NWR: Financial chaos

[Chris Coad]

**shudder** I remember NY in the Seventies. Pretty bad. I hope that wasn't considered a "Golden Age".

You talkin' to me? Are you talkin' to ME?

Warrrriorrrrss, come out to playyyyy-ayyyy....

 

[Lee Short]

originally posted by Zachary Ross:

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Belgium. Might as well pick a place that has good chocolate.

There's always Canada: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/24/75-threatening-to-move-to-canada/

Whiner.

Didn't a notorious member of The Board That Must Not Be Named have something to say about you cowards who won't cede your Bill of Rights in the name of national "security"? Get out of our country.

Oh, and can you pick me up a visa app while you're at the consulate?

 

[scottreiner]

This is the best explanation/description of what is going on that I have seen. Its long, over an hour, but very good. As it has been many years since I attended a class, my brain exploded a few times...

 

[Seth Hill]

The phrase "a random walk off a short pier" came to mind.

(I thought I was being original, but a quick Google shows a few others thought of it, too.)

 

[JasonA]

originally posted by scottreiner:
Explained by PrincetonThis is the best explanation/description of what is going on that I have seen. Its long, over an hour, but very good. As it has been many years since I attended a class, my brain exploded a few times...

Here is another explanation ,not so long, but worth the read.

 

[Chris Coad]

Not expalined by Princeton...

Hey now, we've already been cautioned on the Palin stuff...

 

[JasonA]

originally posted by Chris Coad:

Not expalined by Princeton...

Hey now, we've already been cautioned on the Palin stuff...

The politburo i.e. google, didn't pick that one up. I'd edit but the joke would be lost.

 

[SFJoe]

A good Joe Nocera columnin today's NYT.

 

[Don Rice]

originally posted by SFJoe:
A good Joe Nocera columnin today's NYT.

indeed.

 

[Arjun Mendiratta]

Things seem to be getting even worse than I expected: Poetry Bailout Will Restore Confidence.

 

[SFJoe]

Cheerful wordsfrom Paul Krugman this morning.

 

[SFJoe]

I wish I had something funny to say. I had cocktails tonight in SF with a bunch of people who invest billions of dollars in healthcare. It was billed as an "unhappy hour."

Nikkei down 10% right now.

 

[slaton]

I think there are going to be a lot of unhappy hours tomorrow.

 

[Unknown]

I am a simple kinda guy. I say time to buy more Dashe and ESJ.
Mike and Steve drive nice GM and Ford cars, I hope?

 

[Eden Mylunsch]

originally posted by .sasha:
I am a simple kinda guy. I say time to buy more Dashe and ESJ.
Mike and Steve drive nice GM and Ford cars, I hope?

I've always pictured Edmunds as a VW hippie van kind of guy.

The financial stuff must be taken in context. At dinner last week a friend opened a bottle of wine that has a replacement cost that eclipses this morning's value of my IRA account.

-Eden (it tasted good, but not that good)

 

[VLM]

originally posted by SFJoe:
I wish I had something funny to say. I had cocktails tonight in SF with a bunch of people who invest billions of dollars in healthcare. It was billed as an "unhappy hour."

Nikkei down 10% right now.

9% across the board in Europe.

I have to stop sometimes and remember, this is REALLY happening. It's very surreal sometimes.

It's like video of a plane crash, but a 777 or something. It looks so strange and surreal when it's spiraling down, but then the explosion reminds you of the reality.

 

[VLM]

Holy shit.

 

[Sharon Bowman]

France is total carnage.

 

[Rahsaan]

originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
France is total carnage.

But look at the Dollar/Euro rate.

Time to fly to France for shopping!

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by Rahsaan:

But look at the Dollar/Euro rate.

Time to fly to France for shopping!

Nope. Eurostar for me, unless another Chunnel fire 86s that idea.

Mark Lipton (56 hours and counting...)