Todd#43

Same way you get a visit from any other fairy.... Put an ad on CraigsList and suck a lot of cock.

Why? Someone that supposedly knows what he's doing already did, and its a heavy, ill handling, pile of shit. I mean, if you think you could do better....

Roehr - a snappy answer to a question nobody asked....

Selling something for less than you wanted is always a tough thing - especially if its paid for. If you don't NEED the money, keep it and wait to get your price. On the other hand, if you need the money, $5,400 isn't bad for that bike.

I did it back in the 80's as a "second job" kind of thing. Long story... Anyway, it wasn't a bad job, decent money, and certainly no where near as glamorous as they make it out to be on that TV Show.

My son plays for the Middle School Team up here (8th grade team) - Outside Linebacker on Defense, and Tight End on offense (he's also the long snapper on punts) In the two years he's been here, he has been in for every play - offense and defense. One of the proudest moments of my life was when their tiny Division III Team beat the Massillon Tigers three weeks ago. Of course, in the nearly two years these kids have been playing together they haven't lost a game. They beat Streetsboro tonight 24-6. I have a daughter that cheers for the 7th grade team where she lives. Her team sucks, but I go to watch her anyway...lol

Not surprised. Sounds about like something you'd do. First, I'm not your "anything", ok? And no, I didnt miss you.

Cool

Congrats! I enjoy watching my son's middle school games WAY more than the NFL.

Must have been the kool-aid.....

It was a metaphor, jack ass

Many discussions involve "speculation" and "what if's". That's how people decide WHAT to do and WHEN to do it. Closing the barn door AFTER the horse runs away is kind of pointless, no?

As Shitty also pointed out, the dollar was the most stable currency for a number of years, and the US was the largest economy in the world, hence the "world economy" was based on the dollar. To my knowledge no other currencies are based on anything tangible either. As such, you're not eliminating the "problem" (of a currency based on nothing tangible) by going to something else. Well, at least it wasn't from KOS, Justin Actually, the author makes some good points but asks just as many questions as he answers. To change the currency that oil is traded in would certainly devalue the dollar even further. As we all know this is terrible for consumers in the US as our buying power for oil (and other imported goods) is further reduced. The move would also artificially "inflate" whatever "currency" or "blend of currencies" they ultimately go to. This also has the potential to further reduce the dollar's value in the international market, and will also increase costs to the consumer. Further into the article the author seems to advocate a "global currency" or world money. I find this to be problematic on many issues that go beyond economic implications. Finally, many countries that we buy from are sitting on large sums of dollars that would also be severely devalued if they progress to another currency for commodity purchases. I can't see them being too happy about it. Is this going to happen? Who knows. I mean we're still 10+ years away from it happening. However, if we start to see Saudi Arabia, China, and other large holders of dollars have a wholesale sell-off of US currency it would be a pretty good indicator of what lies ahead. Again, the dollar is like other currencies in that respect, and its nothing new. The bigger issue is the fact that our (US) output continues to shrink as a portion of the world's production. As other emerging countries continue to develop (China, India), and as the US continues to make it more difficult to do business here our role on the world stage will continue to diminish. When you combine this with the increase in the National Debt its not too hard to see why we are losing our dominance. Good answers from both of you in terms of "why" these countries may be looking to base the price on something besides the dollar now, but I still fail to see why oil should never have been traded in Dollars in the first place.

So, we've discussed where our oil comes from, why ethanol isn't a great alternative, and the mexico song, but I still haven't seen an answer from either of you as to why purchasing oil should NEVER have been based on the dollar to begin with. Seriously, do either of you have an answer?

My charming wit and wisdom. Did you miss it?

Interesting. We get more oil from Canada than we do from the Middle East Countries COMBINED (Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, and the UAE). When was the last time we invaded Canada for the fucking oil??????

"Out There TV" - looked like a low-budget infomercial to me. I've seen higher quality home videos for christ's sake. Are you fucking kidding me? You bring Lindsay Williams, a baptist preacher, who was a "volunteer missionary" in Alaska in 1971 as an authority? Where do you get the rest of your information? The Daily Show?

I got ya. No worries. Your post was "constructed" in the typical liberal fashion. No conviction, no balls, and no sense. About what I expected.

As was already said, the gold standard has been long gone. If you're relating the price of a gallon of gasoline to the "high" cost of oil, you probably need to re-evaluate your position. There's almost as much in tax on a gallon of gas as there is in gas itself (well, not quite, but you get the idea) If you're relating the speculative market causing the increase in price I can assure you that the price will fluctuate regardless of what currency oil is traded in. To add insult to injury the way the dollar has been performing against other currencies the change will only cause our prices to go even higher because of our reduced buying power. Before you fuck the UAE, take a look at where the vast majority of the crude we use comes from - it might surprise you. When you've found that information, please tell me how many arab countries are in the top 10. There are a lot of other reasons besides efficiency that we couldn't go all ethanol. Corn prices would surge, causing increases at the grocery store. I remember something about condensation issues and other problems in northern climates. I dont remember the details, but that was one of the reasons they tried the ethanol blends way back when most of you folks were still shitting your britches.

No, read it again, genius I highlighted the important part for you, there. I know you have some reading comprehension issues. There, he cleared it up AGAIN. Do people really ready here, or do you just see what you wanna see?? Gixxie has forum?? Who knew. How many members are there? Did he try to double his money on a bike with them too? Jesus. I get talked about in a thread that I never posted in - cool! Sack up, fucktard. Got something to say to me or about me? Try a PM, I promise I'll respond. On the other hand, you could make a snide remark in a thread and just wait for someone to hand you your ass. Get rid of the rep system. If someone has something to say about a post, let 'em post it in the thread - good or bad. My guess is it'll keep a lot of the keyboard commandos from running their mouths, blaming other people, and in general being able to leave a shitty remark anonymously. Either that, or allow EVERYONE to see EVERYONE else's rep comments on the user's profile.

Any further explanation of your opinions here, or are you both blowing hot air again??

Yup....that's true. Of course, you only know that from swingin on them Kinda sucks when your ass drags the ground, doesn't it?

Oh come on...that was funny shit

If I had to pick up 500lbs from the floor of the garage someone else would have to pick my nuts up off the floor.