Are you prepared for Armegeddon?

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Craic replied

8 August 2011, 15:00
Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

If communications crash, killing of long distance trade, historically speaking, pepper is the right investment. At one time literally worth its weight in gold.

As an investment, not to be sneezed at.

Didn't the Romans pay their soldiers in salt - which is the derivation of the word 'salary'?
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NotAllThere replied

8 August 2011, 14:48
If communications crash, killing of long distance trade, historically speaking, pepper is the right investment. At one time literally worth its weight in gold.
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Craic replied

8 August 2011, 14:46
Originally posted by PAH View Post

Two of those. No shares or property at the moment.

Looking to get a property when they become less silly in price. If my cash doesn't evaporate via dodgy bank, BOE printing, or rampant inflation (yet only pittance paid in interest ) by then.

With the way sterling is devaluing I may as well put half my wad on red or black and save some time.

What about buying gold or silver or some precious commodity? If there is going to be inflation these should soar.
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PAH replied

8 August 2011, 14:21
Originally posted by Craic View Post

What are your assets? Cash, property, shares, cash?

Two of those. No shares or property at the moment.

Looking to get a property when they become less silly in price. If my cash doesn't evaporate via dodgy bank, BOE printing, or rampant inflation (yet only pittance paid in interest ) by then.

With the way sterling is devaluing I may as well put half my wad on red or black and save some time.
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AtW replied

8 August 2011, 13:52
Originally posted by Craic View Post

What are your assets?

Cash, property, shares, cash?

This is the only one you need (+ ammo).

HTH
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Craic replied

8 August 2011, 13:47
Originally posted by PAH View Post

I wish this armageddon would hurry up. I just can't get motivated to do anything but surf all day.

Life's too easy when I have a warchest big enough to last 'a few years' at normal expenditure rate.

Come on bank, rob me of my life savings so I have the motiviation to get on with a Plan B.

I think if that did happen I'd:

a. spend my last 50 quid on a one-way easyjet flight to the mediterannean
b. become a tramp, sleeping on the beach.
c. get sloppy seconds shagging the pissed up birds on the sunloungers at 3am after stealing their half-eaten pizza.
d. make some money during the day buying bottled water and magnum ice creams from the nearby shop and reselling at 100% markup to the sunbathers.

Now that's a plan.

What are your assets?

Cash, property, shares, cash?
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Spacecadet replied

8 August 2011, 13:26
Originally posted by wobbegong View Post

Blimey! I hope the Anderson shelter is fitted with an extractor fan.

nope, just a biomass power generator
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wobbegong replied

8 August 2011, 12:54
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

http://www.shooters.co.uk/forms/Shot...ion%20form.pdf

Euro Shopper Baked Beans 410g - Euroshopper - Buy In Bulk - Premier Delivered - Your local online Supermarket & Grocery Delivery Service

http://berkeley.intel-research.net/arahimi/helmet/

Sorted!

Blimey! I hope the Anderson shelter is fitted with an extractor fan.
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PAH replied

8 August 2011, 12:40
I wish this armageddon would hurry up. I just can't get motivated to do anything but surf all day.

Life's too easy when I have a warchest big enough to last 'a few years' at normal expenditure rate.

Come on bank, rob me of my life savings so I have the motiviation to get on with a Plan B.

I think if that did happen I'd:

a. spend my last 50 quid on a one-way easyjet flight to the mediterannean
b. become a tramp, sleeping on the beach.
c. get sloppy seconds shagging the pissed up birds on the sunloungers at 3am after stealing their half-eaten pizza.
d. make some money during the day buying bottled water and magnum ice creams from the nearby shop and reselling at 100% markup to the sunbathers.

Now that's a plan.
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AtW replied

8 August 2011, 11:58
Yes, next!
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Spacecadet replied

8 August 2011, 11:52
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fallout-Game...2804338&sr=8-4
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NotAllThere replied

8 August 2011, 11:34
Dilbert.com - The Official Dilbert Website with Scott Adams' color strips, Dilbert animation, mashups and more!
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Craic replied

8 August 2011, 11:33
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

http://www.shooters.co.uk/forms/Shot...ion%20form.pdf

Euro Shopper Baked Beans 410g - Euroshopper - Buy In Bulk - Premier Delivered - Your local online Supermarket & Grocery Delivery Service

http://berkeley.intel-research.net/arahimi/helmet/

Sorted!

Are you a hoarder?
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DimPrawn replied

8 August 2011, 11:31
http://www.shooters.co.uk/forms/Shot...ion%20form.pdf

Euro Shopper Baked Beans 410g - Euroshopper - Buy In Bulk - Premier Delivered - Your local online Supermarket & Grocery Delivery Service

http://berkeley.intel-research.net/arahimi/helmet/

Sorted!
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Craic started a topic Are you prepared for Armegeddon?

8 August 2011, 11:28
Are you prepared for Armegeddon?

What if some of the pundits are correct?

What if there is going to be a new Great Depression?

In the first credit crunch it was the banks that couldn't pay the money back to their creditiors so countries took over their debt for them and recapitalised them.

Now, howver, it is some countries who cannot pay those debts back.

Maybe the world isn't big enough, or doesn't have the will, to save them.

What then?

Do you have a nest egg tucked away?

Is it cash?

Is it in assets that would fall in value if the world economise collapsed?

Could you feed yourself and your family if the stock market and the housing market plunged in value and there were no jobs?
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