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Seems like a likely scenario. |
I get it Peter! and I agree with you.
Food storage … check Water storage… check Guns and ammo…check |
It's not a bad thing to be prepared for misfortune. It's good to be fit, to learn how to make a fire, to have some supplies on hand, to learn to do some things for yourself that people don't really have to do anymore usually. I suppose it doesn't hurt to have a case of water in your trunk, and some MRE's and a few magazines. I suppose it can even be a fun hobby for some to learn these skills and to prepare. It sure doesn't hurt anyone.
I fail to see any real liklihood that things will collapse so bad that order and law disappear and people are really forced to fend entirely for themselves. Having seen most vintage collectors bulk, we should hope not as most of us will be dying very quickly. Most people will not be able to take care of themselves for even a week. That this apocalyptic scenario will happen and silver will see a price rise because farmers will use it as the currency to traverse their roads (apparently in this end of order scenario, people are polite and respect property and it isn't those who can quickly form well-armed groups that will control things) is ludicrous. If one truly believes the end of civilization is coming, one should get fit, learn survival skills, hoard food and medicine and water and stockpile ammunition, parts and magazines, learn marksmanship, organize a group. Stacking silver to pay farmers to cross their roads? How far down the rabbit hole of crazy can we go? |
Is there a secret network of roads owned by farmers?
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These new centers of control need currency. Why not silver coins in a region that is still a silver capital? If a collective of farmers want to fill that power vacuum, so be it. But in Eastern WA, there are enough small highways to get to Canada. We have a single lane highway that runs all the way from Spokane to Nelson, BC. That's the road I would need to take to flee. It would be controlled by someone; possibly even a Native American tribe because it runs through their reservation. Sent from my SM-G9900 using Tapatalk |
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Collectives of farmers and Native-Americans charging toll fees for roads and everyone else peaceably paying it and adopting a silver standard as civilization ceases sounds like some hippie science fiction with no grounding in actual history. Nowhere in the history of the world has civilization collapsed and collectives of farmers and Native-Americans become the power brokers by virtue of placing a fee on a road. The absurdity of this should be immediately obvious. Europe in 1850 was not a fall of civilization and groups of peaceable farmers running an economy emerging from road tolls. The Levant in the 2010's was not a scenario of civilization crumbling and Native-Americans peaceably filling the void because they lived closest to a road. I have nothing against investing in silver, but this is the most absurd reasoning imaginable for it. This must be a joke. Good luck with your silver road plan. |
An AK-47 might serve you better at a roadblock than a handful of silver coins LOL. This is so stupid. And if it all falls apart, guess what, Canada ain't going to be any better off, won't be any reason to go there.
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I think the card pumpers are ridiculous sometimes but damn, silver pumpers are next level. The fantasies people have… |
By the way, suppose you buy your way to the Canadian border past the farmers and Native Americans. In the type of scenario described, that border is going to be heavily guarded by soldiers, I would imagine. Then what? Oh, wait, I know, you bring some Maple Leafs too?
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On a more serious note, a currency can collapse, or reset, without the country breaking up or the government collapsing. Back in 1985 when I was in Italy, a dollar was worth 1,770 lira. The lira didn't start out as being near worthless. I prefer maple leafs, in gold, for one simple reason. The USA did actually make owning gold illegal, from FDR to Gerald Ford. If that happens again, a scenario of sneaking north to cash out gold maples in Canada (if it's illegal here) could play out. So: Heat insulated suit Bag if ice Diapers |
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I'm not a prepper, and I'm not pumping silver. But knowing emergency prep does mean you plan accordingly to where you live. I'm also not saying civilization will collapse. But a govt collapse, currency hyperinflation, or Civil War are all real scenarios that play out across the world, and not just in history books.
Locally, I'm surrounded by anti-govt wackos. North Idaho still has Neo-Nazi skinheads (but now they go by a different name). In Spokane, we elected an anti-govt idiot named Matt Shea who openly professes to want to start a theocracy in Eastern WA and North Idaho called the "State of Liberty." He said these things while in office and won re-election. While in office he joined the takeover in Oregon of the nature reserve. This means I'm surrounded by wackos who believe what he says. He retired from politics, but still is a civic leader. It's people like this who took part in the January 6 riots. If it happened in DC, it could happen locally in Spokane. Would Spokane collapse if Matt Shea wackos staged a coup in Eastern WA? Probably not. But would the Feds send additional troops in order to protect Fairchild AFB, local dams, federal buildings, etc? Probably. So then what kind of situation am I in with two opposing forces? Would Matt Shea wackos accept the US Dollar as currency? I don't know. But it's likely they would accept silver no matter what. Sent from my SM-G9900 using Tapatalk |
This is turning into the Covid thread :D, which I pray is dead and buried.
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Good thing Bruce was vaccinated though as I'm sure it would be much much worse!!! :rolleyes: Still think I should get vaccinated, Pete? Have anything to say that could possibly convince me too? Bruce Springsteen comes down with COVID-19 at end of U.S. tour. https://torontosun.com/entertainment...nd-of-u-s-tour And he demanded that only the vaccinated attend his shows. LMAO :D https://youtu.be/9imU4Pyygi4 |
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Thread hijack alert!!!
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Now, back to hoarding silver in case I ever have to take a trip through farmer-controlled Vermont roads to escape to your country. |
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I've heard their price of corn is still a " buck an ear "...
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Get back on topic fellas!
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Why hasn’t anyone mined the clouds if they’ve got silver linings
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follow the yellow brick road!
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Would silver make a better hat over tin?
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It's more conductive, so probably. But I think it's weaker than the kitchen foil, so It might not make a good hat.
It would still work better shiny side out. |
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get back on subject fellas!
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I learned that watching all the Mad Max movies
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I also think part of a quality prepper plan is to be 100+ pounds overweight, so you can live off your body fat when food becomes scarce.
Seriously, I have some metal. I think real estate is also a key thing to have. Diversification is always good. |
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