[Windflier]

A chilling account of the first 24 hours after a global financial meltdown, and the ensuing chaos and disruption to the established order.

Read the balance of the article at the link for the author's advice on how to survive such a catastrophe.

[goat granny]

Would it help to withdraw all money out of the bank and IRAs or will cash be worthless......should I panic yet? this old lady wants to know....remove things from safety deposit box? Whats a woman to do....:o(

[rbosque]

I agree with you, the situation is worse than what the public realizes. I think this is deliberate.

[2ndDivisionVet]

SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: MAKING MONEY DURING A DEPRESSION(PREPARE TO BE SURPRISED)
http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?noframes;read=142352

What Would Another Great Depression Look Like Anyway?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2115250/posts

[GiveMeLibertyOrDeath]

Anybody who is not leading you in the direction of Psalm 91, and thinks there is a natural solution to the coming trouble, is operating in the spirit of anti-Christ. This is your solution, and if you think you can survive the coming great tribulation without the Lord God of Heaven’s assistance, you don’t have a prayer.

Psalm 91

1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

[djf]

repost of what I posted on the other thread...

I just read it for the first time, and it pretty much makes a lot of sense.
I can see his point that it’s not “if”, but “when”, and “how long” would it take. An hour seems to me a bit fast, a day or two might to me seem more likely, but no matter what, it comes down to the same thing:

You would have to survive with what you have. You would no longer be able to buy ANYTHING AT ALL.

I also TOTALLY agree that the whole GOOD philosophy is basically suicidal. The roads will become impassable before the day is over. Way better to hunker down, talk with your neighbors (hopefully, you have discussed these things with them in the past), set up guard rotations, and shut out the lights!

a sign you might see after a couple of days...

Looters will be SHOT!!!

after a few more days...

Looters will be SHOT!! EATEN!!!

I'm also starting to think more and more that cash would be good to have... maybe for the first week or so. After that, something as simple as a loaf of bread would cost you all the money you have. Commodities - food, gasoline, cigarettes, simple things like that would become priceless.

[screaminsunshine]

Too bad this scenario sounds entirely possible at this point.

[Shery]

Great site!

[Upstate NY Guy]

ping for later

[Kartographer]

My Preparedness Manual:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zghuhkgoqz4

[Canedawg]

Agreed, we are anticipating the other shoe dropping at some point in time.

As soon as the shelves in the markets start going bare, the fireworks will begin.

[Alberta's Child]

Here's one good reason why banks couldn't simply "shut down" as easily as this guy describes: People owe the banks too much money.

If my ATM card and credit cards don't work and my attempt to call the bank's toll-free number results in endless recordings about excessive call volumes, I'd simply stop paying my mortgage, stop making car payments, stop paying my credit card bills, etc.

So much banking is done electronically these days anway -- which means the banks themselves would have no means to get paid if the whole system "shut down."

[ChocChipCookie]

Here’s The One Hour Meltdown I mentioned yesterday.

Preparedness/Survival ping!

[bobby.223]

thanks for putting this up. this scenario is exactly how I have felt for many years on how things will go down. FAST. great article.

[Hugin]

Therefore, all government offices will also be immediately shut down, and they will empty their buildings and lock their doors.

Not a chance. The nobles never give up power voluntarily.

[DuncanWaring]

Ping.

[Noumenon]

This is all in line with my thinking. The minute you hear the words 'bank holiday', hell is just a short time away. This is why I have a 72 hour combat/bugout kit in my vehicle at all times. And more than one plan to get back home. Which, for me, is well out in the countryside. Thank heavens above we moved where we did 11 years ago.

[GOPJ]

Great post - that said - because so many live in a state of denial - it might take a few extra hours. Even criminals want to be sure the mob is with them...

[houeto]

Ping!

[bert]

If you live in a Blue Zone City, that might happen.

Away from the mega centers, it will not be Armageddon

[Holen1]

Reading this article and a subsequent visit to the author's website made me go to Bass Pro for some more ammo. If anyone is interested, they have 223 Rem on sale. 20 cartridges for less than 10 bucks.