Longest A Paper Currency Has Lasted?

"Honestly. How do you guys have so much knowledge."

Can't speak for others but in some cases this is due to reading a lot of info and being very curious about what has happened and what is happening.

A collapse of the US economy, bonds, and the dollar is quite possible. When a resource is horribly mismanaged, what other course should we expect but collapse? Even then, however, economic collapse is not the end of everything. It will likely be a very bad time financially but the country and its people will survive it. The Russians did. If they can do it, so can we.

I don't think that anyone is suggesting that surviving an economic collapse will be easy. No, it will be quite difficult... especially for those who haven't planned for this possibility and those who have been trained to believe that the government will be there for them. The fact is, it's all about math and the math of the situation shows clearly that the government cannot bail out the entire population. Besides, an economic collapse could well collapse the government too and it could be years before a new one develops. During that turbulent time period, many people would have to fend for themselves and a lot of them are just not capable of doing that.

On a more cheerful note, my garden is doing real well. It's not very big, maybe 24 x 16 feet but it is productive. I have corn, green beans, squash, onions, cukes, potatoes, tomatoes, musk melons, and peppers. With just a dozen green bean plants, I am harvesting plenty of them. They make a nice addition to any dinner. I steam them for 20-25 minutes, add a small amount of butter and salt, and they are delicious! WAY better tasting than the stuff from the store. I like the fresh produce and the bit of independence it adds to my life. Even if you can only do a patio garden in a few flower pots, you can still grow some nice tomatoes and cucumbers. Tasty!

The Swiss franc has a long track record.

Actually, T, the Willamette Valley is one of the BIG food baskets of the USA. Very large tonnages of green beans, corn, nuts, mint, hops, berries, cherries, and grains are grown in this area. While I do not live in the Willamette Valley, I do live just to the north of it. :-)



Indeed so. I am about 75 miles east of the WA / OR coast.



Sounds like a near perfect place for a green-house. Even a small one of these can still produce some nice veggies. Something that works well is to plant a few cucumbers in hanging baskets, let the vines trail over the side of the basket, and then pick the cukes as they hang there and ripen.



Yes, in many ways that is probably true. Surf and bottom fishing are still good in a number of places, though, as is crabbing. I like the pink finned perch that run in the surf in any number of places. These are delicious, similar to cod, and usually weigh 1-2 lbs. When you get into a school of them, you can catch a lot of them in a hurry. Most people call these "pogies".



Most of what I know about gardening is pretty much just common knowledge that has been passed down from grand parents and parents. Nothing secret about it but I would be happy to share anything I know with you.