I do a lot of driving my kids around to school and activities, and I like to listen to these while I’m driving. Sometimes I have to turn it off if my younger kids are with!
I agree too. Gold and silver are mentioned in the Bible and have been used as money for thousands of years. My husband says food and ammo will be more valuable during really bad times.
Thanks Mario. I also watched a load of videos about buying gold and silver. Not as sensible as member Garabandal, I enjoyed spending most of my retirement lump sum, so I couldn't buy much gold. I do have some nice memories to comfort me when I'm cold and hungry. Some of those videos were repugnant to me because I got the impression that the love of money was being dressed up as prudence. Reading comments from people saying how much they had stored, they must say "open sesame" instead of using a key to get into their house. Of course, those greedy people aren't typical preppers but it must be very disheartening for people who live payday to payday. I share Jason's view that a ban on private ownership of precious metals is possible. In one video they said that there's less likely to be a ban on silver than gold. It seems to me that gold would be a better long term investment and would better hold its value if the worst doesn't happen. I suppose, then, that if I had children or grandchildren I would buy some gold to pass on to them. For emergency situations, however, where everyday essentials are unobtainable, I see no sense in trading a gold coin for a box of teabags or a bag of sugar so silver is probably best. Apparently, it is possible to buy silver or gold bars, but I don't see how a ban on silver items like old coins, tableware or jewellery could be enforced. I gathered from one of the videos that the mark-up, or handling charge, for coins is the same irrespective of the value of the coin. From an investment point of view, wouldn't that make silver coins less value for money? That was a video where someone visited a reputable store in the US where they only sold gold and silver coins and bars. I've never seen that kind of shop here. Maybe the solution is to buy lots of silver earrings. It's all such a headache - a long way from stocking up on canned vegetables, I made an attempt at that last year but wasn't very successful. Not much variety of canned veg here and I've never seen canned meat in the supermarket. I had a go at growing my own. Had some success with the vegetables in pots but the stuff in the ground was a complete failure. The little white butterfly owned me, and the cost of compost made the veg that survived rather expensive. If Our Lady doesn't wrap her mantle around me, I'm for the scrapheap because I'm not spending another year trying to distinguish between good and bad insects.
Mary never fails to come through, whether with Wisdom or Solace. What a precious Mom! To simplify, I'm no investor, but inflation is taking a toll on my bank account, so I buy silver in coinage as a hedge against inflation. Of course, one pays a premium so the supplier makes his profit. My point is that in the end, the silver will beat inflation's appetite, not that I make a million. Besides, a silver coin is a more adaptable. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!
You sure were blessed with the virtue of patience. I promise not to plague you with any more questions about this. Inflation is biting hard here too. I couldn't get over the cost of having my car serviced this year. In less uncertain times I'd probably trade it in for a newer model but I think that our government wants all non-electric cars off the road. Even if I could afford an electric car, at my age I would think long and hard beforing spending that kind of money on a car. I believe they are doing 15 minute cities in parts of England. Don't know whether that's true but if it is then it's only a matter of time before they're introduced here. Thanks again for your patience.
I can relate, the cost of routine car service is outrageous here in the US too. As far as electric cars, we have a neighbor who owns a Tesla, and the car spends more time in the repair shop than on the road. It also cost them a couple of thousand dollars just to have an electrician install a special outlet so they could charge the car at home.
I know someone with an electric car. Not a Tesla or anything like it. His is probably one of the smallest models available here. He does very little driving, no more than three or four thousand miles per year. The rules here are strict. First he had to have someone from the electric supply company call to the house to assess what was required. Once the assessment was done, it would have required some kind of special wiring to the main fuse to enable a fast-charging outlet. There's a government grant towards the cost of that but electricians here are harder to get than brain surgeons so he settled for a slow charging socket. As far as I know, the model of car he has is recommended to only use the fast charger if slow charging is not an option. He's happy enough with it but told me that the amount of mileage it can do per charge depends on what he uses in the car (radio, lights, etc.). Hybrids seem to be popular here but they, too, are very expensive. Another hassle we have is that after age 70 driving licences only last two years and the person must pass an eyesight test and get a doctor to sign the application form saying they are medically fit to drive. It's all hassle - form filling, appointments, cost and a nuisance. Added to that, all cars over 4 years old must pass a road worthiness test.
It’s a nightmare. And then where do we store the batteries when they finally die? They are toxic. So much for the environment.
And the West keeps poking the Bear. Nato's border with Russia doubles as Finland joins https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65173043
The insanity of my homeland to "poke the Bear" and foster ongoing conflict, death, and destruction, is unfathomable to me. The Administration must believe this is the only means to avoid the collapse of the USA dollar as the medium of exchange. With the Ukraine on the point of exhaustion, maybe the USA is trying to goad the Russians into invading a NATO nation so as to get broader support for an expansion of war. We are addicted to seeking regime change in Russia, it seems. GOD MAY BRING ABOUT DEMISE, BUT WHOSE?
"The Kremlin believes that this is the latest aggravation of the situation," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "And this forces us to take countermeasures... in tactical and strategic terms."
Medvedev has been really bellicose, which is surprising to me. On a related note, I watched Lavrov answering questions on his Latin American tour yesterday and it’s sad how his demeanor has changed. So much graver. Most westerners would gaffe at the suggestion that Russia is facing an existential threat but their government (whether it’s true or not) is certainly convinced of this.
