Favorite team:LSU 
Location:1/2 mi so. tiger stadium
Biography:sau mulerider
Interests:grandbaby,golf ,fishing
Occupation:retired from xom,
Number of Posts:36
Registered on:8/15/2008
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re: break down a gallon of gas

Posted by tigerhog on 3/29/11 at 11:59 am
I found this: March and April 2011 Branded Apr 25 Distribution Costs, Marketing Costs and Profits $0.15 Crude Oil Cost $2.73 Refinery Cost and Profits $0.41 State Underground Storage Tank Fee $0.02 State and Local...

re: Am I now one of "those" people??

Posted by tigerhog on 3/29/11 at 11:44 am
Everything is relative, by my standards Yes! no apple products here! I like to keep it simple, I even took my watch off at retirement. I guess simple is simple does for me....

re: Buy and Hold

Posted by tigerhog on 2/10/11 at 2:43 pm
Well, I let it leverage my brains thought process to the point i retired at 56. lol...

re: Buy and Hold

Posted by tigerhog on 2/10/11 at 1:00 pm
buying and holding xom since 1987 has served me very well!!! ...

re: XOM out with great earnings.

Posted by tigerhog on 2/5/11 at 6:47 pm
[quote]What unit? Department?[/quote] C&LE SRLA...

re: XOM out with great earnings.

Posted by tigerhog on 2/5/11 at 1:12 pm
[quote]I may know you, I know a few of the people at XOM.[/quote] Let's see if this rings a bell. I'm from south ark, unfortunately I still speak like it, nickname has been 'big boy' but not for the preferred reason , very relaxed and laid back. Does that help? I'm also a lsudad X2. ...

re: XOM out with great earnings.

Posted by tigerhog on 2/2/11 at 1:41 pm
Thanks for the information LSUDAD, I'm not planning on unloading any more. My portfolio was top heavy with exxon since I retired. It was just terrible timing deciding to adjust it in october before this last run started. :banghead:...
instead of selling enough fixed assets to purchase 2000 more shares of exxon at 60 I sold 2000 shares exxon at 62.5 to purchase alternative hedge investments. :spank:...

re: XOM out with great earnings.

Posted by tigerhog on 2/1/11 at 4:55 pm
just kidding around, I retired from exxon last year and all my working buds and I laugh at each other when we hear them tell their friends and family how hard they have to work in the refinery. 90% of the guys i worked with had easy jobs. my apologies if it offended you, I've spent too much time re...

re: XOM out with great earnings.

Posted by tigerhog on 2/1/11 at 4:22 pm
[quote]I have a few family member who have been at XOM for 30 years. I love knowing that these simple hard working guys are going to be worth a few million when they retire. [b]All they did was bust their arse their whole working life[/b]. To this day they still drive used cars and brown bag their lu...

re: Patrick Peterson - Arise

Posted by tigerhog on 1/30/11 at 12:38 am
pp7 was great but tm14 is better db than any freshman I've seen, including pp7 freshman year. good video!...
all you have to do is buy oil stocks (xom, cvx) and you will smile when you pull up to the pump and see $4 gallon gas!!!...

re: 401K Contribution Match

Posted by tigerhog on 1/6/11 at 5:03 pm
Put in the 5%, then max out the Roth. If you still have cash left, enjoy..... this is it ...
I'm happy with liberty mutual, pocketed about 4 grand from gustuv with a roof replacement...

re: capital gains tax

Posted by tigerhog on 12/18/10 at 9:18 am
thanks...

capital gains tax

Posted by tigerhog on 12/18/10 at 8:43 am
Does the capital gains tax stay at 15% with the passing of the new tax bill?...
Will be at the MADD golf tourny at copper mill at 11:30 A.M. then watch the night games....
mass confusion on the last play of game worked so good against the vols , they put in the game plan for auburn. Only they planned and practiced it so well that everyone really was confused and doomed the play....

re: Franklin Templeton Funds

Posted by tigerhog on 10/15/10 at 4:24 pm
I've(actually my ubs guy) made 11% on fkinx in the last year...

re: is chase a good bank to deal with?

Posted by tigerhog on 9/24/10 at 3:32 pm
I use chase for checking and short term savings account. I am satisfied with them. I once left my debit card at a restaurant and the help charged up 2500.00 in charges before i missed the card 6 days later. One five min phone call and they instantly credited back my account with the 2500 dollars...