newbie_investor

Thanks so much for everyone's insightful replies! I may not be smart...but at least I was smart enough to join this forum with all the smart people!!!

In your opinion, why do you think so? Although I'm still hopeful, I've read several times on this site...it will RV or we'll have the HCL "soon" (our "favorite" word...lol). Just curious as to why you think now is any different than the many times before we thought the RV (or HCL) would happen. You usually have very insightful things to say, so I'm curious why "now" is different than before. Thanks so much for your reply!

This is one of my big "soap box" topics. Although I totally agree that we should be good stewards of the earth...who wants to breathe dirty air, drink dirty water, live in garbage, etc. And it would be great to use renewable energy such as wind, hydro, solar, etc. Personally, I like the Back to the Future solution where we use garbage as fuel...solve 2 problems at one time! From a technology perspective, we are no where near where we need to be...too expensive, not enough capacity produced, the carbon emissions from the actual manufacturing of the technology, killing of too many birds if wind was used wide-scaled, etc. BUT, no one unbiased has proved anything about "climate change" (who hasn't wanted to profit)...which used to be "global warming"...and back in the 70's they were predicting a future ice-age. The earth does not orbit the sun in the same pattern from year to year, decade to decade, or even century to century...how much of "climate change" is attributed to this process? How much of the issue is carbon emissions vs clearing out the trees in the rain forest (or elsewhere)? How much of the issue is attributed to varying levels of volcanic activity? How much of the issue is due to solar activity? Ice may be melting in the North, but gaining in the South...maybe the earth's tilt is changing? If you believe in Evolution (I certainly do not), how can one explain the original Ice Age? It certainly wasn't humans...was it animal farts? If the earth was "still evolving" at that point in time and that was the "reason" for the Ice Age, are we not still evolving now? (Evolution...yet another big soap box of mine). No one can agree on this just like they can't agree if coffee, wine, chocolate, salt is good or bad for you. I'm making a list of questions to ask God when I see Him...I'll put this one on the list!

I just about fell on the floor laughing!!! I needed a laugh today. Thanks so much!!!

Cool! Thanks so much!

Hi, just joined VIP (been lurking on the site for a while)...can't take a picture of my dinar since it is locked up...but I would like a badge please. Thanks so much!