[PonyBoy78]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Muckingfess', 'W')ell Guys & Gals, none of us knows when TSHTF and I really don't care. My Dad used to say"None of us have a contract with the Man upstairs". Whatever you believe in, you can believe that none of us can control our final destiny.

I have lived 64 years so far. I have seen the advent of jet aircraft, a man on the moon, the assassinations of a President, his brother, rock stars, and great leaders. I've seen the age of Aquarius, the age of the computer, the advance of medical science, the decline of morality, 9/11, the steady erosion of the Bill of Rights, the crumbling of the justice system in the US, the flooding of a great city, and the flooding of illegal immigrants to the US. I've seen the first man in space, the first woman justice of the supreme court, the first woman and black American to have a real chance at becoming the POTUS, and possibly the last free election in the US.

I've lived in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Montana, BC, and Nevada. I've seen the wonders and beauty of nature and the damage it can do. I've been to 49 of the 50 United States and traveled in Europe, Canada and Mexico. The only place I haven't been that I want to go is Alaska.

I live alone and have prepared for emergencies. Unfortunately I live in a city. There will be no survival. I will protect my stashes and my property. If I fail, so be it. I just can't help but to think that it's been a great ride.

[oowolf]

We have until mass panic breaks out, whenever that may be. (Probably much sooner than most of you think.) Financial crash is imminent, taking the US$ with it. Hyperinflation; Martial law; Anarchy; Collapse; Dieoff. Once civil order begins to break down the process rapidly speeds up. If the grid goes down the rate becomes exponential.

By the way, people that until recently labelled me "paranoid" now call me "smart".

[BigTex]

One way of thinking about investing in ETFs like USO, UNG, GLD, SLV and FXF is not as an investment, but more as an insurance policy.

If noting bad happens, you may lose some of your premiums, but if things get ugly these deployments of capital are likely to preserve purchasing power and protect your assets.

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ohanian', '[')size=200]Da shite would hit the fan at
21 Dec 2012 because it is the
start of the Age of Aquarium[/size]

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ainan', 'O')h i think we have plenty of time before TSHTF, a good 5-10 years at least. Of course if you factor in the 'credit crunch' issue, it could be next year. :8O:

Many people here on PO.com are getting on a bit and I think they want the 'collapse'. They have lived good lives and (quite rightly) want to see this horrible system we live in destroyed. It clouds their judgement.

Of course you could quite reasonibly argue the fact I'm in my early 20s with no physical preperations yet clouds my judgement.

[gnm]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', 'O')ne way of thinking about investing in ETFs like USO, UNG, GLD, SLV and FXF is not as an investment, but more as an insurance policy.

If noting bad happens, you may lose some of your premiums, but if things get ugly these deployments of capital are likely to preserve purchasing power and protect your assets.

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Muckingfess', 'W')ell Guys & Gals, none of us knows when TSHTF and I really don't care. My Dad used to say"None of us have a contract with the Man upstairs". Whatever you believe in, you can believe that none of us can control our final destiny.
.

[mmasters]

Well my predictions have been pretty well on track. Oil will keep going higher and things will get more gloomy in the next month or two. We will most likely have conflict in the middle east very soon which will increase the fear factor. A lot of people will go short on the market. I would predict around or after the Olympics the price of oil to start dropping as we go into election season. The market will rally and things will look OK again for a good few months at least. 2009 some serious shit will go down and we (the US) will participate in a major war with Iran. Best prepare in the latter part of the year. Gas and food shortages are a certainty. We still have some time before that all happens.

[Pops]

PFTF is about what I have done.

Not how long I can put it off.

Gonna move you now Heiney.

[doomlover666]

Hi guys,
I am new to PO.com, but i have been reading alot of the forums for about 2 years now, and in my opinion I would say we have about 4 years. Because until you see massive lay-offs and serious civil un rest, this is just a minor speed bump. Now, if we go to war with Iran, which I feel the neocons are itching to do, then thats when TSWHTF. Because I believe that's when china and the rest of the world is going to pimp slap the US, and say" no no no you glutinous pigs, no more oil for you".

[killJOY]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'H')ow long do you think YOU have?

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ohanian', '[')size=200]Da shite would hit the fan at
21 Dec 2012 because it is the
start of the Age of Aquarium[/size]

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 'Y')es, big giant fish will menace our existence. But all we have to do is neglect to sprinkle some fish food and they will go belly-up.

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 'Y')es, big giant fish will menace our existence. But all we have to do is neglect to sprinkle some fish food and they will go belly-up.

[Heineken]

I wonder what we'd be doing differently if we KNEW how long we had? Ah, that's the question. Or maybe it isn't?

God knows. Right now I'm going to bed and the darkling void of sleep . . . a quasi-preview of coming attractions.

[Jack]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Byron100', 'B')ut I somehow don't think we'll all be carrying pistols to the grocery store in 2010. Seriously, if it was that bad, there wouldn't be a grocery store to wear your gun to...hehe.

[IndigoMoon]

I cannot make a guess as to how long we have or maybe I just don't want to.

I went to the grocery store this afternoon to pick up some things for tomorrows BBQ. I asked a salesperson if they had coleslaw dressing and she said they were out of it.

Another woman asked me what it was I was looking for and I told her. I said that I knew it was easy enough to make I just didn't want to because my homemade was never as good as my Grandma's. (She passed away at age 97 ten years ago- I am 48 )

Her response? "Just make it. You'll need to remember how to anyway. It is already happening."

The way she said it sent shivers down my spine.

[jdumars]

Indigo, I just had one of those creepy moments too...

I was just at Home Depot in tiny Bellevue, Tennessee getting some more blood meal fertilizer and a couple of cantaloupe plants for our gigantic garden, and the lady checking me out did the following monologue to me…

“Boy, I should get some pepper plants. For the price of a few peppers at the market, I can get a whole plant and a lot more peppers. Hmmmm… I guess it’s better to get stuff here. It’s all going to be local soon, you know? Gas… I don’t think it’s ever coming back down. People are blaming everyone else, but it’s never coming back down. Nope, never.”

I just shook my head and said “nope.”

[IndigoMoon]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jdumars', 'I')ndigo, I just had one of those creepy moments too...
I just shook my head and said “nope.”

[Ainan]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('threadbear', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ainan', 'O')h i think we have plenty of time before TSHTF, a good 5-10 years at least. Of course if you factor in the 'credit crunch' issue, it could be next year. :8O:

Many people here on PO.com are getting on a bit and I think they want the 'collapse'. They have lived good lives and (quite rightly) want to see this horrible system we live in destroyed. It clouds their judgement.

Of course you could quite reasonibly argue the fact I'm in my early 20s with no physical preperations yet clouds my judgement.