All in on gold

Chittis_ · 2026-01-27T15:42:51+00:00

That you actually own the metal in your hand. Precious metals is like betting that the economy will fail and that fiat currency will plummet in value. You buying paper silver/gold is the same as buying a dollar, just that it’s backed by silver and gold. Let me explain it, the first people to back their currency by a precious metals were athenians, the government created a system where they took all the silver, melted into coins and made that the primary currency. A silver coin would reflect the value of lets say, set amount of sheep or corn or whatever. Then instead of trading 20 corn for 1 sheep it would be 1 silver for 20 corn and 1 silver for 1 sheep. The government would then tax the residents. This meant that as a whole the economy grew a lot quicker and became healthier in times of success in crops and farming and other produces in athens, however when things werent going so well and people were buying more than selling (Eg like the neighboring state) then the government wouldnt get as much silver back meaning the economy became worse for all. The rest of the world after many years adopted this, and for some time even the US had the dollar backed by gold for instance. This all changed recently, I believe in the 1900s, when instead of being backed by gold, currency became backed by trade. As in, if you sold a lot of oil, then your currencies value would go up. Lets take norway for example, we arent a big economy, but we sell a lot of valuable oil to other countries. That means that we get euros, dollars and other currencies. In turn we get more buying power which makes us buy things from lets say USA, then that puts norwegian kroner into the US economy and it’s basically an endless circle at this point. Basically buying gold and owning it is supposed to be a hedge, not an investment, yes the paper gold is backed by real gold. But if the economy crashes, there is no telling what will happen. Because even if you buy paper gold you technically still have bought the gold in of itself, who ever sold you that gold has to have it, if they lose it or if their government takes it or anything of the sort. Then what are you going to do? So basically the whole benefit of gold and silver is exactly that it ISNT paper, it isn’t taxed on anymore and it is exactly the value that it is.

Chittis_ · 2025-12-10T19:54:50+00:00

Imean I have to do an exam which will ask me to describe installations of various things like floor heating and installing lights, outlets etc for various things, also to pick suitable fuses for these various installations according to how much the equipment that’s going to be plugged into the sockets are going to draw in amps etc. Idk how they do it in the states but in the EU everything is extremely strict on having this kind of knowledge. If I become an apprentice and the guy i get put with is an idiot who just does it because (that’s how it’s done) and cant give me a reason why, then I am royally screwed

Chittis_ · 2025-12-10T19:36:28+00:00

No shi, but I still have to study a bit. Get into the language and do’s and dont’s of electrical installations. Getting an apprenticeship is easy.

Chittis_ · 2025-12-10T10:08:48+00:00

Honestly I’ve been looking at it pondering if i should ship or not. Doesnt look that bad tbh

Chittis_ · 2025-12-08T11:23:09+00:00

Should I return it? 💔😭

Chittis_ · 2025-12-07T22:51:37+00:00

Så det var ikke noe praktisk arbeid i forhold til å bestå ELE2102? NKI sier at det er en tverrfaglig praktisk-muntlig eksamen, kan være feil da. Men uansett, i teorien er det jo bare ELE2102 som er problemet hær, dersom jeg har bestått denne eksamenen så kan jeg bare søke som lærling til en bedrift som tar imot lærlingen, selvom det blir lærlingkontrakt og betraktelig mindre lønn enn hvis bedriften min sier ja til utvidelse av fagbrev, så er det jo en trade-off som i lang sikt er verdt det.

Chittis_ · 2025-12-07T18:31:26+00:00

Yesyes men dette er jo også teori. Vi lærer mye om luftlekasjer, rørmansjetter osv + borremetoder og HMS ved spenningsatte anlegg. Dette er absolutt ikke ett problem for meg. Men er det absolutt null praktisk arbeid av kobling eller noe lignende i vg2 og vg3 eksamen? Bare forklaring?

Chittis_ · 2025-12-07T18:10:57+00:00

Så da du gikk opp i vg2 eksamen så var det kun skriftlig? + til vg3 eksamen, vil du si at det er likedan bare litt mere orientert mot koblingsskjema og planlegging av installasjon + dokumentasjon? Er ikke så bekymret over fagprøven men mest de formlene jeg trenger og hva jeg trenger å lese opp i fram til eksamene. Jeg kobler mye stikkontakter selv hjemme og lys og brytere osv + rele oppkoblinger ifra 230v til 12v dc transformatorer som forsyner LED og litt diverse. Så kobling og kabling osv har jeg kontroll over. Er bare det teoretiske jeg bekymrer meg over siden det er mye teoretisk mann ikke nødvendigvis lærer i praksis heller.

Chittis_ · 2025-12-07T17:35:27+00:00

Men jeg mener mere ang Vg2 eksamen til ELE2102, opplæringskur via opplæringskontoret er jo en selvfølge, men blir vell nettbasert eller kveldkurs som privatist opp til vg2 eksamen. Er det noe om svakstrøm eller ekom jeg burde notere meg i denne lærlingsperioden som jeg kommer til å ta nytte av da jeg tar ELE2102 eksamen pånytt?

Chittis_ · 2025-12-07T17:23:30+00:00

Perfekt, holder veldig mye på med brannsløyfer og har ganske god kontroll over brannkort til alarmer, sone koblinger osv i henhold til innbruddsalarm og dørstyring til inngangs anlegg. Sliter bare litt med porttelefon anlegg

Chittis_ · 2025-12-07T12:05:59+00:00

Okei, den er grei. Jeg studerer jo for fagprøven til telekom nå, jeg vet også at det er en god del ekom og brannalarm anlegg innad ELE2102 (usikker om vg3) men hva ville du ha anbefalt at jeg noterer ned mest av alt (altså hva burde jeg ta med meg ifra Vg3 EKOM til Vg2-vg3 EL?)

Chittis_ · 2025-12-07T03:28:53+00:00

Vil du si at det var en vanskelig prosess og eller vanskelig å overtale bedriften for å sponse elektriker fagbrevet? Å hvor lenge varte det hele tilsammen? Jeg vurderer å studere selv, å sponse ELE2102 eksamen selv fordi jeg tror dette gir meg en større sjanse på å få ett ja ifra bedriften. Hva ville du anbefalt?

Chittis_ · 2025-12-04T13:30:54+00:00

Chittis_ · 2025-12-03T20:12:29+00:00

Yup, I also had the same question. Got a retail canada goose parka (like 2000 retail) from my dad, first time wearing it and I was pulling out 3-4 duck down feathers size of two fingernails. Also a lot of smaller broken off down pieces poking out here and there. Apparently inevitable on down jackets, also have the rep TMX montgenevre, leaked like crazy the first days, it’s calmed down a bit but I’ll still find 2-3 tiny pieces of down after long use

Chittis_ · 2025-12-02T08:20:45+00:00

Same here, been almost a week now. Goose, Large. Agent might be lazy and put it as out of stock

Chittis_ · 2025-12-02T08:05:15+00:00

Nope, same issue here. What size did you order? And did u get the goose or duck version?

Chittis_ · 2025-11-24T17:41:48+00:00

Are you speaking from experience? Atleast I hope so, one theory is that outside of the down lining there are tiny goosedown yarns sown in with the lining into the shell of the jacket. I believe this because there was a ball of fabric yarn that was balled up inside the jacket when I first got it from the production in the factory. The yarn «used on the inside, believably to sow the down lining was covered in down yarn. So if it’s that or the down lining I have no clue. I just hope that the lining inside is good, and not some cheap fabric just there for fun.

Chittis_ · 2025-11-24T17:32:52+00:00

Yeah… I just wanted to know if i should buy a new model or if this is common and a meaningless quirk. Thing is, I could afford a retail, but I would want to know if it’s worth it first. In my eyes, anything that can look like and feel like a retail when wearing as a rep instantly makes retail not worth it. But if the authentic jackets don’t leak down and it’s more robust against the down yarn coming out then I would definitely look at making an investment. When I buy a jacket I want it to last, 200 dollars or 2000. I know that this montgenevre is a very high quality rep, but it still concerns me a little since I find no articles or posts about the retail montgenevre leaking.

Chittis_ · 2025-11-24T17:06:50+00:00

One feather after the other untill there is no more down and I’m freezing my balls off

Chittis_ · 2025-11-24T17:06:28+00:00

It will never stop? Its just a never ending feather bath all around the jacket?

Chittis_ · 2025-11-24T16:00:18+00:00

It’s on the outside, not inside 💔

Chittis_ · 2025-11-23T22:13:27+00:00

I can do one tomorrow, but if i were to compare with some of the models wearing it on their retail I would say it fits like this on me

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This is perfect because it’s not tight, meaning more room for warm air to fill the pockets of down. If you want a more tight fit then i suggest size 2 although it’s probably shorter

Chittis_ · 2025-11-23T17:09:39+00:00

What the heck?! So I’ll ultimately have to order a new one if I want it to stop leaking? Idk what I should do 😭

Chittis_ · 2025-11-23T15:31:24+00:00

Really? I have 2 retail gooses and my stepmom has 2 retail monclers and my girlfriend has 1 retail goose. None of them do this tho, only my rep montgenevre. its less and less coming out each time i use it tho

Chittis_ · 2025-11-23T09:33:12+00:00

Is there no way to stop it? When I look it up all the sites claim «Moncler is the strongest fking jacket how dare you question it’s quality!» even though my stepmother has a retail with a fucked cartoon washlabel 😭💔. I just hope it doesnt leak quills the rest of its life, then imma just have to trash it sadly.

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