Comments on: 12 Ways To Prepare For The Next Great Depression http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/13/12-ways-to-prepare-for-the-next-great-depression/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:25:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ralph http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/13/12-ways-to-prepare-for-the-next-great-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-35322 Ralph Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:59:51 +0000 http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/13/12-ways-to-prepare-for-the-next-great-depression/#comment-35322 The problems with the article: "Go off the grid." This is a very good idea. However, I've never had the $50,000 to go off of the grid. When I built my home, around 15 years ago, I built it with this idea in mind. But I haven't found a way to get this financed or the knowledge to do this myself. The website, that I've found are pretty worthless as far as expenses per watt and their seems to be no "free" knowledge. I've tried to build a tiny solar collector for heat from the leftover stuff that I've had in storage. So far, it's not working very well. But it's very cold now, so I'm trying to get enough money to insulate the ducts and try again in the spring. "Buy some cheap land in a rural area. Build a house, or just get a used RV. Either way, make sure you own your home free and clear, so you can live rent-free and mortgage-free for as long as you need to." I did that - built my house by myself, worked myself to the bone to accomplish that. Now the greedy legal system is trying to take my PAID OFF home. I'm the last person to be a "conspiracy theorist", but I also agree with Obb Zervant! Except I haven't bought a gun. I would have been in jail by now, because I've gotten so angry by the things that have been done to me. I do have antelope on my land occasionally, but I'm not sure if I have the right to shoot them. And it is so hard to find a non-mainstream thought from anyone. I guess the brainwashing from the media is working well. I've tried to garden. Again, I've lived in this brained dead society for so long that I'm not very good at it. I bought land in the mountains and it's pretty cold most of the time, so I finally made a little cold frame (again from the junk that I had left over from building). I finally got a few squashes to grow, but basically I'm starving and freezing to death. Anyway Charlie, keep on trying and thinking. I'll check back and see if I can get some pointers from ya later! The problems with the article:
“Go off the grid.”
This is a very good idea. However, I’ve never had the $50,000 to go off of the grid. When I built my home, around 15 years ago, I built it with this idea in mind. But I haven’t found a way to get this financed or the knowledge to do this myself. The website, that I’ve found are pretty worthless as far as expenses per watt and their seems to be no “free” knowledge. I’ve tried to build a tiny solar collector for heat from the leftover stuff that I’ve had in storage. So far, it’s not working very well. But it’s very cold now, so I’m trying to get enough money to insulate the ducts and try again in the spring.
“Buy some cheap land in a rural area. Build a house, or just get a used RV. Either way, make sure you own your home free and clear, so you can live rent-free and mortgage-free for as long as you need to.”
I did that – built my house by myself, worked myself to the bone to accomplish that. Now the greedy legal system is trying to take my PAID OFF home.
I’m the last person to be a “conspiracy theorist”, but I also agree with Obb Zervant! Except I haven’t bought a gun. I would have been in jail by now, because I’ve gotten so angry by the things that have been done to me. I do have antelope on my land occasionally, but I’m not sure if I have the right to shoot them. And it is so hard to find a non-mainstream thought from anyone. I guess the brainwashing from the media is working well.
I’ve tried to garden. Again, I’ve lived in this brained dead society for so long that I’m not very good at it. I bought land in the mountains and it’s pretty cold most of the time, so I finally made a little cold frame
(again from the junk that I had left over from building). I finally got a few squashes to grow, but basically I’m starving and freezing to death.
Anyway Charlie, keep on trying and thinking. I’ll check back and see if I can get some pointers from ya later!

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