SWISSIE CAPITULATION!
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…The folks worst hit here in the short term are the Forex traders who were short on Swissies, figuring they would stay pegged to the Euro as promised by the SNB. At least two of the currency trading firms blew up immediately after this, FXCM and Excel with losses in the $100s Millions, and somebody out there took that hit, although we don’t know precisely who that is yet. Client accounts are supposedly segregated out here, but anything caught up in the trading when this went down is now GONE. Precisely how much anyone with an account with these two firms will be able to get back out and when is an open question. No doubt quite a few folks will get Corzined on this one.
Meanwhile, over in Greece in a not entirely unrelated event, now all 4 of TBTF Greek Banks had to go to the Greek Central Bank for “Emergency Liquidity Assistance”, basically because there is an ongoing RUN of the Greek Banks and everyone with any CFS is trying to get their money OUT of them before they go Tits Up and convert everybody’s savings to New Drachmas, destined to be about IMMEDIATELY worth less than a roll of Charmin.
These banks, which Zero Hedge has reported as “systemic” have basically run OUT of collateral that even the ECB which accepts almost any stinking dogshit will accept for them to hand over a few more Euros. At first it was just 2 banks referred to as systemically important, without revealing which onesd they were. The obvious reason here that the identity of these banks is not being revealed is that would of course ACCELERATE and already ongoing diarreah attack they are undergoing and they would squirt out still more liquified Brown-25. This ploy however did not work, so now the run is on all of them. LOL…
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I lived in Greece in 1989 – it was a Third World overpopulated Tourist dependent Country then. The Greeks had stripped much of the land of trees, and the Seas were largely devoid of life. Athens dumped it’s raw sewage into the Agean Sea. Electricity was available on and off.
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Somewhere on a hill overlooking The Port of Piraeus lies the wreck of my 1981 Datsun 280 Z.
GO BIG RED! LOL. Those who don’t know that you are from Socialist Hell Milwaukee might not understand the Irony.
I’m right down the Road from you – I-94 Exit 333 straight to Hwy 20 and 666. Racine, WI – proof that He – Double Toothpicks is set on Earth.
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And of course, our Host and Good Friend, RE worked for Schneider – which is located on I-94 BETWEEN Milwaukee and 666 Racine.
Just South of that is Kenosha – where the infamous Gremlins and Pacers were made!
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Actually, the Schneider National HQ and Training Center is in Green Bay. The Racine facility is one of the main Terminals though.
While I drove for Schneider, I was dispatched out of the terminal in West Memphis, AR. I did spend many nights in Racine though. 😀
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RE Sez: I did spend many nights in Racine though.
Hopefully you are paying your child support! 😆 😆 Racine is the home of the Single Mother who can’t name her baby’s Daddy name! I knew one unwed Mother who had 6 children by 6 different men.
Stay warm RE – 😀 With the collapse in oil prices – the lights may just go out in Alaska.
No children I know of, in Racine or anywhere else I parked on the road. I’m taking my genetic code with me to the Great Beyond.
Far as lights in Alaska go, I think we will be one of the last to lose them, since most of the electricity is produced from NG, and there are copious local supplies.
As to warmth, these days it’s warmer here than in Racine! I’m about to go out on the porch to BBQ a Ribeye from a Mexican born and FSoA raised Elsie. Don’t even need a jacket on today.
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Re Sez: copious local supplies of NG
As in, Brown 25, from uRANUS! Supplies of NG will be unlimited as your IG Tract turns Bovine muscle to Energy + NG. 😯 😯
Enjoy the Ribeye! 😀
*WOW* Alaska is at 30 degrees today! We’re at 36 degrees.
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Great Rant Re…. keep em cumming.
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