Originally Posted by danegrey (Post 4035536)

morning all,
thanks for the laughs to start the day
enjoy it to the max, for you never known
:tiphat::driving:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035143)

Went on 7 Zoom interviews within the past 3 weeks - 3 with Company A and 4 with Company B, with 2 of them being back to back within minutes of each other.

Got 2 rejay emails today. Why any company would want to waste time, more importantly mine, with additional interviews if they were not going to move forward with me is beyond me. Company B at least had the balls to send me a personalized email stating that I was "overqualified", which was also brought up in the 2nd interview. I guess they're looking for someone that barely qualifies and hopes that employee can deliver.

Back to the drawing board :ughdance:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035448)

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/24/econo...ary/index.html

"Inflation surprisingly rose in January [2023]". No sh!t. Feds think just by raising rates, this will solve inflation. While raising rates is only part of the solution (and will only help up to a certain point with current conditions), the other part of the issue is the supply chain issue. The Feds are looking at the playbook from previous periods of inflation, and the issue with this is there hasn't been anything prior to what is going on right now in the world with the backend of a pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Global supply chain and shortages are still a problem, particularly semiconductor chips, and most production/manufacturing companies use borrowed money to fund a large portion of their operations. So if rates go up and borrowing costs go up, these companies will produce less in an already short-supply environment, which would drive up inflation based on simple supply/demand economics. Not sure why this is such a hard concept for the Feds to grasp.

For those that are thinking car prices will come down, don't expect this to happen any time soon. The issue with semiconductors is production requires neon gas, and guess who supplies half of the world's supply of this? Ukraine, and I doubt they are currently focusing on producing this with the war going on.

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035466)

Real Estate/Mortgage Industry not looking so good for the immediate future. While there is no impeding housing bubble (at least not in the sense of the late 2000s), there's simply not enough homes for the amount of buyers even with increased rates.

My first real job right out of college was in law enforcement with the local sheriff's office, and recently thought about going back, though I'm sure LEO's deal with alot more BS now compared to back in 2007.

Day 31 in the new job hunt.

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035510)

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/25/us/fl...rnd/index.html

Umm....really? I can somewhat see the intention behind this, but not allowing my dog to stick his head out the car window even after being secured with a pet seat belt? Absolutely asinine. We have local inflation, housing crisis, and many many other issues, but yeah sure, let's put this one to the top of the list.

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035526)

I was referring to the one at Vero Beach, you know, the one where FL 4Motion and I are going to plaster your car with BMW logos :hello: :tup:

Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 4035557)

There are real economic/security reasons why it’s imperative we support Ukraine in this war, besides the neon gas, along with us and Russia, Ukraine is the breadbasket of the world.

If USSR takes Ukraine, then they increase their economic clout vis a vis us in the world and we become more dependent on them (neon gas supply for example).

The main reason that is bad actually has less to do with importing more from another country or other basic economic reasons. It’s bc the US dollar is the worlds reserve currency and that allows us to run debt without consequences and impose economic sanctions anywhere effectively. China and Russia, Iran, North Korea HATE this and are trying to usurp our preeminent standing in the world order. This is why Ukraine matters. We must win bc our economic survival and American standard of living depends on it. (And if we can bleed our enemy slowly and break hem over time ((like what happened to us over the last 20 years in Iraq/Afghanistan)), so much the better.

Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 4035558)

First responder, LEO, military are callings more than careers imo, if you’re gonna do law enforcement, you really need to WANT to to it above all else otherwise it’ll beat you down. My :twocents:

Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 4035560)

:excited::yum::woot:

Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 4035559)

As a moderate libertarian, **** like this drives me crazy. We have to many laws as is. I love Florida but this last legislative session, over 300 new laws and regulations were enacted. I know ignorance of the law isn’t an excuse, but when there’s literally 100s of laws about everything, it kinda is.

This isn’t small limited common sense local, state, or federal law. It’s over regulation that at this rate if it keeps up is going to go from annoying to tyranny.

Originally Posted by eastwest2300 (Post 4035562)

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035564)

Bruh, it's happening :tup:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035561)

:iagree: Ukraine does supply the world with other items in addition to Neon, and was just using this particular item as an example with the Feds raising rates and thinking this will solve inflation. I just don't understand how we have clowns running the US and global economy, both past and present. Remember Bernanke? The dude stated in 01.2008, "The Federal Reserve is not currently forecasting a recession" AFTER the Great Recession started. Powell already admitted in 2022 that he does not understand inflation.



:iagree: But at the end of the day, we're all human. You can only take so much sh!t before you throw in the towel and say "eff it". Times sure have changed from 2007 to now, and my mindset has completely changed. I kept in touch with most of my academy class, and for the ones that are still around, they all have said things have drastically changed and not for the better.

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035563)

I really hope this doesn't get signed into law. Government overreach IMO. For the drivers that keep their dog in their lap, not buckle them in, etc., I can totally understand. But if my dog is properly secured and he wants to stick his head out the window, I don't see why this is an issue.

On a side note, DeSantis signed the bill that dissolves Disney of any power over parts of Central FL. Disney should have just kept quiet and stayed out of politics, and once they said something, I could literally hear DeSantis say "Oh yeah? Hold my beer." :icon18::icon18::

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27/polit...eek/index.html

Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 4035568)

You nailed it in your earlier post, this go around, inflation is being driven by a unique confluence of circumstances that make the feds tightening far less effective than in past inflationary periods.

At the end of the day, for all us “regular” folks the financial principles that we should always be living by just apply even more in an inflationary environment:

Live within your means (ie a little below)
Use credit wisely
If you can’t pay cash/can pay off something in a short amount of time/discipline— don’t buy it
Save/invest as aggressively as you can stand and start as soon as you can
Be grateful for your blessings and focus on the positive not the negative
Don’t buy a BMW

Yeah, Leo isn’t what it used to be, there is a need for improvement in community policing etc but cops still need to be able to beat the Fvck outta bad actors when necessary etc.

Originally Posted by eastwest2300 (Post 4035571)

wtf?

:mad:

I agreed with everything you said except your "dont buy a bmw" :shakes head:

Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 4035568)

You nailed it in your earlier post, this go around, inflation is being driven by a unique confluence of circumstances that make the feds tightening far less effective than in past inflationary periods.

At the end of the day, for all us “regular” folks the financial principles that we should always be living by just apply even more in an inflationary environment:

Live within your means (ie a little below)
Use credit wisely
If you can’t pay cash/can pay off something in a short amount of time/discipline— don’t buy it
Save/invest as aggressively as you can stand and start as soon as you can
Be grateful for your blessings and focus on the positive not the negative
Don’t buy a BMW

Yeah, Leo isn’t what it used to be, there is a need for improvement in community policing etc but cops still need to be able to beat the Fvck outta bad actors when necessary etc.

Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 4035572)

:happydance:

I was just messing with ya. :p

Plus just got you to indirectly acknowledge that you’ve got a bmw. :icon23: :happydance:

Originally Posted by eastwest2300 (Post 4035571)

wtf?

:mad:

I agreed with everything you said except your "dont buy a bmw" :shakes head:

Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 4035572)

:happydance:

I was just messing with ya. :p

Plus just got you to indirectly acknowledge that you’ve got a bmw. :icon23: :happydance:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035573)

:icon18::icon18::icon18::icon18:



He's not kidding :rofl2:



Why mad? So you do acknowledge it is a BMW? So why are you against us putting BMW logos on your car? :icon17:

Originally Posted by eastwest2300 (Post 4035576)

its no secret, thats what the supra is... still a bmw

Originally Posted by eastwest2300 (Post 4035576)

its no secret, thats what the supra is... still a badass car nonetheless

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035578)

I don't think anyone was dogging on your car. We just want to ensure it's properly labelled.

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035587)

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27/econo...eiling-ukraine

"Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday she believes US inflation remains too high but that a soft landing is on the radar."

:icon18::icon18:

No sh!t inflation is too high! And "soft landing"? IMO we're way past on even a hard landing, and in the realm of a crash.

Originally Posted by eastwest2300 (Post 4035593)

be strong duude.:icon14:

Originally Posted by danegrey (Post 4035589)

morning all.
saw a new Z at the dealer, had a markup of 10K
funny think is the base was 52K, It was a performance AT version..
but it looked good in black
enjoy the day - cause you never known
:happydance:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035597)

If people don't know what the f*ck they are doing, especially when my $ is in their hands, they need to :gtfo2:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035598)

I have yet to see the new Z actually on the road being driven.

Originally Posted by eastwest2300 (Post 4035601)

me either duude..:ugh::ugh:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4035603)

I vote you to be the first. Do it for the team!

FL 4Motion and I will still plaster your car but with "Z34".

Originally Posted by eastwest2300 (Post 4035604)

nope... the supra > refurbished Z