RookieNYC,
“Mike and Positive Outlook have excuses for their shortcomings and they feel better trying to make others feel responsible for not being some politically obssessed nutcases like they are…”
Shortcomings??? :biglaugh While I am the first to admit that I have them, tell us oh great prognosticator, what YOU think they are…
“The point of this thread was how you (MIKE) are crying foul and not playing like you say…”
The initial point was flawed which is why it didn’t evolve into what you had hoped…
“You and PO and have spun this into something totally different…”
These threads follow their own direction, which is one of the reasons it is hard for any thread to remain on topic… but in this case, the original point was flawed from the start…
“Thats the way I see it…”
And that makes it right?
“I enjoy the the fruitless banter that exists from your kool aid crew…PO with his philosophical quotes just show his lack of business sense…”
LOL… I thought it was a “waste of your time”… in reality, not that I feel I need to justify anything to you, but to show you don’t know what you are talking about… Over the years, I have worked for others as an employee, been recruited to build a company division within a company (by reputation… I wasn’t looking), which I EXCEEDED expectations and were in the BLACK within the first 12 months, and owned my own companies… there was only time I did not excel in the companies I was involved with… then again, we all have those, some more than others… :biggrin
As far as “philosophical quotes just show his lack of business sense” that speaks more to your linear thinking than anything else… do you think that just because you say it, it makes it so… LOL
“Instead he chooses to spend his time playing good guy bad guy…”
Oh brother… :rolleyes This from the guy who says he “wasting his time” and then goes on to post MORE…
“Even if it is in the Random Ramblings section ,many of the opinions coming from the kool aid crew are quite the contrary to capital preservation or correct money management under an impending financial meltdown…”
I see, YOU are the arbitor of this…
“I would post about how Im semi retired too,how I vacation,how much I surf etc…But it would just open me up for comments from the have nots…”
This speaks a little deeper than you realize… for someone so secure in his position in the world, you are careful not to put yourself out there…
“You arent the only one who enjoys relaxing and not working…”
Don’t we all… the point is, is that in less than a decade, Propertymanager placed himself in a position where IT IS HIS CHOICE… that is making your investment work for you no matter how you look at it or try to demean it…
“Infact the main reason why I got into the funding side of real estate was to work less and make income…Difference is I LOVE TO WORK…I love to make deals…”
Which is it? If you LOVE TO WORK, why do you want to work less?.. You are talking out both sides of your mouth trying to criticize someone who set a goal for himself (Propertymanager), EXCEEDED it, and now he is enjoying the fruits of his labor… interesting logic…
“I enjoy it more than sitting out in the lineup surfing…Sounds crazy huh?..Its not work when you love what you do…”
One of the great cliche’s… it’s true to a point, but EVERY profession has parts we all dislike…
“allagash will tell you how much time I spend relaxing for months at a time…Not playing who has the longest **** here but I highly doubt you relax more than me…I can do both…I can do deals while Im away…All I need is the laptop and my email access to speak to my attorneys and brokers…”
Here you are, speaking out of both sides of your mouth again… you say you LOVE TO WORK more than surfing, but relax for months at a time… which is it?
IMHO, if you are working on vacation, you are not truly on vacation… you are just deluding yourself… vacation is focus on something OTHER than work (i.e. - family, fun, travel, etc.)… smelling the roses, as it were… kinda hard to do when the ozone from the laptop gets in the way or the deal is in the back of your head is in the forefront when you are trying to take in the love of your family… everybody does it different, but at this stage of the game, vacation to me is enjoying things OTHER than work and sharing it with your family… but that’s me…
“So I dont think you are doing something wrong with wanting to relax but semi retired you are not…”
So you feel you can define for Propertymanager his lifestyle?
“I take pride in my business sense and my ability to earn even in the darkest of times… I wont let you or PO downplay that with testing my devotion to my country because I dont choose to cave into fear…Its always darkest before dawn…Its what I have learned…”
To my recollection, neither Propertymanager or I have called into question your individual devotion to your country… we’ve pointed out where we stand and what others do and have done… if that is how you feel, you may want to consider what your true feelings are on the subject…
While it is true it is always darkest before the dawn, it is also true that the daylight shows the dark for what it truly is…