with a 25 % devaluation in Mexicos peso.....Where would you go?.....yes Cozumel...Can Cun ....Acapulco.....Or come to the DR and drop your pants bend over and spread em

GC, you are my buddy, but i hate to say " i told you so". this is the only outcome that i could foresee, given the economic trends. i knew that the decline would begin this winter. i have friends in business on the north coast , and they are not catching flies in their establishments. sadly, next year will be worse. the world economy will not pick up substantially until 2010. this is going to be a period of adjustment, with painful repercussions.

without a change in the economy and confidence stabilization next season will be violent....I am that negative....But dread I believe that after the inaug they will come in decreased numbers of course....this is not a recession it is a panic a normal recession would have had little impact on this season....also a20% decrease this year is manageable even 30 %.....beyond that and you have very very serious local problems.......When you come over the wall dread I am sorry old pal I will have to shoot you

20 or 30 % decline is not manageable. you have to understand that the 20% does not lead to a linear decline; you have to factor in the multiplier effects of that numerical decline. 20% decline in footfall can wipe out numerous businesses. do you believe that Macy's would survive a 30% decline in customers this christmas?

Well Dominican are going to find out about the Golden Goose... and the death there of...

macys is not hotel occupancy

BAD BWAI" "Nuttin' nah go right"

"Water more than flour" - "time tough."

Gee Dready if you knew all this was going to happen , you should have let worlds economic leaders in on the secret. Maybe they could have done something before it got out of hand.

The ones that will suffer the most are the workers and the local suppliers now that could be devastating.

One -Love !

actually, Jander, i am not in the minority. i did not discover anything here. far be it from me to take credit for anything. the signposts were all there. the questions are not "if". they are "how bad", and "how long". and GC, all economic activity is subject to multipliers. 30% falloff in hotel occupancy leads to falloff in taxes, ground transportation, employees, etc. the indirect effect on the economy is exponential, not linear.

Dreads and Goulet,

I see you guys woke up and decided to explain the worlds problems to us again!
You guys are so smart wow! get back in the bubble.

The Dr has had it better than most for several years and the slow down will hurt a little.

Read what Haydee Raineri said in DR 1
She has a better idea then you clowns ..You guys talk xxxx its just ridiculous, get a life

Dreads has no answers on how to fix problems but he can predict the future after it happens..

These 2 guys are so negative... what happen to your friend josean the 3 amigos of negativity

I feel for you sad sad men

goulet,

Have you met frank...
I have he is positive unlike you 3 clowns..

Haydee is smart don't you worry old man

you guys are pathetic

you're a peasant and a suck up and believe me they know it

Goulet,

I realize your life is sad.. climb back into your hole and go bash another country ..try cuba or india

I am a real suck up mmmm cant you tell ...your a moron!

.

JAJAJAJAJA

Someone woke up on the floor

yes, gatita. that was the bloated , malodorous wife of TFISKe. but at least she was in the fond embrace of her sanky panky. later today, after treating him to a steak and eggs breakfast, courtesy of TFISKE'S American Express card, she will be buying him a Yamaha 125, so he can do some motoconcho business until she can escape the oppressive presence of the aforementioned FISKE, and return to loverboy, as often as she can. hubby will put in untold hours of overtime to finance her dreams.

Forecasting events can be common sense when you analyze data, conditions and have a fair understanding of the world economic indicators. i predicted the war with iraq the real estate bubble or fiasco gas hikes and drops and financial collapse each within 8-12 months before they happened. when I first hear Obama speak at the DNC I announced to family a possible new presidential candidate in 2008.

Its not that the future can be predicted but understanding probabilities and the variables in play draw a fair scenario of things to come. First step is determine possibility then review data, ther is plenty of free data available. Reality is, If you are not in the inner circle then its irrelevant.

The trick is to never draw definite conclusions. why statisticians will always have a job.

what is your prediction regarding oil prices, and what is your time frame? do not simply say that they will go up in the future. give me some hard predictions, please.

Well, I can only wonder when Leonel and his cronies will raise the entrancce fee at the airport's to make up for the shortfall in revenues!!!!!

Leonel takes his cue from the stupid Canadians that love to raise taxes when they have a shortfall.

thats because LF's brain doesn't function right anymore its too little with all the drugs he consumes, he can't think so he uses everybody elses tactic ideas to run this country, thats why were in a bad situation.

jim harrington,

Hey jimmy boy,

You owe so much money
God for bid if somebody makes you pay for it with higher taxes!

Are you worried you might need to pay 5 bucks for a pack of smokes or 8 for a bottle of wine.

You act like the money never ends and you can always print more without any recourse..

wake up jimmy you will blame Obama for higher taxes but remember he will have no choice

You could always leave the money problems to your kids and screw them instead jimmy ....

Hey Jimmy just ... pay don't wine like the others you spent the money now pay..

You can't live on credit forever your day is coming soon!

Enjoy it while you can jimmy

At Home:
I predict within 6-8 of Obamas inauguration the economy will demonstrate measurable improvements. Europeans will cater to Obama finding themselves trying to placate citizens and appease Obama. They will hesitantly provide troops for Afghanistan and cater to any request with little or no resistance. The worst is over, or will be over by inauguration. The U.S. infusion of capital estimated 3 trillion from a 7 trillion bank account > will pacify worried investors, banks and consumers. Credit will begin to flow steadily. Real estate/housing market will begin to show modest improvements first markets showing improvements will be tech industries Alternative Energy and Electric Vehicles, then housing industry. Investment in infrastructure will increase i.e govt. services buildings roads, highways IT, Increasing jobs and creating new job markets.

On Energy
gas prices will stabilize between 70-95/Brl Opec looks to increase profitability and braces itself for a decline in US consumption as U.S. begins to seriously invest in Green/Alternative energy alternatives(Obama initiative). Expect possibly gas to level off at $2.50-$3.00 for 2009 as U.S. imposes higher taxes. Currently a dozen or so EV manufacturers are lobbying govt assistance for financing EV research Companies which can produce better vehicles than the big 3 collectively if successful expect one of the Big three go bust. My guess, Chrysler. Expect a marketable increase of EV within 1-2 years. Big oil sees birds migrating a sign of change. Wind blowing in different direction. Interest building on diversified energy markets green/wind power, hydrogen generators.

I hope your correct,

Obama has a big mess on his hands..

1-2 yrs is more realistic but I hope this mess is over sooner.

I hope he remains safe and is allowed to do his job..

the worst will be over by the inauguration? did you say that with a straight face? you have not begun to see the bottom! do you believe that all that is to happen has already happened regarding the crash? what about the bottoming out of commercial real estate? the trouble has just begun. the inauguration is in january.have you any idea how many businesses will go under because of low holiday sales performance? the public cannot deleverage in 2 months! there is too much debt and too little savings. brace yourself for 2 years of this, at best!

I hope your correct,

Obama has a big mess on his hands..

1-2 yrs is more realistic but I hope this mess is over sooner.

I hope he remains safe and is allowed to do his job..

Dreads,

You are such a positive guy...

Plexico burress was out on the town in new york last night dreads did you read that...

He shot himself at a night club ...you gotta love NY

dreads,

You sad unhappy man!

hey, TFISKE, it is one thing to be progressive and modern. it is another to take things too far. civilised , upscale minded people have no problem dating outside their race or ethnicity. now, along you come, dating outside your species. your little black book is a list of residents at the local animal shelter. now, look what you did? gone and got yourself syphillis from a stray dog! now your brain is withering away, and you cannot complete a simple sentence. you sick puppy!

No way, feds have several divisions of greenbacks reinforcing wall street. FYI Black Friday numbers are higher than last year. Though profit margins are less, its an indication consumer outlook is not as dismal as many think.

620B to bank asset guarantees including Citigroup
8B re-enforce Unemployment benefits.
16B to Bank FDIC deposits
300B Housing rescue
200B Freddie & Fannie guarantee loans jump-start new loans
200B Purchase and guarantee of Commercial Paper
150B AIG bailout
800B Consumer loan backed securities,
Auto loans and credit card account

To add US is raising the cap on Dollar swap line to foreign Central Banks. We accelerated down the curve, almost at the bottom. Developing countries,well thats a different story.

* 800B Consumer loan backed securities,
Auto loans and credit card account

*200B Purchase and guarantee of Commercial Paper

These are vital to maintain consumption and consumer confidence, building confidence allowing corporations to continue with Business as Usual.

DReads and the Goul

Nice dAY in NEW yORK today mmm ... It was beauty here again today ...

You dreads are a sad man you say you are educated but please.. When you are not whining you are using the race card.. Dude you are just pathetic ..Go read a book to Goulet you 2 clowns are perfect for each other

Goulet you are no Canadian....

you 2 negative clowns enjoy I off to the Dr for a few weeks and cannot wait to enjoy the country

I will report back on the nasty depression you so have predicted and hope for in the DR..
I will visit with folks who have some knowledge on the subject

You sad,pathetic,unhappy and out of touch pieces of dog xxxx enjoy your bubble..

Dreads have you been to punta cana yet? How about anywhere?

you no xxxx dreads

you see, idiot TFISKE, i did not come to the DR to go to Punta Cana and Bavaro. know why/? too many assholes like you there! you think after living so long in north america i want to find myself around asswipes like you for the rest of my life? i left there to get away; don't you get it? you keep bringing up tourist destinations to me. i have no interest in them! i want to be where the real people are. i do not enjoy the spectacle of greasy old geriatrics like you skulking around , looking to pick up chicas. to you, the island is a place where foul, odious ooze like you can come to get laid, and play golf. while in your country, guys like you cannot get a dog to bark at you; here, you get to stroll around with little lovelies who are one quarter your age. your wife can run off while you are playing golf, and get her freak on with bell hops. no thanks; i'll pass. give me the countryside, where the real people live. tourist centers attract types like you, so i'll stay away.

KANABACOA, when you say black friday numbers were better than last year, which numbers are you talking about? footfall? surely more people probably went into stores, but that does not tell the story. bargain hunters do not indicate economic activity. there are no numbers out yet regarding actual spending. windowshopping is not an economic activity. you roll out a bunch of bailout numbers, as if that is going to cure the problem. where do you think these dollars are going to come from? continued printing of money will drive the value of the currency downwards. in order to invest in treasury bills, investors, such as sovereign wealth funds, are going to demand higher interest rates, or they will take their money to the euro instead. you apparently believe that fed will just throw money around, and the problem will go away. not so, my friend; there are structural considerations which got us here.

KANABOCOA states, for my information, that Black Friday numbers were better than last year. actually, no. the gains in sales this year were lower than the rate of inflation. which means the stores lost. last year, they were in the black

The numbers are out and as I previously said acknowledging smaller margins for "black Friday" however the combined weekend you have an increase of 7%. It's an indication of public's desire to spend. Time will cure the problem. hell inflation is damper but look at the big picture, Consumers desire to spend. Like any investment portfolio your swf is invested in a wide variety of financial instruments spreading the risk. Considering the volatility and the U.S backing of the financial sector U.S investments may be a good buy. SWF usually attempt to purchase cheap assets when possible.

Therefore they may spread their risk between U.S and European markets. Understand much depends on global speculation and perception of the stability of the greenback. And though it will have to borrow more it will with the intent of making a return. But the return is secondary to the main goal, regaining financial stability and consumer confidence. I did not state it is the cure to the problem, but will stop the bleeding.

KANABACOA, throwing 8 trillion dollars (the updated figure) at the problem to stimulate the economy is NOT the answer. the last stimulus package was in June, and July saw the worst month of the year. the problems are STRUCTURAL. the USA has the greatest current account deficit of any country on earth, and most of it is occasioned by the massive trade deficit..the country consumes more than it produces. because of the disparity of income, wherein only the incomes of the top 10% has kept up with inflation, the level of savings is extremely low, inhibiting capital formation, and the level of indebtedness is out of control. freeing up credit so people can go on a spending binge will only compound the problem. the FIRST thing that has to happen is to cure the housing mess. if that stays the way it is, look for the Great Depression of 2009. you heard it here!

dreads,

Is again telling us how it is but with no answers on fixing the problem..just that housing problem needs to be fixed.. wow there is a shocker.. the new CNN expert says its the great depression of 2009. Another amazing call wow.. the school is really paying off

What did you think it would be all good in 3weeks

please man Obama doesnt start until January and if he is lucky thing may improve somewhat late fall.. Thanks for the tips how about the stock market what your call ... I say it will go up some day .. that my prediction.. Hey thats pretty easy dreads .. bank on it

You are hilarious...ya your an economic genius

i just sent an email to Plaxico Burress. next time he feels like discharging his weapon, he should be more expedient with his choice of target. he should look for some pestilent scum, someone who serves no useful purpose; a baneful effluvium, and pall upon humanity and civilisation. a nuisance, devoid of humor and joy; one who introduces misery and distress by his mere presence. a foul and useless troll, distinguished only by his proclivity to annoy. one who offers nothing enlightening; a parasite and exploiter .and an idiot, to boot. he should make sure his magazine is filled to capacity, and rid the earth of its foremost plague and liability; TFISKE.

TFISKE, do you have even the most minimal modicum of pride? has it ever dawned on you that readers see you as a complete fool? no, seriously! everyone realises what you are; a simple minded internet hooligan, who enjoys himself trying to FLAME people. join the 21st century, already. i cannot speak for Canada, but that was 5 years ago in the States. trends probably take a while to get to the great white north, but flaming is passe. are you boys up there still using 8 track players? or do you live so far out in the woods that the news has not made it out there yet? ever heard of a new invention called 'THE WHEEL"?

Dreads
Did you watch that on CNN or business news ...you all mighty economist...

Your hilarious keep talking...

I waiting for my hot stock tip all might genius... next you will say the US dollar will fall mmm

you can predict the future all might dreads..

You better get back and hit the books..

dreads,

You are the moron talking like you can predict crap..

Its a joke the best companies in the world dropped the ball..but had the phoned you for advice it could have been all saved..

You whine then say I told you so ...

I say its slow and things are not great but as always they rebound..

Dreads, get back in the bush ..like puerto plata has more amenities look around man..


You drinking to much brugal 151

i tell you that you should get out of the woods and leave the moose alone, but it would be too much of a lifestyle change. get some books! try to get newspapers dropped in! even if by carrier pigeon. i tell you, the more you post, the dumber you appear to be. when you post that the big companies "dropped the ball", it just shows what a backward, uninformed, country bumpkin animal abuser you are. the big companies did not "drop the ball". they knew it all along. are you stupid enough to believe that this crisis snuck up on anyone? on you yes, because you live far from information centers. and schools. wall street types have been fudging books for the last year, to downplay the seriousness of the numbers, so as not to scare off investors. by the way, have you ever heard of books? maybe you should invest in a TV; you could see books on some programs.

You cant fix one problem without sacrifice. one problem begets another. The housing problem cant be fixed until lending capital is infused to Banks. People dont buy houses on cash. Banks cant lend other banks if no capital on hand to lend. Corporations cant borrow for short term debt if Banks wont lend. If corporations cant borrow they cant cant continue with Business as Usual. Consumers wont spend when their is uncertainty. If consumers dont spend corporation end up with surplus then layoffs then they fold. I agree fixing the housing problem is paramount, then stimulating Job growth and increasing wages. Companies will need to bring jobs back at a higher production cost and consumers will need to make sacrifices higher wages for increased cost of goods.
We'll revisit this June thru Sept.

You cant fix one problem without sacrifice. one problem begets another. The housing problem cant be fixed until lending capital is infused to Banks. People dont buy houses on cash. Banks cant lend other banks if no capital on hand to lend. Corporations cant borrow for short term debt if Banks wont lend. If corporations cant borrow they cant continue with Business as Usual. Consumers wont spend when their is uncertainty. If consumers dont spend corporation end up with surplus then layoffs then they fold. I agree fixing the housing problem is paramount, then stimulating Job growth and increasing wages. Companies will need to bring jobs back at a higher production cost and consumers will need to make sacrifices higher wages for increased cost of goods.

We'll revisit this June thru Sept.

begone, TFISKE, you malodorous cur. it is one thing for you to annoy me, but you are making yourself universally despised. or, rather, more despised. everyone sees through you; you are a lonely little schmuck, marooned out in some tundra outback, who nobody wants to be around. so you come here, begging for company. well, i do not want to hear from you! i hate you! i abhor you! i despise you , with every emotion i can muster. get thee behind me, and go to school. before you decide to be abusive, at least write in a language people can understand. a mind is a terrible thing to waste!

dreads..

Your a joke trying to pedal your economic genius!

Your the biggest whiner on this site...worse than Josean and thats amazing

Josean was at least funny you have no humor and little idea about the world!

You hide in your barrio and talk shit about the Dr.. YOUR A JOKE!
You talk like you went to Harvard... ya you will be okay ha ha ha ah.... Please you went to some tech college to learn english and computers!

You have never been to punta cana but then talk like its the same as puerto plata..

Dreads your a fraud!

Goulet,

You are out of touch...

Viva la Cuba!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

.

low grade is an overstatement. the poor cretin cannot even spell simple words. i told you, GC, he is just an abandoned stray dog, begging for company and attention.

A true measure of how things are going economically. Even the occasional duffer shells out $30-$40 for a round on an open course.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28021989/

if the popularity of golf declines, we are in the crapper here. it does not have to be big numbers. 7% will really hurt.

This is to gouletcolonial at Comanche St. Croix and dreadlocks. You guys should get together. Boy, do you have a lot to say -

First: Comanche - you seem to be spending a lot of time on the computer - why not clean the floors or paint the place -

Second: dreadlocks - I guess you don't have a job. You seem to be spending a lot of time trying to figure others problems out.

I have been to St. Croix 16 times. Paradise, beautiful. Locals suck. Crime is out of control. I have stayed at a friend's house at Carambola (house sitting), have stayed at the Danish Manor (thank god for the gates in front) and have stayed at the King Christian. My rent-a-car got broken into in Fredrikstead when I was at the Sundowner, I was accosted in the Government Parking Lot in Christianstead one night, I saw a gun pulled out at Hondo's and learned to be at home when it got dark.

Comanche - besides a bad economy - no one goes to St. Croix because it is not safe.

whooptdou, whether or not i have a job is none of your beeswax. i have a lot to say because the internet is a free country. so, stay in the USA and give orders; i left there to get away from people like you. you must be the reincarnation of TFISKE; come to think of it, we have not heard from him today. might you be his surrogate or gofer?

whooptdou,

I have not been to St. Croix 16 times, Iived there for 4 years, GC and I both were there at the sam time. Before and after Hugo hit. Rule number one on that island has always been leave your car unlocked and nothing of value inside, if you friend did not tell you that he / she probably never leaves the house. The locals have a tremendous attitude problem and most of the sucessful "local" businesspeople on the island are from down island and are not Cruzan. The island is beautiful and the diving is in the top 10 spots in the world.

whooptydou you are many years to late to enjoy St Croix buddy ...What was once the most chic destination prior to fountain valley massacre till today St Croix has had its problems...the Comanche I speak of is one you schmuck dont know.....It is the one founded by Ted Dale after the ww2 when he arrived....the Comanche is the dugout canoe that hangs from the ceiling in the restaurant that Ted used to take all the way to Trinidad in a war canoe....and in the 70s and 80s until hurricane hugo was a very difficult place to get a table when on saturdays they would do 350 dinners and Dick Boehm used to beat them down the stairs..as Geraldine Ferraro.and Maureen Ohara and Victor Borge dined on rack of lamb.........you know nothing of the St Croix I knew...you're too late

who cares about St croix this is a DR forum...

Nice texas,bill and goulet are so old and out of it ....it really doesn,t matter living in the 70,s

Did you notice they only talk about the good old days haaaaaaaaa what a joke!
Its sad actually getting olds gotta suck

Dreads I was just at Cap Cana today things will be fine sorry to teel you!

They have cut back a little mostly on money they had been wasting...

Its busy and growing but you would have no idea ... you have never been to punta cana

I also agree you have no job but talk a big game

nobody wants to hire a lazy joke like you

i gotta go back to the beach

Ignorance stupidity rears its ugly head....check the batteries in your metal detector and dont let it get to close to the metal plate in your head

i admit i have never been to punta cana and cap cana. the reason is simple. i am aware of the possibility that i might run into stinking, sub intelligent curs like you there. a prudent person does not go into a circumstance with advanced knowledge that he might encounter rabid, odious, loathsome reptiles there. why the hell don't you stay in the Great White North?do you really believe anyone down here wants you around?

Wow - I didn't mean for this to hit such a personal note Comanche. Dreadlocks, are you agreeing with me or do you just like to argue with people over the computer? Lucky you - my beeswax could care less if you work or not - I just hope I'm not paying for your public assistance with my visits to the DR.

Commanche - I will go back to the DR because I am comfortable and safe. I was on St. Croix before and after Hugo. I have 7 Sonya bracelets. By the way who cares about "Geraldine Ferraro and Maureen Ohara and Victor Borge dined on rack of lamb.........you know nothing of the St Croix I knew...you're too late."

This is 2008 -

Danish manor , King Christian ,Sundowner you are also a cheap peasant .....house sat at Carambola wow am I impressed.....

Comanche - I never said I was anything else - why are you so combative? Old Man?

let me guess you are a cheeseball Larimar peddler ?

Too many drinks Comanche???

C- had to look that one up - nope - not me - you win Comanche, I'm not very worldly. Love Clare

I am at the 1829 now in C'Amalie....since Dick Boehm died I dont really go to the Comanche it has been many years....I just change my address to my favorite places where I used to live ...I live in the Zona Colonial in front of Casa Colon...you are right the Comanche for all its history went down the drain it used to be quite a spot

actually, whooptdou, i really do not like arguing with anyone, for any reason. people like you are the reason. i am a cerebral guy; i like reason and logic. guys like you are different. you cannot be shaped into anything better than you are. so, your introduction to the site is to start off with ad hominems, and asertions about "public assistance", a matter which you caucasians will always invoke when you have discussions with people you surmise to be colored. we hear it every day here; "get a job"; "i hope i am not paying for your public assistance", "you are looking for a handout", and the list goes on. no sir, i am here, trying my utmost, to escape all you white supremacist redneck types, but you seem to turn up everywhere. i thank God every day that i never took a dime of public assistance in my life; no white man can ever consider himself to be some benevolent donor to my cause.

dreads,

wow you sure have some issues! you think you are some special person and its you who wants to argue! the race card agin how typical dreads!

You are showing everyone on the site what a joke and sad man you really are..

dreads... you used the USA and your company to get educated ..Then turn your back on them a class act you are dreads..

whooptduo has you pegged and its about time people started to stand up to whiners like you dreads

You are a sad bitter man dreads..

goulet this is your buddy?

TFISKE, take that chupon out of your swollen over-sized mouth and grow-up, and get a life.....chico, does it really matter how old one has to be to opinonate, most of us were given a mouth and vocal cords to say what we want, ok, stop being a moron. At least dreads got educated, seems like the education bill slipped by you.

the pussycat has spoken....begone Finske

Okay,

DREADS sure is educated alright! a bitter sad man who blames and plays the race card when he gets challenged.. what a joke

Try a world geography class and spare me the educated crap! You no jack about the rest of the world..

When you talk about the 60,s and 70,s like it was greatest time ...I get sick..

wake up and get back to 2008

I gotta go enjoy the day in punta cana

Its nice dreads save up take a trip

Better yet put your hands out and ask you are the king at that

you sad unhappy bitter ...race playing man

Finksey the Queen saved you from being taken over by the Quebecois...in your case it would have been a big improvement ....God Save The Queen

TIFSKE Said-
"When you talk about the 60,s and 70,s like it was greatest time ...I get sick.."

Whats wrong, no memories of that time period, like not being born yet. Spoken like someone who does not remember his first girlfriend, first car or maybe it is because you have no idea how it is to wax nostalgically and see where you are now in life versus where you were. How many different places on this globe have you lived, or wish you have visited. For someone who is Punta Cana supposedly enjoying themself you sure are spending a lot of time on the computer, I thought leisure time was playing golf, spa treatments, hobknobing and the sort.

Dread if you need someone to join in with another pinata stick .........

BTW TFISKE-

You no jack about the rest of the world..

The correct word is "know"

"who cares about St croix this is a DR forum..."

It whatever its' discussion leads to!

TFISKE is just a clueless, lonely jackass of a person who is too dimwitted to understand the law of unintended consequences. the more he tries to natter and annoy me, the more people on the forum recognise him for the pointless retard he is. most people on this board have said at least one meaningful thing in their stay here. he just natters on daily, whining about one person. people recognise vendettas, and adults do not appreciate them. so, TFISKE,get lost. thre needs to be an IQ test before permitting people to post, so we can keep semi-literate refuse from contaminating people's efforts to have a sensible conversation.

Dread,

I imagine TFISKE as the security guard at the South African consulate in Lethal Weapon 2 telling you, "But your Blek"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v4CFjrjBxc

touche, texasshoe. the guy has a problem. i better change my handle to something which does not reflexively drive him into paroxysms of antagonism.

Okay Dreadman - first of all, I'm a girl. Second, idiot, I never mentioned anything about race - never even thought about it. But I do know one thing - you try to intimidate me with all your big words, etc., but then I use the dictionary.

ALL I WANTED TO SAY IS THAT THE DR IS WONDERFUL.

You and your big mouth - keep gabbing fool, all your big words are telling us all what your all about. Keep putting everyone down.

By the way - I'm from NY and I'm black.

PS) Dreadman - Glad you're from the States - that's why I like the DR - people are nice - not like you - nasty and prejudiced. You're so angry you don't even listen to what is being said (written). I guess you're an angry man - whatever color -

whooptdou dont be to hard on old dread I also have had contretemps with him...he carries the problems of all the oppressed on his back so if you scratch his ears he can be quite nice....sorry I made fun of your St Croix experiences and I now live in the DR because the people are nice...but I have been kicking around these islands a long time ...It is nice to have your perspective with us

Comanche - for a while I tried to figure out a way of living on St. Croix - every time I got off the plane, with the wind blowing in my face - I said I'm home. But then, I tried how could I own a home down there and how could I make a good living - I even tried with what I do (law firms) and I couldn't get it done. I feel like I'm stuck here....

it is tough for a women in the USVI and a black lady attorney must have been very difficult ...I knew some black attorneys in Justice Dept there who were treated pretty shabbily ...however obviously you have Carribean in your soul and cant get it out...I bet we have people in common anyway ...dont go away from this site it can be rugged but your perspective is very important to us....your long term future is here ...believe me

Comanche - look in your "Private Box" - Clare

Comanche - are you there? I just got home from the office "holiday" party and I want to discuss - C

yes I am

Commanche - how can I ask you about the people I know down there? Do I mention their names?

why not ?

John Zebedee Brit Bryant Derek Hodge hows that and Lee Rohn

Adriane Dudley

Comanche - are you in Santo Dom? Is it really old where you are - like with old cobblestone and brick? When I went to Curacao I went all over the island and the locals were really cool and would bring me fishing - Do you remember Capt. Pete from St. Crx? C

Also, Comanche - from Santo Dom - how far is that from the beach - what about fishing?

Do they grow Avacado down there?

Oldest city in the Americas 1505... lots of avocados...and yes if you are into sport fishing...Capt pete does not ring a bell the people I mentioned were all attorneys...Santo Domingo is older than Csted and much much larger

well, whooptdou, i find you rather hilarious. you join the forum, and your very first post is to launch off into ad hominems. the very first reference you make to me is: i guess you do not have a job. then you say i am nasty? i disagree with numerous posters in this forum, but personal attack is not a strategy of mine to get my point across. i am not here to get into fights with people. i state my case, and, given you disagree, you state yours. maybe, we either meet somewhere in the middle, or we maintain academic distance. but this aggressive, bellicose entry to the forum suggests to me that however nasty i might be, you maybe should try taking the plank out of your eyes first, if you get my drift. it is not that you came in with a neutral disposition, made a civil comment, and i launched off into a tirade against you. YOU ATTACKED ME! we may not share common philosophical ground, but that does not give you cause to be gratuitously rude. to this point, i hardly recall calling you

an idiot, and condescendingly changing your handle. me, nasty? check your baggage first. you might find some stuff inside which could use a little laundering.

whooptdou, let me revisit the chronology of my posts, to see where i could have made you so angry. i am going to forget my exchanges with TFISKE, whose idea of humor is to come on the board every livelong day and try to annoy me, for no reason. as long as he leaves me alone, i never remember he is alive. so here goes, in chronological sequence
1; i said that economic prospects were gloomy
2)i said that a 30% decline in tourist arrivals is unmanageable
3)i followed up on that position
4)i requested a prognosis for future oil prices
5)i disagreed that the economic crisis will be over by January
6)i questioned the Black Friday numbers, saying they were inflated

show me one of those positions which is sufficiently objectionable to evoke an attack on me, such as you did in your initial foray into the board.

Dread you have really worked your charms on her.....she is enthralled with you LOL....dread just a little misunderstanding....now you must turn on all your dynamic charm and win her over.... the Gattita will never know of your indiscretion

i am glad you see it as a misunderstanding. from where i stand, it is a simple case of an unwarranted attack. it was her first entry to the board, so it could not be deemed that she was retaliating to an attack from me!

I think she missed the name Finkse in one of your epistles and mistook it for her

epistles? i like that ,GC. actually, reflexively, i thought that it was a screed from Finske, written under another nom de plume!

I see you had your armour on and were ready for combat....it was an identification process run amok

i see where you are the eternal optimist. you must really have enjoyed your kippered herring and hard boiled eggs today.

Good Morning!

Comanche - my night in shinning armor! Thank you.

I feel like I'm at a renaissance fair - "kippered herring", "screed from Finske, written under another nom de plume!", "epistles", "the Gattita will never know of your indiscretion" - my dictionary is geting worn out!

My favorite thing to eat in the DR is fish, beans and rice, and some mystery meat they call "Canadian bacon"!

My favorite thing to eat in St. Croix is Eggs Benedict -

Now, you're making me hungry - this NY'er has to go now to make some chicken cutlets!

the recipe begins for Dominican chicken cutlets..... 1.first steal a chicken......just kidding

Then what do I do? (My computer is set up in my kitchen)

PPPPUUUUURRRRRR!!!!!

I'm reading and not like it

HHHHHMMMMM, I'm being duked, i feel it

Guess I'll have to change neighborhoods

(SOB....SOB)

pussycat where have you been we have missed you terribly my heart has been aching for you ....I thought you ran off with someone....I have been waiting for you patiently

jajajajaja, awwwwwww, gc miss me, PPPUUURRRR

me ran off, jajajaja now way, I come back here, to hear you all, would you like for me to soothe your heartache?
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