Politics

[Killingtime]

There used to be a $1000 bill that Grover Cleveland was on, it was discontinued a long time ago .
Now it is a collectors item.

My grandfather had a few of them when he was alive. He was a big collector of bills and coins. I remember getting silver eagles for birthdays as a kid all the time

 

[Killingtime]

Perhaps but I’m not completely convinced of that.

The 2013 security updates to the $100 bill took less than a year for the forex shops in Africa to start discounting the older denominations. Even outfitters around that time preferred the newer bills

If your taking about not being convinced of the collector side I know some of gramps 1k bills were worth 1000’s of dollars on the market it depends on age condition and location of print. the 10k bills I’ve seen on auctions go for 100’s of thousands of dollars for 1 10k bill.

 

[Russ16]

I think Trump is simply trolling people with the $250 bill.
The Thayer amendment of 1866 requires that any President must be dead for 2 years before their portrait can be used
It would take an act of Congress to change that.
The only living President to be put on a currency note was Abraham Lincoln in 1861.

They are claiming that it is a commerative issuance for the 250th anniversary and not subject tit the Thayer amendment. Original idea was to put his face on a coin.

 

[Killingtime]

I’m pretty sure last year he had a run of gold eagles. I remember my father talking about them

 

[Killingtime]

I just checked he did but it’s on the collector case not the coin so my mistake

 

[Tundra Tiger]

I just saw a story on The Hill about a poll about Talarico and Paxton. Talarico had a 3 point lead. Also, of those surveyed 1/3 of those who voted for Cornyn said they will vote for Talarico in the general election.

Totally separate topic: what's the per pound cost of ground beef down there, for those that don't butcher their own?

 

[Killingtime]

Wife just said in Florida Publix ground beef standard is 5-9 a lb the 7 percent is $16.47 a lb

You should make friends with a rancher. If I had to pay that with as much meat as we eat I’d never be able to stop working

 

[mdwest]

Totally separate topic: what's the per pound cost of ground beef down there, for those that don't butcher their own?

HEB has the 73/27 ground for $5.49 in north Dallas… the 93/7 is $7.49

If you want organic/grass fed, etc it’s a good bit more…

If you’re willing to buy in 5lb increments, COSTCO is $3.99 a lb for 83/17

 

[Tundra Tiger]

No ranchers here, and the caribou and moose in the freezer is getting low. I just bought some burger at the store and it was 12+. I know we're high but I had no idea how high. Thanks.

 

[Hunt anything]

I just saw a story on The Hill about a poll about Talarico and Paxton. Talarico had a 3 point lead. Also, of those surveyed 1/3 of those who voted for Cornyn said they will vote for Talarico in the general election.

Totally separate topic: what's the per pound cost of ground beef down there, for those that don't butcher their own?

Haven’t bought ground beef in years, always have a good supply of ground venison. But we got a mailer from the local Piggly Wiggly and ground beef was $5.99 a pound in Foley, Alabama.

 

[mdwest]

Other than occasional steaks or brisket when we want to treat ourselves, we really don’t eat beef with any regularity anymore…

Between my wife and I we take 5-7 deer a year… supplement that with the elk and red stag we brought back from New Zealand… we’ve been eating venison 3-4 nights a week and havent had to buy beef..

Whenever HEB puts beef on a really good sale I’ll grab several packs just to add some variety… a couple of months ago they had ribeyes priced about where ground beef is usually priced… I grabbed a half dozen packs of 3 steaks each…

Until about 4 years ago (when we intentionally started upping our deer consumption) we bought a 1/2 steer once a year and just stocked up that way..

 

[Killingtime]

No ranchers here, and the caribou and moose in the freezer is getting low. I just bought some burger at the store and it was 12+. I know we're high but I had no idea how high. Thanks.

there’s a store I’ve stopped at in Iowa called the Dutchman that always has crazy low prices on meat I head back to Florida and tell the wife and she’s like that must be nice lol

 

[Wheels]

If your taking about not being convinced of the collector side I know some of gramps 1k bills were worth 1000’s of dollars on the market it depends on age condition and location of print. the 10k bills I’ve seen on auctions go for 100’s of thousands of dollars for 1 10k bill.

My comment was not about the collectibility of large denomination notes. My comment was regarding forex. Especially in third world countries. They like the security features and want the new bills as opposed to old bills and pay par for them instead of trying to discount them.

 

[Killingtime]

Moose and caribou sound much better

 

[Brent in Az]

Well ....now you influencers have gone and made me hungry. I'm gonna grill up some top sirloin with a Ranchero Steak rub.
$11.99 a pound

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Win some, lose some...

Face on currency
Name off building

His name should have never been added. Reading his social media post, his reaction can only be likened to a tantrum.

 

[rookhawk]

Alright Fellas,

We’ve gone from prepping to frugal gourmet. I used to own a dry ager, I now bought a steak ager. If you put cheap horse meat into a dry ager for 40+ days you’ve transformed gruel into world class cuisine.

Get a dry ager and you’ll eat like a king amongst peasants!

 

[Brent in Az]

Horse meat? ....Ewhhhhh. sounds like aged jerky

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Had a gelding I considered grinding for hamburger one time, bought him too a cattle auction because his confirmation was so good wintered him 2 years trying to get him gentled and ended up running him back through an auction. If memory serves I got like 300$ out of him less auction fees and he was probably 1200lbs on the hoof so I’d of definitely come ahead on burger.

 

[Big_Easy]

The Generacs have automatic load switching. Their biggest reasonably priced consumer model is 24k or 26k, that's enough for a 5000+ square foot home with all circuits piped in.

The thing I like about the Generac (and similar) is it forces you to get an excessively large propane tank that you *should* have anyway to do deal with acts of god that might ruin all your perishable foods. Total cost for the biggest Generac installed is roughly $14k. The first time a storm takes your power down for 5 days, you'll probably save $5k in groceries that would otherwise perish.

I agree, its not the right investment for someone that will move in 3-5 years, you'll get nothing for the Generac in the sale of your home. It's definitely something to install in your forever home for your pleasure, not the next buyer's.

$14K is how much my solar array and battery backup cost after rebates. And it doesn't require any fuel. For those members on here living in sunny Texas that would seem like the optimum solution.