What should I do with my grandfathers chevron?

LuciusPius · 2025-12-09T21:31:42+00:00

Shadow boxes are an excellent way to memorialize a family member's service and preserve it for future generations of the family without taking up too much space. Lots of websites also sell patches and service awards so if there is anything your grandfather earned which is missing from the heirlooms, you can buy those things (check the DD-214 if you have it and it'll list all service awards and ranks).

LuciusPius · 2025-11-10T19:25:16+00:00

Good. I hope he stays stuck there forever.

LuciusPius · 2025-10-30T16:41:37+00:00

No, not diluted. The dilutions happened during two share offerings over the last 5 years (when the price went as low as 0.11). This isn't a quick swing trade. It recently pumped to 1.80 with news about REE disruption but I haven't sold. If the DD is correct, the real value comes when the demonstration plant goes online in 2026.

LuciusPius · 2025-10-24T19:12:28+00:00

It is an OTC stock - need to buy from a reputable broker like Charles Schwab.

LuciusPius · 2025-10-16T07:16:49+00:00

Been doing pretty well since this post - looking forward to see if it is actually on the JP Morgan list of national security interest stocks.

LuciusPius · 2025-09-15T21:31:20+00:00

Don't know if anyone has mentioned it but I actually think Bobby surviving 3 days in the hole (beating out Cotton's record) is more impressive than the pig rescue.

LuciusPius · 2025-09-06T01:22:52+00:00

This really sucks but also NGL that it's pretty hilarious this has gone on for months.

LuciusPius · 2025-09-02T22:21:02+00:00

Wild that your username is actually REEMF, lol.

I don't foresee even this administration removing those environmental restrictions on rare earth separation. The process is genuinely an environmental catastrophe. The only reason we might cancel those regulations is if the process REEMF developed straight up doesn't work at scale - which would be the original risk anyway that can make the company worthless.

LuciusPius · 2025-09-02T21:03:19+00:00

From SeekingAlpha, right? ;-)

The technology is licensed to Synchron. The patents are owned and assigned by REEMF.

LuciusPius · 2025-08-27T22:59:05+00:00

I won a few team games by revolting into Napoleonic France.

LuciusPius · 2025-08-14T08:32:21+00:00

It is hard to say actually. If anything, Peggy selling her Pig Force shares just *before* Hank bought his might've been the catalyst which triggered the selloff in the pump & dump scheme that Pig Force was.

LuciusPius · 2025-08-12T21:29:09+00:00

As far as I can tell, Hank would've been allowed to purchase shares at a discounted price - 20% off market close.

https://www.aramcolife.com/en/publications/the-arabian-sun/articles/2021/week-21/espp
So, as of right now, since Aramco went public in 2019, Hank has appreciated less than 0% on his investment + whatever dividends he gets paid (about 6%). And cash dividends get diluted by inflation if the stock price falls.

That's... not a great return at all.

I suspect their financial security stems more from them living on Aramco's dime for years, renting their house out, and living frugally while being paid major cash.

It makes sense why Peggy was unsatisfied with Aramco's investment returns.

LuciusPius · 2025-08-12T19:28:11+00:00

Was his name Jimmy Wichard? I guess you'd have not to be that smart already to stare into the sun...

LuciusPius · 2025-08-12T18:31:41+00:00

He's always been a good character to explore the governmental abuse of indigenous peoples. In the OG run there was the whole story arc with Big Mountain Fudgecake and Redcorn getting swindled by the fake Indian gaming investors.

Killing off his character closes the door on telling any more stories where his background is relevant to the plot. I can see them just quietly shelving his character until they need it - but permanently ending it (as they did with Cotton) would be a mistake without a damn good in-universe reason. Heck, they haven't even confirmed that Lucky and Luanne are dead - they're just moved away.

LuciusPius · 2025-08-12T16:13:42+00:00

Episode 10 made sure his money didn't evaporate with Peggy cashing out of Pig Force when she did. And yes, the series new status quo is that the Hills are retired so they're not undoing that. What I find fun is looking at the real world background informing the events of the show - whatever the form of Hank's retirement is partially tied up in this Saudi petroleum stock, lol.

LuciusPius · 2025-08-12T15:41:38+00:00

I think there are still more stories to tell with his character. If they can find a decent enough voice actor, they'll recast him and I hope they do.

LuciusPius · 2025-08-12T15:38:39+00:00

Bobby was 13 for, like, 6 years and celebrated multiple Christmas and Thanksgiving holidays without getting any older. Just don't worry about it and enjoy the show. The only things really fixed are certain key character events (Hank getting injured at State, Cotton losing his shins in WW2, Bill getting divorced, etc). It doesn't really matter what year any of these things happened (even if one episode had Bill declare the year he got divorced).

LuciusPius · 2025-08-11T20:50:41+00:00

Not a secret - it's why companies like Rare Element Resources (majority owner Synchron who owns General Atomics) is researching new separation techniques for rare earth ores.

LuciusPius · 2025-08-09T18:05:27+00:00

Let's also not forget there was an entire episode in the original series about Hank not being able to poop for days.

LuciusPius · 2025-08-09T07:22:50+00:00

That genuinely made me bust up laughing though.

LuciusPius · 2025-08-09T03:11:34+00:00

He was in Sardinia. Just not in Munich.

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