The Hobo Camp Fire Is going well #IX.. Stop In!!!

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Good morning all, another government holiday today, no mail, a few celebrations and no school for the kids. Shutting the government down for a day will probably save us a good 100 billion dollars of additional debt.

Temps are starting to pick up, we hit the high 60's yesterday and will be in the mid 70's by Friday. After over a week of sub-freezing temps (well, not really here, but up north), we're back to normal.

Not much else going on here. We're just a few days from all those major vehicle auctions and you'll see folks like Jay Leno and other very rich stars and sports figures hanging around with their entourages. If you're just there to look, the Barrett-Jackson auction admission price starts at $30 on days that there is no auction, to $71 if there is. That does not include "extra fees" and sales tax. As for the very rich, I doubt that they have to pay anything to get in. If you want to sell a vehicle, there's a $1500 entrance fee plus a 10% commission. For buyers, there's an 8% buyer's fee. That means if a car sells for $100,000, they grab $19,500 of that. Not a bad business since some vehicles sell in the millions.

Y'all relax today if you can, in any event, have a great and safe day.