tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post6638864446454866680..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: It's The End! The End! Aaaargh!Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-91430310919204516842012-03-16T10:52:16.073-04:002012-03-16T10:52:16.073-04:00If you have any questions about Stansberry and Ass...If you have any questions about Stansberry and Associates, please do not hesitate to call customer service at 1-888-261-2693. We would be happy to assist you. We are open Monday – Friday 9-5 EST.Stansberry CShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669637338008607857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-47158948636728945152012-03-12T22:03:15.387-04:002012-03-12T22:03:15.387-04:00Well, I can only say that the more I learn about w...Well, I can only say that the more I learn about what it would take to feel really prepared, the less prepared I feel. That Katrina story that Claire Wolfe linked to last week gave me pause for some more thought. I suppose it depends on what flavor of disaster you're trying to be prepared for.<br /><br />Just recently, it hit me (why not sooner, I dunno -- too many other things on my mind, I guess) that if I have to bug out, I really want to take my tools with me. Uh ... crap. I don't even have them all in one place, to say nothing of fitting them in the not-so-decrepit Ford (I should really have kept decrepit Volvo, sigh) along with everything else.<br /><br />Gold would be somewhat nice to have some of, if I'd bought it when I thought it was overpriced in the high 300s. Well, I'm sure you've seen the t-shirts at the gun show; "Ammo is the New Currency".<br /><br />It's all looking like a big house of cards. I remember a while back Ahmadinejad was talking about starting an oil bourse running on the Euro. Not sure what happened with that, but it wasn't very prescient. China has their share of troubles too.<br /><br />I not a complete gung-ho fanatic about specie money, but as you said, the alternatives all look pretty shaky.jedhttp://freedomsight.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-17373373571006108112012-03-12T07:47:17.633-04:002012-03-12T07:47:17.633-04:00The big issue with inflation, even if it's onl...The big issue with inflation, even if it's only Jimmah Carter-era style rather than hyper, is that it adversely affects those who were prudent, lived below their means, and actually saved money. Inflation chops into savings like rats eating stored corn; each bite isn't a lot, but it adds up over time until what you were storing is worthless.<br /><br />Debtors are the big winners (as you noted), since you can pay off a debt you incurred in real dollars (and got real things for, like a ginormous house) with inflated fiat dollars now worth a tenth as much. Even if your pay rate is going up at half the inflation rate, you still win if you were massively in debt.<br /><br />To the central-planner-types attempting to micromanage our lives (and the economy), that's a feature, not a bug.Blackwing1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-8353300901363640002012-03-11T23:13:40.788-04:002012-03-11T23:13:40.788-04:00Breeding rabbits, don't take too much room. Oh...Breeding rabbits, don't take too much room. Oh, just read your comment on rabbit. Well, chickens aren't bad.Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794620086508373660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-45314945901007134532012-03-11T21:24:10.951-04:002012-03-11T21:24:10.951-04:00The best thing people can get are skills, then too...The best thing people can get are skills, then tools, in that order. Guns go under the category of "tools."<br /><br />eg, most people have no idea how to join two pieces of metal. Well, if the SHTF, the ability to fix stuff that breaks, then build new stuff tailored to your requirements, will become rather important. Knowing how to weld and having a basic "buzz box" (AC-only welding rig, which can be found used for between $100 to $250) and a supply of various rod is a pretty good investment. Likewise a gas-ox torch setup, again found at reasonable prices in the used markets.<br /><br />Second item that's very useful: Metal files. Machinist files. There's all manner of things you can do with a good set of files, and I don't mean just sharpening your lawnmower blades. Most people have no idea how many hand files there are - all they've seen are the forlorn, cheap-assed files in Home Depot or some other big-box store. They don't know that there are literally hundreds of types of files out there, each with varying levels of cutting aggressiveness and purpose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-52275875475110102592012-03-11T17:20:20.745-04:002012-03-11T17:20:20.745-04:00Both Germany and Switzerland are repatriating thei...Both Germany and Switzerland are repatriating their gold from the U.S.<br />That indicates to me that:<br />1) Germany has no faith in the Euro.<br />2) Neither Germany or Switzerland have any faith in the U.S. as a safe place to leave their physical assets.<br /><br />Details at: http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/03/is-germany-about-to-start-run-on-gold.html<br /><br />http://www.zerohedge.com/news/switzerland-wants-its-gold-back-new-york-fedStretchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-40863185911778258342012-03-11T14:33:18.606-04:002012-03-11T14:33:18.606-04:00I'll need to be pretty hungry before I eat rab...I'll need to be pretty hungry before I eat rabbit. Maybe chinchillas taste better? --Ill-tempered, if I recall correctly, but I've already got a great big rabbit-bite scar on my left wrist.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-3060309649646158422012-03-11T14:10:03.621-04:002012-03-11T14:10:03.621-04:00Roberta, you know you can raise chinchillas for me...Roberta, you know you can raise chinchillas for meat? Rabbits won the domestic meat wars because they have a slightly higher output for the input, and are easier to get big chunks of meat off of, but chinchillas (apparently, I haven't tried one) eat just fine.FarmGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.com