edvard2's threads
If the bubble returns to the BA, what will you do?
by
edvard2
on 2 Apr 2012
255 comments, latest
12 years ago
This might have been posted before but what the heck. Its worth revisiting. How many of you think the bubble will return? Of those of you out there looking- ...
What will the GOP be like in 10 years?
by
edvard2
on 11 Oct 2013
242 comments, latest
11 years ago
This is a semi-serious question. Some of you probably are well-aware that I am definitely someone who leans left. That wasn't actually always the case. My Dad, Grandparents, Aunts, ...
Looks like the tea party is done
by
edvard2
on 21 May 2014
197 comments, latest
9 years ago
Seeing as how yesterday all of the tea party candidates got beaten soundly, when you add this to the movement's failure to stop Obamacare, I'd say that the billionaires ...
Why do people waste so much money on cars?
by
edvard2
on 25 Jan 2013
312 comments, latest
11 years ago
As someone who lives in the Bay Area, its clear that many people here just love their Bimmers, sports cars, and large luxury SUVs. What's more, it seems many ...
What is up with the rash of trashy posts lately?
by
edvard2
on 28 Jul 2014
161 comments, latest
10 years ago
I edited this post's original structure because this isn't a right/left thing. Rather its about the fact that an awful lot of nasty posts that are either racist, sexist, ...
Why do guys find farting to be so funny?
by
edvard2
on 30 May 2014
52 comments, latest
2 years ago
Maybe not all guys. But a lot of them. Me included. I'm a grown, mature adult man and yet farting, especially when I do it is still as funny ...
Let's have a civil, political discussion for once.
by
edvard2
on 4 Aug 2014
57 comments, latest
10 years ago
This may or may not be possible. But let's try something new. As seen on this site on a daily basis, both liberals and conservatives ( I am certainly ...
Bobby Jindal: " GOP needs to stop being the stupid party"
by
edvard2
on 25 Jan 2013
108 comments, latest
11 years ago
I thought this was rather interesting: A rising star in the GOP at a major RNC convention not only said of the GOP "stop being the stupid party" but ...
This makes zero sense: savings account can go inactive, even if you add money.
by
edvard2
on 5 Jan 2012
34 comments, latest
7 years ago
So yesterday I got a call from my banker that I needed to come in and sign some stuff because one of my CDs was about to go inactive. ...
Squares make better wheels!
by
edvard2
on 23 Jul 2013
136 comments, latest
11 years ago
According to a conservative publication I unquestionably agree with, science has had it all wrong for untold 1000's of years: The wheel is clearly some sort of eeee-vil liberal ...
What do you hope to accomplish arguing politics?
by
edvard2
on 19 Mar 2012
34 comments, latest
12 years ago
Having political debates is nothing new. But the internet has brought a whole new level of what I'd consider nastiness to the scene. Now- I am occasionally guilty of ...
After all of this, has "Bubble mentality" been diminished?
by
edvard2
on 29 Sep 2011
89 comments, latest
13 years ago
So we're into year 4 of a nasty recession. Foreclosures are still at an all-time high. New homes, existing homes, and so on are all lagging in sales. We ...
Should we stay in the Bay Area or move somewhere cheaper?
by
edvard2
on 26 May 2011
101 comments, latest
13 years ago
I'm sort of a new guy on here. But I have been pondering this thought for a good 4-5 years now. I am originally from North Carolina but have ...
Halfway thinking of buying a house in the bay area...
by
edvard2
on 15 Nov 2011
70 comments, latest
12 years ago
I never thought I'd say this, but for the past- oh I'd say 3-4 months- I've been toying with just the notion of buying a house here. This is ...
What if Romney turns out to be moderate?
by
edvard2
on 6 Oct 2012
90 comments, latest
12 years ago
I'm not the only one to notice that Romney most definitely made a dramatic "change" in his rhetoric on stage last week during the debates. Many political commentators made ...
Am I simply getting older or does a lot of new pop music suck?
by
edvard2
on 14 Jun 2013
51 comments, latest
11 years ago
I work out in the gym every morning. As such with many gyms they play "pick me up" techno-dance-pop music over the PA system. Usually I don't hear it ...
A special announcement:
by
edvard2
on 15 Nov 2012
64 comments, latest
11 years ago
I see the forum this morning is ripe with a heapin' helpin' of right-wing posts as usual. So here is a special announcement: Obama won. Now back to our ...
Looks like the GOP hasn't learned much...
by
edvard2
on 1 May 2014
42 comments, latest
10 years ago
So yesterday basically looked like a total repeat of what the GOP seems to do over and over again: Vote against legislation that in turn are things that the ...
Do parents obsess too much over schools?
by
edvard2
on 6 Sep 2011
52 comments, latest
13 years ago
I'm not sure if its because I wasn't paying as much attention when I was younger, or that schools were more consistent in quality or if it was the ...
If you can't bear to hear opposing opinions, don't moderate a post.
by
edvard2
on 18 Jan 2013
44 comments, latest
11 years ago
Simple enough. If you post a political post, then you should expect there to be a debate between people who disagree with each other. If that's the case and ...
What's the future hold for the US economy? Manufacturing.
by
edvard2
on 3 Aug 2011
65 comments, latest
13 years ago
I wasn't sure how to name this post. Thus I could only come up with a generic title. Its been something I have thought about for years. Its a ...
Will Republicans change their tune given the shift in demographics?
by
edvard2
on 9 Nov 2012
46 comments, latest
11 years ago
Given that much has been made of the shifting demographics and its role in this year's election: That even though a huge percentage of the typical Republican voting demographic ...
Why do we obsess over ovepriced real estate?
by
edvard2
on 16 Aug 2011
91 comments, latest
13 years ago
I only ask this because if I stop and think about it there probably isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about this very subject: overpriced ...
My first experience with a Realtor
by
edvard2
on 31 Mar 2012
31 comments, latest
12 years ago
So today was the very first time I have ever dealt with a real estate agent. There is a house not far from where we live that has been ...
How many of you who bought post-bubble are now a bit of a hypocrite?
by
edvard2
on 20 Jul 2012
31 comments, latest
12 years ago
I spent the better part of a decade waiting for the housing bubble to inflate and deflate. We spend more then that amount of time saving. All the while ...
Expensive houses are one thing... expensive cars are another.
by
edvard2
on 17 Oct 2011
56 comments, latest
13 years ago
Something that I think about a lot on the way to work is to what extent do people place importance on "what" they drive. I say this because living ...
adios.
by
edvard2
on 11 Aug 2014
14 comments, latest
10 years ago
I started posting on Patrick sometime (I think) around 2004 back when the housing bubble was a big deal. Back then at least it seemed to me that most ...
my last post-I bought a house.
by
edvard2
on 28 May 2012
24 comments, latest
12 years ago
I've been on this and other similar sites for a long time. As in probably since 2004 or so. I was on here for perhaps many of the same ...
Have the attitude towards House prices in the bay area actually changed?
by
edvard2
on 16 Jun 2011
48 comments, latest
13 years ago
I'm just putting a feeler out there. But I'm just somewhat curious: Has the attitude towards home prices in the Bay Area changed? Are people less willing or as ...
Demographic and economic effects of domestic migration?
by
edvard2
on 22 Jun 2011
42 comments, latest
13 years ago
This I imagine has been talked about a lot on this site. But as I am a newer member, I'm curious what others here think since this particular subject ...
Stop feeding the trolls...
by
edvard2
on 15 Aug 2012
15 comments, latest
12 years ago
I don't think I even need to delve into that any further as we all know fully well those that fit the bill. Let's have a day where nobody ...
If investments didn't have a name, would people invest differently?
by
edvard2
on 16 Dec 2011
3 comments, latest
12 years ago
Something I've been thinking about per the repetitive commentary on this site is whether people invest in things more so because they "Like" the idea versus doing so for ...
If the bubble returns to the Bay Area... what will you do?
by
edvard2
on 17 Jun 2011
21 comments, latest
13 years ago
I'm just curious about this. Not saying its going to happen anytime soon, but what if the Bay Area suddenly gets itself into yet another housing bubble of sorts ...
When did the GOP start using "dirty commies!" as a political ploy?
by
edvard2
on 12 Jun 2013
14 comments, latest
11 years ago
Of course communists and socialists didn't really exist prior to the revolutions first in Russia then elsewhere. But aftewards, and especially from the 50's and onward they sure made ...
Lookie. I found anothe pointless link to prove my lame poltical opinions
by
edvard2
on 7 Jun 2013
8 comments, latest
11 years ago
Yup. Here it is. Story: "Beer can found to contain soda!" See? That proves everything. Surely any who read this will automatically agree with my political sentiments.
When did the Republican party turn into the conservative party?
by
edvard2
on 23 May 2014
5 comments, latest
10 years ago
This is probably more of a history debate more than anything. As mentioned I did grow up in the rural south where Democrats had a solid footing for generations ...
Home sales worst in 50 years...
by
edvard2
on 26 Jan 2012
9 comments, latest
12 years ago
I was surprised nobody else posted this. But the headlines I saw today indicate that home sales in Dec were the worst on record. So much for that so-called ...
We have a real winner
by
edvard2
on 16 May 2014
2 comments, latest
10 years ago
The GOP is the laughing stock of the country. The end.
Despite the recession my 401k is doing pretty good.
by
edvard2
on 8 Nov 2011
Posted 12 years ago
Hate to brag but oh well. Before I resume this isn't investment advice- just to dot my i's and cross my t's. Anyway, I started a run-of-the-mill 401k about ...
More proof that housing crazy in the Bay Area.
by
edvard2
on 8 Apr 2013
Posted 11 years ago
Yesterday as I was driving around I noticed an open house not far from my house. The house was actually about the same size and layout as mine. Of ...
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