This forum software is definitely more refined than the old software.

  24. JohnDF started this Subscriber
    #249 Oct 2008, 1:22 PM

    Looks like the stock market is down even farther today. George and Fred aint drinking fast enough πŸ˜‰

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  25. Fred Subscriber
    #259 Oct 2008, 1:28 PM
    "JohnDF" wrote: Looks like the stock market is down even farther today. George and Fred aint drinking fast enough πŸ˜‰



    Can we get a little help here? :rasta:

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