More mild and windy days… or anyway that’s what they’ll probably get here. Yesterday was nice, with some sun, but a lot of overcast to keep the heat down.
Played games with W and mom, mini golf with the kinder… ate good food.
Today is kind of up in the air, and will take some juggling. The easiest solution is the most boring and tedious but we might just be up for it.
The question was asked, “Stack what?” The short answer is “everything” but of course that’s not a GOOD answer. I think that having enough of all the daily life stuff to stay home for a couple of months (I probably have 6 months) is about the best you could do on a normal budget, with a normal life. That covers most any normal threat, and eases the way into any ‘new normal’ from an extraordinary threat. Having spares for critical items should be a priority, and the ability to supply at least some quantity of the infrastructure you rely on is also a priority.
Average age here clearly influences both desire and ability to prepare. Everyone will have their own timeline. I just want to get through the massive world wide disruption that I believe has already started, and set my kids up to succeed in whatever comes next. I figure I have 20 decent years, and 10 after that with reduced capacity if things go well for me.
I ask myself what I’d have done in 1932 if I could go back from 1945, and then I see what the equivalent would be today. Out of any money shenannigans. Into goods and crucial services. War is always good for some people and companies, the question is which ones. Food never goes amiss. Imports vanish and simple things become luxuries. Having money means having options. Your neighbors will save you, or destroy you. Choose them wisely. Be neither the first, nor the last to act. If you think you should, it is probably too late so set some trigger points ahead of time.
Stack something that will give you options and prevent acting out of desperation.
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Thanks for the tip – I see it is a standard package for Ubuntu that can be installed via Synaptic. I’ll have a look!
Thursday. Good morning.
It’s about lunchtime, so I am finally surfacing from megaproject (milestone 1 achieved) to have some breakfast.
Weather is beautiful, so of course I am tied to a desk. I might manage to get down the manhole later and read the water meter. Too much excitement. Meanwhile, friends traveling are sending me photos from sailing off Gibraltar and from Bulgaria. Bah, humbug.
No time for stacking today, but I suppose earning money is a form of stacking. Someone in this country won nearly 180 million euro bucks on Tuesday. Not I, alas. I forgot to buy a ticket…
Have a lovely day!
Hey, Brad, I have two 60-year-old houses, so that makes 120. You can come and do some of my “little projects”.
W1 and I are thinking a bit about a home for our retirement years. I know everyone talks about downsizing, but I will be looking to build bigger, as the things I want to do when I no longer have to work need space.
I want a big library, a big study, a big home cinema, a big gub room, a big workshop, a big garage and so on. I really ought to have bought that EuroMillions ticket.