tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post6596949471973367568..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Items to get before SHTFFerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-74300665389244410262010-05-07T15:12:59.169-07:002010-05-07T15:12:59.169-07:00FerFal... you would be surprised how many applianc...FerFal... you would be surprised how many appliances, tv's, computers, etc. are given away for free here in the states. Check craigslist.com<br /><br />I live in Maryland and have picked up a chest freezer, washer and dryer, and a modern dell desktop (all in perfect working condition) for free.<br /><br />Older (like 1970's) appliances can still be very functional as well. My parent's home has a full back-up kitchen in the basement; which they used to use for canning. The appliances, which still work fine, are all from when they got married in 1972.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-45650661841232824642010-05-05T06:51:04.455-07:002010-05-05T06:51:04.455-07:00You should read the Alpha Strategy by John A. Pugs...You should read the Alpha Strategy by John A. Pugsley to learn how to hedge for inflation. It is a free e-book just a do search on the Internet.<br /><br />Gallo @ the GTA forum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-24938906181295876932010-05-04T21:00:44.543-07:002010-05-04T21:00:44.543-07:00You would be surprised at what we take for granted...You would be surprised at what we take for granted now, would soon become a necessity or a luxury when there is none. Really I am talking about things like food and water.Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08878164455599383345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-36020126471761596352010-05-04T14:01:47.068-07:002010-05-04T14:01:47.068-07:00Reading your blog makes me feel a bit more confide...Reading your blog makes me feel a bit more confident when I see stroies like this, from Boston:<br /><br />Store Shelves Stripped, Some Fight For Water<br />Stores Close, Residents Stock Up On Water<br /><br />Shortly after residents in Boston received an emergency call warning them of the water crisis, supermarket aisles stocked with water were quickly wiped out.<br /><br />"They are fighting over it, literally fighting over water," said a customer at the Roche Bros. in West Roxbury. "I just had to fight my way through the aisles cause it's crazy in there."<br /><br />http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/23407981/detail.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-88118405478169893242010-05-04T11:07:17.462-07:002010-05-04T11:07:17.462-07:00Laptop computers are so common in the US now, and ...Laptop computers are so common in the US now, and so many computer technicians won't touch them. I am taking a class or two to learn how to solder correctly so I can repair things like the DC jack on a laptop. Laptop DC jacks are always going bad because people use the laptops while they're plugged in, and soon the jack shorts out. And so many techs won't fix them. <br /><br />Find one that does, and keep your laptop for a while, or buy a new one now if you have the money, because computers will become nearly impossible to find after SHTF, and the internet is vital to getting around media blackouts and such. Also, buy a shortwave radio and store it without the batteries in it, and keep it for long internet outages. Make sure your frequency list of your favorite stations is updated every March and October. <br /><br />If your refrigerator, washing machine/drying machine, or chest freezer is old, buy a new one and keep the old one as a spare. I'm talking over 10 years old in most cases. If you, like me, have a car with a lot of miles on it, try to buy a new or gently used one that's newer, because Fernando noted that cars go up in price 10x after SHTF. <br /><br />Also, you need to get established as a small business owner NOW, because after SHTF you will suddenly be competing with hundreds of new businesses doing the exact same thing you are. I'm already seeing this in California-there's suddenly a glut of computer repairmen and other types of easy to set up businesses, run by people with far more advanced degrees who are trying to do basic work to pay bills.Loquisimonoreply@blogger.com