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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Varche on 17 December 2011, 15:06:37
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Have you made any plans for :- When the Euro can't be saved and banks globally go to the wall owing each other staggering amounts of money next year?
Or do you think it is such an unlikely possibility that it isn't worth worrying about?
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What can most people do? I doubt most of us are sitting on piles of cash in savings accounts that we could turn into something more 'stable' (gold, I presume?).. as far as I can tell all I can do is what I'm doing now - carry on working, carry on living and whatever happens, happens. I suspect that's the same for most people my age.
Now, if you're retired and sitting on stacks of cash or investments.. maybe it's different.. but I suspect I'll have croaked long before I ever get to retiring, so it's not something I've given much thought to.
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been having a few "heated debates" with a mate of mine about this. his argument is that the venus project is the way ahead, my reply to that is that we would have to go back to the stoneage for that philosophy to work. dont know how to do a link but if your interested enough look up the venus project.
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yep nearly sorted as hopefully when it all goes tits up i wont be living in europe and wont be giving a monkeys :y
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been having a few "heated debates" with a mate of mine about this. his argument is that the venus project is the way ahead, my reply to that is that we would have to go back to the stoneage for that philosophy to work. dont know how to do a link but if your interested enough look up the venus project.
http://www.thevenusproject.com/
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What can most people do? I doubt most of us are sitting on piles of cash in savings accounts that we could turn into something more 'stable' (gold, I presume?).. as far as I can tell all I can do is what I'm doing now - carry on working, carry on living and whatever happens, happens. I suspect that's the same for most people my age.
Now, if you're retired and sitting on stacks of cash or investments.. maybe it's different.. but I suspect I'll have croaked long before I ever get to retiring, so it's not something I've given much thought to.
yep.. most here are normal workers that earn day to day , some weekly or monthly.. and if I had that pile of cash now I would drive something different ;D
in 1930 when crisis hit cash money become toilet paper so even that wont save your a*rse ;D
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Perhaps Varche is implying we should all be doing this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2075371/Stocking-Doomsday-As-economists-predict-meltdown-meet-families-ready-worst.html
Though I suspect one commenter is correct; it's all well and good stockpiling food & water ready for some kind of nuclear winter, but unless you're stockpiling guns and ammunition to defend it in the apocalypse you're preparing for, it's rather pointless.. and most of us don't have ready access to guns and ammunition, being largely law abiding citizens.
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I've plenty of wood, ground to grow my own stuff, a modest stock pile of essentials and weapons (and the will and expertise to use them) so if anybody wants to dance - bring it on.
Paper money will be useless when the time comes - the will to survive and the ability to be be practical will go a long way instead - especially as the state will be of zero help.
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If armageddon comes I'll be leaving the front door unlocked and hoping the first ones in end it swiftly.
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If armageddon comes I'll be leaving the front door unlocked and hoping the first ones in end it swiftly.
I would say that if the bit came to the bit Aa you would give a good account of yourself. 8)
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I've plenty of wood, ground to grow my own stuff, a modest stock pile of essentials and weapons (and the will and expertise to use them) so if anybody wants to dance - bring it on.
Paper money will be useless when the time comes - the will to survive and the ability to be be practical will go a long way instead - especially as the state will be of zero help.
I'm thinking of creating an E-gold account they hold your money in precious metals e.g. gold, silver, platina. It's worth considering.
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been having a few "heated debates" with a mate of mine about this. his argument is that the venus project is the way ahead, my reply to that is that we would have to go back to the stoneage for that philosophy to work. dont know how to do a link but if your interested enough look up the venus project.
http://www.thevenusproject.com/
A laudable goal but one that will struggle as there's one impediment that will always disallow success - the human will.
Sadly, for that utopian ideal to take hold, the population of the globe would have to be lobotomised.
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been having a few "heated debates" with a mate of mine about this. his argument is that the venus project is the way ahead, my reply to that is that we would have to go back to the stoneage for that philosophy to work. dont know how to do a link but if your interested enough look up the venus project.
http://www.thevenusproject.com/
A laudable goal but one that will struggle as there's one impediment that will always disallow success - the human will.
Sadly, for that utopian ideal to take hold, the population of the globe would have to be lobotomised.
Sadly I think most of the people in power already have been ;D
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If armageddon comes I'll be leaving the front door unlocked and hoping the first ones in end it swiftly.
I would say that if the bit came to the bit Aa you would give a good account of yourself. 8)
I'm not so sure about that - I can't even claim to have ever raised a fist to anyone, let alone anything else. Although I had a decent eye with an air rifle. Er, not at people, obviously - just in case my sentence structure left any doubt, there.
But I'm honestly not sure I care enough about (my own) life to try, these days. (I blame the season for my current mood)
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If armageddon comes I'll be leaving the front door unlocked and hoping the first ones in end it swiftly.
I would say that if the bit came to the bit Aa you would give a good account of yourself. 8)
I'm not so sure about that - I can't even claim to have ever raised a fist to anyone, let alone anything else. Although I had a decent eye with an air rifle. Er, not at people, obviously - just in case my sentence structure left any doubt, there.
But I'm honestly not sure I care enough about (my own) life to try, these days. (I blame the season for my current mood)
It's quite easy to get to a point where one's focus becomes too concentrated, I get it from time to time - I'll remember something from the past or look at a contemporary event only to find that either of these has conspired to condense my attention to the exclusion and detriment of many other things.
It passes of course, but essentially it's a waste of time - not easy to rationalise when in the throes of it sadly but, realistically, you're not alone and next month will herald the beginning of a new year with fresh opportunities to seek out. :-*
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been having a few "heated debates" with a mate of mine about this. his argument is that the venus project is the way ahead, my reply to that is that we would have to go back to the stoneage for that philosophy to work. dont know how to do a link but if your interested enough look up the venus project.
http://www.thevenusproject.com/
A laudable goal but one that will struggle as there's one impediment that will always disallow success - the human will.
Sadly, for that utopian ideal to take hold, the population of the globe would have to be lobotomised.
Sadly I think most of the people in power already have been ;D
Those machines in Tesco do it for you, don't they?
"Please scan your item"
"Place the item in the bagging area"
"Are you sure you've placed the item in the bagging area?"
"please insert card"
"wait for your receipt"
"Place scalp in drilling area"
"There has been a blood spill. please wait for an attendant to clear it up".
::)
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been having a few "heated debates" with a mate of mine about this. his argument is that the venus project is the way ahead, my reply to that is that we would have to go back to the stoneage for that philosophy to work. dont know how to do a link but if your interested enough look up the venus project.
http://www.thevenusproject.com/
A laudable goal but one that will struggle as there's one impediment that will always disallow success - the human will.
Sadly, for that utopian ideal to take hold, the population of the globe would have to be lobotomised.
Sadly I think most of the people in power already have been ;D
Those machines in Tesco do it for you, don't they?
"Please scan your item"
"Place the item in the bagging area"
"Are you sure you've placed the item in the bagging area?"
"please insert card"
"wait for your receipt"
"Place scalp in drilling area"
"There has been a blood spill. please wait for an attendant to clear it up".
::)
Strangly enough I was in B&Q this morning and had to use one those self-service check-out machines.
After following all the instructions a voice thanked me for shopping at B&Q, rather than respond in kind I told it to opps off which, for some odd reason, made be feel an awful lot better as I left the store. ???
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If armageddon comes I'll be leaving the front door unlocked and hoping the first ones in end it swiftly.
I would say that if the bit came to the bit Aa you would give a good account of yourself. 8)
I'm not so sure about that - I can't even claim to have ever raised a fist to anyone, let alone anything else. Although I had a decent eye with an air rifle. Er, not at people, obviously - just in case my sentence structure left any doubt, there.
But I'm honestly not sure I care enough about (my own) life to try, these days. (I blame the season for my current mood)
It's quite easy to get to a point where one's focus becomes too concentrated, I get it from time to time - I'll remember something from the past or look at a contemporary event only to find that either of these has conspired to condense my attention to the exclusion and detriment of many other things.
It passes of course, but essentially it's a waste of time - not easy to rationalise when in the throes of it sadly but, realistically, you're not alone and next month will herald the beginning of a new year with fresh opportunities to seek out. :-*
Cheers Den - here's hoping 2012 will be different.. then again, I seem to have been saying that for the past 15 years or so.
I think I'm just going to get a big brood of cats and turn into crazy old cat guy.
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Stop being so depressing..... :(
It's Christmas and after a trip to Comet today I have little to worry about any money in the bank.... ::) ::) ::)
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Ha ha, I have mostly liabilities so I am just another subprime problem that the banks could do without!!! ;D ;D ;D but if you don't do your due diligence then you might well get stung!! ;) ;) ;) Armegeddon?? Bring it on!!! :y
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i just hope we survive long enough for newent me and wifey and doggy are so looking forward to it doggies getting a bandana for xmas so he will be all dressed up for holly ( dont think he wants a shag just a share of bobs sausages)
ive even tried to loos weight so i can get me fat arse in a camping type chair thing
feel a hot flush coming on........oooo what am i like :o ::) :y
Millwalls ready to jump ship rather plumbers mind you he aint funny anyway ;D ;D
wifeys pulled her back bloody inconvineint inconvinient which is a shame monthly shag was due where will it all end
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We will be okay we have our own currency, so unlike the Eurozone, the UK can't go bankrupt. :y :y
We might just have to print so much of it that we have hyperinflation. :o :o
It will be like the 1970's all over again except the inflation will be on turbo. Time to get the flaired trousers out me thinks, I just need to add 4" to the waste size, ::) ::) ::) but at least the platform shoes will fit. ;D ;D
And it was the era of hot pants for the girls ;):P :P :P