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by 76winger
Fri May 31, 2013 7:32 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Reviving POTPOURRI
Replies: 120
Views: 27202

mickyd wrote:So what the difference between a woman and a terrorist?????.......You can negotiate with a terrorist!!! :p

And on a more serious woodworking note.....firing up the Greenie this weekend. Might just make something.
Just wanted to say Hello! from Another Greenie Rebuilder/Owner
by 76winger
Wed Mar 20, 2013 6:00 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Poll - Do you have the PowerPro upgrade?
Replies: 86
Views: 20733

I could get a new reconditioned Nova DVR for $1799.99: http://www.novatoolsusa.com/RECONDITIONED-NOVA-DVR-XP-Wood-Turning-Lathe-55175-R.htm Or I could get a Refurbished Power Pro headstock for $1809.00: http://www.shopsmith.com/shopsmithpowerpro/pp_purchase.htm Or go as low as 1509 for a DIY upgrade...
by 76winger
Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:58 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Poll - Do you have the PowerPro upgrade?
Replies: 86
Views: 20733

Myself, I mostly use my ShopSmith for a lathe and it does OK. However for the money of the PowerPro upgrade, I can get a nice full-sized lathe, so one of those is higher on my want list, along with a full sized bandsaw. I'm lucky enough to have the room for the individual tools though and realize ma...
by 76winger
Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:59 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Sequester = Excuse to Avoid Obligations
Replies: 79
Views: 18590

To get them started, All of Congress, Senate and White House should be required to go through Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University and recited the teachings before voting on any more government spending. :eek: Once they understand the basic principles Dave teaches, they might start making better...
by 76winger
Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:08 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Sequester = Excuse to Avoid Obligations
Replies: 79
Views: 18590

Read the article and then answer these questions: Are you surprised? Are you shocked? Are you disappointed in what our elected officials promised and are delivering? Are you angry? If the answer to any of these is "yes", then ask yourself this: What promises have you made that you have no...
by 76winger
Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:35 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: shopsmith mark V
Replies: 5
Views: 1402

Aren't those the ones that were originally sold by Montgomery Wards stores?
by 76winger
Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:34 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Lumberjocks.com
Replies: 7
Views: 1933

I'm a member at Lumberjocks and have posted several things in the past. Although not many photos on there lately due to mostly turning pens, which I post regularly at pentruners.org
by 76winger
Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:09 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Friendly Reminder
Replies: 45
Views: 6727

When you say mutual funds are you taking of something like Franklin investment fund or are you talking of an annunity when you say the company must deposit enough money each close of business to cover the account balance? I think some annunities are like this but I don't understand mutual funds tha...
by 76winger
Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:45 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Friendly Reminder
Replies: 45
Views: 6727

Isn't this the sort of decision for which one hires a financial manage? Or are we hearing about people who had financial managers who "made more money from themselves" than they made for their clients. If a person want's to hire a Financial Manager to handle their investments, then they a...
by 76winger
Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:35 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Friendly Reminder
Replies: 45
Views: 6727

FDIC only insures demand deposits, like checking and savings. Investments are not insured. Correct, Investment brokers aren't protected by FDIC. They're protected by SPIC. Here's a blurb from my brokers site about it: <my investment company> are members of the Securities Investor Protection Corpora...