Prepare with no despair... Stack some tires with soil and potetoes... Put lettuce butts in water,grow tomatoes -these are all tbings you can do from home,buy a rooster and 2 hens ,find a location to do it,buy seeds,make soap,write it down,buy some do it yourself books...dont rely on the government,it will cost you your freedom
Friday, April 3, 2020
Will you be able to survive with 113 channels on your tv?”
I talked with a man today, an 80+ year old man. I asked him if there was anything I can get him while this Coronavirus scare was gripping America. He simply smiled, looked away and said:
"Let me tell you what I need! I need to believe, at some point, this country my generation fought for… I need to believe this nation we handed safely to our children and their children… I need to know this generation will quit being a bunch of sissies… that they respect what they've been given… that they've earned what others sacrificed for."
I wasn't sure where the conversation was going or if it was going anywhere at all. So, I sat there, quietly observing.
"You know, I was a little boy during WWII. Those were scary days. We didn't know if we were going to be speaking English, German or Japanese at the end of the war. There was no certainty, no guarantees like Americans enjoy today. And no home went without sacrifice or loss. Every house, up and down every street, had someone in harm's way. Maybe their Daddy was a soldier, maybe their son was a sailor, maybe it was an uncle. Sometimes it was the whole ** family…fathers, sons, uncles…Having someone, you love, sent off to war…it wasn't less frightening than it is today. It was scary as ****. If anything, it was more frightening. We didn't have battlefront news. We didn't have email or cellphones. You sent them away and you hoped…you prayed. You may not hear from them for months, if ever. Sometimes a mother was getting her son's letters the same day Dad was comforting her over their child's death.
And we sacrificed. You couldn't buy things. Everything was rationed. You were only allowed so much milk per month, only so much bread, toilet paper. EVERYTHING was restricted for the war effort. And what you weren't using, what you didn't need, things you threw away, they were saved and sorted for the war effort. My generation was the original recycling movement in America. And we had viruses back then…serious viruses. Things like polio, measles, and such. It was nothing to walk to school and pass a house or two that was quarantined. We didn't shut down our schools. We didn't shut down our cities. We carried on, without masks, without hand sanitizer. And do you know what? We persevered. We overcame. We didn't attack our President, we came together. We rallied around the flag for the war. Thick or thin, we were in it to win. And we would lose more boys in an hour of combat than we lose in entire wars today."
He slowly looked away again. Maybe I saw a small tear in the corner of his eye. Then he continued:
"Today's kids don't know sacrifice. They think sacrifice is not having coverage on their phone while they freely drive across the country. Today's kids are selfish and spoiled. In my generation, we looked out for our elders. We helped out with single moms whose husbands were either at war or dead from war. Today's kids rush the store, buying everything they can…no concern for anyone but themselves. It's shameful the way Americans behave these days. None of them deserve the sacrifices their granddads made. So, no I don't need anything. I appreciate your offer but, I know I've been through worse things than this virus. But maybe I should be asking you, what can I do to help you? Do you have enough pop to get through this, enough steak? Will you be able to survive with 113 channels on your tv?"
I smiled, fighting back a tear of my own…now humbled by a man in his 80's. All I could do was thank him for the history lesson, leave my number for emergency and leave with my ego firmly tucked in my rear. I talked to a man today. A real man. An American man from an era long gone and forgotten. We will never understand the sacrifices. We will never fully earn their sacrifices. But we should work harder to learn about them…learn from them…to respect them.
"Let me tell you what I need! I need to believe, at some point, this country my generation fought for… I need to believe this nation we handed safely to our children and their children… I need to know this generation will quit being a bunch of sissies… that they respect what they've been given… that they've earned what others sacrificed for."
I wasn't sure where the conversation was going or if it was going anywhere at all. So, I sat there, quietly observing.
"You know, I was a little boy during WWII. Those were scary days. We didn't know if we were going to be speaking English, German or Japanese at the end of the war. There was no certainty, no guarantees like Americans enjoy today. And no home went without sacrifice or loss. Every house, up and down every street, had someone in harm's way. Maybe their Daddy was a soldier, maybe their son was a sailor, maybe it was an uncle. Sometimes it was the whole ** family…fathers, sons, uncles…Having someone, you love, sent off to war…it wasn't less frightening than it is today. It was scary as ****. If anything, it was more frightening. We didn't have battlefront news. We didn't have email or cellphones. You sent them away and you hoped…you prayed. You may not hear from them for months, if ever. Sometimes a mother was getting her son's letters the same day Dad was comforting her over their child's death.
And we sacrificed. You couldn't buy things. Everything was rationed. You were only allowed so much milk per month, only so much bread, toilet paper. EVERYTHING was restricted for the war effort. And what you weren't using, what you didn't need, things you threw away, they were saved and sorted for the war effort. My generation was the original recycling movement in America. And we had viruses back then…serious viruses. Things like polio, measles, and such. It was nothing to walk to school and pass a house or two that was quarantined. We didn't shut down our schools. We didn't shut down our cities. We carried on, without masks, without hand sanitizer. And do you know what? We persevered. We overcame. We didn't attack our President, we came together. We rallied around the flag for the war. Thick or thin, we were in it to win. And we would lose more boys in an hour of combat than we lose in entire wars today."
He slowly looked away again. Maybe I saw a small tear in the corner of his eye. Then he continued:
"Today's kids don't know sacrifice. They think sacrifice is not having coverage on their phone while they freely drive across the country. Today's kids are selfish and spoiled. In my generation, we looked out for our elders. We helped out with single moms whose husbands were either at war or dead from war. Today's kids rush the store, buying everything they can…no concern for anyone but themselves. It's shameful the way Americans behave these days. None of them deserve the sacrifices their granddads made. So, no I don't need anything. I appreciate your offer but, I know I've been through worse things than this virus. But maybe I should be asking you, what can I do to help you? Do you have enough pop to get through this, enough steak? Will you be able to survive with 113 channels on your tv?"
I smiled, fighting back a tear of my own…now humbled by a man in his 80's. All I could do was thank him for the history lesson, leave my number for emergency and leave with my ego firmly tucked in my rear. I talked to a man today. A real man. An American man from an era long gone and forgotten. We will never understand the sacrifices. We will never fully earn their sacrifices. But we should work harder to learn about them…learn from them…to respect them.
Where are the cancer, heart patients?
Statistics from the CDC in NY. 44,000 deaths in 2017 from heart disease,
6,000 from stroke, 34,000 from cancer, 7,000 from accidents, 4,500 from
the flu, and 4,000 from drug od's. 2000 have died from the virus RIP.
Take into account that if you die of cancer and the autopsy shows they
had cov-19 they will say they died of cov-19. Where are the cancer,
heart patients? Are people just dead in their homes?
6,000 from stroke, 34,000 from cancer, 7,000 from accidents, 4,500 from
the flu, and 4,000 from drug od's. 2000 have died from the virus RIP.
Take into account that if you die of cancer and the autopsy shows they
had cov-19 they will say they died of cov-19. Where are the cancer,
heart patients? Are people just dead in their homes?
Global meltdown of economies
America was due for a collapse before corona anyway, owed too many trillions, people were going to die anyway with covid-19, now because of the worldwide lockdowns, people will still die in vast numbers, but the lockdown will ensure Global meltdown of economies as countries go bankrupt, populations cant pay their bills, or get food, cash will only be good for wiping your arse on. the looting, and crime that's inevitably going to happen as the worlds population screams out in starvation, is only going to last for as long as those starving people survive, where's the RED CROSS, where's the Catholic church, a very rich organisation, are they feeding the flock? hell no, they're counting their gold bars. The way Governments are handling this Virus, will reset the clock, get yourselves mentally prepared, because the Governmnets are going to send us back to the stoneage.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Sarvam atma vasham Sukam
when I had my own business for 30 years, I made sure my cash flow and savings were built up enough to last at least 2 years without even generating one dollar in sales. (Similarly make sure you have food for 2yrs without any disruption) If your cash flow in your business can only last a few months without customers, your in. The wrong business.
I heard you speak of this 70 year businessman friend. Dude, if you have been in business that long and are closed because a few bad weeks - you should not have even been in business in the first place. I get it, I am retail. We are getting SMOKED and are not even allowed to operate. Will it shut me down totally? Unlikely. You have to SAVE, not leverage some other income stream or investment. Save actual dollars. A lot of us are pivoting. Going online much more for inventory sales and services. Huge haircut but we will survive!
Savings at Banks are safe :-)
During my short 35 years of life, I have seen PERSONALLY 3 FIAT currency collapsed! Mike is absolutely right on his predictions and my life is the evidence:
1.Late 1991 Soviet Union collapsed (many reasons why, one of the main-oil prices fell 1980-86). Soviet Empire collapse destroyed national currency - Soviet Ruble. 2-nd stronger currency at the time in the world that existed for 68 years BTW. Currency dollar to Ruble at the time of the collapse 1991 1$=0.6 Ruble. In 1993 1$=417 Ruble. In 1997 1$=5560 Ruble. In 1994 our old neighbor, who 35 years was working on the ship, lost his health and haven't seen his family 10 months in the year, hanged himself. Turns out all his life savings of 70000 Rubles for retirement and dream to buy his daughter apartment vanished overnight. 1998 Russian Default and Ruble denomination. Massive human suffering and poverty, enormous enrichment of elites.
2.1991 my country - Ukraine become independent and created it is own currency = Karbovanets. All savings that people having in paper Soviet Rubles vanished. Karbovanets was printed to Bolivian. You can not buy anything, prices were changing in a matter of hours. Hyperinflation causes people to come back to natural goods exchange. Trillions were printed during 5 years became worthless. I remember in 1995 my father come at home on Friday with a month of cellary and told us that he become a millionaire. He was probably the saddest millionaire I ever saw, because 1 million Karbovanets could hardly buy you a week of food. Karbovanets denominated and replaced by Hryvnya. Massive human suffering and poverty, enormous enrichment of elites.
3.2020 I am prepared better this time thanks to Mike. Anybody want to experience massive human suffering and poverty, enormous enrichment of elites?
1.Late 1991 Soviet Union collapsed (many reasons why, one of the main-oil prices fell 1980-86). Soviet Empire collapse destroyed national currency - Soviet Ruble. 2-nd stronger currency at the time in the world that existed for 68 years BTW. Currency dollar to Ruble at the time of the collapse 1991 1$=0.6 Ruble. In 1993 1$=417 Ruble. In 1997 1$=5560 Ruble. In 1994 our old neighbor, who 35 years was working on the ship, lost his health and haven't seen his family 10 months in the year, hanged himself. Turns out all his life savings of 70000 Rubles for retirement and dream to buy his daughter apartment vanished overnight. 1998 Russian Default and Ruble denomination. Massive human suffering and poverty, enormous enrichment of elites.
2.1991 my country - Ukraine become independent and created it is own currency = Karbovanets. All savings that people having in paper Soviet Rubles vanished. Karbovanets was printed to Bolivian. You can not buy anything, prices were changing in a matter of hours. Hyperinflation causes people to come back to natural goods exchange. Trillions were printed during 5 years became worthless. I remember in 1995 my father come at home on Friday with a month of cellary and told us that he become a millionaire. He was probably the saddest millionaire I ever saw, because 1 million Karbovanets could hardly buy you a week of food. Karbovanets denominated and replaced by Hryvnya. Massive human suffering and poverty, enormous enrichment of elites.
3.2020 I am prepared better this time thanks to Mike. Anybody want to experience massive human suffering and poverty, enormous enrichment of elites?
Monday, March 30, 2020
Rent eviction ban bill
Housing is about to be obliterated. Rent eviction ban just passed in LA county. Soon an eviction ban bill will make its rounds in the Senate.
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