Sorry folks, but heading off on a long adventure (without internet), so time to sign off.
I hope HP and S&A were helpful, and made you think.
That was my goal.
Cheers.
"Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-That's all folks!" - Porky Pig
"The optimist sees opportunity in every danger; the pessimist sees danger in every opportunity" - Winston Churchill
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 273 of 273It was a nice way to waste 3 years of my life, and it easily saved 1.5 years of savings. I think it's time to follow your lead, get off the computer myself and start living life.
Aloha eric
how long will the comments section be opened? as yet have no new club?
Yeah whatever. See you in September.
Keith,
You have had such insight. While I have not agreed with everything you have said, I respect your opinions and appreciated the view from another side. Especially on this Blog. You did all of us a great service and you will be missed.
It's ok to make a mistake, nobody expects you to be perfect.
Over and Out from Georgia
Keith, Been on HP and S&A almost since inception. Your visionary insights and down to earth yet intelligent comments have been so refreshing. I do hope you'll be back. I can't say enough to say the good things I should about you and your blogs. AND how will we ever hear from the mysterious Andrew Hac again?????
Keith ,
Thanks for keeping it real the last 4 years..I heard sheeple from you first. You are really ahead of the trend curve..I will miss your insight on a daily basis..I really like the way you ended it Walkin away. Live it up ... Great advice.
Please post now and again to let us know where you landed. If you find Utopia please share.
Stay Cool
GenX
For anyone who needs his/her fix while S&A is in limbo - I cannot recommed Calculated Risk enough. It is a bit drier than Keith's work (although the comments are often cooking), but it's updated constantly and really helps you pierce through all the garbage out of CNBC.
www.calculatedriskblog.com
Keith,
Hope I'm not too late to post.
Your work here has been truly inspiring. Your insights, creativity, and stewardship of truth is unmatched by any web portal I've come across. Seriously, you deserve an award of the highest merit for what you've accomplished here.
When I first saw the "walkin' Away" headline, my heart sank. You've been a huge part of my life for 2 plus years, and I am saddened that a friend is going away.
I sincerely hope that you'll be back at some future date, don't underestimate how significant and large your following is. I will keep checking back to see if you return (for a long time to come).
Take a break Keith, you deserve it. I can't imagine how much work it must have been to keep this web site going.
My sincerest thanks for a job so very well done. I will miss you, and I wish you the very best in your new endeavour.
Good work Keith, and best of
success in whatever you chose
to do.
In the meantime, life continues
to move forward ... don't accept
the bull bleep (and here's more to add to the dung heap):
http://snipurl.com/krx91
We're in a depression, and it's going to get much, much worse ... as Keith knows all too well.
Thanks Keith, It was a good ride. Enjoy your travels Debbie Fl,
Keith:
I have been an avid reader of HP and S&A since 2007. You will really, really be missed! I sold my house at the peak month on Longboat Key Florida and made a killing! All of my friends thought I was so prescient and brilliant.
You were my first blog read in the morning and I also loved reading the comments - especially Gonzo and Bukko.
I hope that you will occasionally decide to check and keep us posted.
For the other readers - I think that Ashizashiz.blog is great and clusterfuck nation on Monday mornings with James Kunstler.
All my best Keith - although I do not know you personally, I feel like I am losing a friend.
I read the news today, oh boy... about a lucky man who is following his dreams...
Actually read the news Monday, but couldn't bring myself to bid you a farewell until now. I'm in denial.
Thank you for the ideas, thoughts and entertainment.
I wish you well.
You will truly be missed!
-Julie in FL
Hey Andrewwwwww...
How's about one last recipe?
As we don't know exactly where Keith is going, why not just mix it up a little with a few Eastern European spices this time?
Come out, come out wherever you are.
"...My gut feeling tells me you know something..."
Yep.
"...Ahmed said...way to carried away with the loony Alex Jones ga ga conspiracy nut jobs..."
Because all that goes on is altruism and is well-published...
Who would conspire; they were just fukkups, right?
Scrub to {1:40} ;^D
Thanks for the chuckle. Mr. Pickel certainly enjoyed it.
Good luck matey!
Just remember to take twice the amount of money, and half of the amount of clothes that you'll think you'll need.
And - that sign language and a ready smile will go a long way in a strange land.
Go and enjoy the unspoiled world while you still can, and while its still there.
I'll keep an eye out on S&A - and wish you a great adventure.
Keefer, been a reader for so long I can't remember, maybe three years. Bud, you rock. I wish you all the best. Take care, --Bill
Dude, you're too young to walk away. You're great at doing what you do, don't deprive us of your legacy. At least take a smart phone with you and post a new blog while you're out there.
Bon Voyage Keith! Long time reader/1st time poster. Thanks for providing the best thought provoking blogs (HP/S&A). You'll be back. We're all (including you) highly addicted to this stuff! Enjoy your summer & look forward to your next adventure.
Thank you for giving us all a lot to think about, Keith. You will be missed!
Take care -
bonne navigation!
Buffett: "Economy in Shambles" and "No Bounce In Economy".
http://www.cnbc.com/id/31526130
Damn!
I want to debate green shoots with Keefer still!
Keefer, come out, come out, where ever you are!
Damn!
Not sure if you will get a chance to read this before you leave but thank you for making me think and help pointing me in many different directions to make my own decisions. I will miss your predictions and your ability to stand your ground and speak your mind. There are few people like you in the world. I am sad you are walking away because it does feel like I have lost a voice of reason in my life. These days that is hard to find. I will miss you.
-KC Lund
gonna be an unmolested chicken and goat cheese farmer on a woodlot on a dirt road in moldovia????? owing no one my totally unknowing irrational guess?
Keith-- Thanks for the knowledge and warnings. They truly helped my family.
Sorry you're gone because you would've liked this:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6565206.ece
Who knew The Summer of Rage would extend to senior citizens kidnapping and beating their financial advisor.
Onward and upward, friend.
Keith, I noticed you have a link to thedirty.com on this website. Replace please with hotchickswithdouchebags.com
The DB1 is more of a free thinker and calls out the douchebags in a far more entertaining way. DB1 is like you making fun of the sheeple only he adds hot chicks. Enjoy.
I agree with Randall66...the past 6 months the comments have been from a lot of right wingers who blasted anything positive about Obama, etc. It seemed like the Fox News posters had taken over.
See you, and good luck. Thanks for all the great posts (and a few inflammatory and scandalous ones), and for letting people get a glimpse of how widespread the bubble was (i.e., even in Montana).
boo-hoo. :(
Keith, your site's short cut is at a very convenient spot on my screen.
How sad I will be without you...
Babara
Keith, I've been around your blogs since I was a full-time anonypussy on HP and part-time on S&A.
I have recently done the walkin' away myself, in more ways than one. Reinventing is not always easy, but it must be done. Sometimes it is a new life, after all.
Don't forget the past or mistakes will repeat themselves, but don't let the past own you either. Look ahead with enthusiasm.
Luck.
KEITH,
AREN'T YOU GOING TO COME BACK ON HERE THOUGH :(????
i need to cry, this stinks.
In 2007'ish I stumbled upon HP. Yes, a little late to its party/anti-party. But seriously, did anyone really need validation that buying a house @ a pets.com style p/e (e.g. no 'E)' & @ 10x Gross Income was a bad idea (oops, guess some did)? Since finding your blog, however, it has become my favorite newspaper/crystal ball (not that many forums are able to skillfully cover both CDOs & Al Hrabosky).
In short, Keith, I thank you for contributing your A+ talents to this/these spirited, 'mostly' civil, & relevant & thought provoking blog(s); for over 5 YEARS (& yes, the '5' is in caps too) that focused folks on issues that matter. Where I'm going to get that fix fulfilled now I guess is my problem, so, NO thanks for that...errr does that sound selfish?...oops, selfiishess (the progenitor of greed) is what got us into this mess to begin with, didn't it...damned human nature.
IMO you're more the guy who runs the 'best damn letters to the editor' section ever in the local rag than a typical blog host. But the best measure of either seems to be the quality of the following one attracts & the quality of conversation they are able to develop. By that measure, you are a raving success under either standard (a one stop shop for pithy comments/insights from Mammoth, Paul Math, Jane Z, even gonzo, & many others will be missed).
Nonetheless, best wishes in your pursuits.
P.S. I'll know the bottom is in when I read a NAR sponsored article about a sockpuppet buying Elevation Chandler's penthouse suites. Not to get too tin foil hat, but, although a bit sinister, conceiving & running a blog for 5 YEARS (again the 5 is in caps) to implode US housing & explode the world financial market all to 'get a good deal' on a .condo (albeit one w/ access to pro athletes, etc) is a scheme worthy of a stamp rendered by an un-named financial institution. I'm skeptical that Chandler has running water, Moreso that it has that world wide interwebs thing. Hmmm....
Again, thanks & best wishes!
And that's it folks.
Thanks for the nice words - makes me think my work here was worth it.
No idea what the future holds, but that's what makes it fun (you really don't want to know, do you?)
So check back every now and then. Maybe there'll be a post. Maybe there won't be. I truly have no idea.
Take care, enjoy the ride, and good luck all.
Yah. Yah. Giddy up.
Keith,
I have enjoyed your blog and hope you will stay. You were a Truth Teller, and Truth Tellers are in short supply these days.
Keith Don't Go (by Nils Lofgren)
This is a right-away letter, I've got to mail it today
Straight to my main inspirer, says urgent from the USA
Its got this heart inside it, the postage is my soul
Contains a message from millions, says Keith don't go
10000 guitars wailin', but it ain't quite the same
You've got a knack for sailin', and it's stamped with your own brand name
We's all sailors, as captain you must know
You bring a message to millions, says Keith don't go
I said Keith don't go; Don't take my fun
Keith don't go; Keith don't go
We miss our father Jimi, it's hard to breathe with that loss
But I still got you brother, don't nail yourself to a cross
I watch you lead the pack, you put the drive into my soul
You bring a message to millions, says Keith don't go
Keith:
You know what I loved most about you and your blogs?
It's your thick skin.
I started following your blog when I was having trouble with my peers at work. As a portfolio manager witnessing and calling out the bubble I was the black sheep and needed a place where I could feel at home.
I love the way you could call them as you see them and take the name calling in stride.
Thanks for being my shrink!
Ride off into the sunset, Keith.
Great work on the blog. Hope to see you again in cyberspace.
Look me up if you make it out to thailand- you have my email address.
-Mike
Best of luck with whatever you do!
Keith,
Its been a pleasure...we will all look forward to your return. In the meantime, a few of us S&A/HP'ers have set up a blog to "hold" the community over. Its called Contrary Riches and we plan to follow some of your blueprint with a little less politics but hopefully you'll check it out. Both myself and Bottom Feeder in Philly will start posting after you leave tomorrow!
www.contraryriches.blogspot.com was the site..forgot to mention!
boy you sure pushed it and in a way you changed peoples outlook as it went from being scared to being mad as hell
thanks buddy and all the best
Well, it seems we always disagree on something. Keith will be heading east while I'll be heading west - just not west enough to warrant a definite article and a capital "W".
S&A was great and I hope for its eventual revival.
Good luck!
Holy Smokes, Keith!
You are barely out the door, and the sh!t is already beginning to hit the fan.
Michael Jackson just died!
Not only is Keith gone, but so is the 'Great Gloved One!'
NOW what are we going to do???
Wind Farmer said...
Hey Andrewwwwww...
How's about one last recipe?"
Amen, brother.
Although a nice, fat, sizzling Americano goes a long, long way.
I will await your return to tell us that you're roommates with Casey Serin in a cave. Caves will become the new bubble cuz they aint making anymore holey mountains.
Keith will be busy because he is moving back to Tempe and setting up a condo-flipping operation with Greg Swann. Ha! Thanks for your perspective over the years.
"...you would've liked this:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6565206.ece
...senior citizens kidnapping and beating their financial advisor..."
Wasn't that a hoot?
"...Mr Amburn attempted to escape over the wall.
In the pouring rain he ran down the street pursued by his captors in the Audi A8 they had used to transport him to the house.
Several people saw him but Roland K shouted: 'He’s a burglar!'...He was then dragged back to the cellar..."
adios dear friend
"We've disagreed, but it's a good crew. You'll be missed."
Not as much as you buddy. Thank you for everything.
......Toby
Your favorite self serving organization is at it again:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/24/real-estate-associations_n_220418.html?ref=patrick.net
Keith-
You are the man! Great job and perhaps we can be lucky enough to read you again in the future.
Enjoy your walkabout. Hope you find what you are looking for.
"The Squid Dog"
Thank you Keith. Also I did not agree with you on everything, you made me think. I bought "Mania Panic and Crashes", kept my head cool, understood the bubble, I was prepared for 2007 and 2008, expecting most of it ("Banks will fial, hundreds will fail": I could no believe it, but it happened - they were all bailed out).
Thank you.
Keith,
I was reading up on your last words from Churchil.
Are you predicting WWIII?? Just out of curiosity. For some reason, this came to mind when I read those words.. Please give us your last advise, I'm sure many would like to know what the hell you are thinking here. Will miss you...
Dny
Ah man not again! Ah well you deserve a break now the MSM is 'on to it' LOL. Thanks for the insight and effort Keith. Have a good trip, wherever it takes you. If ever in New Zealand let us know.....owe you a few beers I'd say.
Your information about the housing bubble, political and world affairs are brilliantly yours and the work effort you put into this brought many people to your blog. You are a crusader who was/ is way out ahead of issues that are changing the world. You helped to bring peace to those who refused to buy homes or suppress the effects of what is going on around us. There is an innate sense that wants a home for your family. Homes are a financial crisis for those who purchase at unsustainable, unethically created prices. You provided a tremendous service to the world. You set an example of faith and reality to many. Thank you for your courageous determination to provoke thought and best wishes/ blessings to some one who has served many.
now where am i gonna find another complaint department to say my second DTV converter is failing and my doctor has managed to medicalize me.......for starters
Apology of an Economic Hitman - A film by John Perkins
Watch it here:
http://www.askbutwhy.com/2009/06/apo...m-by-john.html
Thanks for everything Keith... as a former Phoenician myself, I salute you. You'll be living the retro life, and I will be here in Oregon trying to raise a family through difficult times. You've been a beacon... always there, always a kick in the pants. Until the next post = Be well.
whoever put that DTV thing together was a traitor...
Corrected link:
Apology of an Economic Hitman - A film by John Perkins
Watch it here:
http://tinyurl.com/apologyjp
Well tonight I am bothered. Where now do we now get our news? Keith has bolted. I don't blame him.
And what is the news tonight?
We can look forward to more control, less stability, more unknowns, more expenses for the 30 percent that support the whole country.
My sister and Hub are going to walk away from their home.They have paid their bills on time. They didn't do subprime. But their rates are going up on credit cards, limits are going down... He uses them for supplies sometimes. Has a license - somebody is trying to sue him to get money, Oregon is doing a sweep of recharactarizing tax status to get more money. They will be hit with $5000 right off the bat.
They are done with it.
In my opinion, the mostly white middle class is going to be squeezed to death here. I see a real depression coming. i wonder how Michelle feels about it.
Keith, please come back!
"Where small luxuries (like soap, and ketchup) are still appreciated."
you're going to france?
keith, thanks for everything. you gave me assurance that i wasn't crazy. it's good to know that there are people out there who share the same ideas.
less is more.
good luck.
233 comments. you are truly an inspiration.
Come back Keith!!!!!!!!!!
Fannie loans to 125%! The fix is in.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/31685244
Bye Bye All. Hugs.
FMW
Bye Bye. Luv you guys.
Hugs.
FMW
You do not walk away from situations like this. I partook in the civil rights movement of the sixties and I never walked away; till today I stand firm. Besides the government does not let you forget, you get tracked forever. Also if you are poor there is not walking away into the sunset. I am very poor as a consequence of my participation in the civil rights. But that is Okay. It was worth it.
"where believe it or not
you can't find yanks, brits, or internet"
My guess: Sells car in Turkmenistan; camel
caravan to Kashmir; slips into Tibet, then
to Buddhist monastery. Home at last.
Keith if you are reading this, please come back, there are some things that need to be discussed.
Keith,
Where are you?
Don't know if this will be posted, but just my latest observation - it seems like the solution so they say, to the problem, is to get credit flowing again. And yet eveyone's credit is being shut down. Credit cards, FICO scores, car loans, business loans ...
layaway is back - did you know? How is this supposed to work, again??
Keith
When will the new "Torches and Pitchforks" site be up?
America needs you.
It's going to be terrible not having HP or S&A around. You nailed it, Keith. Take care.
I see by the change in the comment count over time that you're checking in and approving remarks. I hope you're having a good time and haven't been jacked by any corrupt Eastern European traffic cops. It can be a nasty place, and that's even if you DON'T go into Moldova.
I learned a bit about life in that side of the continent by reading a satirical blog called "The Exile." The print magazine side of it was shut down by Putin's pigs because it was too snarky about authority. It still exists online, with articles you'd enjoy. But it's not like it used to be, when they'd run stuff like this bit from "Vlad Kalashnikov's Daily Gloat" about how fat Americans are. That Vlad -- he made me laugh so hard that snot blew out my nose!
Anyway, the fact that you're surfacing now and then tells me you're still addicted to the adulation. As you said one time, your readership entertains you. And while I didn't find you to be an unprecedented revelation like some commenters (no offence meant to you), you made some enjoyable light reading. So as someone else said, "See you in September" (or when your travel money runs out.)
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