#2 2008-07-03 00:36:39
The California to Vegas part of what Mr. Sofie's company does is transporting repossessed vehicles to the huge-assed auction here to be resold to car dealerships or sent overseas, because our dollar is so weak.
Sadly, there's a never-ending stream of them. We even joked that the stimulus payments would slow it down for a while, because people would have money to pay their car loans, but they didn't.
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#3 2008-07-03 00:38:59
sofaking wrote:
The California to Vegas part of what Mr. Sofie's company does is transporting repossessed vehicles to the huge-assed auction here to be resold to car dealerships or sent overseas, because our dollar is so weak.
Sadly, there's a never-ending stream of them. We even joked that the stimulus payments would slow it down for a while, because people would have money to pay their car loans, but they didn't.
They spent the money on something else.
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#4 2008-07-03 00:41:05
tojo2000 wrote:
sofaking wrote:
The California to Vegas part of what Mr. Sofie's company does is transporting repossessed vehicles to the huge-assed auction here to be resold to car dealerships or sent overseas, because our dollar is so weak.
Sadly, there's a never-ending stream of them. We even joked that the stimulus payments would slow it down for a while, because people would have money to pay their car loans, but they didn't.They spent the money on something else.
That was one of the best headlines ever.
Stimulus Package sounds vaguely naughty when next to the word 'porn'.
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#5 2008-07-03 01:19:57
But the prices of assets, like houses, stocks, jet-skis, GMC Yukons and pre-owned Hummel figurines are cratering as America turns into Yard Sale Nation.
Oh, the hummanity!
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#6 2008-07-03 01:23:07
His economics are shakey but the conclusion probably isn't far off.
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#7 2008-07-03 01:24:26
choad wrote:
His economics are shakey but the conclusion probably isn't far off.
We've officially gone to Blackwatch Plaid.
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#8 2008-07-03 01:26:37
sofaking wrote:
That was one of the best headlines ever.
So that's where our Gross National Product went.
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#9 2008-07-03 22:51:19
choad wrote:
sofaking wrote:
That was one of the best headlines ever.
So that's where our Gross National Product went.
Just part of the shift to a self-service based economy.
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