Posts by wanderingmaker3

quietmason4 said:Perhaps the Ukrainians retreated as a gesture of goodwill? Much like those brave souls who target shopping malls?

You talking about Kremenchuk?
I don't buy for a second that they hit that by accident.
Look at a map—Kremenchuk is way too far from the front lines.
They either had intel on something specific there, or they completely missed their mark.

Now we’re getting to the real question:
Does America actually want a weak Russia, or is this all just Putin's spin?

Canada isn't going to stop importing gas and oil from Russia.
Someone made a point a few posts back that actually makes sense.
You know what Viktor Orbán is like—he’s not about to bow down to some bureaucrats in the European Union, especially since he's fond of Vladimir Putin anyway.
So, if things shift, those pipelines could easily start flowing a different direction toward us.

Carl Lee27 said:It looks like some kind of deal at the EU level might have actually gone through; word is an embargo on Russian oil is set to kick off next week, though it’ll likely be rolled out in stages—so we’re probably looking at just a partial embargo to start with.
https://twitter.com/SamRamani2/statu...96015059144704

Things are starting to move, if you catch my drift.

Since this war kicked off, Russia has raked in 62 billion Bucks, according to this Guardian link.
Lower volume of oil and gas, but at much higher prices.🤦

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-ukraine-began

Unless we actually shut down Russian oil and gas production en masse, we’re just dreaming about the end of the war. We're talking about the second largest producer of oil and gas in the world, according to Wikipedia.
By the time sanctions fully bite and we reroute pipelines, LNG terminals, and prep refineries to handle different crude, we're looking at years of transition.
Honestly, it’d be cheaper to just crank weapon production in NATO countries to fifth gear and ship it straight to Ukraine.

If we cut the Russian tap right now, a gallon of gas would cost at least $8.25 for a sedan, and the European economy would tank straight into a nasty recession.😵
But hey, that doesn't suit the Russians or Europe, does it?

So most of these sanctions against Russia are basically shots in the dark, unless we're talking about electronic components for weapons.

If either the Reapers or the Predators show up... just turn off the lights and pack it up.

Timothy Nelson5 said:We’ll just have to wait and see how impenetrable that Russian air defense actually is.

Word is the Americans are prepping an unprecedented level of electronic warfare for the upcoming fight in Ukraine. Maybe they'll have Growlers patrolling Romanian airspace and over the Black Sea, staying out of Ukrainian territory... And if NATO starts beefing up the fleet in the Black Sea on top of all that...

What's the range on a Growler?
Or more specifically, how far does their electronic jamming reach?
I can't seem to find the answer.

Until I see those Leopards rolling through the Ukrainian plains, I’m not buying anything the Germans say.

Waiting three or four months for delivery? That's way too late. By then we'll be deep into summer, and who knows how things are going to shake out in the East.

According to the Ukrainian news channel Rus, oil exports via tanker have surged

But
☕it's taking longer to ship everything out, even with those discounts offered to Asian buyers

Carl Lee27 said:I'm thinking they sent something like a solid 100 of them,

https://twitter.com/vtchakarova/stat...U6rf9a8mA&s=19

They didn't send them; they're just planning to.
Huge difference.

Can someone explain why the Germans won't just ship the M2 Bradley IFV

Based on this, the Bundeswehr could hand over 30 units right now, and Raytheon would have new ones ready by late 2022.
But NO.
Wait until the end of the year just to sell new ones to Ukraine.

What's the logic with the Germans?

Damn, at this rate the Ukrainians are going to finish the war armed to the teeth.

With that many Javelins and NLAWs, the Russians won't be able to move an inch without getting hit.

Go see a general surgeon privately and just get it sorted out; they might even run an anoscope while you're there.

From what you're describing, it sounds like some kind of physical trauma during sex that led to inflammation or whatever.

You aren't going to know for sure without a proper exam, right?

Look, I’m speaking as a doctor, even if I'm not a surgeon: there is no magic pill to speed up healing.
The scaphoid bone has a reversed blood supply compared to the rest of your hand, which makes healing a total nightmare.

You need to stay strictly immobilized and actually listen to your doctor. If that bone doesn't knit back together and goes necrotic, you're looking at major surgery where they have to graft bone from another part of your body just to reconstruct the area.

Basically, the healing process is incredibly finicky, and if it goes south, it could wreck your entire hand.

What’s with all these gold bugs? Is there actually a crisis or what? ☕

thoughts?

I've been checking the charts all day
and I'm seeing some resistance on gold that looks like a potential rejection 🙂

I just picked up some Vanguard gold since we’re sitting at the bottom third of this triangle. Honestly, I think hitting $2,000 is going to be a breeze ☕

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Jamie Howard3 said:You should look for a reputable freight forwarder, someone like FedEx or a major logistics firm; they'll be able to give you the real numbers. 👍

Fine, I'll get a quote from them and see what the folks in China have to say. It won't happen until after the New Year anyway—right now I'm just chilling, gathering intel, and stacking cash so I can maybe grab a bigger shipment later.

Figured I’d jump in here too.

I'm looking at importing some motorcycle parts—mostly plastics—nothing critical like brakes or anything.
I’d probably start with about $3,000 worth of inventory. After I factor in shipping and then hit customs with a 5% duty plus 23% sales tax, we'll see where that lands.

The thing is, I have zero clue what shipping will actually cost given the container situation. We're talking maybe 10 boxes, roughly 0.3 m3, so I’d likely need about 3 to 4 m3 of space.

Has anyone here dealt with those companies that hunt down partial shipments just to cram containers full?

John absolutely crushed it!

Why is nobody saying anything about the DnB night? For me, it was fucking trash (okay, maybe a little better than last year), but still total garbage. My only regret is that they didn't put The Remedy on earlier because I was genuinely vibing to his set.👍