I haven't listened to Gene Burns for a few years, though when I had a For the mostloooong commute to the city I used to. Always enjoyed his show - he is interested in discussions vs. rabble rousing. I don't think we are at the brink of utter hopelessness yet to cause riots, though *everyone* sees the hypocrisy of a government that no longer cares about them. I hear it constantly now, as if it is a given, so there is MAJOR alienation in the USA now and it is growing.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote: > > Don't know if you ever listen to KGO-AM but Gene Burns did 3 hours last > night on the possibility of riots this summer in the US based on the > rising number of unemployed. Now as you know and for the benefit of > others who don't know KGO it is not a fringe little radio station but a > 50KW mainstream key San Francisco radio station. It is a news talk > station and Burns is topical and Libertarian (who voted for Obama). But > the topic came up due to him watching a segment on Wolf Blitzer's CNN > show yesterday where Jack Cafferty also a CNN staffer commented on the > possibility of civil unrest. Here's the report that Burns was referring to: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7QnwYwHQIM > > There of course has been quite a bit of civil unrest in Europe as well > as Asia. Maybe Turq isn't paying attention. We also are having reports > from this year's Bilderberg meeting in the news. It's being held in St. > Moritz and I got a kick out of seeing a road sign posted on an article > because it listed Sils where my grandfather grew up and in the > neighborhood. My nephew visited Sils recently and told me being next to > St. Moritz is a pricey place and that his slice of pizza for lunch cost > $20. But I digress. > > Indeed the press around here reminds us all the time especially after we > have minor quakes to be sure to have supplies on hand. > > On 06/09/2011 01:23 PM, whynotnow7 wrote: > > In Bhairatu's case and mine too, earthquakes are a real threat here, so I > > have my survival kit in place, stored outside in a dry place where I can > > get to it if necessary. Things are pretty ugly here economically, though I > > think the probability of rebellion or revolution is *extremely* remote. I > > wouldn't mind though if all of the 20+ million unemployed converged on > > Washington DC and shut it down for awhile though. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb<no_reply@> wrote: > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu<noozguru@> wrote: > >>> On 06/09/2011 12:29 PM, WillyTex wrote: > >>>> Bottom line is, how much food have you been > >>>> able to store up for emergencies? You'd > >>>> probably be one of the first people to starve > >>>> to death because you don't have much of a seed > >>>> cache and you live miles from a store. > >>>> > >>>> The city folk would surely beat you to the > >>>> source of your food supply. > >>>> > >>>> You'd probably last about two weeks if you had > >>>> some potable water to drink. Since I live only > >>>> about a mile from Whole Foods, I'd be able to > >>>> add to my stocks in about ten minutes and there > >>>> is a spring nearby. > >>>> > >>>> And, I'm armed so I could keep bandits off my > >>>> property a lot longer than you could. > >>>> > >>>> You need to get some smarts and forget about > >>>> the GMO issue - just concentrate on getting > >>>> something, anything, to eat stored up in your > >>>> cupboard for the bad day that's going to come. > >>>> > >>>> Here is a list to get you started: > >>>> > >>>> 1. Guns > >>>> 2. Ammo > >>>> 3. Water > >>>> 4. Canned goods > >>>> 5. Seeds and beans > >>>> 6. Matches and BIC lighters > >>>> 7. Candles and wax > >>>> 8. Gasoline and oil > >>>> 9. Crank radio > >>>> 10. Flashlight and batteries > >>>> 11. Jerky and trail mix > >>> And listen to GCN, RBN and Rense daily. :-D > >>> > >>> I keep plenty of bottled water on hand and there is > >>> always plenty survival stuff here. You're forgetting > >>> I live in earthquake area where it is highly recommended > >>> to stay stocked. That said the ability to do that is > >>> pretty dismal as apparently those survival kits aren't > >>> sold in stores. Costco sells a kit but the review by > >>> locally TV said the food was pretty dismal and it was > >>> all soy protein which I try to limit. Most of the > >>> "survival foods" kits have beef dishes in them which > >>> I don't want either. > >>> > >>> Oh, you forgot the portable potty. What ya gonna due > >>> if the sewage system goes down? :-D > >> Has anyone else noticed that we don't tend to > >> see these survivalist fantasies coming from the > >> European or Asian members of our forum, only > >> from the Americans? > >> > >> Just sayin'... > >> > > > > >
