CRISIS SOOoo...where are we on the "Road Warrior Scale" orig. posted 2/14/09

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dragonslayer2001

Inactive

• Dec 14, 2010

• #81

.........

not even close at this time to Mad Max. We missed the bullet about 6 years ago.


Make common cause with others if you are in desperate straights and get ready for a great depression. Share a piece of land that you can farm.


At this time there is no particular reason for most Americans to fear Mad Max. Relax and enjoy Christmas as best you can.

 

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Ben Sunday

Has No Life - Lives on TB

• Dec 14, 2010

• #82

deleted.

 

etc

Inactive

• Dec 15, 2010

• #83

Voted #8

With pockets of #9, not yet on the national scale (and perhaps never) but in isolated incidents, usually on the individual level. The infrastructure can collapse for *some* but not for all. TSHTF hits for *some* but again not for all.

I am in IT. And I can tell that they get hundreds of resumes per opening. If you go to an IT job fair, the long lines resemble something from the GD soup lines.

 

kayakranger

Contributing Member

• Jul 13, 2012

• #84

If banking could be considered "infrastructure" then I'd have to say that the normal curve should shift down to more of a 7-8-9- maybe some 10 later this year... than a 6-7-8 where it is now although I'm not seeing any "hard" infrastructure collapse...

 

Satanta

Stone Cold Crazy

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• Jul 13, 2012

• #85

Well, 7 or 8 with a bit of 10 thrown in some areas like Detroit...

 

almost ready

Inactive

• Jul 13, 2012

• #86

Anyone seen DS lately?

Right now at 5, but the market collapse didn't happen cause it went from the real world to the small computerized fake world -- like a coup d'etat is often staged by putting in a puppet and pretending that the original country still stands, the stockmarket had such a quiet coup and no longer reflects anything. It's just a way for the puppet masters to pass monies onto their lackeys.

 

bw

Fringe Ranger

• Jul 13, 2012

• #87

Given the gradation of problems in the first half dozen items, you should have about another half dozen steps between what you show as numbers eight and ten.

 

mcchrystal

Inactive

• Jul 13, 2012

• #88

Supply problems: Stores running JIT are constantly "out of" items I use in bulk. Pharmaceutical companies report shortage problems. Excedrin Migraine is selling for $300 a box (just saw that on the news).

Infrastructure problems: Roads are broken, Internet bandwidth is being pinched, etc.

-Steve in Burbank

 

timbo

Deceased

• Jul 13, 2012

• #89

Consumer confidence is a major factor in recovery. I see very little confidence. That includes confidence in our so called govt.

IMO, that will break us in the end and send us over the cliff.

 

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Deena in GA

Administrator

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• Jul 13, 2012

• #90

LOL, I voted in this poll thinking it was new, so added the original date to the title. Voted 6, although I know in some areas it's much worse.

I agree, there is very little confidence in recovery, except for one person I know who does think things are getting better, but also says anything can happen at any time.

 

Dennis Olson

Chief Curmudgeon

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• Jul 13, 2012

• #91

Since the poll is 3 years old, we should close it and post an identical one to see the difference.

 

The Mountain

Here since the beginning

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• Jul 13, 2012

• #92

mcchrystal said:

Supply problems: Stores running JIT are constantly "out of" items I use in bulk. Pharmaceutical companies report shortage problems. Excedrin Migraine is selling for $300 a box (just saw that on the news).

Infrastructure problems: Roads are broken, Internet bandwidth is being pinched, etc.

-Steve in Burbank

Click to expand...

The Excedrin Migraine thing is because Excedrin recalled that product back in January, but apparently Migraine sufferers felt it worked well enough that they are willing to pay for the remaining supply, sort of like that old Seinfeld sketch with whatshername and the "sponge" contraceptive.

 

Dennis Olson

Chief Curmudgeon

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• Jul 13, 2012

• #93

The key ngredient in Excedrin is just caffeine.

 

kayakranger

Contributing Member

• Jul 13, 2012

• #94

I've never made a poll before but I'll take a stab at it...