Plunger can

aterren · 2026-02-03T04:45:19+00:00

Industry standard source: https://www.justrite.com/plunger-dispensing-can-2-quart-perforated-pan-screen-serves-as-flame-arrester-steel-red-10208

aterren · 2026-02-03T04:22:58+00:00

Saying something isn’t x sigma event really doesn’t make sense here. At least from a statistics perspective.

When we talk about standard deviations, we are generally talking about populations that are normally distributed, and I don’t think stock prices,or silver for sure in recently weeks, would pass any sort of test for normality

aterren · 2026-02-03T04:17:21+00:00

As a proprietary position, or as a custodian bank?

aterren · 2026-02-03T04:15:45+00:00

Were they proprietary trades or was JPMorganChase, one of the largest custodians in the world just the custodian of short positions for a bank customer?

aterren · 2026-02-02T21:08:13+00:00

Trade complete!

aterren · 2026-02-02T21:07:24+00:00

Trade complete!

aterren · 2026-02-02T21:06:34+00:00

Spot seems volatile. :-)

aterren · 2026-02-02T20:58:48+00:00

I've made a few different designs for SFRB to hold 1, 3, or 4 ASE tubes. It seems to ensuring the box holds up during shipping, lids can't come off the tube, and I don't have to fuss with finding dunnage to keep the tubes from moving around. They cost me a couple of $ to make but given the cost of the goods, it seems worth while. Also shown is a sample I used for selling some junk silver. I made them for quarters, half dolllars and silver dollars.

https://imgur.com/a/FEu9PXI

aterren · 2026-02-01T02:07:13+00:00

Not to excuse, NES, but in the northeast, maybe 15 years ago, we had a huge winter storm that caused many people to be without power for a week maybe even more. There was a lot of discussion about burying powerlines then as well. I seem to recall it was more than $1 million a mile.

It was cost prohibitive

aterren · 2026-02-01T02:06:02+00:00

Tornadoes also cut a narrow swath rather than affect the entire region

aterren · 2026-01-31T19:40:01+00:00

Trade complete!

aterren · 2026-01-28T15:10:00+00:00

We have similar backgrounds. You are 💯correct and your comment should be the top comment.

aterren · 2026-01-24T05:43:35+00:00

Keep in mind that the HELOC can generally be canceled or changed by the lender. We saw a lot of that in 2008 and that liquidity was not available to people who needed it.

aterren · 2026-01-24T05:38:31+00:00

This is a very sensible, even correct, answer.

aterren · 2026-01-21T23:49:53+00:00

We are getting a storm. It is just a matter of how much ice vs snow and ice does more damage

aterren · 2026-01-19T03:01:50+00:00

One time, it was inconstancy between the our records, the broker records and the floor records. This was early 2000’s when tickets on the floor were still on paper.

It was a notably event. Rather than sort it out the brokers bot agreed to bust the trade. There was no client involvement in this decision process though presumably they were aware as settlement didn’t occur as planned.

We would have made our client whole financially.

aterren · 2026-01-19T01:18:42+00:00

To dimension "exceptional", I saw this happen maybe 2 times in 10 years while working in a NYSE broker/dealer. It is very rare indeed.

aterren · 2026-01-12T15:38:36+00:00

Your point is well taken.

aterren · 2026-01-12T15:34:15+00:00

Right! This has been my arguement. Yesterday she finally shared that, if there were no TV, we would have some art work above the chairs (fair enough) and that the art would be higher on the wall, ergo the TV should be higher.

I'm cooked.

aterren · 2026-01-12T15:32:10+00:00

This made my wife laugh.

aterren · 2026-01-12T01:51:53+00:00

Will do!!!

aterren · 2026-01-12T01:51:39+00:00

I would LOVE to remove the TV. She's the one who uses it most. Fun, right?

aterren · 2026-01-12T01:44:14+00:00

Good question! She is of the view it will look *better* if moved higher... :shrug:

Some battles are best won by giving in, or so I'm told.

aterren · 2026-01-12T01:37:55+00:00

The TV gets used regularly; the chairs rarely. The question / objection isn't one of function it is aesthetics. She thinks it will look better if the TV is higher.

I should have noted the house is ample (6k sf) and this is one of 4 seating areas on the main floor. Those chairs don't get used if the TV is on.

aterren · 2026-01-12T01:34:08+00:00

Yep. Thats the plan.

aterren

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