Here's To Our Future
My heartfelt thanks to all of my fellow Brownstoner addicts who showed up last night and made our gathering an absolutely fantastic event. It was wonderful meeting new friends and being reacquainted with old friends. To those who wanted to attend but couldn’t, hopefully we’ll have another party somewhere down the road. Special thanks to…
My heartfelt thanks to all of my fellow Brownstoner addicts who showed up last night and made our gathering an absolutely fantastic event. It was wonderful meeting new friends and being reacquainted with old friends. To those who wanted to attend but couldn’t, hopefully we’ll have another party somewhere down the road. Special thanks to you Mr. B for allowing me to announce the event in the Forum and for joining us in the celebration. And I promise this is my last Forum post for awhile!
What, I have a 700 credit score and just closed on a super- super jumbo loan. I am paying a normal interest rate. Maybe in Lodi New Jersey you are having problems finding a mortgage for your Mother / Daughter that you bought with a sub-prime loan, but out here in Brooklyn-Land, we’re doing fine.
cmu, I would hate to think we can’t continue to have spirited discussions now. And I couldn’t live with myself knowing I was responsible for a drop in the snark-o-meter. Although who knows? Your kind and gentle demeanor and enjoyable conversation has thrown me off somewhat!
Since we’re getting into a discussion of the economy, I’ll post something I just posted on the main page that I received in the email today:
Stock Market: Normally I avoid discussing any advice regarding buying or selling of stocks, but I felt this is important enough to share and warn you since this explosive situation might prove to be yet another ENRON.
Please review any holdings you might have in the following stocks: American Can, Interstate Water, National Gas Company, Northern Tissue Company. Due to uncertain market conditions, I advise you to sit tight on your American Can, hold your Water, and let go of your Gas. You may be interested to know that Northern Tissue touched a new bottom today, and millions were wiped clean. It’s a tough market out there. Be careful!
will this make it harder to be snarky to someone I’ve met in person? 😉
Hopefully it will make it easier in that the person will probably get where you are coming from more now. But I don’t think the fact that we have met each other should change the way people post—snarky asides are fun so long as it is not intentionally hurtful. I think that ribbing people you know a little is more fun than complete strangers.
Hey Biff, sorry to have missed you. Thanks for organizing and catch you next time!
Clearly holding on to the money is not in the spirit of the plan. I wonder what pressure the Obama administration will be able to put on them to get that money back into the system.
Thanks again Biff for organizing this. It was, indeed, good to see such a group after envisioning what hey might look like during all these months of posting and reading.
Only regret…will this make it harder to be snarky to someone I’ve met in person? 😉
Hope to see y’all again!
Rates may be dropping, but are banks doing any lending? Signs seem to point to “no”:
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Banks Are Likely to Hold Tight to Bailout Money
– http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/business/17bank.html?em
“Lenders have been pulling back on credit lines for businesses, mortgages, home equity loans and credit card offers, and analysts said that trend was unlikely to be reversed by the government’s money.”
What is definitely in the midst of the MUTANT RUNAWAY EGO BUBBLE, MREB, the bursting of which will be more explosive than any asset bubble.
Adam, shhhhhh, please don’t burst his MREB (Mutant Real Ego Bubble). It was a pleasure meeting you; you’re a great guy. It’s interesting to have a picture now of various posters. What places did you hit after Union Hall?