The latest I've heard is that the Treasury has enough on hand to cover the interest on loans, so they wouldn't default. But things like, you know, Social Security would be in jeopardy.
I have no idea what it would do to the stock market.
Gavin, ask yourself this question. What are you more afraid of, a giant murderous demon or me?
Lilah ,'Destiny'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Oct 15, 2013 12:46:23 pm PDT #9135 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
-t - Oct 15, 2013 12:46:43 pm PDT #9136 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Concord grape is my very favouritest pie. A bitch to make.
Huh, I must have done it wrong. Only made it once, though.
flea - Oct 15, 2013 1:02:58 pm PDT #9137 of 30000
information libertarian
I am thinking I should find out where John Boehner lives - I'm guessing it's some gated community in the deep suburbs - and go stand in front of his house with torches and pitchforks. You're with me, right, Teppy?
Ginger - Oct 15, 2013 1:04:46 pm PDT #9138 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm torn between "I could totally do this" and "they really need someone with an engineering background."
If it's any kind of communication, they probably don't. After years of working with engineers, I've concluded that most of them need translators.
I just use a regular top crust on blueberry pie and cut some slits in it. Fruit(ish) pies: blueberry, cherry, blackberry, rhubarb, strawberry-rhubarb, peach, cranberry, raisin, green tomato
flea - Oct 15, 2013 1:05:09 pm PDT #9139 of 30000
information libertarian
On the pumpkin front, I have a (non-white) friend who recently began a Facebook post, "Dear white people: what is it with you and pumpkin?" So I had to tell her about "Eat a muffin, whitey!"
le nubian - Oct 15, 2013 1:05:57 pm PDT #9140 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Zenkitty,
how close are you to retirement? If I were going to retire within 5 years, I might have put all my holdings in cash long before now. Given my time horizon, I should be fine leaving everything where it is and waiting for the markets to come back in 2-3 years.
Dana - Oct 15, 2013 1:06:10 pm PDT #9141 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
After years of working with engineers, I've concluded that most of them need translators.
A lot of the staff are Vietnamese, so that might literally be true.
le nubian - Oct 15, 2013 1:06:35 pm PDT #9142 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
But you are speaking to someone who didn't open her retirement statements after the big crash because I couldn't take it.
Zenkitty - Oct 15, 2013 1:10:31 pm PDT #9143 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm torn between "I could totally do this" and "they really need someone with an engineering background."
I edit engineering journals, and my background is anthropology! They probably need someone who can grammar right. You'd learn enough of the terminology as you go.
Juliebird - Oct 15, 2013 1:11:09 pm PDT #9144 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I think when my mom makes Concord grape pie, it's fairly simple, barely if any sugar, and maybe flour to thicken, pie crust of choice. The hard part is skinning and sieving out the seeds.