Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

No inflation means you never get a raise... If wood has only doubled in price in the last 20 years that's pretty good, look at the price of cars... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 12:45 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: > > GEORGE

Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

True, but it's "buying power" is never based on deliberate governmental devalutation (inflation) like the dollar. Over time, the averaged price of gold continues to increase in value. For example, the gold that a friend bought in the 1980s is now worth four times what he paid for it, and at one

Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

Gold price fluctuates constantly, a dollar is never worth a fixed amount of gold. --R On 11/10/15 10:13 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: No inflation means you never "need" a raise. You might get a raise for various reasons, but the dollar is always worth a fixed amount of gold and always

Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

No inflation means you never "need" a raise. You might get a raise for various reasons, but the dollar is always worth a fixed amount of gold and always has the same buying power. BTW: What are you and Don going to do with the $1000 Volkswagen is sending you?

Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

I might point out, those dollars your friend paid for that gold is now worth about 0.13 cents in real buying power. Adjusted against the dollars buying power at the time of purchase. Hard to keep such comparisons in a strictly "apples to apples" frame of reference. But quite necessary when

Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

Hey Grant, I'll buy ALL your soon-to-be-worthless paper dollars for 50 REAL copper pennies each! On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 11:19 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > I might point out, those dollars your friend paid for that gold is now > worth about 0.13 cents in real buying

Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

Thanks. I neglected to look that up and point that out. Gerry G Mann wrote: > I might point out, those dollars your friend paid for that gold is now > worth about 0.13 cents in real buying power. Adjusted against the dollars > buying power at the time of purchase. > > Hard to keep such

Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

My cars both have 1.9l engines, no scandal... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From:"archer75--- via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Date:Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 10:13 AM Subject:Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER No inflation means you never "need" a ra

[MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

BTW, due to the appreciating real estate market and the significant improvements I made to the cabin using the scrounged/salvaged materials, I was rewarded handsomely when we sold it in Aug '79. 'Even made it possible for me to buy a new '80 MB 240D ($17.4k) in Nov '79. 'Been driving MB

Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

Sunday evening I was scrounging / salvaging. I'd gotten a pallet of wood flooring for our house and had a nice long pallet to dispose of. I spent about an hour or so taking it all apart and removing all the nails so I have three nice 2x4 pieces, each is at least six feet long. Daughter unit

Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

> > GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER > > By Wilton Strickland, Lt Col, USAF (Ret) > > > > > > The boys were terribly embarrassed that a friend might see > > them helping Dad scrounge salvaged material. I told them, "Your > > friends are not even near this area, so don't be concerned about

Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 09:52:56 -0500 Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Daughter unit watched and had me explain what and why I was doing "So I > can do it when I grow up". Way to go, Max! Training them up right! Craig ___

Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

On Sun, 8 Nov 2015 18:21:37 -0500 WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER > By Wilton Strickland, Lt Col, USAF (Ret) > > > The boys were terribly embarrassed that a friend might see > them helping Dad scrounge salvaged material. I told them,

[MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER By Wilton Strickland, Lt Col, USAF (Ret) We had many buildings on base that were built during WWII and were now condemned, sold to salvagers or awaiting being burned by our fire department for training exercises. I examined three of the buildings to be burned

Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

There is a woman here who has a little business demolishing houses and other structures by hand, she takes out all the reusable stuff and sells it pretty cheap -- flooring, framing lumber, doors, windows, cabinets, fixtures, etc. I bought 6 largish double-hung windows from her a coupla months

Re: [MBZ] OT - GEORGE TALES - THE SCROUNGER

There is a woman here who has a little business demolishing houses and other structures by hand, she takes out all the reusable stuff and sells it pretty cheap -- flooring, framing lumber, doors, windows, cabinets, fixtures, etc. I bought 6 largish double-hung windows from her a coupla months