Preparedness for when

pineapple

countingthepennies wrote: »

.What would you do??

Not sure if it's suitable for a two year investment, but I would ask about gold and silver - not paper representations but the real deal. I wish I had listened to the usual conspiracy types when they started urging it - I would be sitting on a pile of cash right now . Is it too late? I don't know. I read somewhere that there may be a hike in prices following this Cyprus fiasco - the recommendation was to invest when this is over. But don't take my word for it :rotfl:
This site might be interesting
http://www.peakprosperity.com/prepare
http://www.peakprosperity.com/page/what-should-i-do (Step 7 Protecting Wealth)

Plus there is advice about purchasing precious metals on the P2S site but you have to register to read the forums
http://www.p2s-prepared2survive.co.uk/

Whatever - no one can vouch for the safeness of anything these days and you need to try and spread the risk as much as possible.
Max Keiser over on RT has had quite a bit to say on this in the past though he seems mainly to be pushing bitcoins.
Good luck!

GreyQueen

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

And the computer, with which you will open the documents (and the printer with which you will print said documents), is where?

The thumbdrive is being used to keep docs in a portable form in event of a bugout, not as a protection against an EMP. It nestles in foam in a small tin for protection against lumps and bumps and water (it's taped up). My humungous elderly desktop PC isn't tin-can-able. Anyroad, my major use of the computer is the internet and that ain't gonna work if the big commercial servers are fried.

So I don't worry about it. I have hardcopies of essential docs in another part of the county with the idea that these can be used for an insurance claim.

My other insurance is martial arts training, several possessions with very sharp edges and a truly filthy temper if my safety is threatened.......

pineapple

GreyQueen wrote: »

My other insurance is martial arts training, several possessions with very sharp edges and a truly filthy temper if my safety is threatened.......

Cowers behind sofa... :eek:

2tonsils

mardatha wrote: »

From Sky News -
"Russia Is Cooking With Gas In Cyprus

Updated: 2:25pm UK, Monday 18 March 2013
By Tim Marshall, Foreign Affairs Editor

The Russians have made Cyprus an offer it can refuse, but only if the EU throws more money at the problem.
Gazprom, the world’s largest extractor of natural gas has offered to bail out the Bank of Cyprus in return for effective exclusive control of the gas reserves off the coast of the island.
This would mean Cyprus does not need to accept the terms of the EU bailout offer.
The Cypriot government’s motives are obvious - it can leverage the Russian offer into getting a better deal from the EU to try and placate its furious voters.
The motives of the EU are obvious. To keep Cyprus inside the Eurozone in order to save the euro.
And the Russians? Well their motives are also clear…"

Actually that is not factually correct, but then when did the media ever tell the truth?

. Russia loaned 5 billion to Cyprus to save them before. Cyprus wanted to extend the loan but the Russians did not decide before the ECB moved in and told them they would bail them out if they cut the bank deposits. The IMF and Brussels were actually against them taking the money from the deposits.

Meanwhile the Russians got in touch with Cyprus and offered to buy both the Cypriot banks rather than them be taken over by the Greek banks (which incidentally are up for sale as they are bankrupt) in return for them not going ahead with the EU bailout and haircut to the deposits. Twice Russia has tendered for the Gas pipeline and been refused. Bulgaria were given the tender but pulled out as they would not pay bribes and were sick of bureaucracy stopping them at every turn.

It also wasn't for exclusive rights as the Russians offered to explore for the gas and process it for a cut in the profits. Turkey is also involved in the negotiations but the EU want control over it like they have over the gas, oil and gold in the rest of Greece.

pineapple

Not that I want to depress us or anything. :rotfl:
This is a tad alarmist but...
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/after-the-banksters-steal-money-from-bank-accounts-in-cyprus-they-will-start-doing-it-everywhere

GreyQueen

pineapple wrote: »

Cowers behind sofa... :eek:

I have always recognised that I have the potential for committing mayhem. When I was a young girl, I was very carefully socialised to stop me losing my temper and using my size on my (much smaller) peers. It worked; I'm a law-abiding citizen. Complete strangers feel safe enough to approach me for directions on a daily basis.:rotfl:Young children and kittens love me. I love kittens (young children are a bit too sticky IMO).

When I started to live away from my parents (16) they used to worry about my safety. So I took up martial arts and then they started to worry about what I might do if threatened ( I am NOT joking btw).

I did once give a heckuva fright and (probably) severe bruising across the forearms of some young man who thought it would be great fun to leap on me from a darkened doorway as I walked along a city street early one winter's evening.

What he didn't know was that I'd been in an all-day training sesh from 10-6 with an 8th dan sensei and my reflexes were very sharp just then.

Didn't know I'd seen him coming until he got the edge of my hand chopped with all my strength into his arms. He called me a f

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. Lovely way to talk to an 18 y.o. lass, innit? It's amazing to me that you can hit an attacker without your conscious mind even having been aware of seeing them.

If it all goes horribly-wrong, societally, I intend to survive and anyone trying to harm me will have to take the consequences of my fighting back against them. With sharp and pointy things - if necessary. I'd prefer to run and hide.

If it's any consolation, I'd beat myself up emotionally for the rest of my life for doing it afterwards........... assuming I made it.

But we are talking end-of-days scenarios here. Hopefully it'll not come to that.

mardatha

More immediate S H-ing TF here tonight - it's pelting snow here and set to go on until Wed. School transport is cancelled and this village is all cosied in

westcoastscot

GQ thanks for that - have added lever taps to my list of "things that i'm needing for the future". At present I have a piece of dycem by the taps which helps in the mornings when my grip is bad.

I read in the news that UK savers are well protected, and the Cyprus banking issue would never happen here. I don't care how many times they say it, I wouldn't trust them with a spare penny now.

Mar its been snowing a bit here today - nothing heavy yet though.

I seem to have lost my thanks buttons?? from post 8008 onwards.

VJsmum

westcoastscot wrote: »

I read in the news that UK savers are well protected, and the Cyprus banking issue would never happen here. I don't care how many times they say it, I wouldn't trust them with a spare penny now.

I think this is a "well they would say that, wouldn't they?" scenario

I think you are right and that this is to stop people causing a bank run. Whilst not panicking OH and I have each withdrawn a couple of hundred squideroos to put away, just in case there is a temporary shutdown (I realise that may contradict the "not panicking" statement) .

I am keeping a VERY close eye on it all and i think anyone who isn't is a - hmm, is "fool" too strong?

exarmydreamer

VJsmum wrote: »

I think this is a "well they would say that, wouldn't they?" scenario

I think you are right and that this is to stop people causing a bank run. Whilst not panicking OH and I have each withdrawn a couple of hundred squideroos to put away, just in case there is a temporary shutdown (I realise that may contradict the "not panicking" statement) .

I am keeping a VERY close eye on it all and i think anyone who isn't is a - hmm, is "fool" too strong?

They said the Titanic was 'unsinkable',!!!!!.