Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I want to play...here's my list...

None of those would have been throwaways to me!

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

None of those would have been throwaways to me!

I'd love to have them all back (of course that's not the actual ones, but the colors are right).

I bought them between 1975 and 1979 each between $500 and $700 and sold them for right at or in one case (the Polara) $200 more than I paid.

[korhun]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

This one looks amazing..

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

One allergic reaction and the lawsuit could break you for life if you don't have a registered company to hide behind!

Oh come on, what could possibly go wrong?

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by korhun

This one looks amazing..

Just realized that was a convertible, mine was a hardtop. It was my first car purchased my junior year in high school.

[echo419]

Originally Posted by soundman98

California is great they said. California is wonderful they said...


They lied.

they used to manage these forest fires quite well. they had controlled burns to keep stuff like this from being to bad. to much over growing thanks to several ecological groups which will coincidentally bankrupt these power companies via their activities.

but power companies can't go bankrupt and close can they. I wonder who's going to end up paying for the short comings.....

perhaps a change in leadership is needed but somehow I doubt that will happen.

[Nevermore]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

One allergic reaction and the lawsuit could break you for life if you don't have a registered company to hide behind!

I get the logic, but at the same time I would be registered as small business/self-employed. Any lawsuit would still be directed at me. Unless that piece of paper from the courthouse comes with a massive amount of free insurance, I'm not sure how much safer I would be with a company name instead of my own. I'll openly admit to being fully uninformed though, so if you (or anyone else) knows the details, please advise me.

[Sapphireho]

California has had thousands of wild fires each year since the beginning of time. People have made it slightly worse with there insistence on moving to high fire risk areas as the population grows, and demanding power there. For decades, the power companies have tried to cut back trees to protect lines, but the residents scream, "you can't cut down these beautiful trees!" Power companies have been damned if they do, damned if they don't. throw in an infrastructure designed for a tenth of the current population. The power companies are just the scapegoat now, which makes the perfect environment for government takeover. I don't doubt Californians will be paying 10 to 20 times more for power in the near future.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by soundman98

when did down hill become so acrobatic? i remember as a kid watching it and it was mostly just guy's plummeting down the side of a mountain, the guy who hit the bottom the fastest without dying won.

They have been at it for a long time. It is just getting a lot more exposure with companies like Red Bull sponsoring events and riders, social media, live streaming. The first ever "Rampage" event was in 2001. Plus watching free ride to the average person is far more exciting then watching a race so it is really marketable.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Yikes that's a lot of steps. Before I do all that I have to confirm I even have a market/customer base. And even then I'm pretty lazy so I don't know if i could force myself to go the official route.

Good thought about doing some market research. I suggest focus groups.

Now, as far as the other steps, what you need is a good business manager.

After you hire a business manager all you will have to do is decide whether you want to go public - think about a IPO, or stay private.

Now, what do you think would be a good name for your product?

humfrz - retired product manager, from a large chemical/pharmaceutical company - just sayen -


humfrz

[Cole]

Fiancée and I assembled furniture together this weekend and didn’t fight.

I spilt an extremely dark stout on our brand new white carpet this weekend and we didn’t fight.

Is this what adulthood is?

[Leonardo]

Originally Posted by Cole

Fiancée and I assembled furniture together this weekend and didn’t fight.

I spilt an extremely dark stout on our brand new white carpet this weekend and we didn’t fight.

Is this what adulthood is?

[Nevermore]

Originally Posted by Cole

Fiancée and I assembled furniture together this weekend and didn’t fight.

I spilt an extremely dark stout on our brand new white carpet this weekend and we didn’t fight.

Is this what adulthood is?

Unrelated tangent. I have in my fridge right now a beer that was made with black raspberries. It's utterly delicious and spilling it would be a crime. It has an amazingly rich color and is darker than wine. I shudder to think of the stain it is capable of leaving should it be spilled.

[NoHaveMSG]

Came across this old steel bridge following a really old logging road. About 12-15ft to the creek below. Some of the old wood deck was still there and fairly sturdy.