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[Vegas69]

God willing, Spearfish South Dakota. We've loved it for almost 20 years. It's a thriving ecosystem with great people and a small town feel, but with reasonable convenience. The Black Hills is really a paradise. Ponderosa pines, prairies, streams, lakes, trails, and low humidity due to the elevation. Clearly they have some serious weather with snow and hail, etc, but we're ready for the seasons. All this sun is getting old. LOL I'm hoping for 5+ acres and a large detached shop.

[dhutton]

I’ve read a couple of times that Duluth Minnesota is the place to head to escape climate change, assuming you believe in it, but damn that is a cold place in the winter.

Don

[WSSix]

Sounds lovely, Todd. I haven't been to S Dakota but hope to some day. Best of luck on getting there and dealing with the winters.

Don, I was in Grand Rapids, MN three years ago during January or February. I was testing a new installation. It was -30*F so we were able to do cold start testing by just leaving the machine outside overnight, lol. It's a dry cold but everything is covered in ice and snow for months.

[srode1]

Originally Posted by dhutton

I’ve read a couple of times that Duluth Minnesota is the place to head to escape climate change, assuming you believe in it, but damn that is a cold place in the winter.

Don

I just went through Duluth on my way to the Boundary Waters for a Scout canoe trip for a week. No disrespect tot he hearty soles who live there, but I would rather deal with any climate change coming than live there in the Winter. I'd bet they would enjoy a bit of global warming that time of year.

On the green topic, it will be interesting to see how the new bill that just passed the Senate impacts large company profits, the market, inflation and the US economy. I have only heard what is in the news which I'm sure is largely biased both ways depending on who the source is. I'm not optimistic but time will tell.

[Panteracer]

Funny I was born in Grand Rapids Min... We left Minnesota
when I was 3... been in Silcon valley almost all my life
Don't think I can survive any other weather as we are spoiled
here... I used to ride my dirt bike where they built the Apple
Spaceship...it was just one orchard away from my house

Bob

[WSSix]

crap, crap, crap. It's all crap, lol. This may be a ways from being over. Hope everyone is holding on.

[Vegas69]

Opporunity, opportunity, opportunity, all I see is opportunity. LOL

Seriously, I do think there will be some serious pain and a storm to weather, but it had to happen. Things were out of control. With change comes opportunity if we are open to seeking it.

[srode1]

Not ready to jump in yet, I'd guess we still have more downside but it depends. When the fed signals they are about done with rate hikes and / or we are close to the mid-term elections I'll start looking again. Of course world events could certainly change that - Ukraine and China / Taiwan could spoil things.

[DWC]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Opporunity, opportunity, opportunity, all I see is opportunity. LOL

Seriously, I do think there will be some serious pain and a storm to weather, but it had to happen. Things were out of control. With change comes opportunity if we are open to seeking it.

Yep, ready to deploy cash sitting on the sidelines when I think the "sale" has peaked. As of now, the S&P at 3300 is my planned entry point.

Not trying to time the market, my gut just tells me we still have a ways to go down before we go up.

Daniel

[alex809]

Definitely strange times. Holding div stocks feels safer than ever right now. If Greg got you into stable long plays, sounds like he had solid foresight. Have you ever looked at Reg A+ offerings? They let companies raise up to $75M without a full SEC registration, crazy useful for startups and growth investments. Great explainer here: https://federal-lawyer.com/securitie...yer/ppm/reg-a/