Yeah… I are one. But I ain’t stupid about it. Allow me to present an actually useful report. This is the highly-useful companion to our “The AC7X Ham Radio Tube-type Gear Addict’s Calendar.”
Seasonal Tool-Buying Master Guide
January – Early March (Top Window #1)
Holiday bills and tax prep hit. People unload tools for cash flow. Pawnshops deal. Start at 50-off to avoid feeling like shit if they take your first offer. Avoids that “Damn…I should have opened lower…” feeling.
Best for: welders, generators, compressors, big stationary shop tools.
Coincidental data: Many law-firms and family-law practices — and even the popular press — call January “divorce month.” There is often a spike in filings in early January, presumably because couples wait until the holidays are over to “pull the plug” and start the year fresh. Coincidence? You make the call…
Late May – July (Top Window #2)
Moving season and spring cleanouts. Counter-data: a major longitudinal study by sociologists at University of Washington found that actual filings peak in March and August, not January.
Best for: table saws, bandsaws, drill presses, routers, planers, lawn equipment.
Coincidental data: Best time of the year to buy a boat is end of the season: Season is ending ? Sellers don’t want to store a boat over winter. It costs money. Don’t blame the boat for your divorce. Use something more realistic like the DUI on the fishing trip….
Early September – Mid October
Men discover their summer projects didn’t happen. Contractors upgrade before year-end write-offs.
Best for: woodworking gear, routers, sanders, jointers, air tools.
Coincidental Data: October is the peak marriage month in recent years. Perfect temperatures in most states, Fall colors = extremely popular for photos, Venues book out 12–18 months in advance.
Early December (Post–Black Friday Used Surge)
Contractors upgrade during Black Friday. Their old gear appears at pawnshops 7–10 days later.
Action Jackson: Circle the next two weekends or Pawn Shop visits. Get ugly tool deals while yammer “Maybe I should check Amazon for a new one, instead…”
Estate Sale Windows
Weekly: Friday mornings.
Seasonal peaks: March–May, September–November. Check local listings.
Action Jackson: If your name appears in the obits? You can stop shopping now and see if you’ve won.
Best Times for Buying New Tools
When the Wife Says So. See peak divorce filings notes above if you want to risk it….
Black Friday to Cyber Monday
The best new-tool prices of the year. Combo kits, batteries, big iron, dust collection. (I’m looking at a dust collector for my wallet…)
Father’s Day Sales (late May–mid June)
Second-best window. Batteries, drills, compressors, jobsite gear.
Amazon Prime Day (July)
Great for Ryobi, Kobalt, Craftsman, Skil.
Sometimes good Milwaukee/DeWalt lightning deals.
Labor Day (early September)
Clearance of miter saws, table saws, jobsite stands.
Tax Refund Season (February–April)
Manufacturers push high-ticket upgrades: cabinet saws, jointers, dust systems.
Model Rollouts (August–October)
Floor models blow out: bandsaws, drill presses, metal lathes.
(This explains why ham radio manufacturers show their new wares at Dayton HamVention in May – before new tool releases begin to compete.)
Best Times for Woodworking Tools
(Not before breakfast and coffee?)
September – December
Woodworkers doing gift projects drive retailer discounts. (I found this one hard to fathom…)
Best buys: bandsaws, jointers, router tables, sanders. Most shops are too cold to play with new toys until February, so go figure. Maybe I should heat the shop?
March – April
Good for clamps, jigs, sanders, shop furniture. When you run out of money, try building something in here.
January Clearance
Discontinued SKUs vanish cheaply.
We also will tend to “buy tools” the same way we do autos: Price per pound. (There is an inverse correlation when single and dating, BTW. Skinny women tend to be more expensive than heavyweights – not sexist, just our Consumer Protection hat was laying there and….
Best Times for Metalworking Tools
Metalwork timing is an art: Winter and your hands freeze to the tools; summer and you set off fires. There’s a 15-minute period during green-up which is usually safe and workable. But it also interferes with the lowland lake freshwater trout season in many areas, so this is a particularly treacherous part of the calendar to navigate.
January – March
Pawnshops and small machine shops move equipment.
Best for: welders, plasma cutters, vises, grinders. Maybe a gas-powered welder this year? Portable Saw Mill?
Action Jackson: Do timber cutting in this window – sap is running – much heavier log weights at the mill. Send us 10 percent. You’ll still come out ahead.
June – July
Floor-space clearing at machine shops.
Sometimes best for: drill presses, grinders, lathes. Search focus on the online industrial recyclers.
October – November
Retail discounts on metal-cutting bandsaws, machining accessories.
Buy by the pound.
Auction and Farm Equipment Timing
Farm Auctions: February, April, September
Best for welders, torches, anvils, vises, compressors.
Business Closeouts: March and October
Shops close on fiscal boundaries; machinery gets dumped cheap.
Pawnshop Buying Timing
Best time: Days 18–27 each month (cash drought).
Worst time: Days 1–5 each month (checks arrive).
Bundle batteries and chargers for best deals.
Annual “Best of the Best” Buying Plan
January–March: Used big iron, welders, machinery.
Late May–July: Used woodworking tools, relocations.
September–October: New tool clearances, used regret sales.
November–December: Black Friday and cyber deals; best overall window.
(Early May – HamVention deals online. After Labor Day: Boats and motorcycles.)
What to Check Before Buying Used Tools
General Mechanical Tools (After obligatory Wife-Check)
Check bearings for noise or wobble.
Verify switches and triggers work consistently.
Inspect cords for cracking, tape repairs, or heat spots.
Check brushes (if brushed motor) for life remaining.
Spin motor by hand where possible to detect roughness. (Owned by a democrat?)
Battery Tools
Test battery under load, not just “power on.”
Check charging port for melting or discoloration.
Ask age of batteries — most last 3–5 years.
Prefer buying tool-only and getting fresh batteries.
Table Saws / Bandsaws
Check arbor runout with a dial indicator if available.
Inspect trunnions for cracks or misalignment.
Check fence for parallelism and deflection.
Verify wheels on bandsaws are co-planar. (Check the wheel rubbers, too)
Lathes
Inspect ways for scoring or uneven wear. (Ask if any tooling comes with it Steady-rest and boring tools?)
Check tailstock alignment with a dead center test.
Run spindle at high RPM and listen for bearing howl.
Drill Presses
Check for quill slop by gripping extended quill and wiggling. (If it smiles, let go and run)
Inspect belts for cracking and pulleys for wobble.
Planers / Jointers
Check cutterhead bearings for rumble.
Inspect tables for flatness with a reliable straightedge.
Look for chip-out scars: a sign knives were abused.
Verify depth adjustment mechanisms aren’t frozen.
Air Compressors
Listen for knock or slap when running. Check oil level if used.
Check tank date; reject anything older than 20 years.
Inspect for rust around drain valve. (Has it ever been opened?)
Verify pressure switch cuts in and out properly.
Welders
Inspect leads for cracking and overheating scars.
Strike an arc if possible. (Harder with an oxy-acetylene rig?)
Check fan operation. (Bid or ditto)
Avoid heavily cigarette-smoked units — corrosion risk. (Make up a sign “No smoking inside my welder”?)
Hand Tools
Inspect for cracks in sockets and wrenches. (Check points or round-off in sockets esp. pop. sizes)
Avoid knurled-surface tools that feel slick (worn knurling).
Tool Depreciation Tables
Most tools depreciate to zero if a divorce is pending! Have a friend with a tool you don’t have and the wife is grousing? Lay groundwork. Machiavelli machine works, right?
Cordless Tools (Drills, Drivers, Saws)
Year 1: ?35 to ?45 percent
Year 2: ?50 to ?60 percent
Year 3+: Flat tail of ?60 to ?70 percent
Milwaukee holds value best. Ryobi drops fastest.
Chinese Tools: Some zero as soon as opened, otherwise some will outlive your grandchildren.
Stationary Woodworking Tools
Cabinet saws: ?20 percent first year, then ?5 percent per year.
Bandsaws: ?25 percent first year, then ?10 percent per year.
Jointers/planers: ?30 percent first year, then ?10 percent annually.
Festool: Freakishly low depreciation (often ?10 to ?15 percent lifetime).
Long-throw drill presses will give joy for a lifetime. Kinda like a good marriage. Which gets us to…
Metalworking Machines
Drill presses: ?25 percent first year, then ?10 percent per year. Exception: Dayton.
Engine lathes: ?15 percent first year, then ?3 percent per year. Except Atlas
Milling machines: ?20 percent first year, then ?5 percent per year. Exception Bridgeport
Welders: ?30 percent first year, then ?10 percent annual. Except gas-powered/
Air Tools
?40 percent first year
?60 percent by year three
Stabilizes around ?70 percent long-term.
Hand Tools
Quality brands (Snap-On, Wright, SK): ?10 to ?20 percent lifetime.
Midrange (Craftsman, Kobalt): ?40 percent first year.
Harbor Freight: Worth whatever someone will hand you.
Hope this helps?
Write when you get rich, which you won’t after this column, lol.
George@Ure.net
Yo Snooze,
Youse forgot Bitcoin in Ures’ Tool analysis today. Wrong side of the bed, NRG frm space/galactic ctr. gobsmack Ure ass this weekend?
BTC is one of the most important tools in the financial toolbox for successfully dealing with the “Flippining”.
I hear youse haterz thinking , WTF is he talking about…Flippining? Is that like falling in Love with a Philippino Girl? NO, it is not, not even close..
Pay attention, dammit, this is important scheisse.
Recent trends in global finance indicate more and more US treasuries are being “flipped” for GOLD in CB’s around the World. Gold has now replaced UST as number one Reserve Asset. News flash – BTC is a Reserve Asset AND a Settlement Network (intrinsic value anyone?).
USD still best of a bad bunch of fiats, and is being bifurcated (look it up) as it is Replaced by 2 different systems;
1) Gold & BTC
2) MOAR BiLateral trade Agreements; Rupees for Missiles, Oil for PM’s, Russian Wheat for Yuan/Renembi…
No worries for Homegamerz, once the value of the Buck goes to Zero, it still better-stronger than 2 ply TP or cheap ass Wallpaper . Anyone even realize how many of trillions in DEBT Ure Grandchildren inheriting ?
Yerp – thats some LEGACEY the boomers be leaving behind for Kids and grandkids…gggggGGGREAT!
*Bifurcated – Say it, Spell it, and use it 3 times today in any sentence – and you will own it.
Read.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_utility
Utility of BTC is a function of electricity cost, available, and tooling. Period.
In he afterworld, BTC has zero worth. A pound of seeds near inifinite value.
$2 bucks says you don’t have a year’s worth of seeds handy and suitable for ur pensyltucky region.
Bifurcated legs? A Filipina girl can keep you warm at night in a way that BTC never can! She’d be a real asset rather than a virtual one. Then again, either could evaporate from your life without warning.
Not advice homegamers.
https://altcoinsanalysis.com/xrp-to-dominate-oil-trade-uae-and-india-rumored-to-be-using-ripples-asset-for-cross-border-payments/
While you all are distracted….
https://cryptoticker.io/en/ripple-trump-middle-east-uae-diplomatic-blockchain-moves/
Get your own goggles .
quite a raid on the markets who never sleep (crypto). in my opinion markets profit from opening and closing. E
TL;DR : snork, now now ToolSlut … one doesn’t save money by accumulating a hardware store of unused tools. Items needed are what’s paid at the time of need. My biggest upset is having to buy yet another _X_ because … I can’t find the 1-2 already owned. :0/
Hard to say how much snow we received overnight due to wind drifts. I’m about to find out when popping out back once properly geared up. Forecast is wobbly, we will get another 1-2″+. Fine. Wind honking out of West, maybe piles will blow to the neighbors?
Forecast remains wicked.
Firecast is smokin.
I’m off!
E
Over the last two decade I’ve downsized my tools a few times. When I left the NC coast, I had two complete sets of tools (1 for my home on the mainland, and another for my property management business on the island) and, all the fishing equipment from my charter business. It never failed, that after disposing of a special tool that I was sure I would never need again, a couple of years later, I had to buy another one. Murphy Rules! Last year, because of failing eyesight, I gave all my power tools to my son. I bought a new toolbox, with a brass name tag, and filled it with a selection of my best hand tools and gave it to my 13-year-old grandson. It has become one of his prizes passions, and he uses them to maintain his dirt bike, and even a couple of jobs for me that I can’t see to do.
The best thing to do with tools you don’t need, is pay them forward to someone who can use them.
Hey AG,
What you got NC coast recommendations for Family “shore” house location. NC family is in Raleigh, and I’m starting to look Inner Banks around Nuese River mouth, down river from New Bern, NC. Wife has ton of Family in NC nowadays, so might even invite them over…might ; )
Kids are proposing a 70/30 housing cost split..hmmmm
We are a basic coastal loving fam, Fishing, Swimming, Boogie & Surf boards, jetski’s, BIKINI’s, Sunfish/Razors, Seafood & eat it!
I am obviously going for it, where ever it maybe, as it will guarantee Me easy access to Grand Kidlettes – one of my absolute favorite things in life anymore.
Thx.
I lived on Blad Head Island for 7 years, & Southport for another 2 before returning to California (where the grandkids are) in 2000. Bald Head is nice but $ & isolated by the ferry from the other area attractions. Oak Island is probable the best value in the area with the beach on one side and the Intercoastal on the other.
My Dad set me up with tools and I have done the same with E2. Now he gets a working antique : brace and bit, etc. E3 Christmas gift is a cute wooden tool kit, with open end wrench screws and bolts. All in wood. Can’t start ’em too soon. ~ E ~
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What’s ur’s?
Great post once again !
(“When the Wife Says So. See peak divorce filings notes above if you want to risk it….”)
Remember the rule..I can say what I want , do what I want, and go where I want, but first let me ask the wife….
Hmm..i think Elaine is correct….there’s a pattern. It starts with routine — the slow drift from presence to autopilot. Life becomes a series of tasks. Intimacy becomes a currency. And love becomes a ledger of unmet needs.
In that space, control creeps in. Sex becomes a bargaining chip. Affection becomes conditional. And the emotional bond — once built on curiosity and care — becomes a power struggle and two minds and bodies moving away from the common goal.
Then comes the outsider. The one who sees the boredom. Who hears the silence. Who offers what’s missing: attention, adventure, validation. most of the time its a spouses best friend. they’re comfortable there know the issues they are dealing with and can see the cracks.
It’s not always malicious. Sometimes it’s just two people — one ignored, one hungry — finding each other in the wreckage of neglect.
But the damage is real. And the pattern repeats.That’s one reason why the divorce rate is so high.its hard to not end up in the routine of life. as more economic stress is piled on the family structure the more they feel forced to compartmentalize their routines. high cost of daycare has a couple one working days and one working nights with a part time tossed in the middle.intimacy dies..
Of course it does LOOB.
We figured out long ago, thousands of years ago in fact, that Debt Servitude (servants) are a thousand times easier to Manage and Manipulate than the EnSlaved- Slaves.
Youse Adams’ (beasts) have always worked harder, better than Slaves .
“We” be hollowing out Middle America to boost the Coasts and the MIC/Govt.
Tell me who, who am I ? https://youtu.be/eufTHtNdcoQ?
lol lol lol …Slavery just took a different route …Over thousands of years, societies have learned that controlling people through debt and dependency is far easier than controlling them through outright slavery. What we call “freedom” today often masks a system where people are still bound — not by chains, but by contracts, fees, and economic necessity.
In many ways, slavery didn’t disappear; it changed form. Instead of a single owner being responsible for a person’s basic needs, modern systems shift the burden onto the individual while still limiting their choices. People are told they are free, yet they often find themselves unable to move, change jobs, or care for loved ones without facing financial penalties.
I’ve seen this firsthand. Because of my health, I can only work limited hours. I recently applied for a job I would have enjoyed, only to be told they would have to “pay for my release” from my current agency — a cost they weren’t willing to take on. I also know a young couple where the husband suffered a severe injury and now needs constant supervision. His wife wants to work, but the jobs available to her don’t pay enough to support the family. I offered to help care for him, but doing so would require me to pay thousands of dollars to be “released” from my current employment contract.
These situations reveal a hard truth: many working people are trapped in systems that limit their options and independence, much like tenant farmers under old feudal structures. The titles have changed, but the power dynamics remain familiar.
This isn’t about blaming individuals. It’s about recognizing that our society has created a structure where people are told they are free while being held in place by economic pressures, contractual obligations, and the high cost of simply trying to survive.that job choices today are designed to keep you dependent.. and social programs designed to give the good Samaritan hand up is being used to force the enslaved and bound community wage earner to pay for these programs just to keep their position on top by legitimizing their wage differences.
Noodle on..
Occulted info, not sure why, cept the new “guy” is a miserable POEvilS and his “chosen” are afraid of it becoming common knowledge..
All white people share a common ancestry from Scandza frozen in time some where North of Iceland and Siberia. No White man ever set foot in Africa till they started dealing with Slaves, the original Sin of the White Man.
vedas
eddas – both mean Knowledge…hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
keeping mind the victors of 10 kings war wrote the mahabharata – a very skewed version of ancient history.
NICE paragraph breaks!! Made it easy to read the well thought out content!
I am trying.. I sometimes wonder if I am just a moron with an attitude..I am trying not to sound like I’m ranting but informing what I see.. then the wife says.. your ranting again.
What do you think… this is the first draft of my Xmas letter to the kids and grand kids.. is it to harpy…
My dear family,
As Christmas comes around again, I find myself thinking less about the gifts under the tree and more about the gifts we give each other every day — the ones that don’t come wrapped, but are felt in the heart.
I want to share a few things with you, not as lessons, but as pieces of the life I’ve lived and the love I’ve known.
I grew up watching two people — your great?grandparents — who never raised their voices at each other. They didn’t argue; they discussed. They saved the hard conversations for their evening walk, hand in hand, where the world was quiet and they could face life together. That simple routine taught me more about love than any book ever could.
They never used intimacy as a weapon or a bargaining chip. It was a gift of self, freely given, never withheld. Their home was built on respect, shared purpose, and the belief that love is something you do, not something you say.
Some of my most precious memories are of them sitting on the couch together, or gathered around the kitchen table talking about the day. Nothing fancy — just the warmth of people who cared for each other deeply.
As you walk your own paths, I hope you carry a few things with you:
Lead with compassion. You never know the weight someone else is carrying.
Talk to each other. Keep your communication open, honest, and kind.
Walk the same direction. A relationship is a partnership — two people choosing the same path.
Laugh often. Laughter is glue. It holds families together.
Give hugs freely. A hug says, “You matter to me.” Never let the people you love wonder how you feel.
Be the blind man. Don’t judge anyone by their clothes, their skin, their size, or their mistakes. Look at their heart.
Treasure the simple things. Faith, family, friends — these are the real riches of life.
If there’s one thing I want each of you to know, it’s this: You are important to me. Every single one of you.
I give hugs because I want you to feel that truth, not just hear it. I never want any of you to say, “I wish I had one more moment.” I want you to know — right now — that you are loved, valued, and carried in my heart every day.
This Christmas, remember that the greatest gifts we give each other are compassion, patience, laughter, and time. These are the things that build a family, and these are the things that last.
With all my love,
Like that other feller, I’m glad you broke down and bought a cr/lf button… much easier reading
Not harpy at all. Good reflection though you could make it a bit more positive wrt how everybody has been nice to you over the last year and how you enjoy seeing everyone particularly the grandkids. etc. etc.
Good point..I do love seeing my grandkids…lol I will make a correction on it..thanks for the suggestion..
Dad had the best strategy for getting my mom’s ok on tool purchases. The ol’ “Look what I got for you”. Back in 82 or 83 he called me and asked if I could get off work and help him with picking up some gear. Thing was he wanted me to meet him in a town 40 miles from the farm. I immediately knew he was up to something. When I get there he is at a clothing factory, yes they still had a couple of those back then. Inside he shows me a huge sewing machine that was used to make quilts. I questioned how we were going to get the monstrosity out the door let alone onto the trailer since it was the size of D9 Cat and looked to weigh nearly as much. It took all morning to get the top table apart leaving the base.That needed a fork lift to move it onto the trailer. Turns out the company was updating to a newer unit and wanted this out ASAP so dad got it for scrap price and it worked like new. On the way home we stopped at the farm supply and dad bought a cheap little Campbell Hausfield air compressor. I think it was $89. Knew better than to ask what that was for since he already had a big one in the shop and a couple smaller ones at the farm. We rolled into the farm and mom spotted us from hanging out her laundry and came running a over. Dad grabbed the compressor and Mom went into Granny Clampett mode fussing about buying more tools. He sets it down and went over to the trailer then we pulled the tarp off. Granny went really quiet and I could tell she knew what it was. Where will we put it? was all she said. Mom’s car and some odds and ends were removed from the garage and her car was moved temporarily to the driveway but shortly it displaced the baler in the lean to which was later enclosed into another garage. Once up and running mom and all her quilting friends made the garage into a regular meeting place. Dad called it the old biddie hen house once that resulted in another visit from her alter ego Granny Clampett.
Bottom line, get something sparkly for the boss and hopefully you can get away with it. Just remember that it works both ways too.
https://x.com/ethicalskeptic/status/1995153498296783099?s=46&t=0vPRCZqYbeSj0cC2grQw9g
ECDO – global coastal event. Core Shift
Hmm…this page doesn’t exist. Try searching for something else.
Thanks for the heads up – will try to relocate.
Clawsy,
The previous tweet is gone as you have noted. The poster has since suggested “not to throw the baby out with the bathwater”. His separate reposting from an “X” user whose pseudonym coincides with the father of John the Baptist certainly might be deemed worthy of further contemplation on a Sunday.
https://nobulart.com/the-pyramid-the-solution-for-ecdo/
this theory has been out there for years..one of the reasons why pyramids cover the earth in grid fashion.. there is also places around the globe with what legends say are global defense structures to deflect incoming objects..
its been years since I read the old books that mentions these..
I’ve cut back on power tool purchases. While I have a hand-me-down brace drill which belonged to my grandfather, I am getting a newer one.
My late father had a 1″+ alignment pry bar that was at least 6′ long, but it disappeared 20 years back, along with his equipment socket sets. I had gotten new sockets a ways back, but I am getting a new alignment bar this season. I have also bought a 500 lb test four step ladder for the house and garage. I need to start looking for a hydraulic lift table. I’m going to conduct business a little differently in the future.
Take it from me: used to be called a Pry-Baby 0 add it! https://amzn.to/4iE2q4j
it’s not polite to pry
Harbor Freight has a similar 15″ tool that I have several of. $3.99 regular price often on sale for $1.00 off. Their quality is good enough, and they’re surprisingly strong. I’ve used them as chisels with a hand sledge and beaten on them a lot, yet they survive and even maintain their shape. I like to use them in pairs when prying.
The tool I am purchasing is 66″ of heat treated real steel. It will preside over the alignment of heavy things such as tractor implements and mower decks. It will also be used for softening duty. What will it soften? Anything that gets in it’s way. It is probably not as robust as the ancient iron tool it replaced, which dated back a couple of generations I suspect, but you have to make adjustments based on supply chain realities.
I dream of a metal tool trolley and lift in my shop – don’t have anything that heavy to moe ‘cept an old raial arm saw – ut by god there’s just fuin in some things – big iron things. things that won’t let anything get in the way of ’em
Hhahah – I thought you were talking about a 6 foot iron Pry bar with tapered or flattened end for sliding under “things” to be pried.
The kinda bar you could slide under/tween tie rod ends/ball joints, and hammer a seized one off. Has a round flat surface for hammer strikes on over end.
Funny I acquired one, somehow, about 20 years ago, when we moved into current abode.
Ya dont think it synch winked out Ure location and popped into mine ? Ahh man..
Typically when I recover these sorts of things, they are half buried in the last place they were dropped, or half grown into a tree they were leaned up against. Every once in a while, I find large pieces of iron that either my grandfather or great-grand father (& Company) left behind. The biggest I found was an entire motor vehicle deliberately buried in a wash, used to bottle up erosion. Still a working solution nearly 100 years later.
I also found a team iron plow sweep and frame laying in a field where my grandmother’s garden once was. Whatever happened was bad, and lost in the sands of time.
I have a 5 lb wrecking bar, a load to haul around but … it gets stuff done ~ E
I loved today’s write up! My daughter is going into the welding trade. I cracked up on that section!!
I think it may have been taken down pending verification. An observation of global volcanic effect took place in the 2 most active areas – Hawaii and the African rift on opposite sides of the planet a rare observation. The claim was made that they resonated at the exact same frequency – it is this claim that is being verified ……….
This is a great column, putting a useful set of metrics in place for buying when buying is deferrable. Generally tools, material, and education are the most valuable uses for money. So far I’ve bought nothing this weekend beyond gas and coffee to visit relatives. I will have to buy a JIC/AN 37 degree flaring tool at some point, probably this weekend. The real problem is where to keep the tools. They’re invading the kitchen and living room after clogging up the garages and workshops. Worse than Tribbles!
George,
Over the next 5 trading days, DJT (Trump Media)should eclipse its all time low. Hoover was elected President in 1928 with 444 electoral votes to Al Smith’s 81 and near the end of a 1807 36/90 year :: x/2.5x credit cycle. Trump was elected in 2024 near the end of an interpolated 13/33 year :: x/2.5x credit cycle. Hoover was highly intelligent, a very good businessman, an institutionalist, and an ethical fellow. Whoever won the 2024 election was going to be the recipient of a power law distribution major equity, crypto, gold, commodity market crash. The asset-debt macroeconomic system is elegant in its maximum valuation growth and in its peak to nadir decay valuation simplicity. On 29 Oct 2025 the global equity market reached it’s maximum intraday growth valuation for the 13/33 year cycle. On Thursday 27 Nov 2025 the equity market reached a point of self-organized criticality.
Brilliant – and I’d take it my going short at the Wed high doesn’t look bad out your way?
Not by the current initial 28 Oct 2025 9/15 of 20/16 lower lower high/12 day 4-phase fractal decay crash series model similar to the 8/19/16/12 day 4-phase series of 1929. Write, when you get rich.
“an ethical fellow.”
Just lost all respect with that statement.
Sword swallowing homo nearly choked to death on Seaman prior to be forced into signing off on Fed. Hoover could not enough of the German rent boys, ever, like a drug. Sold out the entire country and all our futures for D .
I’m moving all the tools that haven’t been used in a very long time, along with all the ones I brought along to help out islanders who had none. I would pick up sets of sockets and open ends, odd pliers, electrical stuff, and just store it away until it might help someone. Because there were few opportunities to gift those, they are now heading ashore because everyone knows that boat speed is always a function of sail area to displacement. Anything else that doesn’t do anything real for us now (winter clothes, heavy blankets, old family stuff) is also headed for a space under the floor of an old friend’s sail loft nearby. Now the old girl can have a bit of extra get up and go coming into the exploration part of our near dirt experience. There are so many little sandy bottom inlets and river mouths, and the list of about seventy-five small islands up the coast, all a day sail from each other, waits for action. We have a friend here who has lived aboard for almost four years of retirement, and has never spent a night at sea. They just hop from one great place to another, crab nets ready, fishing along the way, spending as much time as weather or boredom allows, then move on. Go north in the winter to the warmth, south in the summer away from the heat (and cyclones!), south wind in winter, north wind in summer. It’s easy enough a couple of elders can manage. We are looking forward to joining the movement.
Yesterday started out perfectly sunny and warm. Went to a nice long sandy beach with shark net protection, did some body surfing, had a great lunch at the surf rescue club, then the sky got black, lightning and thunder, piss down rain for a couple hours, home to the boat, all clear again, moonlight convo in the cockpit. Quite a place this Oz. Still not interested in full dirt life though. I would miss the uncertainty that comes with floating.
Stiks
Before my wife’s stroke she did a lot of mending and bobbin lace..I walk into a repurposing store like the salvation army etc. I go right to the lace.. if its old lace I buy it.. lace home made was like the quilts that mom made..they were special gifts..
Sydney > Hobart goes off on Boxing Day. Super start. E
I’m interested in buying a small speed-weaving loom used in darning small holes in sweaters and jeans. Has anyone ever used one? Amazon has them pretty cheap but I put a more expensive one I my cart because it has better reviews. Reviews are mixed saying it is hard to learn and the metal prongs bend but it looks like it could be a useful tool.
Done it! Don’t go cheap for sure. It’s a real thing around here. The trend is to use different colored yarns and threads to cover the rips, tears or just on top of the fabric. The best ones are like these https://katrinkles.com/products/darning-mending-looms?srsltid=AfmBOoosDl2JurBfKfqX_P8FLK8Kd-bHFSQks_BVPBbqO46OdIbzkL2n
Takes time to learn to catch all the edges of the hole but is a very useful item.
https://a.co/d/9jOLesa
This is the metal one I’ve been looking at on Amazon.
https://a.co/d/e8DAGrF
Plus these handy wide mouth needles and case.
I have never posted a link before. I hope it works. I like the idea of patterns. That’s what appealed to me when I saw these. Thanks for the link to the wooden one. That wouldn’t break or leave holes.
Hell, dear – buy a REAL LOOM like this one https://amzn.to/44HP1Cq and see the videos – $40 bucks – you can do it!!! You deserve fun in life – that is what money is for – spend to convert cash to pleasure!
that’s what my wife has.. I never knew what it was for
The issue I believe is the regular loom won’t fit in A sock…lol I know absolutely nothing about sewing etc. but I’ve watched my mom and wife sew all kinds of things knit various things and crochet.. when she darned she would shove that thing in the pants or work then weave the patch over the hole..I always told the wife..honey..that’s why they invented duct tape and staples lol lol the mans way of mending.. she never ever thought that was funny..
Eleanor, could you post a link?
I learned how to darn from my grandmother when I was about 4yo. I also wore darned socks for years, and hated them (my parents and this grandparent lived through the Depression on the East Coast. Nothing was EVER thrown out…)
I’m trying to picture how a darning loom would work, and what advantage it could have over hand-darning small holes.
Okay, I see now…
For those who fly note CARRY ON BAG SIZES are radically changing for the airlines on Jan 1, 2026. The maximum size, which is lower than what many airlines allow, is now going to be Federally Mandated.
The new FEDERAL limit is 22″ x 14″ x 9″, including wheels and handles, and of course an individual airline’s limit may be smaller. Weight limits are not mandatory but the FAA is recommending 22# (Southwest appears to be going to allow up to 50#)
As always individual airlines may have SMALLER sizes and different weights as their limit come Jan 1, so check the individual airline you will be flying.
Under seat bags are also now limited to 18″ x 14″ x 8″ though again individual airlines may have a smaller limit (United is going to only allow 17″ x 10″ x 9″ ?? … OUCH)
Most airlines are putting more and more carry on bags on the scales, and the Up Charge if too heavy can be substantial (up to $200 for some airlines!).
Do NOT assume that your current carry on bag or under seat bag will meet the new Jan 1, 2026 standards!! Check your bag size and weight and the NEW airline size and weight limits for the airline you will traveling on BEFORE you leave for the airport.
IF you are going via the “Cattle Car” ie: Spiriit, know in advance that the sizes you can carry on for free are TINY! and you get dinged for extra fees if you don’t PAY for the bags over those tiny limits that you will be taking with you at the time you make and pay for your reservations.
Happy Traveling!!
“Happy Traveling!!”
Now THERE is an oxymoron if there ever was one. Never schedule a morning departure from a major airline hub! Planes sit overnight and ALL are scheduled for early morning departure. Arrived 3 hr. early for a flight out of Minneapolis a couple years back. Thousands and thousands (literally) of people lined in the ‘great hall’ to get thru TSA. No masks. Plenty ‘coughers’. Like a Covid incubator mob. Luckily I took prophylactic Ivermectin before leaving and did not get sick. But I barely made it to my gate with only 15 min. before departure. Stress and sleepless the night before, two flights, one layover. By the time I arrived home I had been awake for 45 hours… new record for me. But I did not get sick… if you don’t count ‘sleeping sickness’ afterward.
I’m just fine hunkered down at the Volcano ranch. No need or desire to travel anywhere.
In the winter I WANT a plane that has been overnighting at the airport I am flying out of … that means it IS THERE and available, not hung up at some hub somewhere when the weather is delaying flights, or many are being outright cancelled, at a major hub
(Only way I got home from Colorado once. Saw on the board that an overnighted plane was flying to a city a mere 2 hour drive from home … but NOTHING else was moving except those flights where the equipment had overnighted in Denver. I quickly got on the phone, vs trying to wait in the concourse line, and got rescheduled for that flight and then checked my bags outside at the curbside checkin. Everybody else I knew who tried to get back to OUR city ended up being stuck in Denver for two days, on their own nickle, while I arrived home only an hour later that I would have with my original flight – which ended up never leaving Denver. Added cost? $65 for me for the one way rental car to make that 2 hour drive – for everybody else two nights of hotels, food, etc. … same dynamic has happened to me several times, as a result in the winter I WANT the flight where the plane overnighted at my departure airport even though it makes for a very very early flight)
So, the tariff revenue that Trump has been crowing about is real:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/tariff-revenue-surges-record-high-314-billion-october
Time for the global Stalinists who laughingly self-label as “globalists” to go away. The Trump administration has found the vaccine against them.
If the SC attempts to intervene against the tariffs, it will be time for a change.
But it hasn’t helped the Big (not Beautiful) Spender Bill:
https://metalsandminers.substack.com/p/mike-maharrey-feds-run-biggest-october
‘Last year, the U.S. government ran the fourth-largest budget deficit on record despite a 142 percent increase in tariff revenue.
It should also be clear that the U.S. government doesn’t have a revenue problem. It has a spending problem.
The Trump administration blew through $688.72 billion last month. That represents a 17.9 percent year-on-year increase.’
Where have the increases gone to ?
The Babies are Re-Booming (or Bombing lol) the National Debt, (increased number of SS retirees, our Marxist Socialist system feeding old people lol) ‘credit card interest rate on debt increased’ (debt payments), both are top o’ the expenditures list.
Here’s a detailed chart list of where the $ goes:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-promised-cuts-spent-200-billion-more/
‘Combined, it’s the military and veterans, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and debt payments driving the lion’s share of federal spending over the last decade.’
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/in-a-stagnating-job-market-job-seekers-are-struggling-to-find-opportunities/
Fewer workers means less Social Security revenue:
‘Another notable measure of the health of the labor market is the increase in the number of workers who have left the labor force entirely because they are discouraged over job prospects. In September 2025, 537,000 people left the labor force and stopped applying to jobs because they believed that no work was available—up 105,000 people, or by 20 percent, from the year prior and representing approximately 30 percent of the population who are not in the labor force but are available and want a job.’