Gyroscopic Investing

Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 4:28 pm
Starbucks sells ones with their logo on it. Wouldn't that be good enough?

MangoMan wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 6:56 am

Mark Leavy wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 10:31 pm

Mark Leavy wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 10:16 pm Her "honest" response would have been "I can appreciate traditional values in a man..." or some version of that. There is zero chance she would have said, "I prefer to pay half".

Speaking of which, what the hell has happened to Maddy? She would know the right answer.

Mark, all due respect, but I disagree. I have been told by numerous women that they expect me to pay when we go out, regardless of how I frame it. Either because I am the man, or because I have a higher paying job depending on their (faulty) philosophy. However, this attitude varies wildly depending on age, and becomes much more common as women get older. Smith is presumably dating ladies in their 20's where splitting expenses is a more common attitude.

I miss Maddy, too, but I'm not sure if she would be the one to ask here.

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 4:31 pm

Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 4:28 pm
Starbucks sells ones with their logo on it. Wouldn't that be good enough?

Oh hey, you're right. And it looks exactly like their disposable ones. Hmmm. Might pick one up then.

Mark Leavy wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 10:18 pm This is my mental image of Smith1776 planning his date.

Mark Leavy wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 10:18 pm This is my mental image of Smith1776 planning his date.

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 4:20 pm ALSO. (And sorry for the rapid fire posts.)
I wonder how many times you can use a disposable coffee cup before you get "chemicals" leached into your drink though...

Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 10:43 am

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 4:20 pm ALSO. (And sorry for the rapid fire posts.)
I wonder how many times you can use a disposable coffee cup before you get "chemicals" leached into your drink though...

At least once per day until you die.

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 4:50 pm The Vancouver Bullion and Currency Exchange's Burnaby location was totally sold out of everything except for 10 ounce silver bars. Today I managed to catch a break at the downtown branch and added a bit to my physical holdings with a MapleGram and two 1 ounce silvers.

Mark Leavy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:04 pm
That MapleGram is beautiful. I wouldn't mind a pocketful of those - even at the crazy markup. Well done.

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 4:08 pm How are supplies at your local dealers guys?
...

dualstow wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 4:24 pm I haven't been to my local shop in a long time. Apmex has the kangaroos I crave, but the markup is still too high.
Long bonds are really what I'm too low on...no rush.

dualstow wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:49 pm Is that 15 Canadian or did you pre-convert? Either way, it does not seem expensive.

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 3:29 am Just came back from the gym. Here's a snapshot of the "damage" done by the inactivity since March.

- I did 7 reps of 225 pound bench press. Before lockdown I could do twice that number of reps.
- I ran for 1.25 miles on the treadmill before needing to stop. Before lockdown I typically did 3 miles before lifting weights.
- 3 chin ups and gave up. I could previously do 20 to 25.

I imagine that this first workout is a "shock" to the system, and that my original strength will probably return relatively quickly. I wasn't inactive for THAT long.

Also, you know anyone who drives everywhere at or below the speed limit?

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 3:29 am Just came back from the gym. Here's a snapshot of the "damage" done by the inactivity since March.

- I did 7 reps of 225 pound bench press. Before lockdown I could do twice that number of reps.
- I ran for 1.25 miles on the treadmill before needing to stop. Before lockdown I typically did 3 miles before lifting weights.
- 3 chin ups and gave up. I could previously do 20 to 25.

I imagine that this first workout is a "shock" to the system, and that my original strength will probably return relatively quickly. I wasn't inactive for THAT long.

Also, you know anyone who drives everywhere at or below the speed limit? Well, now you do. When I was driving along Hastings Street tonight I saw some poor soul who got pulled over and was getting their car towed. Whoever they are they have my sympathy.

vnatale wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:35 am
How much do you weigh?

I weighed 148 this morning. Doing 3 sets of 3 reps of 120 pound bench presses is my absolute limit. Some days I can only do 2 reps in each of those 3 sets.

Just tried the chinups. First one was pretty easy. But that about exhausted my strength as I could only get partway up on a second before nothing was left.

CLEARLY upper body strength is NOT my thing!

Speed limit? I try to keep to 5 miles above. Also, since 2005 I've been using cruise control as much as possible as that seems to greatly reduce my general anxiety of being in a car and not getting anything productive done while I am in it.

Vinny