Feb 6, 2013 Journal Entry
Today turned into a great debate. The five, the new residents and several others were going over spring plans when the topic of the start of the crash hit the floor.
Everyone said things got bad when crisis after crisis messed with the gas supply and the value of the dollar crashed in the summer of 2011. The "fight" was when the crash started.
I said the crash hit when gas jumped 4 dollars a gallon one morning in June and the others said the crash hit when gas was at $10 a gallon and the layoffs and bartering started. A few said the crash started when unemployment hit 25% and soup lines were at the churches in August.
My wife jumped in and said when the stores were out of every day items in July, was the start of the crash. That was when she was freaking out. Just like the 30's, but everyone had nicer and bigger stuff that was on loan.
I've lost track of the micro wars, terrorist attacks, oil wars and riots that slowed, stopped and destroyed most of the oil producing areas in the middle east.
The conversation didn't come to blows, but everyone had a date the crash started. We decided to say the crash started in the summer of 2011 around the end of July.
Many of us never lost our jobs, we just stopped getting paid. I still have my company car, and other gear, but no one wanted it back. With a little work, my company car should start up just fine. It sits on blocks with the tires in the barn. The battery is being used on another truck. I took a look at it this morning and it still has a whiff of new car smell.
The heated conversation ended and we put together ideas of items we will purchase from the zombie prep'r. When spring hits, the block plant should be fired up and we can build some more shelters at "Fort Zombie". Several wanted to build the retreat at the national guard site by the river, but we talked them out of it because we could become trapped. Plus that site is level and we could be shot at all day from the trees and hills on both sides of the river.
Fort Zombie is on a hill with some limestone outcroppings that makes it easier to defend. With some hard work, cutting down more trees will build up the firewood supply at the site and give it larger open fields to defend it.
We are getting ahead of our plans, we still have to work out the deal. I believe, he will bite, since it is a form of insurance we all need in these troubled times.
Today turned into a great debate. The five, the new residents and several others were going over spring plans when the topic of the start of the crash hit the floor.
Everyone said things got bad when crisis after crisis messed with the gas supply and the value of the dollar crashed in the summer of 2011. The "fight" was when the crash started.
I said the crash hit when gas jumped 4 dollars a gallon one morning in June and the others said the crash hit when gas was at $10 a gallon and the layoffs and bartering started. A few said the crash started when unemployment hit 25% and soup lines were at the churches in August.
My wife jumped in and said when the stores were out of every day items in July, was the start of the crash. That was when she was freaking out. Just like the 30's, but everyone had nicer and bigger stuff that was on loan.
I've lost track of the micro wars, terrorist attacks, oil wars and riots that slowed, stopped and destroyed most of the oil producing areas in the middle east.
The conversation didn't come to blows, but everyone had a date the crash started. We decided to say the crash started in the summer of 2011 around the end of July.
Many of us never lost our jobs, we just stopped getting paid. I still have my company car, and other gear, but no one wanted it back. With a little work, my company car should start up just fine. It sits on blocks with the tires in the barn. The battery is being used on another truck. I took a look at it this morning and it still has a whiff of new car smell.
The heated conversation ended and we put together ideas of items we will purchase from the zombie prep'r. When spring hits, the block plant should be fired up and we can build some more shelters at "Fort Zombie". Several wanted to build the retreat at the national guard site by the river, but we talked them out of it because we could become trapped. Plus that site is level and we could be shot at all day from the trees and hills on both sides of the river.
Fort Zombie is on a hill with some limestone outcroppings that makes it easier to defend. With some hard work, cutting down more trees will build up the firewood supply at the site and give it larger open fields to defend it.
We are getting ahead of our plans, we still have to work out the deal. I believe, he will bite, since it is a form of insurance we all need in these troubled times.
