Gold Closing in on $1500; Silver @ 43.50; DOW -160: The way it should be

Most would die in the cities pretty quickly from lack of clean drinking water. I'm not sure how it will play out in medium/small towns.

Personally, I'm not going to tell people a damn thing about hunting/gathering. Sure, anyone with a rifle can hunt, but I know how to identify all the edible local plants and mushrooms and how to trap small game and fish. I have a detailed topographic map of the state and can go out into the deep forest near a spring if I have to.

Most people can only identify common berries and don't have any idea how to set up snares. Most people don't multiple ways to disinfect water for drinking. Most people won't be able to start fires once they go through their matches/lighter.

The competition is going to be pretty light after a month or two. After that it'll get safer to cooperate with people, but I still won't tell anyone outside my very close family my secrets.

don't forget the bacon!

Being a "hunter gatherer" is going to be impossible for a couple of years. Even if you are the best hunter gatherer in the world. There will be too much pressure on the wildlife from all the stupid people that did not prepare. Best bet is, dig in for at least a year before counting on the "nature boy" plan.

You're right about that. I don't have a clue.

I suspect it won't get nearly as bad as you think, but it's a comforting thought to know that you have the skills to get dinner each night. Even in a not-so-good economy, those are valuable skills to have.

Good on you.

Excellent point.

TELL THAT TO THE MIB IN BLACK HELLICOPTERS..POOFFF

Gold is coming out of a consolidation period and is going to leg up to 1600 here. Silver is just unstoppable. We will be at 50 in quick order.

Sorry, OP...I didn't mean to hijack your thread with my hunter gatherer bullshit...

I am just so tired of the charades that we call "life in America".

There is no inherent value in gold, silver, or money- it's value is what we make it.

A human values gold- what do you think they will be like?

A human values love- how much gold do you think he will have?

Who is right and who is wrong?

I am not breaking it down into right or wrong, just reality.

There is no practicality in a hunter gatherer lifestyle at the moment, this is reality, too.

Bloody revolutions are what seem to come out of this mess, so get ready to rumble.

This is not what I ever dreamed America would come to, but here we are.

You would think that somewhere, someday, we would learn from our past, but we are living proof that we are no better or smarter than any generation before us.

How can you sleep at night knowing your kids are going to be paying for your mistakes?

And not only that, they will perpetuate them because you failed to act, think or listen?

A couple years? No, not at all, like I said, most people will die of disease and a lack of water in short order. I also live on the edge of relatively sparsely populated town - I could walk to the forest if I had to.

Even though I'm in the biggest "city" in the area, every other town in the area is much smaller. Forest is everywhere. Besides, I can live off the plants that few other people will recognize if i can't find any game.

Additionally, how many people would know how to preserve meat without using fridges, vaccu-sealers and other modern methods? Sure, some grandma's may still know how to can goods, but not many - and that's only ONE method.

I agree. I probably won't get that bad. They'll probably have government soup kitchens and lines at most, but it really depends on the nature of the TSHTF. If it is an EMP over the US then it would definitely play out like that.

I predicted last week silver would be at 50 by the end of April. I'm starting to wonder if it won't hit that by the end of this week.

buying gold on paper = same thing as trading federal reserve notes. unless you can hold the gold in your hands you don't have sheeet. dog and pony show indeed.

same thing in that they are worthless... there isn't enough gold to cover the gold you trade. if you have it locked in a vault than I suppose its worth something.

worth what? i think gold is good for making computer chips...

THE MOST MORONIC THREAD ON HERE!

When the Dow goes down and gold goes up we all lose. Means it takes even more Dow Jones units to purchase gold.

You do realize your typing on a computer right?

We dont all lose!! Just dollartards like you lose...

What he said

I'm spending a percentage of my pay on silver, every 2 weeks. I also just bought a couple diamonds too... not sure how liquid they are, but they sure are fun to look at.

we have enough fiat to keep bills paid food in our stomach and some for entertainment, everything else is going to silver and other commodities.

Watch out, Your tuff stuff huh?

You will eventually need dollars, cause last time i checked, you cant pay for things with gold, right? ya i thought so. Why am I even arguing with you, you're poor, I dont argue with poor ppl, I could never win.

I dunno... what is a pilot more likely to accept for flying you out the country, worthless paper or gold/silver?

If it's an EMP nuke, you would be one of the very few people who would survive. 99.999% would die within a month or two from dehydration, and pestilence.

Now, if a commercial jet crashes anywhere near your forest as a result, causing a forest fire, oh well.

I don't get it. Do you people have gold, or silver in your hand. Or are you trading it on paper?

Hey arrogant asshole, you think we will always use fiat dollars? Go read up on Zimbabwe idiot before you start talking out of your ass.

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Last Edited by Chucklebutt on 04/18/2011 06:51 PM