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Posted 11 November 2009 - 11:00 AM
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 11:10 AM
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”
Margaret Thatcher
'The idea that you can solve a problem of too much debt and too much consumption with more debt and more consumption, can you believe that grown-ups would say something like that? It's mind-boggling to me that people who are supposedly educated really believe this, and they seem to'
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'The idea that you can solve a problem of too much debt and too much consumption with more debt and more consumption, can you believe that grown-ups would say something like that? It's mind-boggling to me that people who are supposedly educated really believe this, and they seem to'
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 11:34 AM
I shall be off to Ibiza if things got really bad here.
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 11:41 AM
I like the rationale behind selecting Rio 
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 11:58 AM
Harmless enough piece of lightweight writing on a quiet news day.
Many years ago I got a flyer through the post (probably from the Moneyweek group of publications) predicting global water shortages would cause massive migration to the major cities in Europe and the middle classes would leave the cities to become cesspits of crime and depravity. So far so good.
The flyer predicted that the best place to live in the UK would be.......... Hay-on-Wye. This struck me as unusually precise. Hay-on Wye is nice enough although an expensive place to live for transport.
I don't live far from Hay-on-Wye and I still wonder whether the flyer was tailored to each area it was delivered to.
Many years ago I got a flyer through the post (probably from the Moneyweek group of publications) predicting global water shortages would cause massive migration to the major cities in Europe and the middle classes would leave the cities to become cesspits of crime and depravity. So far so good.
The flyer predicted that the best place to live in the UK would be.......... Hay-on-Wye. This struck me as unusually precise. Hay-on Wye is nice enough although an expensive place to live for transport.
I don't live far from Hay-on-Wye and I still wonder whether the flyer was tailored to each area it was delivered to.
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 12:40 PM
kingsgate, on 11 November 2009 - 11:34 AM, said:
I shall be off to Ibiza if things got really bad here.
What? A small over-crowded island, within a small boat's distance of North Africa, that needs to import both food and water daily in order to feed and quench its population?
The success or failure of your deeds does not add up to the sum of your life. Your spirit cannot be weighed. Judge yourself by the intention of your actions and by the strength you faced the challenges that have stood in your way.
The people closest to you have been trying to tell you that you have made a difference. That you did change things for the better. The Universe is vast and we are so small. There is really only one thing that we can ever truly control - whether we are good or evil.
The political triumph of the American Right has been to advance relentlessly the economic interests of the country's richest people, while emphasising a swath of moral, social and foreign policy issues that motivate and certainly distract middle-class and poor voters.
The people closest to you have been trying to tell you that you have made a difference. That you did change things for the better. The Universe is vast and we are so small. There is really only one thing that we can ever truly control - whether we are good or evil.
The political triumph of the American Right has been to advance relentlessly the economic interests of the country's richest people, while emphasising a swath of moral, social and foreign policy issues that motivate and certainly distract middle-class and poor voters.
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 12:40 PM
dr ray, on 11 November 2009 - 11:58 AM, said:
Harmless enough piece of lightweight writing on a quiet news day.
Many years ago I got a flyer through the post (probably from the Moneyweek group of publications) predicting global water shortages would cause massive migration to the major cities in Europe and the middle classes would leave the cities to become cesspits of crime and depravity. So far so good.
The flyer predicted that the best place to live in the UK would be.......... Hay-on-Wye. This struck me as unusually precise. Hay-on Wye is nice enough although an expensive place to live for transport.
I don't live far from Hay-on-Wye and I still wonder whether the flyer was tailored to each area it was delivered to.
Many years ago I got a flyer through the post (probably from the Moneyweek group of publications) predicting global water shortages would cause massive migration to the major cities in Europe and the middle classes would leave the cities to become cesspits of crime and depravity. So far so good.
The flyer predicted that the best place to live in the UK would be.......... Hay-on-Wye. This struck me as unusually precise. Hay-on Wye is nice enough although an expensive place to live for transport.
I don't live far from Hay-on-Wye and I still wonder whether the flyer was tailored to each area it was delivered to.
Well there'll be plenty read.
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 12:41 PM
redalert, on 11 November 2009 - 11:41 AM, said:
I like the rationale behind selecting Rio
Rio suffered a huge black-out last night that had its citizens living in fear of mugging and worse which, when the lihts are working, is bad enough!
The success or failure of your deeds does not add up to the sum of your life. Your spirit cannot be weighed. Judge yourself by the intention of your actions and by the strength you faced the challenges that have stood in your way.
The people closest to you have been trying to tell you that you have made a difference. That you did change things for the better. The Universe is vast and we are so small. There is really only one thing that we can ever truly control - whether we are good or evil.
The political triumph of the American Right has been to advance relentlessly the economic interests of the country's richest people, while emphasising a swath of moral, social and foreign policy issues that motivate and certainly distract middle-class and poor voters.
The people closest to you have been trying to tell you that you have made a difference. That you did change things for the better. The Universe is vast and we are so small. There is really only one thing that we can ever truly control - whether we are good or evil.
The political triumph of the American Right has been to advance relentlessly the economic interests of the country's richest people, while emphasising a swath of moral, social and foreign policy issues that motivate and certainly distract middle-class and poor voters.
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 12:47 PM
The Masked Tulip, on 11 November 2009 - 12:41 PM, said:
Rio suffered a huge black-out last night that had its citizens living in fear of mugging and worse which, when the lihts are working, is bad enough!
I've just looked at the list. I live near No.1. In fact, right in the middle of farmsville.
where you should live if the war comes (rural farmland), and what will happen to the dollar (it will be worth less than toilet paper).
Well that's okay then.
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 01:00 PM
damn, i don't see Mid Staffs on that list... i could be in trouble
How does the financial system work >>
Age-wise, i am right on the cusp of this huge demographic divide, separating the property 'haves' and 'have nots'; and from my perspective (despite having recently bought my first ever house), i pray for some sense and realism from the bubbleheads...
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Age-wise, i am right on the cusp of this huge demographic divide, separating the property 'haves' and 'have nots'; and from my perspective (despite having recently bought my first ever house), i pray for some sense and realism from the bubbleheads...
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 01:03 PM
The Masked Tulip, on 11 November 2009 - 12:40 PM, said:
What? A small over-crowded island, within a small boat's distance of North Africa, that needs to import both food and water daily in order to feed and quench its population?
I think you might be confusing Ibiza (one of the Balearic islands located 80 miles or so off mainland Spain) with the Canaries (Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Tenerife etc) which are much closer to Africa than Europe and may have to import water and food. Ibiza is green and full of small farms. It doesn't import water as far as I am aware.
And it isn't overcrowded.
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 01:06 PM
Noodle, on 11 November 2009 - 12:40 PM, said:
Well there'll be plenty to read.
Might be important if there is no internet or TV
Plenty of sheep to provide R&R too
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 01:13 PM
kingsgate, on 11 November 2009 - 01:03 PM, said:
I think you might be confusing Ibiza (one of the Balearic islands located 80 miles or so off mainland Spain) with the Canaries (Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Tenerife etc) which are much closer to Africa than Europe and may have to import water and food. Ibiza is green and full of small farms. It doesn't import water as far as I am aware.
And it isn't overcrowded.
And it isn't overcrowded.
No it just uses desalinisation plants which require a shed load of energy... always good if TSHTF... Linky oh and has to import a LOT of food and other commodities. The farms are lovely but there are only so many olives etc that one can make use of before you wish for other more useful stuff like medicine.
And relatively speaking, it is just a boat ride from North Africa (not sure about a small boat), I think Masked Tulip knew exactly which island he was talking about...
It sounds like someone has a VI in Ibiza?
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 02:46 PM
Two birds, one stone.
Gordon Brown has promised more affordable housing. He may deliver sooner than he thought.
Let the correction commence......
Let the correction commence......
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Posted 11 November 2009 - 03:45 PM
kingsgate, on 11 November 2009 - 01:03 PM, said:
I think you might be confusing Ibiza (one of the Balearic islands located 80 miles or so off mainland Spain) with the Canaries (Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Tenerife etc) which are much closer to Africa than Europe and may have to import water and food. Ibiza is green and full of small farms. It doesn't import water as far as I am aware.
And it isn't overcrowded.
And it isn't overcrowded.
No, I know where Ibiza is.
Historically, the vast majority of water on Ibiza came from evaporation of salt water in systems developed by the Carthaginians. It was like this for about 1500 years and the water always had a residue of salt. So you either drank that - foolish - or well water.
They have 3 desalination plants now but are only just completing the infrastructure for everyone on the island to have access to this water.
In the global melt-down scenario how will these desalination plants work - or will you guard the last well on the island 24 hours a day with a shotgun. It will be like a spagetti western! LOL!
The success or failure of your deeds does not add up to the sum of your life. Your spirit cannot be weighed. Judge yourself by the intention of your actions and by the strength you faced the challenges that have stood in your way.
The people closest to you have been trying to tell you that you have made a difference. That you did change things for the better. The Universe is vast and we are so small. There is really only one thing that we can ever truly control - whether we are good or evil.
The political triumph of the American Right has been to advance relentlessly the economic interests of the country's richest people, while emphasising a swath of moral, social and foreign policy issues that motivate and certainly distract middle-class and poor voters.
The people closest to you have been trying to tell you that you have made a difference. That you did change things for the better. The Universe is vast and we are so small. There is really only one thing that we can ever truly control - whether we are good or evil.
The political triumph of the American Right has been to advance relentlessly the economic interests of the country's richest people, while emphasising a swath of moral, social and foreign policy issues that motivate and certainly distract middle-class and poor voters.