Antibes Adventures…… By now you’ve guessed or perhaps wondered, if I’ve been exaggerating a few things about the French sewer project! How could one of the most famous resort areas on the Riviera, the one with the million dollar yachts, the 14th century fortress, and the perfectly manicure Monaco nearly next door, put up with [...]
Absinthe….. One of the great evenings we had was at the “Absinthe Bar” here in Antibes. It is down in a cave under the older section of town, and is set up just like a 1900 absinthe bar. For those of you, like me before this trip, didn’t know anything about absinthe, it is an [...]
Here are the closing statistics from Friday for our key indicators (01/13/12): FINCON = 2 DJ30 – 12,422 down 49 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 1.85% down 0.08% USDEUR - 1.2660 Gold – $1640 down $5 Oil – $98.70 down $0.40 European Downgrades…… The news of Friday the 13th was the Standard and Poors [...]
Iran……. We have been waging an asymmetric, unconventional war against Iran. I have been thinking about Iran and what’s going on for quite a few months, and thought it would be timely to discuss what is actually happening. Here is what the US (and Israel?) have been doing: More sanctions against the Iranian national bank [...]
The Sewer Project – continued……. There is so much excitement surrounding this massive sewer project going on in Rue Aubernon in Antibes. As the newspaper said, “cette operation est complexe pour several raisons.” I have made several forays into the wild winter weather (about 60 degrees F and sun shining brightly) and crossed the road [...]
Life on the French South Coast…… The sewer project continues. Everyday the workers come out, dig more and then cover up the hole to protect the hole from children or dogs falling in. This particular project also made the local newspaper. (The paper is probably reading economyguy, and getting the real scoop.) The hole is [...]
Predictions for 2012……. The word “credit” is derived from the Latin “credere” meaning “to trust” – and this is the root of all the problems that face the world for 2012, and beyond. The world is awash in debt – and as you remember, debt is the other side of the of the credit coin. [...]
End of Week Wrap-Up on the French Sewer Project……… Friday December 6th, and the end of the week. Progress has been made. The workers worked today right up to lunch, and then sealed off the area carefully again. They came back after lunch and completed their work for the week. They must have been exhausted [...]
Sewers, sewers, sewers…… Thursday, 5 January – and the same trucks come back and dig, and take more dirt out, and dig and the chartreuse workers yell kind words to each other – fun on the street. I did one of my daily inspection trips to the hole during one of the lulls – about [...]
Work on the French Sewers……… I can now continue with the progress being made by the French State on the sewer problem in my street. When I left you last, the workers had left for the day, and for the year it turns out, and left the sewer continuing to bubble up through the sidewalk [...]
