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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Bill; even in worst case scenario, you will only have to worry about mortage 
payments for 8 months to 4 years, and if that happens, youl'll be in better 
shape than most.  You veterans income will always be more protected (I would 
think) than maybe any other income except for  social security.  You just 
have to watch the colas.

No matter how bad it possibly could become, it will work itself out sooner 
than a lot of doomsayers in the media think.  Even Roubini is long term 
optimistic.  

I'm as concernded about what kind of country we have afterwards, as I am 
concerned about having to only eat one meal a day, for a while.  besides, if 
I ever really run out of food, I can walk over and join Ray's group in 
phoenix, they keep plenty of food <G> , just won't have coke or coffee 
..bobford


--- On Mon, 9/29/08, william Eggers <wce1482 AT yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: william Eggers <wce1482 AT yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] The future of this wannabe..
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 8:10 PM
> I don't usually comment, but I guess I will.  I get VA
> compensation and my wife gets retirement income from
> teaching a lot of years.  If worse comes to worse, we could
> loose those incomes or if inflations takes hold, they my not
> be any good.  However, we have an orchard and raise,
> cherries, plums, grapes, peaches, nectarines, apricots,
> blackberries, plears and apples.  If inflations comes, we
> may be able to sell fruit for enough to get by, or mayby
> trade it.  The only problem is that we put a now house on
> the farm in 06 and have a mortgage on it.  Will we be able
> to sell enough fruit to keep up a mortgage?  That is the
> question.  We have rural water, but I have well drilling
> equipment, so could probably drill one.  We use LP for
> heat, but have a fireplace and 35 acres of woods. 
> Electricity may be a problem, but I think we could learn to
> live without it.  You asked what others would do, and this
> is part of what we may be required to do.
> 
> --- On Mon, 9/29/08, rayzentz AT aim.com
> <rayzentz AT aim.com> wrote:
> 
> From: rayzentz AT aim.com <rayzentz AT aim.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] The future of this wannabe..
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 5:25 PM
> 
> Yep.  Matter of getting stuff while it is still available. 
>  My only 
> favoring of the bailout was just a bit more time to
> prepare.
> 
> Ray
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> 
> 
> Whether or not to borrow is not for me to comment; but if
> you 'know' 
> that you
> are to borrow, now is the time.  Credit drying up.
> ...bobford
> 
> 
> --- On Mon, 9/29/08, rayzentz AT aim.com
> <rayzentz AT aim.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: rayzentz AT aim.com <rayzentz AT aim.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Homestead] The future of this wannabe..
> > To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 3:45 PM
> > My wife and I have actually been toying with getting a
> loan,
> > and buying
> > up the rest of what we need for our storage.   if
> nothing
> > happens,
> > great, we pay it off.   If it does, well, I'll
> have
> > plenty of food.
> > and stuff.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> > To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Sent: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 3:39 pm
> > Subject: Re: [Homestead] The future of this wannabe..
> >
> >
> >
> > I won't comment on the other stuff, but I
> certainly
> > wouldn't call you a
> > "wannabe".  You've accomplished a lot
> there
> > over the years.  I remeber
> > when you
> > were debating sending son to regular high school, now
> > he's on a real
> > big boat,
> > not in jail.  If you just have a big garden and shoot
> a
> > freezer full of
> > deer,
> =0
> A> you have veggies and meat.
> >
> > Maybe , like me, you feel like you could have done
> more,
> > already.  But,
> > don't
> > diregard what you actually have done ...bobford
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Akka Homestead
> > <akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Akka Homestead
> <akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com>
> > > Subject: [Homestead] The future of this wannabe..
> > > To: "Homestead List"
> > <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> > > Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 3:18 PM
> > > I live very close to the edge.
> > > One of the reasons we moved here was so that we
> would
> > hurt
> > > less if something like this happened. We would be
> able
> > to be
> > > more self sufficient and less dependent on
> commerce.
> > > I've always been more of a wannabe, but it ki
> > nd of
> > > looks like my practice will soon be put to the
> test.
> > If Beck
> > > is right, and we are looking into the pit of the
> Great
> > > Depression then I may not be a list member much
> > longer.  I
> > > consider internet connectivity a luxury.  I also
> > consider
> > > my television a luxury.  Those two things will
> be the
> > first
> > > to go.  Then, it will be the phone.  Finally,
> > power.  In
> > > a worst case scenario, it will take everything we
> can
> > do to
> > > make the mortgage should DH lose his job.  If
> there
> > is no
> > > credit, then folks won't be buying too many
> cars,
> > or
> > > fixing them at the deal
> ership.  I'm not sure what
> > we
> > > would do....obviously, he'd do some shadetree
> > work,
> > > woodworking, etc., but is that enough to save the
> farm
> > if
> > > there is no regular income? I could rent the
> pasture
> > > out..clean houses or whatever...
> > > What about you all?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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