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Just to be clear I'm not claiming the story is true, but it does seem to be worth investigating. I believe China is capable of letting a virus out in the wild, their lack of precise standards & quality in manufacturing is ingrained in their culture, unlike Japan or Korea. I also believe China is capable of this scale of cover up...but that doesn't mean this story is true. I believe this will be one of the items that is investigated in the upcoming WHO inquiry. Honestly if this story was true, anyone in China that could prove it is likely dead or imprisoned already. Edit.. It's also a strange coincidence that there is a Lab in Wuhan, near that particular wet market that just happens to research Corona Viruses.

I'm hearing this more and more. Opinions? https://www.foxnews.com/politics/coronavirus-wuhan-lab-china-compete-us-sources

It came with a solar cover. It's about 1600 gallons... figure I can dump a few 5 gallon buckets of hot water into it before I get in 😀

Well, aren't you hotter than a goat's butt in a pepper patch

I just ordered a 12 ft inflatable pool for my patio. That's where I"ll be drinking bourbon for the rest of this quarantine. Now to find some floating drink holders.

A rising tide lifts all boats.

You got enough money to burn a wet mule.

If you are barrowing money at 5% (minus 25% tax deduction or whatever your tax rate is), and you can easily earn 8% over time with passive index fund, it just doesn't add up to pay the mortgage off early. It's not even close...the difference can be 6 figures. I agree it's counter intuitive. Most people don't believe it. There are many articles on the subject that take into account interest rates since before the Great Depression. The math always says don't pay off early. Some people sleep better with no mortgage...I get that. I'd rather be shitting in tall cotton when I retire.

Whether you understand the math or not, paying off a house early doesn't make financial sense. Now, there might be some personal value to you, or peace of mind for being able to say your house is paid off. Perhaps that offsets the money you lost.

It's a financially terrible decision to pay cash for a house. Honestly, a bigger down payment or paying off a mortgage early doesn't make financial sense either... because math.

CA was a nightmarish hellscape long before this.

An experienced real estate agent makes a big difference. Part time hobby agents not so much.

The guy got on the gas heading into a nice "S" curve. I thought he was going to accelerate through it. He checked up at the last second. So I passed on the inside. Kind of a dick pass, but I had room.

The beemer

Passed a CBR in corner. Kind of a dick pass, felt good though.

Thanks for sharing numbers Nivin. I place more stake in data than headlines 👍

You won't be alone.

I like the retro BMW paint. That exhaust is gawd awful. As stupid as forward controls are, the cruiser crowd likes them...that will prevent any sales success. These will be deeply discounted in 2 or 3 years.

I had the same symptoms for 3-4 weeks around Christmas...except no digestive stuff, but I did have a fever for 3-4 days. It wasn't awful, just annoying and wouldn't go away. It was diagnosed as an upper respiratory infection at the time, and I was told it would clear eventually. Looking back, I don't think it was COVID. My gf (who would be considered high risk) had similar symptoms a few weeks later, but the kids never had symptoms. Hard to know for sure without tests.

We have 3 little kids in the house that are now eating every meal at home. I have been buying 4-5 gallons at a time, which last about 7-8 days. That is what determines how long we can go between trips to the store. You can freeze milk, but I haven't been doing that. I may give it a try.

50k is the new 16

Casinos, cruise lines, airlines, oil companies were especially hard hit. I took a position in Marathon oil (MRO) at a deep discount. Oil is at an 18 year low. I anticipate some upside when people are driving again and we get through the over supply we currently have

I am riding it out. My overall strategy accounts for a bear market. I did buy a couple on the dip that have a big upside.