Posted on 02/15/2010 5:33:47 AM PST by Travis McGee
The pace really picks up in this short chapter, as armed resistance begins.
Enjoy! (If that is the word.)
The Day The Dollar Died, Chapter 18
This economic collapse and CW2 "blovel" is being written quickly and the editing isn't perfect, but the story is terrific.
bump for later
Bump for Galt!
Bump ... 1 week and that’s how fast the time has gone in that blovel.
In my mind, it seems to have lost alot of credibility.
Yes, there was the incident of the government killing the transients, thinking they were criminals.
And there have been a few times when police were shot, or at least shot at.
But face it. If the store shelves are empty, you have three days or less before all hell breaks loose.
We’re talking possibly well armed bands of looters. Some looting out of necessity, some because of opportunity. Blocks - whole suburban blocks - of burned out houses.
Bodies in the streets in America. Think about it. Ever see a body in the street next to a 7-11 or something?
The novel kind of repetitively goes on “well, they woke up and made coffee and went to the store.... a government thug type knocked on our door and sneered at us, but he was nice after, so we’re ok...”
Dunno. I think the reality of it would in most cases be far worse than we can imagine.
WOW
John is moving up in the world.....
woohoo
People might put up with a lot of grief if they beleive the government is getting things under control and has a plan to get us through a momentary rough spot.
Keep you eyes on the ukraine, iceland, latvia, greece, and venezuela. These are the canaries. When their governments go belly up, we can start worrying.
Excellent.
I got a little lost with the chapter change and had to back-read.
Thanks, Travis.
This episode was especially interesting because some of those
towns, counties, and roads that he talks about are actual real places...
and they just happen to be on my way to my bug-out place...
This guy knows the geography of some of my old stomping grounds.
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I will not go gentle into the night.
I will rage against the dying of the light.
It’s a very different “take” on an economic collapse precipitating a SHTF scenario than my novels, that’s for sure. I have problems with it too, especially all of the covert govt arms up and running the same week of the collapse. I have a hard time buying that. But it’s thought provoking, and it’s free, so I think it’s worth reading for what you can get from it.
Must be weird, reading about places on your bugout route!
I’m “Bugging in.” If that doesn’t work, I’m hitting the 7 Seas.
Well, it’s still worth reading. I mean, forewarned is forearmed, and when it comes to things like this, the more ideas a person is familiar with, the more options he has.
One heck of a scary cover of ideas like this is “The Turner Diaries”. And while it does have a somewhat racist bent to it, alot of it is simple rubber-meets-the-road stuff.
You live or you die. Plain. Simple. No talking your way out. No finding an extra five gallons of gas somewhere.
Pretty brutal stuff.
Roughly what’s it cost to buy a sailboat, used but in good-enough condition for extended time at sea, big enough for three or four people (to the nearest $25,000, or so)?
I usually recommend a ten-year-old 40’ name brand fiberglass monohull. At that age they are about fully depreciated, but still in great shape for another 20 years. Depending on many factors, these boats go for 150-300K brand new, and half (or less) than that after ten years.
If you’re handy with tools and don’t mind puttin some sweat equity into a 15-20 year old fiberglass boat in semi rough shape, you can pick one up for 25-40K. This might take a few 100 days of work to get it into shape for crossing oceans in style.
If you just want an escape pod adn don’t care about the cosmetics, you can get a 20 year old 35’er for under 20k that is perfectly safe for crossing oceans.
That last one is what I was thinking of.
Then all I’d have to do is figure out how to run the darned thing.
Option 2 would appear to be the Guajira.
If you can ride a bike you can sail a boat. Plus, they have diesel engines. The “hard part” used to be navigation. Now, you just turn on a GPS.
GPS notwithstanding, I would think a sextant, a copy of Bowditch’s book, and almanac, and a couple of good clocks would be prudent, also.
Just curious... And thinking about some things... About how much does a 50' slip with electric hook-up rent for now in your area? Is it any cheaper down around the Ponce Inlet area?
Not new thinking... Been kicking this one around for about 2 years now. I know the intercoastal can be expensive, and a lot depends upon the "niceness" of the marina. Maybe just a ballpark on something not flashy, and out of the way, without the tourist traffic?
Regards,
Raven6
BTW: Have you run a drill to see how fast you can get underway? :-)
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