Cooler and supposed to be clear.\u00a0\u00a0 I’m hoping for light overcast and\u00a0 a breeze as we are supposed to go to the carnival at the Houston Livestock and Rodeo.\u00a0\u00a0 It was mostly overcast Sunday, with some sun in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
I got the back yard weed whacked and then mowed.\u00a0\u00a0 Used the blower attachment to clear pin oak leaves out of everything.\u00a0\u00a0 Cleaned the fish pond of leaves, and cleaned the pump filter.\u00a0 Took down the bird netting around the blueberry bushes so I could weed and blow the leaves.\u00a0\u00a0 Used the rototiller attachment to loosen some dirt in the front yard.\u00a0\u00a0 I’d like to plant a small flowering tree in the spot, but will settle for wildflowers for now.\u00a0 The ashy clay soil was rock hard.<\/p>\n
It was an ‘outdoor’ day.\u00a0 Didn’t get to the gas engines on the list, but them’s the breaks.<\/p>\n
Today I’ve got stuff to do in the morning, then rodeo in the afternoon.\u00a0\u00a0 Sold a freezer locally to one of my hobby guys, and one up at the BOL.\u00a0 I’ve got to get the BOL one loaded up, along with two steel cabinets, and all the stuff for this trip north.<\/p>\n
There is always a bunch of stuff headed up too.<\/p>\n
I’ve gotta admit the bank failures have me more nervous than usual.\u00a0\u00a0 And I’m not surprised that the pols will cover the depositors despite them not being insured.\u00a0\u00a0 Because why let people suffer consequences from their informed choices?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This isn’t over.\u00a0 Where there is one, there are many, and the good times are coming to an end.<\/p>\n
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.\u00a0 Don’t put more eggs in the basket than there is legit insurance to cover- you don’t have friends in high places.\u00a0\u00a0 Have cash on hand for your needs- you’ll have to decide on the time period yourself, but I’d say at least a couple months worth of bills.\u00a0\u00a0 Think HARD about having cash money sitting in banks.\u00a0\u00a0 Gold, jewelry, land, food, guns, guitars, ammo- whatever you choose, it should be durable and fairly easy to convert to something else of value, or ideally, provide an income stream.\u00a0\u00a0 I turned my bank balance into a BOL, and am continuing to turn cash into infrastructure up there.\u00a0 Yes there are downsides and risks to all those physical things.\u00a0\u00a0 There are risks to cash\u00a0 in the bank too.\u00a0 Nope, crypto and the stock markets aren’t\u00a0 good places.\u00a0 One is based on fantasy, the other is gambling against insiders, neither is a good bet right now.<\/p>\n
War profiteering looks like a growth area…<\/p>\n
Private security services will be too, as long as there is something to pay with and get paid with.<\/p>\n
Stack up some things of value.<\/p>\n
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Cooler and supposed to be clear.\u00a0\u00a0 I’m hoping for light overcast and\u00a0 a breeze as we are supposed to go to the carnival at the Houston Livestock and Rodeo.\u00a0\u00a0 It was mostly overcast Sunday, with some sun in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
I got the back yard weed whacked and then mowed.\u00a0\u00a0 Used the blower attachment to clear pin oak leaves out of everything.\u00a0\u00a0 Cleaned the fish pond of leaves, and cleaned the pump filter.\u00a0<\/p>\n