...I'll just explain my position, thusly:

Quote from: the_big_m_in_ok on April 05, 2010, 09:53:33 PM
...I'll wait to see what happens.

There is actually something I can do, but it's specific to me:

I'm buying cans of food and containers of spring water ahead of the time when the economy will probably be gravely affected by several, or many, crisis-es.
There's something else:
http://www.keelynet.com/energy/reac.htm

I live is a controlled access, low income high rise that's been earthquake retrofitted.  If the power fails, one of the systems described in the Internet page above can be utilized by me.

So, I actually can do something in the future if and when the situation becomes dire.

--Lee

I found another website for building solar panels.triffid
http://sites.google.com/site/earthforsolar/

On ebay they have loose broken solar cells.Most of them not really broken,Just odd assorted sizes like 2x3,2x6,3x3,etc.About 2000 of these would build about 50 solar panels.Which would provide close to 3 kwatts per hour.Cost on ebay could be less than $1000.A guy would have to solder a bunch of solar cells together.So count however many hours he would have to spend to assemble
those 50 panels.But I figure he would have electricity for life if he chose to.The actual solar cells might cost around $1000.The other materials might cost more.But a lot of it could be salvaged.
Just thinking out loud here.Triffid

My first order of 20 plus solar cells are on its way to me so is a 20 watt soldering iron from ebay.I have a 30 watt already but it seems a 20 watt is the proper tool.Of course I have bids on other solar cells too.We will see what happens.triffid

Mark my words ( and Check my posts to confirm ), I said late 2010 will be best time to buy land cash cheap in a non earthquake area like new englend. As interest rates rise, gold ( and i dont mean stock) is king,buy pure gold,  food, fire power is king.  And for ten grand you have nothn 2 loose.