What's new
By:
DiscussionHQ - General Discussions

DiscussionHQ is a general discussion forum that has opened December 2024!
We provide a laid back atmosphere and our members are down to earth. We have a ton of content and fresh stuff is constantly being added. We cover all sorts of topics, so there's bound to be something inside to pique your interest. We welcome anyone and everyone to register & become a member of our awesome community.

Search results

  1. Jacob Petersheim

    Charities

    I find the entire slave animal industry appalling.
  2. Jacob Petersheim

    Running Out Of Good Movies

    Sylvester. :ROFLMAO:
  3. Jacob Petersheim

    Running Out Of Good Movies

    Thufferin' Thuccatash.
  4. Jacob Petersheim

    Metals, a Hedge or Investment Depending on Your Views... or a Sucker's Bet?

    True enough. But even given a scenario where barter is going on... yet civilization is intact... wouldn't it be more practical to keep your "savings" in gold? Instead of hitting the ATM for cash, trade in an ounce or half ounce of gold for a tube or two of silver Eagles and a tube of 1/10 ounce...
  5. Jacob Petersheim

    Charities

    I've backed way off. So many have turned out to be scammy. Right now I'm down to a local Rescue Mission and a Food Bank.
  6. Jacob Petersheim

    Metals, a Hedge or Investment Depending on Your Views... or a Sucker's Bet?

    One of the things about silver is that even at current pricing it isn't very dense in value. It takes almost 3 whole monster boxes (500 coins) of silver Eagles to equal the value of a single tube (20 coins) of gold Eagles. That's almost 120 pounds! Where do you store that much silver securely...
  7. Jacob Petersheim

    Lose Use of Credit/Debit Cards Next Week?

    Now I'm hearing that Capital One will merge in Discover credit cards. It probably means that rewards offerings on existing cards will change.
  8. Jacob Petersheim

    Anyone Trying Out "Alexa+" Service?

    Free trial period running now, at least in the US. After that $20/month unless you have Amazon Prime. Sounds "hella pricey" to me, but I have Prime. Sort of a conversational AI thing. Not sure what it will do for me yet, but it does seem to be more flexible with smart devices. For example I can...
  9. Jacob Petersheim

    Last thing you bought

    I haven't bought one, but I'm thinking about it a a gift. I had no idea they made a bathroom device specifically for heating bath towels, robes, or I suppose etc. Might be quite the cold-climate luxury one might get used to having in Winter. Prices from like $75 to $125, so perhaps not just...
  10. Jacob Petersheim

    Metals, a Hedge or Investment Depending on Your Views... or a Sucker's Bet?

    Hammered down a little since this morning, but gold has had a good run since I first brought it up here:
  11. Jacob Petersheim

    Bacon

    Bacon vs. "Canadian" Bacon. Peameal Bacon is a significant Detroit export to Ontario. It's been made there well over 100 years. One of my Grandfathers grew up in Ohio. So he always preferred thicker cuts of bacon with "the rind" i.e. pork skin along one edge. I was always creeped out by the...
  12. Jacob Petersheim

    My garden bird feeding station

    Not sure why, but my mind went to:
  13. Jacob Petersheim

    Miscellaneous Jokes

    WTH, Granny? You stretched it out already?
  14. Jacob Petersheim

    What's your Weather like today

    Clear and 5F. I hear no wind but not about to run out there to find out.
  15. Jacob Petersheim

    Has Trump outsmarted everybody?

    It looks like he just made the Big 3 crap their pants. K Cars? It could happen! Or something very like that.
  16. Jacob Petersheim

    Lose Use of Credit/Debit Cards Next Week?

    Yes. Any hard credit inquiry drops your score. It takes months to recover, since they want several months new history to reassess you.
  17. Jacob Petersheim

    Lose Use of Credit/Debit Cards Next Week?

    I wonder if we'll be seeing "downgrade" offers on existing cards. Going after additional cards always produces a credit-score hit, at least temporarily.
  18. Jacob Petersheim

    What's your Weather like today

    Sun came out! But at 2PM only 20F out there. Expecting a low of 8F tonight and sometime soon additional snow. Tried to get a good picture of my Christmas lighting, which is modest, but long exposure and cold hands.... pretty shaky images. :ROFLMAO:
  19. Jacob Petersheim

    Metals, a Hedge or Investment Depending on Your Views... or a Sucker's Bet?

    One reason the US left the bi-metallic monetary standard was the rise of industrial uses for silver. Chief among these was the chemical industry, and a great portion of that was photography. That's all gone now. Yes silver still has industrial uses, and even some newer ones in a sense. But...
  20. Jacob Petersheim

    Last meal cooked

    Making escalloped potatoes with ham right now, slightly cheesy sauce. We'll see how it turns out. At least I got to it and mixed everything once the taters were softened. Otherwise it would be wet on the bottom, with the sauce becoming one giant dumpling on the top! Cooked now, letting it all...
Back
Top