mathjak107 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:12 pm Thanks ....it has been picking up a bit again as we open up more and more here .

We have our second shot wed

I thought that if you had the bug, you were only recommended to get the 1st shot. It seems like you might be taxing your immune system, which is already in overdrive.

Now will be the test, then.
I'm belted in and going to be the crash test dummy.

However I will not be buying more to restore balances.

Eurotrash nonsense written by a World Improver. (Topics like this make me glad we are not on Bogleheads.) So, we should do something that would kill life insurance companies, investors, and pension funds. BUT, we will then bail them out with our super duper new money. Created from....? In other word...

I walked up 4 flights of stairs while wearing a mask, and it was noticeably harder on me than normal. I don't know if that says more about masks, or me. It was a thick homemade mask. So I hope it was just the mask.

glennds wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:41 am Is the length of immunity post vaccination known?

Does it vary between the three approved vaccinations? Would a person have longer immunity with one over the others?

It is not known. We are the testers for that.

Seven hours after shot one of Moderna. No arm soreness, no other effects either so far. Needle was the smallest ever. If I didn’t see it go in I wouldn’t have known. Where did you get it? Strange question, I know. But someone I know needs to find a second shot of Moderna in northern IL after gettin...

And I just wanted to mention she is alive today because of science . But not all science is the same. The problem isn't so much with science, it's with scientists or medical professionals, etc. upon whom the vast majority of us have to rely for information. These people are human, they make mistake...

vincent_c wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 2:57 pm

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 2:49 pm I can't really think of a better one to replace it when all factors are considered.

Also, how do you know you have considered all factors?

Oh, so you want certainty. Okay then.

My guess is 5% (not real) for the next decade.
Slightly positive real.

ppnewbie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:31 am Who’s brave enough to pile in now that gold is tumbling?

Heck it should be easy at this price.

Yes I read it that lifting of mask mandates caused a 1 to 2 percent increase in cases, and the same for in person dining. And they are reporting that as “significant”.

I actually hoped masking was reasonably worthwhile.

As a libertarian (with a small l by the way), I agree that Amazon or the foundation can stop selling the books. That doesn’t mean the reasons are not incredibly moronic. Are libertarians not allowed to talk about that? I think you have a dumb, caricature-ish view of libertarianism. Has anyone here c...

Oh well....... More of the same. State of Emergency extended until Christmas 2021 in Victoria. But children will get 1/2 price fines - that's positive ::) https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-s-state-of-emergency-set-to-be-extended-until-december-20210302-p576zs.html I’m dying to se...

Cortopassi wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 12:21 pm That sounds like WAY too much work, man.

Obviously you never met my dad.

We inherited bags and bags of those pennies, accumulated for that reason.

I think the pool of potential homebuyers has increased noticeably over the past year due to people taking money they normally would have spent on vacations and social outings (sports, concerts, restaurants, and bars) and redirecting it toward home down payments -- whether for a first home, second/v...

Sure hope lending rules haven't been loosened along with all of this again.... In my area, houses seem to go under contract immediately, and the few that I have spoken to got a few thousand over asking price. So who is buying in a state that is losing people? Are buyers coming out to Buffalo Grove ...

On a nationwide level we never did get back to trend on home building (i.e. a trend that would roughly keep up with population growth) after the start of the Great Recession. To be fair we did need to (for a little while) stop building so many homes as the trend was above population growth during t...

Sure hope lending rules haven't been loosened along with all of this again.... In my area, houses seem to go under contract immediately, and the few that I have spoken to got a few thousand over asking price. So who is buying in a state that is losing people? Are buyers coming out to Buffalo Grove ...

The NYC apt market makes sense. Never considered AirBnB! We have our snowbird AZ home under contract. It's becoming a bidding war thing here. We got a little more than asking, on the first day, and that was a month ago. During that month it has become much more intense. Our agent says it's actually ...

Second hand info, a guy from my home town wants to move to Phoenix and build a new house. Builder is telling him it will be 9 months to 2 years to get one built. Materials shortages mostly.

All of these people wanting houses today. Where were they living? Are those places emptying? Are rents dropping? Are purchase prices dropping for rental homes and apartments?

Or is it due to interstate moves?

I'll add that we find ourselves in a weird time because we have a system that through technology is massively deflationary, while at the same time having an economic system that is based around consistent inflation. It's like the two don't mix very well and in many ways trying to force the square p...

What percentage of people over 65 die in the next month in normal times? It’s greater than zero. In any population getting vaccinated, some will die the next day or within the week, even if they had gotten a placebo. Need to see the causation. Presumably its less than 4.91/100,000 If over 65, that ...

vnatale wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:13 amCapture.JPG

Do you have a take on the above?

What percentage of people over 65 die in the next month in normal times?

It’s greater than zero. In any population getting vaccinated, some will die the next day or within the week, even if they had gotten a placebo. Need to see the causation.