Tonight, some travelin’ music about suicide machines
She used to be my baby....
Well, earlier today a few us took some time out of the political bickering to swap motorsickle stories, and it got me in the mood for some travelin’ music of the two-wheel variety …
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines
Sprung from cages out on highway 9,
Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin’ out over the line
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Bosch
February 26th, 2010
6:52 pm
Paul,
Not quite (retracing steps) – but you’re right – when a big guy with a big gun tells you to move off a sidewalk, um, yeah, I move.
Paul
February 26th, 2010
6:53 pm
@@
You and me both!
Sometimes it takes me a while to get through a book because I reread parts – just like the feel of the words. But for something like that, you just blank it out and breeze through it.
Enjoy your weekend, @@ -
Jay
February 26th, 2010
6:54 pm
headed out, i’ll drop back by later…
Paul
February 26th, 2010
6:56 pm
Sounds time for a dinner and drink break. If I don’t return, or if any of you don’t and I do…
pleasant weekend, all -
Drain The Swamp (NIF)
February 26th, 2010
6:57 pm
Hillbilly Deluxe
Thunder Road was Kingston Pike in Knoxville, TN. The real guy that the movie was made about died in a fiery crash into an electrical utility area. There is still a sign at the spot. In the third verse of that song, he talks about this, but he said it was at Bearden, but I believe it was between Knoxville and Bearden.
Pennsylvanian
February 26th, 2010
6:57 pm
Ok, Jay. I can understand that. On topic, get your kids out of high school, set ‘em up for college, and get enough life insurance. Then go ride, if you really want to. Take the MSF ERC and learn to manage risk. You are going to die from something, why not have some fun?
josef nix
February 26th, 2010
6:58 pm
JAY
I do, indeed! When we played C*vil War the next day, I always had to be the Yankees! Got my a$$ whupped every time! “…deep pyschological problems stemming back from early childhood…!”
Hillbilly Deluxe
February 26th, 2010
6:58 pm
I’ve never seen Easy Rider, but how bad can it be?
Purty bad.
My favorite Muppets.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGfx3QAV64M
Hillbilly Deluxe
February 26th, 2010
7:01 pm
NIF
Highway 9 was the major liquor run into Atlanta from the hills. I just used that song cause it was the closest thing that fit.
Jenifer
February 26th, 2010
7:01 pm
Oh What The Hell
Off With Their Heads
Orgasm Waiting To Happen
josef nix
February 26th, 2010
7:02 pm
Norm.. Don’t get too c*cky just yet, Sailor Boy ain’t the only one who reads…!
“Sometimes it takes me a while to get through a book because I reread parts – just like the feel of the words.”– Paul
TaxPayer
February 26th, 2010
7:03 pm
Some more cruising down the two-lane music.
josef nix
February 26th, 2010
7:08 pm
Hillbilly @ 6:58
That is about the funniest thing I’ve seen in years…brilliant! Thanks…
RW-(the original)
February 26th, 2010
7:08 pm
Paul,
I’ve no idea on the OWTH, but those things are usually acronyms. Jay B said it was an abbreviation although he may have meant acronym.
How about Owls Will Toot & Hoot?
Jenifer
February 26th, 2010
7:15 pm
This Is What Happens When You Listen To Limbaugh
Too friggin’ funny!
http://crooksandliars.com/jamie/what-happens-when-you-listen-limbaugh
Paul
February 26th, 2010
7:17 pm
RW-(the original)
I kinda thought “oh, what the H3LL” said in a sad, despondent tone.
Guy’s a bonehead –
josef nix and Hillbilly Deluxe
while back I downloaded the entire (almost) Muppet Show collection via torrent. For some inexplicable reason I deleted it, so I must redownload it.
I always liked Animal playing the drums and getting confused between ‘beat drums’ and ‘eat drums’
Hillbilly Deluxe
February 26th, 2010
7:22 pm
It says I already posted this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QQsEJFgPwY
Drain The Swamp (NIF)
February 26th, 2010
7:25 pm
Hillbilly
My dad was a bootlegger. Long story, but I’ve seen a few real stills. He had an old Buick Wildcat that was souped up and must have been putting out about 500 horsepower. He didn’t run moonshine, but hauled illegal liquor across state lines.
When the city decided to put legal liquor to a vote (the town had been dry), Mom was a serious church lady, so finally, they both fought against legalizing liquor. I think that is the only thing they ever agreed on.
Hillbilly Deluxe
February 26th, 2010
7:27 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeI_xlPWfow
Hillbilly Deluxe
February 26th, 2010
7:36 pm
NIF
Back in the 30’s and 40’s, there wasn’t much traffic on the roads, especially at night. If it was on Highway 9, it was either a trip car or a revenuer. They mainly used late 30’s or 40 Ford coupes. They’d take out all the seats except the driver’s seat, stack wooden boxes full of liquor in Mason jars up to the bottom of the windows and head for Atlanta. As soon as they left it was wide open all the way down, they knew if they saw another car it was likely the Revenue. They did have some alternate routes they took from time to time but basically it was no finesse, just speed against speed. The goal was to leave after dark, get to Atlanta, get unloaded, get paid, and be back in the hills before daylight. You’d get about $30 a load for hauling in those days and the average pay in the area in those days was about a $1 a day.
Drain The Swamp (NIF)
February 26th, 2010
7:36 pm
Completely out of left field, but I just watched this clip with Bill Cosby from 1963 in an interview about being a comedian and being a black man.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmQmPAtFXdo&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Wow. How times have changed.
getalife
February 26th, 2010
7:42 pm
She is retiring Andy but if she runs, she still has my vote.
My red Yamaha looked like that bike.
I rode the wheels off that bike for a couple of years.
RW-(the original)
February 26th, 2010
7:46 pm
Paul,
Jenifer probably has it with Off With Their Heads. My. my can you imagine the faux outrage on the left if a tea partier came up with that one?
Bruno
February 26th, 2010
7:48 pm
Awesome Friday travelin’ music! Maybe all the Jersey talk from Mick and I last night gave Jay some inspiration.
“BRUNO When you check in, from the Mississippi Rebel child…”
Nice Bowie selection, Josef. Thanks for the thought. In return, I’m going to start off with some Moody Blues:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlnExthvVQE
We are one
We’re all the same
And life is just a simple game
j$
February 26th, 2010
7:48 pm
I hold my breath when I see guys like this “cruising” around 285 or anywhere else around the ATL for that matter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKUD6sXNxQg
WesHem24
February 26th, 2010
7:50 pm
Fannie to U.S.: We need another $15.3 billion
Hillbilly Deluxe
February 26th, 2010
7:51 pm
jt
Up here in the hills we have a crotch rocket death every couple weeks in the fall. They never seem to learn.
Hillbilly Deluxe
February 26th, 2010
7:55 pm
Not the full Moody’s, just Justin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1PNfsEm39A&feature=related
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
February 26th, 2010
7:56 pm
gitmo- I put the high footpegs on mine, just laid back and went wherever. We used to ride in the dead of winter, 10 degrees, it didn’t matter. Had this girl that tagged along, she rode a little 420 Virago low rider, talk about cute….
Drain The Swamp (NIF)
February 26th, 2010
7:58 pm
Sorry to be off the music and onto old TV, but this is funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA0ElJVlG6A&feature=related
Southern Comfort
February 26th, 2010
8:00 pm
Don’t have any riding music, but rather a destination in mind for this thread. Some may have ridden it, others may not have heard of it. It’s on my to do list!!!
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okrf-WnrFrU
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE682QiLZ0Q&feature=related
SOUTHERN ATL
February 26th, 2010
8:02 pm
….don’t know much about motorcycles but this song reminds me of the summer/warmer days…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2×9-vP2X3qo
Hillbilly Deluxe
February 26th, 2010
8:03 pm
Another
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an97c-1fp8k
stands for decibels
February 26th, 2010
8:13 pm
A video featuring my favorite form of two wheeled motorized transport.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrOek4z32Vg
And the tune’s not bad either.
Olbermann's Cold Sore
February 26th, 2010
8:13 pm
“Freedom” – Jimi Hendrix
Bud Wiser
February 26th, 2010
8:14 pm
Arlo Guthrie doin’ this in Florida.
Looks a lot older than I remember. Tells a little story before the playing…
http://www.mixx.com/videos/11445285/youtube_arlo_guthrie_motorcycle_song_new_story
Drain The Swamp (NIF)
February 26th, 2010
8:16 pm
Seinfeld on Johnny Carson on the night before Seinfeld’s show premiered,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52X3b4NyqJU
Olbermann's Cold Sore
February 26th, 2010
8:18 pm
Billy Joel – “…… Even rode my motorcycle in the rain. And you told me not to drive but I made it home alive so I guess that only proves that I’m insane. You may be right…. I may be crazy but it just might be a lunatic you’re lookin’ for……..”
Olbermann's Cold Sore
February 26th, 2010
8:23 pm
BTW – Conservatives support motorcyclist’s rights.
Obamacare, if passed, will eventually take that right away from you because riding a motorcycle will be considered a “high-risk” activity.
So will skiing, skydiving, scuba, any sport, and firearms.
Ride your bike as often as you can……. Skip Obamacare
getalife
February 26th, 2010
8:24 pm
Andy,
The ladies did like to ride on the back and made sure they would hold on tight by opening it up.
For your teebaggers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XncuY4wLaA8
Bud Wiser
February 26th, 2010
8:24 pm
This is for a lot of girlfriends of bikers…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9oH1b8uzCk
getalife
February 26th, 2010
8:28 pm
Andy,
The ladies did like to ride on the back and made sure they would hold on tight by opening it up.
For the cons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XncuY4wLaA8
Olbermann's Cold Sore
February 26th, 2010
8:28 pm
BMW K100 if you were curious. I’ve had it for 9 years and it runs PERFECTLY !
TGT
February 26th, 2010
8:31 pm
Take a ride down the Seven Bridges Road: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFjCVsNywJQ&feature=related
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
February 26th, 2010
8:34 pm
Well, looks like I got a great mind. Just like I expected. I could read @@’s post just fine. It’s just the way I spell things.
Have a good night everybody.
Scout
February 26th, 2010
8:41 pm
There was a time (when I was 10 years old at the State Fair in Chattanooga circa 1958) when this is what I wanted to do for the rest fo my life ……………….. (either that or pump gas and check oil at the local service station) ……………..
)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P20Jfi5eDck&feature=related
Kamchak
February 26th, 2010
8:47 pm
Jenifer @ 7:15
From your link–
Chalk this up a hard learned lesson. When you listen to a moron with a megaphone, some of that moron’s idiocy will rub off on you and cost you in the end.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
TGT
February 26th, 2010
8:50 pm
Probably already posted, but just in case: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvsmRuRp4cM
Hillbilly Deluxe
February 26th, 2010
8:50 pm
Ed tickles me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-4b8AjPl1I&NR=1
TGT
February 26th, 2010
8:52 pm
A classic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGVFK8VNGss
josef nix
February 26th, 2010
8:54 pm
Bruno
Moody Blues…okay, I know it’s sappy, but I really like this one and the video as well…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmmPFrkuPq0
TGT
February 26th, 2010
8:59 pm
There’s a cool bike in this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h04CH9YZcpI
josef nix
February 26th, 2010
9:01 pm
TGT @ 8:52
was just about to pull it up!
JAY
Was going to post “Fast Car,” then I remembered who you said she wanted to be when she grew up, so
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifARMmcqhD8
Bruno
February 26th, 2010
9:22 pm
“Not the full Moody’s, just Justin.”
‘Preciate the return shout, HD.
“Moody Blues…okay, I know it’s sappy, but I really like this one and the video as well…”
josef–Not sure why, but you and I got some serious ESP going with the music selections. When I was married, “Wildest Dream” was “our” song. Kind of bittersweet to hear it again tonight…..
Kamchak
February 26th, 2010
9:25 pm
josef
I am spending some time in a small hamlet in the N.C. Mtns. and I am no watching this weeks episode of Bill Moyer’s Journal.
Comment
February 26, 2010
The quest for marriage equality has created some unlikely allies in attorneys Theodore Olson, a conservative, and David Boies, a liberal. Long well-known within the field of law, the two became nationally famous as the opposing counsels in Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court case that halted the Florida recount, and resolved the 2000 Presidential election in favor of George W. Bush.
Now the two lawyers, both veterans of multiple Supreme Court cases, have mounted a well-financed legal challenge to Proposition 8, California’s 2008 ballot initiative that put an end to same-sex marriage in that state. The case could make it as far as the Supreme Court and define the debate on same-sex marriage for years to come.
On this week’s JOURNAL, Olson and Boies join Bill Moyers to discuss why the issue of same-sex marriage is so important, why they chose to pursue the matter in the courts, even against the wishes of some in the LGBT community, and why conservatives and liberals must come together to solve the big issues facing the country.
Mick
February 26th, 2010
9:30 pm
Here is a classic road song-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX8Xb3MSxok
Bruno
February 26th, 2010
9:42 pm
I’ll never catch up tonight, but see that everyone’s been sticking to the traveling theme pretty well.
TGT–”Who’s Gonna Drive You Home?” brought back memories of delivering pizzas for Domino’s while finishing college. Great call.
Bruno
February 26th, 2010
9:43 pm
Hey Mick–Found a dead fish in my mailbox today. I suppose you didn’t have anything to do with that.
josef nix
February 26th, 2010
9:46 pm
K’chak
Been following that pair..really interesting…
Bruno
February 26th, 2010
9:50 pm
Good call with the Roger Miller, Mick.
I’ll have to throw out a pick before checking all the early selections, so please forgive if I end up with a retread.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cViggFZFlxU&feature=related
josef nix
February 26th, 2010
9:57 pm
Gotta check out…catch up with it in the a.m. As always, a great way to relax from a week at work…
Jay
February 26th, 2010
9:58 pm
Joan Armatrading, the largely unacknowledged mistress of a lot of artists today….
Bruno
February 26th, 2010
10:07 pm
From Blackfoot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG2TTWEMcKY
Bruno
February 26th, 2010
10:10 pm
Kind of lonely without AmVet…
RW-(the original)
February 26th, 2010
10:20 pm
Bruno,
Here’s some company for you.
Jay
February 26th, 2010
10:24 pm
Hope he’s doing alright, Bruno. Seemed a mite peaked, as they say.
Bruno
February 26th, 2010
10:29 pm
Thanks, RW. Looking at Rihanna made me forget all about brother Am.
I’m sure he would understand….
Bruno
February 26th, 2010
10:31 pm
Yeah, that report of an emergency appendectomy didn’t sound so great, Jay.
I know, I know, more reasons for DemCare……
Bruno
February 26th, 2010
10:34 pm
Well, I see HD already had me covered with the Blackfoot selection. As josef would say, more evidence that great minds run in the same channels.
Vonnegut quote for the night: “If you believe in telekinesis, raise my hand”
Bruno
February 26th, 2010
10:36 pm
Sometimes you find love out on the highway, and sometimes you don’t:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppJLI3YqwaQ
Bruno
February 26th, 2010
10:49 pm
Looks like we’ve covered motorcycles, cars, and trains. How about a boat ride?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-3e-bRI2Ek&feature=related
j$
February 26th, 2010
10:50 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx6FV2qR2TY
Bruno
February 26th, 2010
10:54 pm
Ah, screw it, I’m gonna crawl……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drLi9K0_8jk
jewcowboy
February 27th, 2010
2:39 am
For mr.nonjewcowboy, I know you’d prefer Rufus but this is as close as I can get:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwPy5ScHSGY
“Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.” ~ Lamartine
jewcowboy
February 27th, 2010
2:54 am
OK…enough self pity…
As someone who for the last 1.5 yrs has driven a Stella scooter as their primary transportation, but evidently now owns a 2008 Audi S8, these videos seem somehow appropriate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrOek4z32Vg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1fzJ_AYajA
jewcowboy
February 27th, 2010
2:58 am
But I am starting to understand why mr. non jewcowboy bought this car (that I was never allowed to drive):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QqIkxQ0PU8
jewcowboy
February 27th, 2010
3:15 am
In a less transportation related post, thank goodness Atlanta enjoys a world class symphony. It may not be the ASO playing, but this is certainly dedicated to all of the exceptional ASO members, Mei-Ann Chen and her magnificent baton, and Jon Kimura Parker’s captivating piano who all played beautifully tonight…Atlanta should be proud of her outstanding orchestra. Thank you and Brava!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rujkC2XHnvw&feature=related
jewcowboy
February 27th, 2010
3:28 am
Here is a great piece of history from the ASO…not Robert Spano, but instead the venerable Robert Shaw… Georges Bizet: “Les Voici” from CARMEN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7E8on6XVQs
TnGelding
February 27th, 2010
5:33 am
Vroom!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_yb5P8qPHA&feature=fvw
TnGelding
February 27th, 2010
6:21 am
What a way to go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLGTf0JqMbk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FvyXaPVne4&feature=related
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
February 27th, 2010
7:04 am
Good morning everybody. I see a couple people down at the statehouse want to end CRCT testing for first and second graders. Bunch of commies! Just because they’re little is no reason to keep them from sweating it out. And we won’t never get rid of 1st and 2nd grade teachers if we let these kids off of the hook. What’s this country coming to?
I don’t have a song to post but just wanted you to know what’s going on in our state. Have a good Saturday everybody.
Rightwing Troll
February 27th, 2010
7:22 am
Why is Obama not helping the people of Chile????? Why??? It’s been literally minutes since the earthquake, WHERE IS OBAMA???
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
February 27th, 2010
7:31 am
N.Y. congressman defiant after inquiry, Rep. Charles Rangel said Friday he won’t step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee after being admonished by an ethics panel for accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean.-Urinal
Gee, I wonder what political party he hails from?
Rangel said Friday’s report by the ethics panel “exonerates me” because it cites no evidence that he knew the trips were sponsored by corporations.
He thought Daschle’s show fer was footing the bill!
Rightwing Troll
February 27th, 2010
7:35 am
WHY IS OBAMA NOT HELPING THE PEOPLE OF CHILE???
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
February 27th, 2010
7:35 am
I think we’ve given up on that “hope,” BlightDing Hole, only God will be helping these poor Chileans.
stands for decibels
February 27th, 2010
7:38 am
I gather from skimming the comments that nobody posting here has ever been on Highway 9 in NJ.
It’s… grungy.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
February 27th, 2010
7:40 am
At the same time, Speaker Nasty Pelosi (Dunce-Calif.) was slated to meet with leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus to try to salvage a routine $15 billion jobs bill that had turned into a piñata for progressives, the moderate Blue Dog Coalition and members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Maybe Scott Brown knew what he was doing, no?
Curious Observer
February 27th, 2010
7:41 am
stands for decibels
February 27th, 2010
7:38 am
I gather from skimming the comments that nobody posting here has ever been on Highway 9 in NJ.
I’ve been on it in a rental car, SFD. Not an experience I care to repeat.
Rightwing Troll
February 27th, 2010
7:41 am
WHY IS OBAMA NOT IN CHILE????? WHY????
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
February 27th, 2010
7:42 am
Aahhh, yes, all bark bark but no bite bite, eewww, rabies!
A controversial bill that would have levied criminal punishments on intelligence officers for harsh interrogations was pulled Thursday evening.
Rightwing Troll
February 27th, 2010
7:44 am
WHERE IS OBAMA??? HE EITHER NEEDS TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF CHILE OR BOMB THEM. WHY IS OBAMA NOT HELPING CHILE?
stands for decibels
February 27th, 2010
7:44 am
Back in NJ, I went to the local DMV to buy new plates for my f@ggy little Vespa scooter. I walked with them down the block, around the corner, to where the bike was parked–as it turned out, next to a coupla Harleys. Whose owners were also coming ’round the bend with their new tags.
Naturally we got to talking a bit. They were nice enough–local guys, weekend warriors, lived to ride/ride to live guys, wearing leather but not gang colors. But they were smirking a bit at my f@ggy little bike.
I asked them where they’d taken their rides. “Down the shore, you know, upstate a bit.”
They asked me where I’d taken mine. “Oh, down to DC, over the Bay Bridge, tooled around the Chesapeake a bit that one time.”
Their collective looks were priceless. Their gasping, “you took THAT… down THERE?”
Anyway, we both walked away with a bit of mutual respect; I’d pretty much hated Harley guys up to that point, and these guys were all right.
@@
February 27th, 2010
7:45 am
RC:
For me, at least, there was never any doubt about yours.
Well, looks like I got a great mind.
stands for decibels
February 27th, 2010
7:46 am
I’ve been on it in a rental car, SFD.
On purpose, or by accident?
stands for decibels
February 27th, 2010
7:49 am
Of course since my Harley-guy encounter back in the day, I’ve learned that there is plenty of overlap between classic scooter fans and American V-twin enthusiasts. Plenty in common with such anachronistic machines. Bought my current classic from a friend who also owned a Sportster. For what it’s worth.
stands for decibels
February 27th, 2010
7:49 am
Anyway, have a fine morning, everyone. The sun is shining, and I’m off for a run.
@@
February 27th, 2010
7:54 am
Oh lawd…worst accident I ever had was on a Vespa. Those widdle bitty tires don’t do divots well.
@@
February 27th, 2010
8:15 am
The House ethics committee ruled Friday that seven lawmakers who steered hundreds of millions of dollars in largely no-bid contracts to clients of a lobbying firm had not violated any rules or laws by also collecting large campaign donations from those contractors.–WaPo
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/26/AR2010022602864.html
Draining the swamp!!?!!
Crenshaw8
February 27th, 2010
8:46 am
BY MICHAEL SNEED Sun-Times Columnist
The big question: Was Desiree Rogers pushed, prodded or pointed to the exit door at the White House?
Answer: Yes.
“She is loved by the Obamas and part of the Chicago White House gang, but it became apparent Desiree was totally in over her head in her role as White House social secretary,” a top Dem source said.
“Desiree was under-prepared and broke the cardinal rules of the job: Keep your head down, work your ass off and do not permit the camera to focus on you,” added the source, who is familiar with the inner workings of the White House.
“She was the wrong pick in the first place,” the source said.
So was her boss Obama.
no more credit for you
February 27th, 2010
8:54 am
“Sign up for the new Geico credit card,” Buffett wrote in his 2005 investor letter. “It’s the one I now use.”
But it soon became apparent that people significantly less well off than Buffett were among the leading users of the Geico card.
The card business eventually ran up $6.3 million in pretax losses before Buffett pulled the plug. Berkshire then sold its credit card receivables for 55 cents on the dollar, resulting in additional losses, Buffett wrote.
All told, Buffett’s credit card caper cost the company $50 million.