Everytime I thaw a pork tenderloin and lay it out in the baking tray, all I can think is how much they look like chestbursters from Aliens. Trivia: In the movie Alien, the cast was not told that the alien was going to burst forth from the other actors chest. They had no idea what was happening when the chestburster exploded out of the other actor. Those surprised looks? Not acting. #dammitridleyscottthatwasmylastcleanpairofunderwear
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So we all figure that after the apocalypse we’ll be using silver and .22 ammo to buy our lapdances and Twinkies, right? Well, Uncle Sam had other ideas..four billion of them, in fact. In cash.
Edgar Quisneberry would have been quite pleased.
If someone has been scrambling fissionables to the point that the fed has to crack open their Scrooge McDuck-ian vault, then things have hit the point where those greenbacks only utility is as kindling. When I finally climb out of my basement after a couple weeks of watching the dosimeters, I’m going to be inclined to trade a package of crackers-n-cheese for anything other than greenbacks.
Commander:
I wonder how many civilian shelter places that four BILLION could have provided…
If the Government had wanted to protect them!
“a couple weeks of watching the dosimeters”
As always, Cmdr Z, your uplifting prose makes my morning a little bit cheerier. 🙂
Remember that the Federal Reserve is not federal. They are a private bank. Wouldn’t surprise me if they built it for themselves and screw the goobermint if shtf.
I knew a guy who applied for a mgmt. position in the LE branch of the Federal Reserve. The way he explained their operation blew my mind. They are almost a foreign county or embassy on their own turf as the Law sees them.
They are,American branch of the Bank of England. Read “Beast from Jekkyl Island” pure criminal organisation
I’ve always thought the idea of hording large amounts of cash for after a SHTF event rather pointless and this is just pointless on a grander scale. The problem here is a lack of understanding about what money, currency, really is. All that greenback really is, is a piece of printed paper with a value we assign to it to be used to simplify trade between individuals.
And, therein lies the problem.
This issue also goes for precious metals like gold and silver. After a major SHTF event, what would have grater trade value, a $100 bill, an ounce of gold or an irreplaceable tool like a Hudson Bay axe? Now don’t get me wrong, having a few bucks set aside plus some precious metals isn’t a bad thing. There will be people who will deal in these items but the values assign to these items will depend upon the buyers and sellers bartering skills. But having a good selection of barter items will go a lot farther in trade than any greenback will.
Until you need to trade your three tons of hay for a few hundred gallons of gasoline. And since neither of you can carry that much on your back, you guys write transferable bills of sale to each other…….. and we’ve just reinvented cash money.
In a shed on our farm, we have stockpiled the three “T”‘s for trading. Tobacco, Toilet paper and Tampons. They keep indefinitely ( although the tobacco may be a little stale) and everyone we see post collapse is going to want at least one of those items. Paper money, I would say, have nothing but one dollar bills, since they will probably fall into the toilet paper category.
Fine for an outhouse situation, but do not employ them in any sort of sewer setup. Remember, they are not actually paper, but cloth. Very good chance you would end up with a blockage, since they won’t degrade in any useful time frame.
You would be better off with some tobacco seed,powdered bleach,a still,grain and yeast. Fresh tobacco,fresh bleach,alcohol and bread will make you a rich man then and not just a target. The skills to make those things outweighs the commodity value
Now we know what the banksters were hoarding can we get a real accounting of the gold in Fort Knox? If there is any.