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re: Should gyms charge for membership while closed?
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/20/20 at 8:09 am to TypoKnig
I attend an OTF gym that has closed and they have frozen all accounts.
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re: It just got real for me
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/17/20 at 7:52 am to FLBooGoTigs1
I'm sorry to hear that. The reality of all our situations is starting to sink in.
My oldest niece is set to graduate from high school in May. I'm traveling from Florida up to Indiana for it. I have a bad feeling now that they will either cancel the graduation ceremony entirely or just allow immediate family (parents, siblings). I hate it for her and all the kids in HS and College that are set to graduate. Their Senior years are ruined forever. :(
Hopefully I'm wrong but I'm guessing I won't be traveling to Indiana in May like I thought I would.
My oldest niece is set to graduate from high school in May. I'm traveling from Florida up to Indiana for it. I have a bad feeling now that they will either cancel the graduation ceremony entirely or just allow immediate family (parents, siblings). I hate it for her and all the kids in HS and College that are set to graduate. Their Senior years are ruined forever. :(
Hopefully I'm wrong but I'm guessing I won't be traveling to Indiana in May like I thought I would.
re: Entering The Market With $2,000. What to do?
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/16/20 at 9:03 am to Mr Perfect
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WAIT A MONTH DUDE please do not listen to the dollar cost avg jokesters. they're going broke right before our very eyes
if you need further advice ask @upperdecker
Yes with the CDC essentially wanting to shut down the U.S. economy for 8 weeks I think it'll be awhile before we see the bottom.
What companies are you keeping a close eye on? What trading platform/brokerage company do you recommend using?
re: Entering The Market With $2,000. What to do?
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/16/20 at 8:57 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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Dollar cost average? A safer thing to do putting a portion in every week. Lower your cost basis if it keeps going down, and you won't completely miss the recovery spike.
I agree. What stocks do you think I should be looking at? I'm guessing a lot of consumer staple companies?
re: Entering The Market With $2,000. What to do?
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/16/20 at 8:47 am to castorinho
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Unless you get a damn good discount, I'd carefully examine this. You're already plenty invested in your company (that's your source of income), so I'd want to diversify. Just something to think about.
Right now yes I'm getting a very good discount on the stock.
As part of my 401k my only options are company stock, passive index funds, actively managed funs, retirement date blended funds and cash.
I work for a large company that has taken a big hit and I'm confident it'll get back up to its former price by the end of the year assuming all this virus stuff is contained by the summer. The way I look at it I'm getting in at a significant discount and building a long term position.
re: Entering The Market With $2,000. What to do?
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/16/20 at 8:45 am to FLObserver
Oh I'm not entering right now, but I'm trying to prepare now. Once we get to what seems like a bottom what would be some good strategies?
Also, my 401k is with Fidelity. What brokerage company/trading platforms would you all recommend using?
Also, my 401k is with Fidelity. What brokerage company/trading platforms would you all recommend using?
Entering The Market With $2,000. What to do?
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/16/20 at 8:41 am
So this is independent of my 401k (which was at $55,000 and has dropped $10,000 this year to $45,000).
About half my 401k was in cash so I'm waiting to buy stock in my company as well as various Retirement Date Funds and Index Funds.
But besides my 401k I have $2,000 in cash that I could probably use in the market right now. I've been waiting for a market correction to finally hit. I know I couldn't use $2,000 to buy very expensive stocks but what would you do? What lower priced stocks would you look at?
About half my 401k was in cash so I'm waiting to buy stock in my company as well as various Retirement Date Funds and Index Funds.
But besides my 401k I have $2,000 in cash that I could probably use in the market right now. I've been waiting for a market correction to finally hit. I know I couldn't use $2,000 to buy very expensive stocks but what would you do? What lower priced stocks would you look at?
re: You think supermarkets are bad now
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/15/20 at 8:55 am to RockChalkTiger
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Wait, the Democrats are running the country? Then why is Trump still President?
Honestly, I think some of you people failed Civics in high school!
They do run Congress last time I checked and Congress controls the purse strings. Plus they have Governors and Mayors in various areas that can help collapse their local economy. Never mind businessmen like Mike Bloomberg who have friends in high places. I don't doubt at all that some of them would be willing to temporarily lose a couple hundred million dollars or more temporarily to get Trump out of office.
A political party doesn't have to be in control of the Executive Branch to be able to crash the economy. They just have to have the right people in the right places.
re: You think supermarkets are bad now
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/15/20 at 8:50 am to hobotiger
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It's already happening in some places. Restaurants can do delivery only and bars are shut down.
Hence why everyone else was busy buying stupid toilet paper I was getting beer, rum, wine and hurricane mix. I figured this was coming. If I'm going to be stuck inside I'm having alcohol, lol.
re: You think supermarkets are bad now
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/15/20 at 8:46 am to Brazos
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I agree with everything you said but how in the frick would they enforce martial law ? They don’t have the man power to do it
All police officers on constant duty. Activation of the national guard. They don't have to have someone on every street, mostly just at the certain points, especially around interstates.
Perhaps even an exemption allowing active duty military to perform police functions.
Automatic jail time for anyone who breaks martial law. State borders shut down. They could even use drones for aerial support. The scary thing is I don't think it would be as hard as you think.
re: UK decides "herd immunity" the way to go...
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/15/20 at 8:44 am to MaxDraft
Sadly I think this is the better way to do it. Medical experts are saying we're all going to get it at some point. Just have us all get it and that way we get it out of our system sooner and our system becomes immune.
The social isolation they want us to do is not going to stop this virus at all. It's just going to string the whole thing out and shut down our economy even longer. Even though I'm asthmatic part of me wants the virus just to get it over with.
The social isolation they want us to do is not going to stop this virus at all. It's just going to string the whole thing out and shut down our economy even longer. Even though I'm asthmatic part of me wants the virus just to get it over with.
re: You think supermarkets are bad now
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/15/20 at 8:42 am to PhiTiger1764
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It would be absolutely ridiculous to close restaurants for a number of reasons.
Then again, one week ago, I would have told you shutting down and cancelling everything would be ridiculous.
I wouldn't doubt it but as another poster said I think they'll go to carryout and delivery only first.
re: You think supermarkets are bad now
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/15/20 at 8:35 am to SippyCup
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You mean an order to collapse the economy?
You do realize that there's a large part of our government that would love to do this right? I'm not saying Democrats created the Coronavirus, but they sure are taking advantage of it. They look at this as their way to get Trump out of office so they are doing everything they can to collapse the economy.
Even if you don't believe that, would it really shock you? No one is thinking straight right now. Everyone is panicking and making decisions completely on emotion. And that's especially true for both the federal government and governments at the state and local level.
At this point I absolutely think martial law is coming. Maybe not from the President and Federal Government but I could easily see various state and local governments doing it. People like LaToya Cantrell are having a field day right now knowing they have complete and unchallenged control.
re: First time going to the dentist in 9 years
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/11/20 at 9:32 pm to Walt OReilly
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Been dipping for 16-17 years.
Have an appt tomorrow and I’m a bit nervous. I have some gum erosion...is there a way to fix that?
Is the teeth whitener dentist sell that much better than what you can buy online?
Gum graft surgery for the gum erosion. I actually had the same thing myself about 6 years ago. Significant gum erosion over one tooth. Procedure was easy, took about an hour. Some pain the rest of the day but nothing like when I got my wisdom teeth removed. You should be able to go to work the next day.
re: New Orleans trip in 2 weeks?
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/11/20 at 9:29 pm to OceanTiger1
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I don’t think interstate travel will be enforced because it’d take far too many resources and frankly it’s just a bit crazy. I am preparing to drive the 16 hours it takes to get from Orlando to Houston in the next couple days, whenever they shut down Disney and cancel my flights.
It’s going to suck.
Not related but I actually live in Orlando and work at Disney. I'm hoping they won't close Disney but at this point I think it's almost inevitable. Seems like they are trying to have the whole country shut down for 2 weeks.
What worries me is what will happen pay wise. Will I get paid or just get screwed over? Of course many of us will have that same question.
re: New Orleans trip in 2 weeks?
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/11/20 at 9:27 pm to ellishughtiger
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Just stay home
Easy to stay but this friend has connections. She thinks she can either get us a significantly discounted rate at the Bourbon Orleans or a free concierge level room at the Four Points by Sheraton off Bourbon Street. Both well above what I would typically pay for a hotel. It's taken us 6 months to coordinate a long weekend where we could go.
Obviously I might not be the one deciding, I'll have to see if she wants to risk it or not. Part of me is pretty much "f*ck it, let's go".
New Orleans trip in 2 weeks?
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/11/20 at 9:20 pm
Supposed to be taking a friend of mine (who hasn't been to NOLA in 25 years and really doesn't remember it due to all the drinking, lol) to NOLA for a 3 night weekend trip in 2 weeks.
Obviously I'm not nearly as concerned as I would be if it was a trip to Europe or elsewhere out of the country. I have a trip planned for Costa Rica in May but that's another thread. After what President Trump just did with the Europe travel ban I am starting to get nervous.
I don't have a wife or kids so I don't have that to worry about. At this point we are driving from Florida which is looking like a smarter and smarter decision. With that said, is there any realistic chance that interstate travel is banned?
What would you do?
Obviously I'm not nearly as concerned as I would be if it was a trip to Europe or elsewhere out of the country. I have a trip planned for Costa Rica in May but that's another thread. After what President Trump just did with the Europe travel ban I am starting to get nervous.
I don't have a wife or kids so I don't have that to worry about. At this point we are driving from Florida which is looking like a smarter and smarter decision. With that said, is there any realistic chance that interstate travel is banned?
What would you do?
re: Runnels School Closing - Not Just High School
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 10:04 pm to RougeDawg
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Good Lord. It takes the tax dollars of MANY people to educate a functional democratic republic. I also pay taxes on roads I never drive on.
But you might at some point. Even if you do never use that road it takes traffic off a road you do use, so you still benefit from it. On the other hand I have no intention on having children and therefore I will never at any point use a public school.
re: Cruise Lines Still Discriminating Against Single People (Coronavirus Related)
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 10:02 pm to RosyFinchBOYZ
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Not going to lie, before I read the thread and saw Disney I thought it was going to be a policy that single adults couldn’t go on a Disney cruise to keep the pedos away.
It wouldn't shock me if they have the single policy to keep pedos away. Plenty of married pedos out there. It's a terrible policy.
re: Cruise Lines Still Discriminating Against Single People (Coronavirus Related)
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 10:02 pm to cable
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It does in your case
GFY
re: Cruise Lines Still Discriminating Against Single People (Coronavirus Related)
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 10:01 pm to SuperSaint
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said every gay man ever before he went on a Disney Cruise alone
So because I'm single I shouldn't go on a Disney Cruise even if I get an employee discount?
You think I should pay as much or even more for an inferior experience on Carnival or RC? Is that your opinion?
re: Cruise Lines Still Discriminating Against Single People (Coronavirus Related)
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 9:59 pm to lsutiger2010
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Mighty defensive there
Because I'm tired of the insinuation. Single does not equal gay.
re: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ***W.H.O. DECLARES A GLOBAL PANDEMIC***
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 9:58 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Interested to see what this board thinks.
You are able to time travel to August 27th, 2020.
Will coronavirus still be the top story?
No. I think this will all be largely wrapped up by June, once the warm weather kills it. Just like the flu.
I think China will take a long time to recover but the rest of the world will recover pretty quickly.
re: Cruise Lines Still Discriminating Against Single People (Coronavirus Related)
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 9:55 pm to TigerCoon
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"single" he says. Just say "gay", dude. You're among friends.
Because I'm not fricking gay. I have no problems with gay people but I'm 100% heterosexual.
re: Cruise Lines Still Discriminating Against Single People (Coronavirus Related)
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 9:54 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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traveling alone isn’t for me but I’m certainly not against it. Doing a cruise by yourself is weird as frick.
Care to elaborate why? Why is it, that for solo travelers, travel in general isn't weird but cruise line travel (any cruise line) is?
re: Cruise Lines Still Discriminating Against Single People (Coronavirus Related)
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 9:50 pm to SuperSaint
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so a Disney Cruise is the option you choose to ‘relax by the pool’?
That, to have a few drinks, have some good food and stop at a few ports in the Bahamas, yes.
Especially considering that with my employee discount it's the same price or even a little cheaper than going on Carnival or RC. Is it that hard to understand?
re: Runnels School Closing - Not Just High School
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 9:48 pm to TigerDeBaiter
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This might be the dumbest thing I have read in several years. Please don’t drive on the roads I pay for. Thx
As a single person I'm good with paying the same amount in property taxes but I wish we had the option to essentially say "I don't want my taxes going to schools and would like those taxes to go into the general fund".
At least then my taxes might pay for things like emergency services or road repairs. Services I might actually use.
re: Cruise Lines Still Discriminating Against Single People (Coronavirus Related)
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 9:45 pm to lsutiger2010
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And you realize the majority of the activities are still going to be geared towards children? It's obvious you don't have any worry about COVID-19 since you are willing to hop on a cruise right now.
So since you want to take advantage of the cheaper rates because of this, why wouldn't you take advantage of the cheaper flights right now to visit somewhere else. You can fly to just about anywhere in the Caribbean right now for sub $500 roundtrip and be there in less than 3 hours. There are roundtrip flights to San Juan right now for $101 form Orlando.
You want to go out and be adventurous on your own, you do this. Not sit on a Disney cruise by yourself.
Because there are different types of vacations. Ones that are more about adventure and exploration and ones that are more about relaxation. I actually am going to Costa Rica in May but I do enjoy the occasional vacation where you just relax by the pool with a good drink.
re: Cruise Lines Still Discriminating Against Single People (Coronavirus Related)
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 9:43 pm to Soup Sammich
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Why are you so offended by me asking a legit question? I was being sincere by asking. I even said I had never been on a cruise ever. And no I don’t go to a restaurant, movie or to bars alone. Just not my personality. I don’t think it’s anything wrong with people that can do those things. I even envy those types. I was just asking the appeal of going solo on a cruise. Just something I’ve never considered.
Sorry, I didn't mean to lash out, but there's been a lot of bashing on this thread. I don't look at going solo on a cruise as any different that going solo on any other type of vacation. There is a certain freedom in going on vacation by yourself. You control the itinerary, you can do what you want and you can even change plans at the last minute. It's a very liberating experience.
The other thing about traveling solo (especially overseas) is that you have no one there to insulate you from the local culture. You are by yourself so you are able to embrace the culture more and blend in with the culture. You maybe talk to strangers you would never talk to if you're with other people. You get a chance to meet some amazing people. I think you grow more as a person traveling solo and it's also the ultimate indulgence.
There are so many places I would've never visited if I had to wait for someone else to go with me. That just wasn't acceptable for me.
Honestly, I can't imagine going a year WITHOUT doing a solo trip. Don't misunderstand me, I enjoy trips with family and friends as well, but at least once a year I do a solo trip.
re: Cruise Lines Still Discriminating Against Single People (Coronavirus Related)
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 9:34 pm to CaptSpaulding
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I thought couples without kids who went to Disney were weird. A single dude trying to go on a Disney cruise by himself is something else.
You do realize that even Disney Cruise Line has adults only areas right? Why would I pay as much if not more for an inferior experience on Carnival or RC when I could go on a superior cruise experience for the same price?
This might sound weird to you but a ton of people go to Disney, Universal, Busch Gardens, Sea World, etc. without children.
I see plenty of couples without kids, single people, older people who's kids are grown up, etc. It really isn't that uncommon.
Heck a lot of people I talk to who had kids talked about how different the experience was without children, in a good way.
re: Cruise Lines Still Discriminating Against Single People (Coronavirus Related)
Posted by OceanTiger1 on 3/8/20 at 9:25 pm to Cool Hand Luke
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I'm going on a cruise out of New Orleans in April. I was hoping prices would get cheaper, but the ship is almost full. I couldn't even get an upgraded cabin because none were available. I don't believe everyone is canceling.
With Disney Cruise Line I just know I'm seeing more employee rates than I've ever seen before. Usually you don't see more than 5 or 6 cruises available and right now 52 cruises are available. That tells me a significant amount of people are cancelling. That's why I'm trying to take advantage of it.
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