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Originally posted by camaro68ss
Do you guys see any movement or talk of people waking up?
Originally posted by AnIntellectualRedneck
My aunt is a true-blue Southern woman. She taught me and my cousins against unions all our lives; she was vehemently anti-union and always has been. I was talking on the phone with her last night, and she told, "You know what? I still don't like unions, but with all this junk I'm seeing at work, I can see why they exist. I really can."
Now, I'm not one to like unions, either. But the original purpose was to fight for decent wages and fair treatment of workers. If things are getting so bad that old school folk like my aunt are starting to come around to unions, it's bad.edit on 19-12-2011 by AnIntellectualRedneck because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by camaro68ss
But this thread is not about me. I wanted to hear the status on the "locals" (you) on how business is doing, if your working, or if things in your area are changing for the worst, fast.
Originally posted by AGWskeptic
My business is in the same boat.
I'm running a skeleton crew and have had a very tough time getting paid from customers, but the doors are still open.
I sold my McMansion this summer and paid cash (39K) for a very nice 1,800 sqft HUD foreclosure. I also bought a 9 passenger 4wd Suburban with the off road package and had an extra gas tank installed, it now holds 46 gallons of gas in the 2 main tanks, enough to get me 600 miles with the camper hooked on back. I also bought 25 drums of racing fuel (VP 112 octane) in 5 gallon cans. It doesn't have all the junk pump gas has in it so it will keep for years.
I bought some survival food, but not much, mostly I bought spices and ammunition, cases of it. Give me the right seasoning I can make Muskrats edible. It's all loaded in the camper and ready to bug out at a moments notice. My daughter and son in-law also bought a Suburban and the trailer with the racing fuel and extra gear will be pulled by them. We'll be able to get all 3 families in the 2 trucks (12 people total). We also bought water purification equipment, can process mud puddles into potable water, about 30 gallons a day.
We had a familt meeting this last spring where we made firm plans for a bugout if needed. We have 3 routes planned out for different scenarios, maps are marked with turn by turn directions.
One plan is to go to the northern border of Montana where there is a family rustic cabin, another to the gulf coast where my brother in-law has a rather large sailboat, the 3rd is to go way south, as far into Mexico as the fuel will take us, Panama being the ultimate goal.
I don't tell many people about our plans because I just get the "look" but the guy who customized my Suburban said I was not alone. He said for every pimp job he gets one like mine, no fancy rims or useless stereo equipment. Just skid plates, extra tanks, winch, roof racks and lights.edit on 19-12-2011 by AGWskeptic because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by AGWskeptic
reply to post by camaro68ss
I'm getting a kidney transplant in March, hope like hell it doesn't happen before Sept.
But yeah, it's coming.
Once the bubble bursts we'll see if they can keep the lights on.
Originally posted by AGWskeptic
reply to post by camaro68ss
I'm getting a kidney transplant in March, hope like hell it doesn't happen before Sept.
But yeah, it's coming.
Once the bubble bursts we'll see if they can keep the lights on.