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An earlier post brought back some great memories.
Back in the 2002 - 2004 time period, the USAF sent me back to northern England, Yorkshire, along the Scottish border for various reasons. It was an awesome experience.
Mondays through Fridays, I would walk the countryside for a couple of hours each day, usually a half-hour or so before dinner, and then a long "midnight" hike.
On Saturdays, I took the military bus / local train into Harrogate / York and enjoyed the cities.
And then on Sundays, I would hike all day long, generally twelve hours, some nights coming home so exhausted I did not know if I was was going to make it all the way back to my living quarters.
On those walks, I walked through / by / along many Yorkshire farms and inevitably, I would see a Land Rover on every farm. Like something out of Africa, but, of course, a difference post card look.
I never understood how these Yorkshire farmers could afford $200K Land Rovers.
But seriously: name your top twenty automobiles. Is a British car on that list? For me, yes. The Range Rover.
But seriously: The starting price for a new Range Rover is around $107,400.
Prices can increase significantly depending on the trim level, wheelbase, and options chosen. For example, the Range Rover SV can start at $209,000 for a standard wheelbase and go up to $234,000 for a long wheelbase.
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Indoor Garden
The big-leaf plant has a new leaf. Took me completely by surprise. I had not noticed it until yesterday.
This is the weirdest thing. The "big-leaf" plant is sending out "above-ground roots / shoots" that then find their way to other pots and more nutrients.
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Miscellaneous Graphics
I don't follow ZeroHedge any more but a reader sent me a graphic from ZeroHedge.
I've posted that graphic as well as others from today. No links. Easy to find by going to ZeroHedge and scrolling.
The fact that no one in Congress for fifty years has looked at the social security fraud is mind-boggling. Elon Musk figured this out in one week.
Social security: decreased consumer spending. Wow, did Steve Liesman get this wrong. He saw it, mentioned it in passing but never explored it.
The savings rate dropped significantly as folks became more optimistic -- buying stuff and investing in the market.
