Of course, all cloudy weather this weekend. I had been planning on writing all the weeks articles ahead of time and really taking time off to relax. But, noooo. I’m quickly writing this at a quarter to seven this morning so I can do my tax return at lunch. I did find out this weekend that the library has wi-fi, something nice to know for the future if I need it ( in my Happy Place, where wood nymphs frolic in the bubbling brook and I actually make enough money writing to quite my full time job in town- although per our United Way unknown funding impact talk last week, I might be forced to find out in a few months if I can visit that place ahead of time ).
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For three weekends in a row the dollar store in town has had half empty shelves. This could mean that they are doing more business as usual, although it didn’t look like that to me. It could mean they will be going out of business. I vote for going out of business by the end of the year. I’m officially adding that as my eleventh prediction for the year. Wife #4 was with me during those visits, yet she refuses to believe me that they could ever close. Almost eleven years together as I’m hoarding supplies and talking doom and nothing has rubbed off on her. You can talk until you are blue in the face, and they can clearly see the evidence, and yet everything will stay the same. I think hard wired paranoia is only a niche survival trait in the human race. When they are looking at the evidence, and refuse to think it will happen here, let’s call that the Haiti Hurdle. The very sad thing is, even some so called preppers don’t see the HH. Look at Haiti, they proclaim in shock. It could happen here so we had better buy $25 cans of freeze dried goat testicles.
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Doers anyone remember Katrina? It has already happened here. An unexpected disaster ( by the standards of the last affluent sixty years ) which was not responded to until too late, causing needless casualties. Rubble still in the streets after how many years. A poor impoverished country unable to rebuild. No water to drink for hundreds of thousands. Looting and armed thugs. All Katrina. All the time. The next major disaster in the US is going to be the same, Katrina and Haiti together. The average Joe will continue to live in potential disaster zones and the average Yuppie Survivalist will stay in a large city, also a potential disaster/terror attack zone to earn a few extra rounds of semi-auto ammunition. Sad.
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17 comments:
Some folks just don't really want to know the truth! You're right, though...it's not a case of if, but of when it will happen here again!
You will have to go from Frugal, to "Frugal-plex" my friend. It's happening everywhere, to everyone.
Can you hunt? Not only food but if you can mount the skins, do taxidermy, anything from quail to skunk etc can be sold for a few dollars and that's after you get to eat the yummy insides.
Can you make interesting jewelry out of "junk" to sell to tourists?
Can you clean bathrooms?
You need to be prepared to do ANYTHING, because your job is going away and it's not coming back.
And yes, your female unit will never ever get it.
I've linked to you in my blog, but since my blog isn't brilliant like yours, and unlike yours is a waste of time (lol, seriously, it kinda stinks) this like all my other forms of adulation aren't worth much.
Vlad - I have, or have in another 8 days, a Marlin 925R which is just your model 25 in a black plastic stock. I'll get mucho mags for it, and probably do something evil to the stock, maybe I can rig it up to fold or take-down.
Bison, the rest of us don't deserve you ..... if times get tuff and I have a few extra bux, I'll send 'em your way. I have to ask though, WHY are you out in the middle of the regolith there? Can you garden at all? Plan to make it as a hunter-gatherer? I'm in Kali because things grow here. I live in the middle of a big friggin all you can eat salad, meat, fowl, and mycelium bar.
what ? Obama ain't gonna' save us ?
gee, what's this world coming too..
The comments are now open to anyone. Keep it cool.
Gomma live offin my fat..if it gets to bad, hungry folks come around I'll have help butcher...
The dollar stores arounds heres also have lots of empty shelves but its cause they are already switching over to summer stocks.
Doings so at the same times as the Valentines and St-Patricks' day stock.
On a personnal note, I'm always amazed at what I find thats prep useful.
Blasphemy!
O baaama, will save us!
After a disaster stand on the street with the masses; help will come.
We dont need to prepare, Obama helps those, that dont help themselves.
In times of disaster, GUNS only hurt people, we dont need them around! Lets all take our guns down to the gift card exchange. You dont want to hurt anybody do you?
Just say YES to Obama!!!!!!
Remember freedom is for fools!!!!!
I've noticed Walmart's shelves are pretty empty around here. Last Saturday I went to Walmart to get some oil for a car change. Went at 8:30am. Usually the place is pretty busy at that time with people food shopping but it was empty. Went to the dealer to get the filter. Only 1 mechanic on duty and he was just standing around. Ended up going back to Walmart at 11:30am. A few more cars but not much and this is the only Walmart around and is usually always busy. I can't imagine this store going out of business since it's the only one around and it's WALMART. But I can't imagine dollar stores going out of business either. Strange times.
-dutch
Don't know about other places but around here stores let their inventories get low this time of year. Something to do with an inventory tax.
Wow that's right, need more oil for the cycle, I change it every 2500 miles and Wally's has the best price on rotella-t in town.
God, I love wally's! I"m sure to pick up pellet gun pellets, 'nother pair of safety glasses, HEET and 91% isopropyl for evil experiments, you name it. Maybe even some underwear.
"It could happen here so we had better buy $25 cans of freeze dried goat testicles."
Next time we process some goats I'll send you some, would like those vacuum packed in a Food Saver bag or packed in dry ice?
I was just listing to this woman on the radio, she has a good handle on the financial scams,plaguing us today.....Catherine Austin Fitts
Here is her web-page:
http://solari.com/
She has many insights, but the one that caught my attention was, a Bill being purposed: to seize pension and 401k,s as cash to stabilize the market and re direct, your private retirement to an annuity so you can get an allowance for your retirement.....
It may also require the private retirement account to be diverted to US bonds......
In essence This Bill being purposed will seize private money.
I dont have a pension or 401k and I wont get SS, so I guess it wont affect me, but you are screwed, If this Bill passes, and you know it will; Its free money for the Fed. and the banker business, buddies.
One may be wise, to cash these accounts now, and buy gold and silver......When this Bill passes you will loose your right to cash-out, even when you retire....
Invest in any tangible, but get your money before its gone......Besides, with inflation, savings will be worthless as currency.
Also, on her web page she has very good advice for those of you in foreclosure.
Basically many lenders have lost the note.....They were fraudulently selling notes to more than one mortgage pool.....No original note: they may not be able to foreclose.....If you can keep your house for free do-it!
They would do it to you!
I neglected to mention: the Bill purposes pension and 401k will pool with SS.....
On the bright side, everybody will be on welfare.....
I went to wally world about 10 am Sat. I'm not a regular shopper but it struck me as odd that the place was not filled up with patrons. It was practically vacant to the point that clerks were offering to assist; same thing at Lowes after wally world.
Lowes; I do get to fairly often and the staff there was in my back pocket too. Usually at this location ya can't find anybody to help you find the left threaded nipple adapter in antique bronze. C57
Our local dollar store in AL was well stocked last night.
There's a lady who's sure
All that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
When she gets there she knows
If the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
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