That is cool! Thanks @rbroberg!

I have a $2 bill from college days in the 60's. I just uncovered it in some boxes, and sat down to consider what it buys not. Maybe its worth 20c now?

We used PVC for a time capsule in the past. It was hidden above a ceiling tile in a school classroom. The contents of the letter I wrote as a fourth grader were obviously set up to shame my innocent idealism, but it did teach me to consider long terms goals in context. Cash value decreases while anything that increases in value is taxed.

Well, I really hope that a cashless world (or nation, in this country) never comes to pass. But
with statists and irrationalists getting as much power
as they have been, who knows?

https://www.isidewith.com/map/3a/supp...

Boom!

Absolutely. Hide in plain sight too

Which makes it very important to do it slowly and quietly so that "they" don't know you have it. Hide your supplies well in multiple locations.

Yeah, we're in Missouri now, but we're starting to look out West. Colorado?

ABSOLUTELY. I didnt want to imply that I would abandon the fight. Just that defense is very important in this altruistic society. The cheapest defense is if they dont know what you have, so a low profile is a good idea.

Inanimate objects are causing portions of the population to run screaming to a "safe area" , one, or two cities go dark and the ripple would be nationwide - panic is the terrorists best and cheapest weapon.

Just because you know you will lose the fight is no reason not to fight. It gives you an edge.

Reminds me of one of our vacations in Kihei Hawaii, a few solid days of rain, flooding, and no power. The market stayed open only to cash customers and the help took people around with flashlights to look mostly at empty shelves. I can only imagine what it must be like after a major disaster. Meet was on sale as it \was approaching the DNS (DoNotSell) timeline. We lucked out as the condo had gas grills outside, even though we had to wait in line. We should all think about how prepared we might be today to deal with these kinds of issues. A windstorm put us nine days prior to Christmas without power once, it seemed like a lifetime. Santa came and plugged us back into the grid at about 11:00 PM on Christmas Eve.

Yes, you could be a patsy for their next false flag unless you have a lot of friends with similar mindset nearby.

AT least there is no personal or corporate income tax in Nevada, If you dont need to have your own business, its not a bad place. Housing is cheap, traffic is terrible, and property taxes are about 1% of the property value. Dont live in clark county and its much more devoid of government interference. I am getting attracted to some of the more less populated regions of Utah lately, especially during turbulent times that are undoubtedly coming.

That's sad... My wife and I have been looking into places to move to in the U.S. I hadn't thought about moving for a while, so was trying to remember "freer" states and such.

"Cashless" isn't necessarily silver-less or gold-less--although I suppose it is for most people these days. Most people (say 90 percent or more) are essentially already both silver-less and gold-less.

My own thought is that government will amazingly find a way to turn "cashless-ness" into Weimer-Republic style hyperinflation--even in the midst of complete, semi-permanent grid failure that makes electronic financial transactions impossible.

I'm sure that after a momentary panic phase they will find generators to power the printing presses, even if they have to run them by candlelight and impressed labor.

silver coins are best. easy to buy stuff with the easily identified coins. Some gold coins are ok, but they tend to be too valuable to help much in a disaster.

I just do not buy it. Cash is worthless and refuse to believe that people aren't smart enough to figure out a new barter system. Or use gems or precious metals or whatever they need to trade with one another. I like Ron Paul, but sometimes he needs to think outside the box. The only people who will have a problem are the ones who do not know how to earn or survive for themselves and I have not sympathy for them. (I am talking about adults.)

Las Vegas for me, which interestingly enough has suffered from the influx of californians with their socialistic tendencies. It used to be more of a haven for independent thinking people.

So, what is the COST of protecting us from an EMP? (Bury and Shield our power lines, Transformers)?

Assume 100 Million Electric Customers paying a monthly bill. Lets assume it will cost $1 Billion a month for 36 months to do this.

WITHOUT any fancy financing. this is like $10/month surcharge on the electric bills we pay.

And it would be one of the largest private infrastructure project ever. No government.

Finally, LOCAL and SHOVEL READY jobs.

Economic Driver. Start after each hurricane :-)

This is EXACTLY why I don't like this block chain stuff. If you think paper is useless... Try using a computer without power, a network, or infrastructure?

Sliver, Gold, Lead, and Brass: Precious Metals!

Here is a great piece on this issue
Titled The #1 risk to the Earth
You will see the recreation of the "Carington event"
https://youtu.be/VVgUZv9ccyQ

Oh me too! :)

I'm just having fun.

Also, there are a lot more clock types to consider: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock