Stock market speculation?

[shilala]

Originally Posted by OLS

I say buy land and buy seeds and pray for water in the form of rain. Hoard silver and gold. Find a good spot under
the freeway overpass and scrounge a child-size mattress. Let's make one thing clear, We are not just "getting there"
now, this has been a foregone conclusion since Lehman Brothers collapsed, and actually, more like ENRON a decade ago.
People who saw it THEN, and started buying gold THEN, really did well. Of course, they can't take advantage of it now,
because what's $1600 dollars for one of your ounces of gold when you will be paid in useless paper money? I would
suggest getting a helmet..and a gun or two.

Seeds, check.
Overpass, check.
Mattress, check.
Gold, that one got by me.
Gun or two, check.
I'll have to take the land by force.
Can you suggest a make/model of helmet? I have a motorcycle helmet, but it'll cut out my peripheral vision substantially.

Funny, I was just thinking the other day of how few kids learn any survival skills nowadays. We lived in the woods for weeks at a time when we were kids, by ourselves. The old man took a lot of time to teach us good stuff, too. I'd rather sit in the air conditioning, but we'll be okay if worse comes to worse. I'm not gonna sweat it. I'd still like a comfortable helmet, though.