I guess,in the end,that is why most of us are on this forum. We saw it coming,prepared for it,warned our friends and families,now all we can do is watch it play out and tweak our own resources to get through it as best we can. When I see central banks loading up on a"barbaric relic",a"tradition" like gold,we should figure the SHTF moment cannot be far behind. The way gold went up the last few days tells me there are some"big boys"buying whatever they can get their hands on. Maybe the Fed tipped their hand when they put a timeframe on extending low borrowing rates. By June of 2013 they figure it will have all played out and the big boys can have time to pick the bones before we get back to some"normal"again.