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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 05:49 PM Original message |
What basic trades are YOU learning to prepare against economic collapse? |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. I already know how to do everything.. |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 10:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
79. Rec'd. |
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rzemanfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. I am thinking about learning the plastic bag and helium thing. n/t |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. TMI |
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rzemanfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. Had to look that one up. Anyway tonight is an event, we just |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. My wife's a nurse and I'm a teacher. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 05:54 PM Original message |
I already have the basic skills for subsistence farming but I need an adequate supply of seeds |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. Lots of heirloom |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. That's one of my favorites also. Heirloom tomatoes taste so much better than store bought cardboard |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 10:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
80. Also: |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. Pumpkins, Poatoes , Cucumbers, Corn, Squash, ect, ect which grow well here |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. Good related article. My "skill" ? spreading the word |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. Speculation being 9/10ths of the law, there would be no law. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I don't see it as negativity. Really. I'm just trying to keep my ass covered in case... |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 08:07 AM Response to Reply #14 |
93. Well, |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #93 |
102. I haven't |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 01:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
119. If you're approaching 40, |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. For me |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
8. I was thinking |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. hatching chickens/ducks, and learning blacksmithing |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. I want to become popular so I think I'll make beer and wine |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 09:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
97. I'm with you, there. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. By no means am I survival savvy, but |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
13. I already have a wide variety of electricity-free "handcraft" skills... |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
55. Good containers for potatoes is old tires. |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #55 |
86. Well, with 2 cats... |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
82. Sprouting. |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-04-07 03:12 AM Response to Reply #82 |
141. "Sprouting" has always struck me as a SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY food source... |
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jimshoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. Well, I'm able to fix broken things |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
16. i know how to use firearms |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. I don't imagine it would get THAT bad, heh heh. n/t |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. That is a lovely |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 07:22 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. if shit broke down enough |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 07:28 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Most people have a strong |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #44 |
114. He's being sarcastic |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #114 |
118. My sarcasm |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #43 |
100. Playing the role of Humungus would be a poor strategy. |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
41. There are probably 100,000,000 people thinking the same thing |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. social order breaks down |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 01:15 PM Response to Reply #42 |
123. Get access to a big enough tract of land, and I'm in |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
53. "band together and take other people's shit" -- Sounds sooo Republican |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. Tightwad Central and the Voluntary simplicity movement aka Frugality |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'd be dead |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:07 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Yeah, I was thinking about people in situations like yours reading a... |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. I'm an Eagle Scout and spent many decades volunteering as a Scouter to repay the many people who |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
20. I'm following in the footsteps of |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. OMG is that Dan Aykroid? (sp?) n/t |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
48. Yep! |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
21. The most likely events to bring about this collapse |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
23. begging |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
29. I'm stocked up! |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 09:26 AM Response to Reply #29 |
99. ... |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
30. Some important issues raised on this thread. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I do wildlife rehab |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Thank you for your thoughts |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 10:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
85. It's one of those things. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 12:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
107. I hear you. Dh wants one, I don't. But we may need one. This sh*t may soon really hit the fan. nt |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
31. Years ago |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
34. Two items people should have or make, 1) a rickshaw and 2) a still, for water of course. |
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The Inquisitive (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
35. pillaging, rape, and murder |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:39 PM Response to Reply #35 |
49. Y'all don't stand a chance against the People's Front of Judea. |
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jimshoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:19 PM Response to Reply #49 |
61. I thought they were the |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 07:01 AM Response to Reply #35 |
90. I bow to lord Humungous :) nt |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
36. Knitting |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 09:20 AM Response to Reply #36 |
98. Me too! I spin, too. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #98 |
103. I suck at spinning |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #103 |
136. It takes a lot of practice, and then, all of a sudden, it works. |
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bklyncowgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
37. I can train horses--they'll be a demand for this skill once the oil runs out. |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
38. How to keep a minimal society working. Like others who have posted in this thread |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. Just to add a thought, one thing that I do is stock up on medications |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
39. I've been practicing with my Bo staff |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:45 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. All the gangs will want you to join them |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
45. I'm going to open a combo tanning/nail/gym/gourmet cooking/center for the new bosses. |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
47. Storyteller/Bard and Defender of the Library. |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
50. construction, gardening, food preservation,wild plants, medicine, off-grid technology |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
51. Radar, sonar, high-tech weapons systems, battle logistics, computer warfare, |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
54. public relations |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
56. Skilled Trades Won't Matter! |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Trades matter big time when you can trade skills for food. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. I hope you are right! Maybe you are dead on. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:21 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. Some Fatalism on my part |
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historian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
57. cannibalism |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
59. I don't need to. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:20 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. You chose your locale well, and congratulations for |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. Very smart. No earthquakes, no Floods, no Drought, no Fires |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. How do you feel about eating meat? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:34 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. I eat meat on occasion |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. Congratulations, I wish I could be more like you |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:46 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. no, I don't deserve any congratulations, I just stumbled into |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:56 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. That's far more than I've ever accomplished |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:42 PM Response to Reply #59 |
71. Got room for a DUer? :) |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. heh, my house really is small |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #71 |
84. I do.... |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
66. I'm an artist. My whole life is one big economic collapse. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:45 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. Trying to be an artist is really difficult |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 10:01 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. I've done it my whole life! |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
68. Tinker |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
70. Gardening , Sewing , I want chickens and a goat |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 01:29 AM Response to Reply #70 |
87. I have 4 chickens |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 01:40 AM Response to Reply #70 |
88. Goats are cool! I used to really have an aversion to goat-kind. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
76. i have LOTS of tools, and i know how to use them... |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
78. My favorite post of all night. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
81. I can do just about anything but slaughter animals. |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 11:57 AM Response to Reply #81 |
106. Middle English is sure to be making a comeback |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 12:37 PM Response to Reply #106 |
112. Miller's Tale is a good source of basic trades. |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
83. I have construction skills including framing, roofing, plumbing, AC, iron working, |
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Yukari Yakumo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
89. All I need is a gun or two... |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 01:54 PM Response to Reply #89 |
127. rich d-bags will have guns too. big ones. and lots of them. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
91. I can tie a cherry stem into a knot with my tongue |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 08:35 AM Response to Reply #91 |
95. I can turn my arms inside out, no wait... |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
92. I've been hoarding Bic lighters |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
94. robbery and such.... |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
96. At 52 I'm taking pre-req. classes |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #96 |
130. may I ask |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 07:25 PM Response to Reply #130 |
139. Each program is different I think |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
101. the age of the TUTOR has arrived |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
104. Developing my skills. You know, like nunchuk skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #104 |
121. I'm sure cage matches will be highly-sought entertainment. n/t |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
105. anyone with any land |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
108. I plan on being a masked marauder. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
109. Half our yard is already a veggie garden, though we didn't plant it last summer-too busy. |
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tomg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
110. I love playing the "What will you do |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
111. Given the space, I could raise foodfish |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. I'm coming to your place |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #113 |
115. A still is actually really easy to build |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #115 |
126. Palatable is a luxury we might not be able to afford |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
116. I am a soil scientist/biologist |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
117. Great thread. |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #117 |
122. John Stewart Mill and the first inklings of the Steady State Economics |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
120. I'm a pretty good problem-solver and have decent mechanical... |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
124. If you live near the coast I recommend buy a boat and train fishing skills |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
125. growing my own food and preserving....bought 23 arcres in the woods |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
128. I guess if the sh*@ hits the fan, we'll be lucky |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #128 |
134. Chickens, a husband that hunts and being able to preserve veggies are... |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
129. sex trade. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 06:01 PM Response to Reply #129 |
133. I dunno, personal hygene products are going to become a luxury item so... |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
131. Already done |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 06:52 PM Response to Reply #131 |
137. I make mead |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-04-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #137 |
143. For good mead, I can do applejack |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-04-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #143 |
146. That sounds |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
132. I'm really good at waxing Cassandra-ish about how "we're all doomed" on the internet. |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
135. I'll be dead. I work in downtown DC. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
138. nursing. I hope that is basic enough |
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Oldenuff (442 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-03-07 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
140. I'll grow veggies for sure |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-04-07 06:12 AM Response to Original message |
142. Stockpiling ammo. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-04-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
144. I've got absolutely no useful skills. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-04-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #144 |
145. I was going to say |
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