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From: dagmargoodboat on 13 Jul 2010 11:21 On Jul 12, 8:44 pm, Bill Bowden <wrongaddr...(a)att.net> wrote: > On Jul 10, 11:27 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...(a)earthlink.net> > wrote: > > > Bill Bowden wrote: > > > > Another question might be "Where" are they going to invest surplus > > > profits other than US securities, which can be exchanged on a minutes > > > notice? > > > > Why don't the Chinese just buy gold instead of US bonds? > > > Who has enough gold to sell them? > > Anybody that wants to sell it at the right price. > > Actually, they could buy other stuff besides gold. US real estate, > silver, commodities, toilet paper, rice, etc. > > So why do they keep buying worthless US bonds? Different reasons for different investors. One is that our bonds are less worthless than other countries' bonds. ("Full faith and credit" means the US government promises to tax and seize whatever they have to from its citizens to pay the debt.) Some people find that reassuring. China might see it as a cheap way to buy Tibet and Taiwan. Much easier than a war, and not nearly as messy. -- Cheers, James Arthur
From: John Larkin on 13 Jul 2010 11:37 On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:21:39 -0700 (PDT), dagmargoodboat(a)yahoo.com wrote: >On Jul 12, 8:44�pm, Bill Bowden <wrongaddr...(a)att.net> wrote: >> On Jul 10, 11:27�pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...(a)earthlink.net> >> wrote: >> >> > Bill Bowden wrote: >> >> > > Another question might be "Where" are they going to invest surplus >> > > profits other than US securities, which can be exchanged on a minutes >> > > notice? >> >> > > Why don't the Chinese just buy gold instead of US bonds? >> >> > � �Who has enough gold to sell them? >> >> Anybody that wants to sell it at the right price. >> >> Actually, they could buy other stuff besides gold. US real estate, >> silver, commodities, toilet paper, rice, etc. >> >> So why do they keep buying worthless US bonds? > >Different reasons for different investors. One is that our bonds are >less worthless than other countries' bonds. ("Full faith and credit" >means the US government promises to tax and seize whatever they have >to from its citizens to pay the debt.) Some people find that >reassuring. > >China might see it as a cheap way to buy Tibet and Taiwan. Much >easier than a war, and not nearly as messy. They have Tibet. I'd guess they actually don't want Taiwan; it's more profitable if they just have a lot of influence. Making money is slowly becoming more important than saving face. John
From: Michael A. Terrell on 15 Jul 2010 05:06 John Larkin wrote: > > On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:50:33 -0700 (PDT), dagmargoodboat(a)yahoo.com > wrote: > > >On Jul 10, 5:48 pm, John Larkin > ><jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > >> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:26:32 -0700 (PDT), dagmargoodb...(a)yahoo.com > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> >On Jul 10, 11:35 am, John Larkin > >> ><jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > >> >> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:03:34 -0600, m II <c...(a)in.the.hat> wrote: > >> >> >Joerg wrote: > >> > >> >> >> Out here the ultimate cat's meouw would be an all tricked-out truck with > >> >> >> a huge engine, and where you need a ladder to get in. > >> > >> >> >4 X 4 = IQ for some of those people. I swear, they must be forced to > >> >> >get a lobotomy before they can drive those things. They seem to be bent > >> >> >on destroying nature with empty beer cans and quarter mile long > >> >> >burn-outs through the bird nesting areas. > >> > >> >> >They're the Archies of the automotive world. > >> > >> >> >mike > >> > >> >> I love the names of these vehicles: Sierra, Tundra, Outback, Tahoe, > >> >> Sequoia, Yukon, all the places they are designed to destroy. > >> > >> >> Blazer, n: forest clear-cutting device > >> > >> >> Xterra, v: latin for "destroy the earth" > >> > >> >> John > >> > >> >Canyonero: > >> > >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4QgWRycd7I&feature=related > >> > >> That's great. > > > >"Twelve yards long and two lanes wide, > > sixty-five tons of American pride, > > Canyonero... Canyonero" > > > >> Do you know why a man gets excited by a woman dressed in leather? > >> Because it makes her smell like a new truck. > > > >Hmmm, I've never owned a truck...maybe I've been missing something? > >(I've been thinking a pickup would be handy these days.) > > > >Cheers, > >James > > A hatchback with a roof rack is might handy. [1] And it looks a little > more macho, not that things like that make a particle of difference to > me, dude. > > John > > [1] I wonder if anybody has ever tried hauling a single really big > load on two or more cars with roof racks. That would be fun to see. Darwin in action. :( -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Joerg on 16 Jul 2010 12:21 John Larkin wrote: > On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:50:33 -0700 (PDT), dagmargoodboat(a)yahoo.com > wrote: > >> On Jul 10, 5:48 pm, John Larkin >> <jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:26:32 -0700 (PDT), dagmargoodb...(a)yahoo.com >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Jul 10, 11:35 am, John Larkin >>>> <jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>>>> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:03:34 -0600, m II <c...(a)in.the.hat> wrote: >>>>>> Joerg wrote: >>>>>>> Out here the ultimate cat's meouw would be an all tricked-out truck with >>>>>>> a huge engine, and where you need a ladder to get in. >>>>>> 4 X 4 = IQ for some of those people. I swear, they must be forced to >>>>>> get a lobotomy before they can drive those things. They seem to be bent >>>>>> on destroying nature with empty beer cans and quarter mile long >>>>>> burn-outs through the bird nesting areas. >>>>>> They're the Archies of the automotive world. >>>>>> mike >>>>> I love the names of these vehicles: Sierra, Tundra, Outback, Tahoe, >>>>> Sequoia, Yukon, all the places they are designed to destroy. >>>>> Blazer, n: forest clear-cutting device >>>>> Xterra, v: latin for "destroy the earth" >>>>> John >>>> Canyonero: >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4QgWRycd7I&feature=related >>> That's great. >> "Twelve yards long and two lanes wide, >> sixty-five tons of American pride, >> Canyonero... Canyonero" >> >>> Do you know why a man gets excited by a woman dressed in leather? >>> Because it makes her smell like a new truck. >> Hmmm, I've never owned a truck...maybe I've been missing something? >> (I've been thinking a pickup would be handy these days.) >> >> Cheers, >> James > > A hatchback with a roof rack is might handy. [1] And it looks a little > more macho, not that things like that make a particle of difference to > me, dude. > > John > > [1] I wonder if anybody has ever tried hauling a single really big > load on two or more cars with roof racks. That would be fun to see. > No joke: In Italy I have seen an elderly guy hauling a sawed-off telephone pole on a Vespa. He held it balanced by steering, had it between his legs. On a highway no less! Then, in the region of Reggio di Calabria (way south in Italy) a guy was hauling huge boulder that looked like fine marble. On top of a Fiat 500. The roof was crushed inwards and made a "nest" for this rock. The whole car was almost scraping the road surface. Imagine what would have happened if he'd overlooked a speed bump ... -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: quiettechblue on 17 Jul 2010 01:06
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:21:11 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >John Larkin wrote: >> On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:50:33 -0700 (PDT), dagmargoodboat(a)yahoo.com >> wrote: >> >>> On Jul 10, 5:48 pm, John Larkin >>> <jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>>> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:26:32 -0700 (PDT), dagmargoodb...(a)yahoo.com >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jul 10, 11:35 am, John Larkin >>>>> <jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>>>>> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:03:34 -0600, m II <c...(a)in.the.hat> wrote: >>>>>>> Joerg wrote: >>>>>>>> Out here the ultimate cat's meouw would be an all tricked-out truck with >>>>>>>> a huge engine, and where you need a ladder to get in. >>>>>>> 4 X 4 = IQ for some of those people. I swear, they must be forced to >>>>>>> get a lobotomy before they can drive those things. They seem to be bent >>>>>>> on destroying nature with empty beer cans and quarter mile long >>>>>>> burn-outs through the bird nesting areas. >>>>>>> They're the Archies of the automotive world. >>>>>>> mike >>>>>> I love the names of these vehicles: Sierra, Tundra, Outback, Tahoe, >>>>>> Sequoia, Yukon, all the places they are designed to destroy. >>>>>> Blazer, n: forest clear-cutting device >>>>>> Xterra, v: latin for "destroy the earth" >>>>>> John >>>>> Canyonero: >>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4QgWRycd7I&feature=related >>>> That's great. >>> "Twelve yards long and two lanes wide, >>> sixty-five tons of American pride, >>> Canyonero... Canyonero" >>> >>>> Do you know why a man gets excited by a woman dressed in leather? >>>> Because it makes her smell like a new truck. >>> Hmmm, I've never owned a truck...maybe I've been missing something? >>> (I've been thinking a pickup would be handy these days.) >>> >>> Cheers, >>> James >> >> A hatchback with a roof rack is might handy. [1] And it looks a little >> more macho, not that things like that make a particle of difference to >> me, dude. >> >> John >> >> [1] I wonder if anybody has ever tried hauling a single really big >> load on two or more cars with roof racks. That would be fun to see. >> > >No joke: In Italy I have seen an elderly guy hauling a sawed-off >telephone pole on a Vespa. He held it balanced by steering, had it >between his legs. On a highway no less! > >Then, in the region of Reggio di Calabria (way south in Italy) a guy was >hauling huge boulder that looked like fine marble. On top of a Fiat 500. >The roof was crushed inwards and made a "nest" for this rock. The whole >car was almost scraping the road surface. Imagine what would have >happened if he'd overlooked a speed bump ... Sounds like natural engineers to me. |