Quote from: the_big_m_in_ok on November 15, 2010, 07:36:58 PM
This is more of the same old policies.  The only thing that's changed is that the economy is going to last a little longer.  That's about it.  It'll collapse anyway.  Just take longer to do it.

This just in, 16 Nov '10:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/16/report-foreclosure-mess-threaten-banks/?test=latestnews
(This article may be replaced in the future by fresher news, unless it's archived.)

This whole thing is a complex set of problems with no good answer.  Greed and lax Federal regulations oversight, or plain incompetence---or both--- for decades has caused the economy to reach a financial cliff that's deadly to fall off of.

Lee *continues to sip soda and munch on popcorn while waiting for the The Collapse*

--Lee

I heard today about cell phones that recharge themselves drawing energy from radio waves. http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/11/nokia-phones-pull-energy-out-of-thin-air/    triffid

Both my brother and I agree the collapse is coming.We call it "The Storm" however.And hope we can sit it out without firearms.I opened up a 5lb bag of cornmeal the other day(5 months old maybe) and found it infested with bugs.I ended up throwing it out and cussing myself for not storing it better.triffid

Quote from: triffid on November 17, 2010, 03:43:21 PM
I heard today about cell phones that recharge themselves drawing energy from radio waves. http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/11/nokia-phones-pull-energy-out-of-thin-air/    triffid

Right, that's a good idea, but some European countries would ban devices that tap the grid, won't they?

I saw on another thread awhile back:  Taking only the ground wire of the American-style electric wall plug, adding two opposing diodes to the end, and then attaching each polarity-correct diode to the positive and negative terminals of an electrolytic capacitor will charge the capacitor to about 17 volts in 3-4 hrs.

J. Naudin did the original research, I believe.

--Lee

Quote from: triffid on November 17, 2010, 03:52:43 PM
Both my brother and I agree the collapse is coming.We call it "The Storm" however.And hope we can sit it out without firearms.

I hope so, too.  When people have no money they want to feel comfortable with, they become a whole lot less civilized.  Some people make money their God.
My medical past disallows my owning a gun legally, but you and your brother might be okay in that regard.  You might practice your accuracy on targets at a range occasionally.

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I opened up a 5lb bag of cornmeal the other day(5 months old maybe) and found it infested with bugs.I ended up throwing it out and cussing myself for not storing it better.triffid

Yeah, that's a problem.  I got some 'C' Rations from a Veteran's-Stand-Down-type of meeting in San Francisco recently.  They last a long time.

--Lee