6. Be resourceful. Start looking at other ways of survival. First of all, don't rely on your government to take care of you. They're waist deep in this mess, no matter what they allege. Yeah, don't give me the line that it's one party or the other. They're all culpable. Resourcefulness includes the consideration of changing jobs or locations, or maybe even working two or more jobs. Migrant workers were big in the Great Depression of 1929, when most people with half a brain realized it's best to follow the food.
7. Get on the recycle bandwagon. Along the lines of resourcefulness, I remember the stories told to me by my grandmother, who made quilts from cast off clothing during the Depression, and by my mother, who unraveled the yarns of old sweaters so she would have something to knit new ones with during the rationing of World War II. You never know, you might have to drink from a jelly jar. And old newspapers make great insulation for your cardboard shack.
8. Buy a gun. While I'm all for Second Amendment rights, I'm normally against firearms of any kind in my house, but will admit that having one may be necessary for keeping poachers away. A gun makes for a handy tool in the event you need to kill your own food. Unlike Republican VP nominee, Sara Palin, I have not had the opportunity to shoot a moose, although I've offed some rabbits during childhood hunting trips with my father. Fresh bunny. Mmm, mmm, good.
9. Finally, keep plenty of pen and paper handy. You'll definitely want to record history as it is being made. Don't rely on your computer to make it to the other side of the End of The World As We Know It. Remember, good penmanship is essential if you want your anecdotes to be successfully dredged up by your descendents.
Article comments
1 - J Kevorkian
10. Keep a cyanide pill handy in case all else fails.
2 - Joanne Huspek
No sh**, Jack.
3 - Ruvy
Joanne, listen to old uncle Ruvy. Lay up some gold coins and a troy scale for when the shit hits the fan in America. You'll need both when those hundred dollar bills are worth toilet paper. Heck, when the shit hits the fan, the toilet paper will probably going fro $100 a roll!
Shabbat Shalom,
Ruvy
4 - Matthew T. Sussman
It's never too early to tie a tie around your forehead and use colored Sharpies to designate war paint. As evidenced by Charlie Steiner.
5 - Jordan Richardson
I've already decided that I'm going to
keepstart selling crank.6 - jamminsue
Excellent, Joanne
7 - Joanne Huspek
I guess I can use those hundred dollar bills when I run out of Charmin. Recycling at its best!
8 - Dr. Juliann Mitchell, PhD
I can always count on something entertaining from you Joanne.
9 - Silas Kain
As a side bar to all this money chat a question for one of you. During the fall of Hussein, many unscrupulous American soldiers aided by American oil executives and some security company which shall remain nameless smuggled millions of Iraqi dinar out of Iraq. There became a black market in America for the Hussein issued Dinar which landed in the hands of politicians, public officials and their associates. These "capitalists" invested hundreds of thousands of American dollars making the aforementioned smugglers wealthy. So back to my point. What will the ultimate value of the pre-Sadaam Dinar be when the dust settles? Will they increase in value against the dollar? I thought that any currency issued by an Iraqi government previous to our occupation was completely worthless. But knowing our government and its corporate sponsors, I have to pose the question. Any ideas, folks?
P.S. Perhaps Congress should impose some type of tariff on these Dinars and enforce payment of the same to the Treasury. Yeah, like that'll ever happen.
10 - Joe
Silas Kain: You can buy Nazi currency for about a buck anywhere in Germany. Why do you think the pre-Hussein Dinar is such a gold mine? Mine is just an interesting bookmark.