How many of you are disaster prepping?

[sunny88]

It is my impression that a sizable proportion of people believe that the U.S. is headed for a severe financial crisis due to unabated spending and subsequent inflation. I personally am making changes to my financial assets with this possibility in mind. I also believe that this crisis will be severe enough that there will be rioting on the streets although I am not sure if widespread breakdown of law and order will occur, and as such I am a bit torn how far to take my preparations.

How many Piggs are preparing for a coming financial crisis in the United States? How many of you are further preparing for food shortages, and even stocking weapons and ammunition for defense of you and your family? I would be very interested in knowing the exact preparations others are taking.

[Coronita]

nope. Feeling pretty bullish these days myself.

[sdrealtor]

me neither. Bought into stock market on the dip Thursday and up a few percent already on that buy. Heading out to party tonite:)

[an]

I’m in the same boat. If the whole system goes down in flame, then there’s really no point is protecting yourself against it. Just enjoy everyday like it’s your last and die with a smile on your face.

[UCGal]

oartypup left the building for her ranch in another state a while back. With her gold/silver/guns/farming supplies. She was the biggest doomsayer.

Arraya is still here. Still predicting a dramatic change.

Both are/were interesting to read.

I’m not as doomy as either of them… but I’m not optimistic. I’m just making my home as self sufficient as it can be – in case I have to shelter in place following an economic collapse… trying to deleverage – which won’t help with inflation, but will help me subsist on less. Putting in my veggie garden soon. Started the prep this weekend. Seedlings are started… If I can’t afford the grocery store food – I’ll grow my own.

As far as rioting in the streets – that could happen… the OWS thing shows there’s potential for it.

[scaredyclassic]

I’ve been expecting disaster my whole life

[masayako]

I am in “Pray for the best, plan for the worst” mode right now.

Heavily invested in stocks & gold. Still, I have defensive weapons, food supply, fuels, just in case ____ hit the fence. Never hurt to plan ahead sine I have a little one in the house. I can run, they can’t. So, I stock up in case of the worst case scneario.

I bought a house in the mountain, just in case of Tsunami hit. For wildfires, solar flares, nuclear attack, I’d still be f_____ed though.

[The-Shoveler]

Me I am not worrying about basic food or security, (I can always go fishing or eat the dang squirrels and gophers that seem in great abundance at my place).
But I am not quite as confident as flu or sdr either.
I am 90% out of market and have about 10% bearish bets (that have been somewhat a disaster as of late admittedly).
I think there is a fair chance that we are seeing a market blow-off currently, also there is a fair chance IRAN or Europe will make headlines again sometime in the next year or so.
Call me hopeful but paranoid. And I am really really good with a shovel, lots of practice.

Fact I once got a gopher with a shovel toss.

[sdrealtor]

Who said confident? I’m having a good time and will grab a 10% profit in a NY minute if I get it in th enext week or two. I’m a damn opportunist!

[Diego Mamani]

Did anybody else notice this at Costco?
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11613699

Looks like they are catering to Branch Davidians-type of wackos…

[Coronita]

[quote=sdrealtor]me neither. Bought into stock market on the dip Thursday and up a few percent already on that buy. Heading out to party tonite:)[/quote]

traitor!

[Coronita]

[quote=walterwhite]I’ve been expecting disaster my whole life[/quote]

Better than me… My life IS an complete disaster.

So I that’s why I don’t bother preparing for one.. Can’t really prepare for something that already happened.

[Coronita]

[quote=Diego Mamani]Did anybody else notice this at Costco?
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11613699

Looks like they are catering to Branch Davidians-type of wackos…[/quote]

Yes, but those are for earthquake emergencies.

I am considering getting a portable generator, just in case we have electricity interruptions.

[Coronita]

[quote=UCGal]oartypup left the building for her ranch in another state a while back. With her gold/silver/guns/farming supplies. She was the biggest doomsayer.

Arraya is still here. Still predicting a dramatic change.

Both are/were interesting to read.

I’m not as doomy as either of them… but I’m not optimistic. I’m just making my home as self sufficient as it can be – in case I have to shelter in place following an economic collapse… trying to deleverage – which won’t help with inflation, but will help me subsist on less. Putting in my veggie garden soon. Started the prep this weekend. Seedlings are started… If I can’t afford the grocery store food – I’ll grow my own.

As far as rioting in the streets – that could happen… the OWS thing shows there’s potential for it.[/quote]

What is OWS doing? I haven’t heard MSM covering them at all.. I just keep hearing the headlines blaring in the background. Economy is getting better, apple is $600/share. Qualcomm is the next intel. Google is google. Facebook IPO gizzionaire.. Now’s a time to buy banking stocks……yada yada yada.. All hail the 2.0 bubble.

I’m out…sort of… Yeah, i work in a tech company and if everyone goes up, I do to. And If everyone craters, guess what? I’m no worse shape than everyone else… So I’m going to have my nice cruchmaster rice crackers that I just got at costco…because it’s one of the few things that tastes good that doesn’t contain soy…

Not eating soy sucks.

On a side note. I’ve have found out the painful hard way…Being contrarian. More times I am wrong than right, when it comes out to lining my pocketbooks. I can be the most logical person, and reason out why something shouldn’t be that way…But it ends up being that way… Classic point. No way in hell do I think QCOM is worth $68/share….And yet the damn thing keeps rising. Conclusion, I’m not smarter than most people. In fact, I’m probably dumber for thinking I might be smarter. Resistance is futile.

[an]

[quote=flu]On a side note. I’ve have found out the painful hard way…Being contrarian. More times I am wrong than right, when it comes out to lining my pocketbooks. I can be the most logical person, and reason out why something shouldn’t be that way…But it ends up being that way… Classic point. No way in hell do I think QCOM is worth $68/share….And yet the damn thing keeps rising. Conclusion, I’m not smarter than most people. In fact, I’m probably dumber for thinking I might be smarter. Resistance is futile.[/quote]
Yep, I learn to stop being the contrarian after getting burned a few times. I’ve been more wrong than right when I try to be the contrarian.

You’ve been saying that about QCOM and I’ve been saying that about AAPL for the longest time. I finally cave in a few weeks back and got in at $520/share.

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