Preparedness for when

GreyQueen

homesteadchick wrote: »

That's okay as far as I'm concerned. ;-)
I'm looking around on internet and somehow can't make sense of WHY Russia and China are so dead set on the NO vote.

Why are they so adament?
What are we not being told on this end? Will this be a similar situation as Iraq was, of governments claiming to have all kinds of proof, when in fact there was little to none?

it is so hard to filter through the propaganda I think. hard to determine what is propaganda and what is truth.

I don't want to get all political or anything, I think this is not the place. But I'm trying to make sense of what's going on, and trying to figure out how worried I should be.

See the quote in my sigline? Pericles was the leading stateman of the leading city of the classical age. They called him the Father of Athens.

Do you think his remark has been invalidated in the last 2,000+ years? Politics is something which is happening whatever we feel about it and it's consquences will be felt by us, as it will be felt by everyone. Watching what's going on, and trying to work out what's behind the curtain and how it will affect us isn't being political, it's being human.

The gist on Zero Hedge (a rather interesting news consolidator) is that Russia doesn't want to let Saudi Arabia get its own way, in respect of oil and gas pipelines out of the ME into a hungry Europe. Because if you can't export a product and another nation can (i.e. Russia) who is going to be setting the price? Also, if Saudi is blocked in, they can't perform their function of being a swing provider of oil and thus loosening or tightening the market price of this crucial commodity.

The House of Saud and the Bush family have been very closely allied for 4 generations now. Syria is in thick with Russia, Israel and Saudi Arabia are pally with USA, various other countries are in turmoil anyway and have organisations within them capable of commiting both internal and external terrorist outrages. And the CIA has never hesitated to murder and overthrow political regimes to the benefit of their paymasters. And Britain is a dirty player, too, lest we feel smug.

China may well be playing a long game with Russia (they're physically only separated by Mongolia and the Gobi Desert) with a view to shifting the economic balance of power away from the USA. If the world stops buying its oil using US$ and shifts to some other currency (or gold, Russia and China have been accumulating gold hand over fist recently) it could all get really interesting.

There's no natural law which says that the geopolitical upper hand has to be with USA/ Western Europe just because it's that way now and has been for some time. In a few years time, the power block could be Russia/China, or Chindia or something else we haven't even got a clear view of as yet.

The Middle East is an absolute pig's breakfast and only fools would rush into it. A speedboat of suicide bombers loaded to the gunwales with explosives could take out an aircraft carrier, as the US Navy's own wargames have found out.

As always, follow the money, and you won't go far wrong.

And the latest is this: http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-08-29/wheels-just-came-syria-war-wagon

melanzana

hauxwell wrote: »

Oh and regarding the telly licence. We don't have a telly and I just sent them their demand letter back with a note on the bottom saying I didn't have a tv for religious reasons. That isn't the reason why I don't have one but I thought they might take it more seriously. I got a letter back saying thanks for letting us know and haven't heard from them since!

I have been reading and enjoying this thread. Thanks so much, but Don't have much to contribute yet!

But on the subject of the TV license. Look what is happening in the Republic of Ireland... They are going to charge EVERY SINGLE HOUSEHOLD with a "broadcast charge" regardless of whether or not you have a tv, internet, smart phone etc.

I think it's the same in France.

You have been warned!

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/every-single-home-to-be-hit-with-new-broadcasting-charge-29428338.html

nuatha

alltrustgone wrote: »

Oh absolutely Bob, that whole frequency issue, remember it well from the "How to Own, Operate and Maintain your AC Generator" lessons - NOT!:p:D

Please tell me I'm not the only one who feels an incompetant, ignorant fool, ill-equipped to handle daily life let alone TEOTWAWKI scenarios! - and I have an ex-OH who used generators in his business, the things were everywhere, but still clueless on how to use them. Anyone got any links to generator 101's, so at least I can pretend to some understanding?

A seriously over-whelmed ATG!

AC gennys need to be run at a constant speed to deliver a stable output, irrespective of load and are therefore less energy efficient. They don't cope with increased transient loads - they simply shut down (a number of electrical devices have a far higher power demand when they are first switched on compared to their requirements whilst running - typically anything that uses a motor)
Most generators on the market (at least until you get to the sort of size that requires towing) are DC generators that use electronics to simulate AC output, - proper AC output produces a graph on an oscilliscope that is a true sine wave with a fairly smooth transition, simulated AC produces a squared off sine wave which has a relatively rough polarity transition.
In practical terms the biggest frequency issue is flickering lights (arc and incadescent bulbs). CRT type screens would often show interference but this was typically down to the motor operating rather than the power source (A CRT screen connected to the mains would usually show the same interference patterns as an adjacent one powered by a genny. However some electronic equipment can be very sensitive to a fluctuation power supply and therefore could be problematic being run from a cheap or failing genny. (Power surges could damage just about any electronic devices, increased noise on music systems, desktop computers rebooting -or powering off randomly)

The electronics used on most AC generators is fairly poor quality and prone to failure in relatively short time - and generally hard to find replacement parts for. (I've frequently been told that Honda is the major manufacturer that doesn't suffer this problem, the second hand prices for their gennys tend to suggest that they are reliable and, unfortunately, are far from cheap or easy to find.)

In contrast DC generators are frequently used to charge battery arrays which, in turn, power devices.

That's probably far more than you actually wanted to know, but hopefully some it may be of some use.

maryb

Just thinking back to something you said a few days ago, Grey Queen - cui bono? Why would Assad use gas, knowing it would tip the US over the edge? That phone call the US intercepted from a panic stricken head of the armed forces demanding to know what the hell was going on, which purports to 'prove' the Assad regime was behind it - well to me that suggests the opposite.

So who would benefit? False flag? I don't know but I'm just not sure what's going on

They are saying David Cameron is embarrased having promised Obama that Britain would stand shoulder to shoulder with the US. GOOD!!! Will they EVER learn?

Turning to matters more mundane but none the less important for that, Wilkos are selling a pack of 12 Kilner lid seals for £1.25. Hoovered up what they had on the shelves, which wasn't much. One pack only had 11 in instead of 12 (always worth checking) so I asked for a reduction and got that pack for £1.

pineapple

melanzana wrote: »

But on the subject of the TV license. Look what is happening in the Republic of Ireland... They are going to charge EVERY SINGLE HOUSEHOLD with a "broadcast charge" regardless of whether or not you have a tv, internet, smart phone etc.

I think it's the same in France.

You have been warned!

The TV Licence was introduced in the 1920s - since when technology has moved on a tad and the current format it is no longer fit for purpose. I believe we are at a point where it will either be abolished as they have done elsewhere (watches pigs flying overhead) or it will be collected via a tax. I suspect something similar is on the cards here. Why else would they stop requiring addresses for new TV purchases? Something is afoot methinks. The only good thing would be no more jobs (presumably) for Capita hirelings.

melanzana

pineapple wrote: »

. I believe we are at a point where it will either be abolished as they have done elsewhere (watches pigs flying overhead) or it will be collected via a tax. I suspect something similar is on the cards here.

Hi pineapple, where was this charge abolished, and do you know if it was replaced by something else?

Just curious. Given the big strides in technology now, the coffers will need to Be filled, one way or another!

pineapple

homesteadchick wrote: »

I don't know how reliable that is. But is scares the crap out of me I can tell you that.. :eek:

Make that a double crap at this end. :eek::eek:
History tells us that major conflicts can start from something minor and this isn't minor.

pineapple

melanzana wrote: »

Hi pineapple, where was this charge abolished, and do you know if it was replaced by something else?

Just curious. Given the big strides in technology now, the coffers will need to Be filled, one way or another!

Here is a chart though maybe not 100% accurate as it is a bit out of date.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence

melanzana

pineapple wrote: »

Here is a chart though maybe not 100% accurate as it is a bit out of date.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence

A universal charge is on the way folks. Look at Germany in the above link for example.

alltrustgone

Nuatha, you are truly a star. It's definitely not more than I wanted to know, and is certainly a lot more than I knew this morning. I didn't even realise there were AC and DC generators. I even get what you have explained, which makes me feel much more confident to learn more. Thank you very much for taking the time.:A

ATG