Quote from: fritznien on January 09, 2011, 05:14:51 PM
how do you know your a real Texan?
the temp. drops to 95 so you put on a sweater! :-)

@fritznien
That lets me out, too, like triffid, for a different reason:  I went outside in Tucson in January, with the temps in the 40's, with local residents shivering badly in their Alaskan parkas, with, say, 2-3 T-shirts and a single pair of blue jeans on, and not be terribly uncomfortable.  People ask, "You're not cold?" (I'm still in my late 50's at the time.)
"No", I say, "I'm Scandinavian."
They give a wry "Now-you-tell-me-" look after that.
My point is:  The toughest and most adaptable will have a better chance to survive when the economy collapses.

Quote from: triffid on January 10, 2011, 07:43:26 PM
Im not a real texan then.I guess.I think I need oil to be a real texan too.triffid

@triffid
Speaking of oil, average the price of gas may have made nationally, permanently and eventually inflationary price increases to the point that most people cannot drive.

And the typical man on the street thinks the economy is improving? Sure.  Fat chance against.

--Lee

price of gas is going up here too.Saw some over the $3.00 mark.triffid

Quote from: triffid on January 13, 2011, 12:46:45 AM
price of gas is going up here too.Saw some over the $3.00 mark.triffid

There's a couple of other things as well:
A) The Consumer Price Index is edging upward.  Some Wall Street insiders are worried that inflation---widely predicted to eventually rise---is starting to do so.  That could scare a lot of people and stall "The Recovery".
B) Illinois can become the new Greece.  They owe a lot of former State employees a lot of future money in retirement benefits they cannot afford to pay.  To mitigate that problem, Illinois is raising taxes.  This'll anger just about everyone, and, corporate business is predicted to leave the state en masse.  Illinois may slide into a Depression, and surrounding states as bad off financially will follow on a slippery slope.

--Lee

Foxnews.com said today that food shortages are on the way.That the next two years the harvests will be light.And there will be food riots.That sales of guns rose 60 % in arizona the next day or so after the shooting of the congress woman. Big john Lipscomb sells a dvd on how to make secret gardens.He taught himself on how to garden in stealth.He is good!!!! Most people walk by his gardens when they take a walk with him out in the woods.I will do some too if I can.triffid

Quote from: triffid on January 13, 2011, 06:52:27 PM
Foxnews.com said today that food shortages are on the way.That the next two years the harvests will be light.

Right.
Haiti, China, Pakistan, (possibly) Australia, etc. will be needing more and more food imports.

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And there will be food riots.

Probably in 3rd World countries first.  That wouldn't surprise me at all.

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That sales of guns rose 60 % in arizona the next day or so after the shooting of the congress woman.

I used to live in Tucson before I came to San Francisco.  Everyone in Tucson has heard of Gabby Giffords.  But, I also know 30%+ own guns in AZ.  Anyone who wants to take those guns from their owners would face resistance.

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Big john Lipscomb sells a dvd on how to make secret gardens.He taught himself on how to garden in stealth.He is good!!!! Most people walk by his gardens when they take a walk with him out in the woods.I will do some too if I can.triffid

Yeah, good idea,  I can put plants in my windows, but the landlord might object.  I think my lease forbids it.  But, it's still a good idea to do.

--Lee