#11. To: NeoconsNailed, christine, Pinguinite, 4um (#10)(Edited)
Was laffing at exxon's quirky style
A bit of a 4um history lesson may be in order... If I'm wrong about certain details, feel free to correct them.
Esso
When I caught up to this group of hardcore patriots, it was at a forum called LibertyPost.com. After time, the sight owner, Goldi-Lox (that should be a danger sign), turned for some reason (maybe 911), and a new site was born, FreedomUnderground.com. I think most of the LP folks were a splinter group from FreeRepublic.com when the honcho there lost his mind.
At LP and FU, my screename was Stand Opposed, somewhat clunky and unrefined. Most everybody was abbreviating my name as S.O. or just SO which I found to be kind of annoying.
Something happened at FU and Christine and Pinguinite, formed 4um. I've been here since the git-go, but changed my name to Esso (as in S.O or SO) which is much less burdensome. It has no relation to Exxon/Mobil (XOM), but, full disclosure, I do own 2,000 shares of XOM, half of which was bought with money languishing in a money market account. I got it half price sometime after the scamdemic started a year or so ago. When I bought the last batch, the dividend yield was north of 10%. Try to get that in a money market, now it won't even cover Bidet's inflation.
Let me try to get back on track. The progression as I understand it:
1. FreeRepublic.com. 2. LibertyPost.com, where I got involved as Stand Opposed. 3. FreedomUnderground.com. 4. Freedom4um.com which didn't have a name yet. I changed my name to Esso, which has a really distinctive logo which is handy at ZeroHedge.
The guy who came up with the 4um name, was a guy with the screenname Arator. Last I heard of him, he was travelling the world, stateless, on a sailboat. It was really clever merging forum with the fourth home of all us misfits.
Some other current aliases of mine: PacMan, Cap'n Brandon, Robert...
(Edit) I don't give this shit away for free. You'll get a bill.
(Edit2) The price of XOM has gone up enough that the dividend yield is down to 5.95% today.
On the bright side, my chain saw is running great after I put a new el cheapo carburetor on it.
STA-BIL Fast Fix Small Engine Treatment.
I've had to replace the carb on my mower every 3-4 years (Tecumseh engine, 6.5HP) because of the crappy ethanol, even after draining it each fall.
It started acting stupid again this year, but this seemed to fix it. I used like an ounce in one tank instead of the recommended ounce per 2 gallons, starts right up now. Stinks like hell, but no noticeable smoke.
I don't think that's a good idea, draining gas. I always use Sta-Bil for my small engine gas year round. At the change of the seasons, I always fill them up with the stabilized fuel so there's no oxygen/air to leave deposits behind. Has worked good for a long time for me.
Starting an engine and letting it run a while every month or so has to be better than draining the gas, no?. Especially if you let it run long enough that you have add some fresh gas once in a while.