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[tradingpost@lobo.net]

Good points. As for those who thought nothing drastic happened, they 
weren't looking in the right places. They missed the sea change in 
global finance & almost Depression in the U.S. & worst yet to come & 
never recover. Might add your kind of prepping (sort of) is most 
sensible IMHO.

tradingpost@lobo.net

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Interesting subject even if I have no idea if there is any real value 
in the
article below Paul.

I have been prepping (sort of) here in Ireland for 25 years. And what I 
have
experienced makes me think that most people who start thinking about 
doing
something even 2 years before TSHTF may be a little too late.
Then again I know quite a few families here that took prepping a lot 
more
serious than I ever have, expecting that TSWHTF a lot sooner. Many of 
these
families have desintegrated in recent times since nothing drastic 
happened
for so long.

So timing is essential I think. No need to live like a caveman before 
there
is no other way out but it is never too soon to pick up some skills and
hands on experience that could make all the difference later. For 
instance,
you will not get much milk out of a cow even if you had a placid one
standing still for you in the first few weeks. To get proficient in 
hand
milking you need months since you will also need to develop muscles 
that you
don't know now you have. And it is the same for hundreds of other 
little
skills. Some of them took us years to figure out.

John

> A personal view - we've seen some of the "preppers" (staged,
> choreographed) shows on TV. I have several criticisms but my first
> reaction is they're prepping for all the wrong things & wasting tons 
> of
> money that people like myself will never have. Time for wide ranging
> discussion, different opinions & all.
>
> For years I've followed various writers of all stripes warning of
> economic decline or collapse. To me this recent article seemed to tie 
> up
> some loose ends on the subject, but it's a bit technical or boring:
>
> http://aspousa.org/2013/01/commentary-why-peak-oil-threatens-the-international-monetary-system/
>
>
> paul tradingpost@lobo.net