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Non-Tech : Kirk's Market Thoughts -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: robert b furman who wrote (11893)	9/3/2021 10:19:59 AM
From: Ken Adams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27007

Bob, Your "telephone pole" farm took me back a few decades. I was a representative of a large printing company and was the guest of Nekoosa and Consolidated Paper Companies paper mills in Nekoosa, WI. An education I will never forget. Part of that included a visit to a tree farm. People who don't know about this, always want to talk about "save a tree" by cutting down paper waste, etc. These tree farms were absolutely remarkable! It was as if each tree came from a mold, as they were so nearly identical. This went on forever as we drove alongside. In this case, forever was a couple miles. When we passed the field of mature trees, ready for harvest, we came upon the next group, a bit smaller, as was each succeeding group, until we reached the next ready for harvest area. Point being, this is controlled farming of a very valuable product. There is no irresponsible clear cutting of valuable forests going on here. I am impressed with your involvement with growing telephone poles. Just one more on your long list of worthy accomplishments.

To: robert b furman who wrote (11893)	9/3/2021 10:39:30 AM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27007

Congratulations! Regardless, I have signed a forestry agreement and it looks like demand just caught a new gear. Should be good business for all. Here's to a good harvest! One of my very first subscribers and a huge fan posted this to me today on FB about compounding over time: So true. Like planting a tree. The best time to plant a tree is ten years ago, the second best time is today! in reply to my comment I should find a good place to put this comment I just came up with. "KEY to moving from "poor" to "I don't have to work and can buy whatever I need" before age 65 is to learn to find ways to save at an early age. The power of compounding is MAGICAL. Avoiding "popular fads masquerading as investments" is also key to not having major setbacks." If power wasn't already too expensive in CA so we can save the world from climate change by peeing in the ocean.... they want to raise our rates 18% next year to start putting power lines under ground in fire prone areas. That should be good for jobs for a long time... along with jobs putting out fires and forest management where the idiots in the state are finally starting to agree we need to trim and harvest trees, burn the brush (or rake it as Trump was mocked for saying)! I wonder how many power poles will be consumed by fire in CA this season?