Are you preparing for economic collapse?

HammerSmashedFace

Cleaver wrote: »

One of my favourite posts ever on here. Completely brilliant for a whole number of reasons.

I'd like to see it in Martin's Moneysaving Tips Newsletter.

Masterful Cleaver, you're nearly as funny as Frankie Boyle. You'll be fine in the oncoming apocalypse mate, after all we will still need to laugh.:D

MORPH3US

I'm just stocking up on guns...



When everything goes to pot, those with the biggest and most guns are king

This is a joke btw, don't want swat busting my door down at 2am tomorrow

nearlynew

As I have said before, we are on the cusp of monumental changes to our way of life - on a par with the industrial revolution.

Since our whole way of life is based upon continual growth, which in turn is based upon infinite resources, Hammer's prediction above is almost inevitable.
The timescale is difficult to predict, but our present system is both corrupt and unsustainable.

Current events form future trends.
And after piecing everything together, the outlook at the moment is not good.

StevieJ

Care in the community has a lot to answer for :eek:

HammerSmashedFace

nearlynew wrote: »

As I have said before, we are on the cusp of monumental changes to our way of life - on a par with the industrial revolution.

Since our whole way of life is based upon continual growth, which in turn is based upon infinite resources, Hammer's prediction above is almost inevitable.
The timescale is difficult to predict, but our present system is both corrupt and unsustainable.

Current events form future trends.
And after piecing everything together, the outlook at the moment is not good.

Bang on the money, I have a macabre sense of humour on the subject, it comes through acceptance, it is going to happen and if you're under 40 and live until the national average, you're going to see it, the future is already set, we will pay dearly for our short-sightedness and believing that infinite growth can be built on finite resources.

As Scotty used to say 'You canna deny the laws of physics captain'.

StevieJ

HammerSmashedFace wrote: »

Bang on the money, I have a macabre sense of humour on the subject, it comes through acceptance, it is going to happen and if you're under 40 and live until the national average, you're going to see it, the future is already set, we will pay dearly for our short-sightedness and believing that infinite growth can be built on finite resources.

As Scotty used to say 'You canna deny the laws of physics captain'.

Wait a minute chicken and egg here, if we get the Armegeddon you predict and world population down to 2 billion what will the national average age be :eek:

Cleaver

HammerSmashedFace wrote: »

Bang on the money, I have a macabre sense of humour on the subject, it comes through acceptance, it is going to happen and if you're under 40 and live until the national average, you're going to see it, the future is already set, we will pay dearly for our short-sightedness and believing that infinite growth can be built on finite resources.

Obviously you and nearlynew will be kings of this new world. I'm imagining both of you sitting on top of a huge heap of scrapyard rubble with crowns made from tin. Although this is weird as I don't know what either of you look like. I can also see rewired silently bringing you both drinks and food. Hamish's head on a spike with people dancing round it. Everyone has slightly punky blue hair, we're all in the desert and people are driving around in weird buggies made out of scrap metal. There's a strong wind which blows dust and sand through the derelict buildings and human remains.

I'm hoping that although I disagree with you both, I regulary thank your posts, so you'll give me a job hunting down people for meat (or something like that) and you will let me live in the back of one of the scrapped cars in your [STRIKE]scrap car lot[/STRIKE] kingdom.

ukcarper

tiff wrote: »

Actually, its not more expensive

38p per pint of fresh milk (Tesco 4 pints skimmed) versus 23p per pint of dried using Tesco value dried milk at £2.09 for 9 pints.

ETA, just checked price on Tesco.com and dried milk is now £1.68, making it 19p a pint.

But if it's that bad will there be any water coming out of the tap

nearlynew

Cleaver wrote: »

Obviously you and nearlynew will be kings of this new world. I'm imagining both of you sitting on top of a huge heap of scrapyard rubble with crowns made from tin.

Tin? Tin?

Wash your mouth out.


gold dear boy, gold.

Really2

Cleaver wrote: »

Obviously you and nearlynew will be kings of this new world. I'm imagining both of you sitting on top of a huge heap of scrapyard rubble with crowns made from tin. Although this is weird as I don't know what either of you look like. I can also see rewired silently bringing you both drinks and food. Hamish's head on a spike with people dancing round it. Everyone has slightly punky blue hair, we're all in the desert and people are driving around in weird buggies made out of scrap metal. There's a strong wind which blows dust and sand through the derelict buildings and human remains.

I'm hoping that although I disagree with you both, I regulary thank your posts, so you'll give me a job hunting down people for meat (or something like that) and you will let me live in the back of one of the scrapped cars in your [STRIKE]scrap car lot[/STRIKE] kingdom.

Sorry, the mental image was baldrick in the Christmas Carol.


Very wrong indeed.