LES DITTRICH said:Yeah, I noticed that too. For all we know, the agreement might have been something along the lines of, "We can do this the easy way, or the hard way"; with Silvergate facing the inevitable and chosing the easy way.
Interestingly enough the announcement only says an agreement. Nothing about money! Normally, when a company buys something, they use the word purchase.
LES DITTRICH said:Something less volitale perhaps, religion? politics? :lol: :lol: :lol:
What are Jack, Marvin and HJ going to argue over next - that's what I want to know. Les
Victor Smith said:The weather?? :P :DLES DITTRICH said:Something less volitale perhaps, religion? politics? :lol: :lol: :lol:
What are Jack, Marvin and HJ going to argue over next - that's what I want to know. Les
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:Thats sure to invite fist fights ;)Victor Smith said:The weather?? :P :DLES DITTRICH said:Something less volitale perhaps, religion? politics? :lol: :lol: :lol:
What are Jack, Marvin and HJ going to argue over next - that's what I want to know. Les
Victor Smith said:I only discuss the weather in January, when everyone's so bundled up that no punch will hurt ...Hans-Joerg Mueller said:That's sure to invite fist fights ;)Victor Smith said:The weather?? :P :D
Something less volitale perhaps, religion? politics? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Well that’s my “stirring” contribution for today!
Off to beddy byes.
BTW I think a computer just fell off the table at the NYSE (and London SE) so much for bank bailouts but I digress.
Regards
Les
The “Great Sardinino” predicts another 20+ page ramble here!!!
Jerry Hansen said:The "Sardinino" sounds a bit fishy to me, but ...... if we start talking about the weather it could go to 50+ pages. AND there would be one huge advantage: we could consult the professionals. Their prognostications - as crummy as they are - are much closer than the ones issued by "The Original Ventilator" in Tennessee. ;) :) ;)
The "Great Sardinino" predicts another 20+ page ramble here!!!!!
Weather: crummy, but I need to place some more planting earth today. Get rid of that shrinking mound in the driveway.
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:Good Morning!
"The Original Ventilator" in Tennessee.
Sorry I disappeared yesterday, but the Boss insisted I install her new Bosch washer and dryer that finally arrived after a two week wait.
I am humbled that I have been promoted to the esteemed level of a three letter poster. I hope TOC won’t be offended. With a deep sense of fairness, I think H.J. should be honored in the same manner. I would suggest MMM for Micro Mind Mueller, or 3M for short. This title will serve both friends and foes. A win-win! His friends can laud his attention to detail in every dimension. While his foes can simply focus on the micro part, as in microcephaly. 
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:Have we slipped into "old English"? Down here in the lower 48 we are quite familiar with "loam" and "topsoil" and several other terms, but I have never come across "planting soil" ;)
.... I need to place some more planting earth today. ....
T.O.V.
I like it Jack 
Jack Barton said:Hans-Joerg Mueller said:Good Morning!
"The Original Ventilator" in Tennessee.Sorry I disappeared yesterday, but the Boss insisted I install her new Bosch washer and dryer that finally arrived after a two week wait.
I am humbled that I have been promoted to the esteemed level of a three letter poster. I hope TOC won’t be offended. With a deep sense of fairness, I think H.J. should be honored in the same manner. I would suggest MMM for Micro Mind Mueller, or 3M for short. This title will serve both friends and foes. A win-win! His friends can laud his attention to detail in every dimension. While his foes can simply focus on the micro part, as in microceaphlly.
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:Have we slipped into "old English"? Down here in the lower 48 we are quite familiar with "loam" and "topsoil" and several other terms, but I have never come across "planting soil" ;)
.... I need to place some more planting earth today. ....T.O.V.
I like that deep sense of fairness!
OTOH when you’re trying to use the BIG words you’d be well advised to use a spellchecker. :lol: By the looks of it that applies to your English as much as to your lacking German. 
On this GMRR we call the topsoil/crusher chips/peat moss mixture “planting medium”. I didn’t want to use “medium” since I expected your reply and “earth” would be more easily understood by TOV. Sheesh, I overestimated your capacity, again.
Dear MMM
Funny you should mention that. My spell checker was too "small minded’ to offer a suggestion so I went to the web and then forgot to insert the answer.
We’re quite familiar with the term “medium”. It can be found in laboratories and in the back corner of a carnival. Otherwise we generally refer to it as “potting soil”, regardless of it’s many mixtures. But, I leave it to you to overanalyze dirt!
T.O.V.
Jack Barton said:
Dear MMMFunny you should mention that. My spell checker was too "small minded’ to offer a suggestion so I went to the web and then forgot to insert the answer.
We’re quite familiar with the term “medium”. It can be found in laboratories and in the back corner of a carnival. Otherwise we generally refer to it as “potting soil”, regardless of it’s many mixtures. But, I leave it to you to overanalyze dirt!
T.O.V.
TOV
I don’t analyze it at all, I just mix it in suitable proportions.
I guess, besides so many other things, you need a new spell checker!
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:Why? I've got you working on it for me and without cost! Dang, another Win Win! Thanks :)
I guess, besides so many other things, you need a new spell checker! :D
T.O.V.
I personally think the old term jackass is more applicable, Jack.
But, then, one would expect immediate e-mails to poor Bob and the excrement would hit the ventilator (oops…“fan”).
:lol: :lol:
Ain’t that the truth, OTOH the
HJ said:has limited application. But even that was to be expected. ;) :)
In any case, it's one less thing to bitch about by the frazzled crowd.
Curmudgeon said:
I personally think the old term jackass is more applicable, Jack.But, then, one would expect immediate e-mails to poor Bob and the excrement would hit the ventilator (oops…“fan”).
Put an “H” in front of it and you have Huge Jackass :):):):):):):):)
Curmudgeon said:I hate to go High School, but [b]you[/b] would know best :) Just Kidding!!!!! Really!!!
I personally think the old term jackass is more applicable, Jack.
Marvin, Jack,
Did you feel addressed by mention of the email missives?
…some people from other less “Friendly” web pages, drop in here and never return. They go away with the mindset that all we do here is fight each other. I wonder why they get that idea.
Once in a while we seem to share some actual knowledge, facts, or even some ideas of educational nature. Both HJ and I do add to the “Fun” by widing a few people’s clock, and sitting back watching the fun, with much glee…I wonder what Marvin is having for dinner this evening…!!!
Speaking of nature; this idea that the stuff we plant things in is “Dirt”, was always a sore spot for me. Up here I was more used to the descriptive words; potting soil, earth, topsoil, fill, planting soil, clay-loam, or loam. Where this word “Dirt” came from is a good question. Dirt was always to me, something that was dirty, and not wanted…something flushed down the drain.
For railroad content, I’ll just say that I backfill my raised roadbed with good topsoil, and crushed stone for dainage.