tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post1807817354654961686..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: The Gas Tank Of DamoclesSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-85072178062506190342012-08-30T12:49:27.618-04:002012-08-30T12:49:27.618-04:00I like to read your website and like you, I dont l...I like to read your website and like you, I dont like working on cars but thats the only way to keep them running. I have spent 14 years keeping my 1931 Ford on the road, 5 years on my 1935 Ford truck, 17 years on my 1939 Ford pickup, about 25 years on the 57 chevy, 15 on the 59 Ford and I have others I drive including 16 years with the 1966 Chrysler convertible that my parents had for 25 years. Its my newest car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-16072930513940858862012-08-26T19:19:49.101-04:002012-08-26T19:19:49.101-04:00One of your best posts. "But when the veloc...One of your best posts. "But when the velocity of money is zero, the future must be entirely discounted. It's a meaningless concept, like watching an unplugged clock." Priceless. Send it to the people on Wall Street. you got it!<br /><br />RBMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-35647835107549357562012-08-23T15:21:39.848-04:002012-08-23T15:21:39.848-04:00A trolley in Maine, in the winter, you say. Max c...A trolley in Maine, in the winter, you say. Max can expound on the trolley in Oregon in the winter. As I recollect, frost, the occasional snow and ice are beyond its capabilities. A real winter could pose a real problem.Sam L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-48041248053702641182012-08-23T14:52:49.699-04:002012-08-23T14:52:49.699-04:00The other aspect of taking larger and larger tax b...The other aspect of taking larger and larger tax bites out of productive individuals and businesses is that the concept of "going Galt" is scalar and thereby almost invisible. By scalar, I mean that people don't simply drop out and move to Colorado like in the book (which would be noticed), but rather reduce degree by degree the energy and effort they put into building and growing commerce. The more the "system" takes (taxes, fees, regulatory fines, union inefficiency etc), the more the productive individuals within the system will slow down, ensuring a slow to nonexistent recovery. Exactly what we are seeing. ScottJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-31606350347355770422012-08-23T14:51:26.332-04:002012-08-23T14:51:26.332-04:00I don’t know why, but I do not agree with we’re go...I don’t know why, but I do not agree with we’re going down the tubes and our grandchildren will live on turnip greens and cornbread. Maybe it’s from being a rural American by birth and upbringing. SgtBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10028149066384197545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-89373842197621619252012-08-22T19:45:37.960-04:002012-08-22T19:45:37.960-04:00Hi Max- A whole can? What are we, Rockefellers?
...Hi Max- A whole can? What are we, Rockefellers? <br /><br />Hi Sam<br /><br />Hi TMI- Portland, Maine, is considering having trolley cars again. I'm not joking. I'm trying to picture a trolley in Maine in the winter, wondering if it will have an icebreaker prow on it. <br /><br />Hi jhc- Thanks for reading and commenting.<br /><br />When regular people don't participate in the regular economy, the economy shrinks. Sensible people don't spend money they know they can't replace. No one owes the economy an explanation when they don't show up clutching money. <br /><br />It's an interesting topic an I'll write about it some more. SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-12974498441191470742012-08-21T21:57:10.422-04:002012-08-21T21:57:10.422-04:00Ditto the praise for 'under the gas tank of Da...Ditto the praise for 'under the gas tank of Damocles'. Well said.<br /><br />I don't work on my own vehicles much anymore but working beneath them is definitely the worst part of that: rust and dirt in your face, down your neck, and all like that.<br /><br />But, all that said, let me see if I have this straight.<br /><br />People who can smelt their own iron, or folks who can forge a steel ax and build a cabin with it, or guys who can make knives from scratch, those folks are admirable because they can 'do things.'<br /><br />OTOH, people who fix their own cars (regardless of the reason) are somehow cheating the economy of much-needed commerce?<br /><br />Wait... What?<br /><br />I take your point about the Fed's policies and I saw the thing at Zero Hedge about the low velocity of our money supply these days. Scary thoughts, those.<br /><br />Nonetheless, I don't think fixing your own car was the best basis for making this particular argument.<br /><br />Cheers -jhchttp://jamescrain.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-75704139094609099962012-08-21T19:59:36.746-04:002012-08-21T19:59:36.746-04:00Coyotes ride free on Max.
Portland's pride an...Coyotes ride free on Max.<br /><br />Portland's pride and money pit. 18th century technology, today!<br />.Ten Mile Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030532586953950296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-63363264340816797472012-08-21T18:07:43.815-04:002012-08-21T18:07:43.815-04:00Mr. Sippi.
"It's hard to work under the g...Mr. Sippi.<br />"It's hard to work under the gas tank of Damocles." is one outstanding sentence.<br /><br />MAX, you might want to explain your icon for the edification and enjoyment of regular commenters.Sam L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-15611880311179855132012-08-21T17:34:57.511-04:002012-08-21T17:34:57.511-04:00I can identify. There is one nice feature of old c...I can identify. There is one nice feature of old cars, though - and that is that there is generally sufficient space to do the work without resort to purchasing all new, specialized tools.<br /><br />This does not render them any more enjoyable to work on (though there exists a subset of humans who seem to enjoy it), but it is, at least, less expensive.<br /><br />Congratulations on a job well done. Now take your savings, drive to the store, and purchase a nice can of spam. Fried with pineapple, it can be lovely.MAX Redlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040240474444763721noreply@blogger.com