Thats pretty sweet.



Gotta be a good feeling too!

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

It does feel good, but there is a bittersweet aspect to it when I think of all the money I essentially pissed away.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

AWESOME!! Congratulations Swamp!!

Debt free is a GREAT feeling.

I have 14 more years on the mortgage to be "truly" debt free.

On a side financial note: I just got an enclosed "info" letter in my PECO bill. It states that after January 1, 2011, their capped generation rates expire and they will charge competitive market rates.

I think I might take on a loan to try and go off-grid somehow. In 2 years, electricity may cause huge financial headaches.

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Chad
2013 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL

Thanks, Chad! That is a day I'm truly looking forward to. Hopefully I'll be on track for that now.

I think you're right about electricity. While I enjoy suburban living for the most part, there are times I wish I were further out towards the rural parts so I could do solar and maybe even a little WVO/Listeroid generation for peak use.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Congrats on your new status!


I'm looking seriously at what to do in 4 years when I retire from all steady work, doing only an occasional side job. Energy is a big consideration in the decision.

I'm looking at

1. Moving further north and getting energy independent using wind power, spending part of the winter in some place warmer

2. Moving to Las Vegas / Nevada outside the grid and doing same, maybe with wind + solar;

3. Moving to Dayton,Ohio area and doing same.

4. Moving to southwest France, probably Toulouse (in which case, a lotta lotta stuff will be sold!). I have friend who are retired French cops and military, so I have a support system and French is not a problem for me.

5. Moving to somewhere in Texas or Oklahoma where wind power can be used and I can shoot trespassers and other people who annoy me.

Still have lots of research

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Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6