FogSailing's Account Talk

[FogSailing]

You deserve an award.

My wife tends to tells me I deserve a lot of things...but an award isn't usually one of them.. Thanks for the vote of confidence...now back to the wall of worry...

FS

 

[FogSailing]

After looking at what the various funds have done in the past few months, it looks like F is due for a small correction, C's channel for growth looks limited, S and I have a little room with I looking slightly better than S....but

Given the seasonality issues, and the current state of the market, and the fact that Uncle Ben hasn't played any cards to make the markets feel more comfortable, and the continuing sub-prime issues and now commercial paper issues...and despite the news that

N. Korea is playing nice today, and Iran is making some efforts to sound more moderate, and that General Petraeus is going to say what a great job we're doing in Iraq...

I'm getting that slightly nauseated feeling one gets before seasickness. ...so to protect my modest gains in August...I'm headed to fresh air and a horizontal position on the Lilly Pad for a few days...what the heck...I'm going sailing...see you all on Wedneday or Thursday..

FS

 

[EW_ret]

I will correct the date on your IFT post (100% G) to read Tuesday, 9/4. Tomorrow, 9/3, is Labor Day.

 

[Spaf]

Heading to the lilly pad are ya!

Here is to good sailing!.......

FS if you ever find a "product" that keeps spiders out of a boat, please let me know!

Regards
Spaf

 

[nnuut]

Heading to the lilly pad are ya!

Here is to good sailing!.......

FS if you ever find a "product" that keeps spiders out of a boat, please let me know!

Regards
Spaf

Try a couple of Geckos!!View attachment 2050
I had a 14' Bow Rider at one time. Didn't have problems with spiders, but it was a great pine straw and leave catcher! Just empty it out and mulch the flower beds.
Norman

 

[Show-me]

Moth balls? I never could figure out how they got them off.:nuts:

 

[FogSailing]

Mothballs, geckos, and spider repellent....it's good to be able to enjoy lively discussion with all my friends on TSPTalk..

I sort of like the Gecko idea, they are amphibians and they are nicer than spiders...

FS

 

[Spaf]

FS, Norm,

I cleaned out 500+ spiders and 1,000,000+ specks of spider poop!
I've tried moth balls!
I've tried de-foggers,
Bug spray!
The worst are mud-dobbers!
They even clogged up the nozzle to my fire extinguisher!
I'm even scared to bend over in the boat, that a mud-dobber doesn't.......:embarrest:
The bimini top got a tear where a mud-dobber built a nest and I tried to open it! Dang that's about a $50 repair job!
I really need some help!
The mud-dobbers and spiders are worse than a stock market crash!

Any suggestions are more than welcome!

Spaf

 

[Birchtree]

Think about what a spider eats - they can be your friends if you treat them gently. Just try and stay away from the brown recluse. They don't like anybody.

 

[wv-girl]

Think about what a spider eats - they can be your friends if you treat them gently. Just try and stay away from the brown recluse. They don't like anybody.

And they can kill you, quickly. You might have a couple of days before you realize something is very wrong, so be careful.

D

 

[FogSailing]

Spaf:

Mud-Dobbers are a true pest. Here in WA. State, we have more of a wasp problem, but hornets and dobbers show their ugly heads from time to time.

Although I hate doing it, every spring I take "everything out of the boat and pile it in the garage. It's a chore and a pain in the a##, but once cleared out, I close up the water tank and bomb the boat...sometimes two times..that stuff kills a lot more than fleas..

When I wash the boat, I always power spray under the area where the deck is molded to the boat. There is usually about two inches of space where all sorts of little critters find their way into laying eggs, then I apply bug spray (Ortho) in that crevice.

That usually takes care of things for a while..but what amazes me is how after a few days on the water, at the mooring buoy, about 100 feet from shore...I can row out to the boat and find a spider's nest on the outboard, or on the stainless steel guardrails..

Good news for me is that the interior seems good...no problems I've seen.

Birch is right about spiders..but they give me the creeps and I really don't enjoy sharing any space with them. The dobbers are a problem for all boaters in the midwest..I have many friends who sail in Iowa, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas, and they all attest to the nuisance of the dobbers..

And with respect to the brown recluse...well...it just gives me the willies even thinking about it..

I'm sure you've already tried all reasonable approaches but I thought I'd share what I do ...Good luck Spaf...

Oh, and one more thing...I get the itch to get out and everything goes positive again in the markets today....Oh well, at least I didn't lose anything...I'll have to look for my next entry point..

FS

 

[Spaf]

I'mna gonna get rid of dem boat spiders 1 way or anudder!......

.......

 

[FogSailing]

Well, I feel a bit vindicated. That queasy feeling I had in my stomach last Friday was right on, just a day early..Makes me feel like yesterday was just a sucker rally...

I think 12% is right about the I making a bunch of money...but for me it's too risky right now with USM's having such weird swings..

EW ret - Thank you for correcting my post last Friday. Your astuteness is much appreciated..I should have caught and known that..

Spaf - Just don't allow yourself to get caught in one of those webs...I don't want to see you sounding like a fly yelling "Help Me! Help Me!"

Today, I going 65G, 35F...I'll probably miss the big F gain today, but I'm thinking the market may be heading for a retest of the bottoms if it starts to approach 1430 again, so I'm hoping to catch a few pennies in the F..on the other hand, I could be wrong....not an uncommon thing..:nuts:

FS

 

[kar_crazy]

back to C&S time to make money if i dont get rained out tonight the price of a hobbie ya never ifn itl rain till they drop the flag G L F S

 

[FogSailing]

Hey CC:

Just keep your eye on that Rally Flag my friend...Good luck on the track...go burn em up...but watch that back...I hurt mine this week sailing...ouch...Lots of tylenol and warm pads on my backside...:cheesy:

I'm still undecided on jumping in ....the MACD says no, the full stochastic says yes...Ebb saying yes...I'm gonna watch what a few other say before I jump back in...but it is starting to look tempting. If the S&P falls below 1430, then we're going further down...we bumped against 1478 and didn't break through...so I'm not sure...Goo luck my friend..

FS

 

[FogSailing]

This is not an easy decision for me today...The Full Stochastic indicates not to do this, the MACD is positive but headed to negative territory..

IMO the jobs report is not going to play well overseas...

The Fed rate cut....where is the Fed???????I guess they are more comcerned about inflation than the R word...

But the drop today looks significant enough to catch a bounce on Monday in the USM's....so I'm rolling the dice..

I am listening to Ebb, Dr. Faustus, and Griffin today...although 12% wasn't buying a play today..hmmmmm..

Good luck all..

FS

 

[FogSailing]

Dollars is down and Gold is UP to $710...

I'm not liking this..I rethinking...

FS

 

[WIND_HUNTER]

I'm thinking about rolling the dice here also. Looks like a good entry point. If only we could get the feds to step in now....PLEASE!...

 

[FogSailing]

I decided to stay in part way for Monday...I expected a negative Asian market...but two questions await me on the morning news...(1) how are the European markets dealing with the "continued bad news"..(2) has Uncle Ben woken up yet to spread his magic wand for a "surprise" Monday rate cut...

If he does nothing, I smell a play down to the next level of "resistance" for the S&P, so if it breaks below 1430, then somewhere around 1370 probably..

If he waits until 9/18, the markets will have self corrected, but by that time the R word will most likely have become a reality, not a probability..

I remember 12% discussing a potential for the Dow to hit between 10K-11K...sounded a bit outlandish at the time..not feeling that way at this moment..

Good luck to all tomorrow...Come On Uncle Ben...Do Something...

 

[FogSailing]

I'm following Ebb for tomorrow...albeit at a lower level of risk..

I checked what the TSP folks are doing from summing up the Tracker Data.

Looked like this at 11:30am::

G - 13.9% F -47.9% C -7.5% S- 11.5 I - 11.9 L2040 -1.4%
L2030 - 1.4 L2020-1.42 L2010 -1.42 L Income -1.42

Forgive the rounding...it's close to 100%..

It's was changing as I write this, but thought this was interesting info. Most folks are still hanging in safe haven...but to me C, S, and I still look good tomorrow..despite the horrible Friday's we've been having..so I'm G-70, I -30 for tomorrow.

Good luck to all..

FS