Ex came back with a smaller box of diapers and several packs of cigarettes.  

If you want to get into the details of the ignition point for the 08-09 crash it was the rating system of CDO's, rating A when they were packed to the gills with just crap, literally ticking time bombs.

This is why these developers move around the country almost in packs to where the metrics do make sense at any given time. 

People thought I was nuts.Sounded like so much fun that I packed up and moved back to Atlanta, because I wanted to be in the middle of it.

If you have 50m in cash you could buy them in thousand packs for pennies.I am still open and doing business, I am still buy and hold, flip, wholesale.  

That is why smokers create beliefs to justify their behavior, such as "I will quit in a year" or "you are going to die anyways, might as well have fun" or "I know someone who lived to be 90 and smoked a pack every day".

I didn't realize how miserable I am, I should pack up and move out west where I can make some BIG money and be happy.  

I know Japan and a lot of areas in Asia are well packed, so I'm not sure if that's a plus or negative when it comes to investing.

The good tourism areas are PACKED with competition. 

You will notice that more people are out in Chicago during the summer with many activities (street fests, food streets, concerts, packed bars, etc.) than you will find in places that are always nice weather.One big thing about the cold weather is that is what keeps Chicago one of the last remaining affordable large cities.