(September 23, 2014 at 9:43 am)professor Wrote: . . I have kids who will be here.
Because of that, I have been cleaning out the bank act. and putting it into real money for a while now.
Some is with them- they know where the rest is.
When it hits, fake money that we are so used to, will probably be recalled/ imploded and new (international?) currency issued.
Everything built on fake money- stocks, real estate, bonds are in trouble.
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The pantry is set with some emergency food and h2o.
That should get them thru the panic stage, whenever the Departure comes.
Sounds like preparing for Y2K and about as necessary too. No "departure" no panic. Actually, given the requirements, I can't imagine many folk would depart even if it were real. But just for fun let's suppose it were real:
1) Fake real estate is an animal I'd like to see. I can't imagine much of anything less fake than land. Mortgage backed bonds might possibly be fake, but land is land.
2) Why utter chaos would lead to a world government that would issue currency is beyond me. Chaos tends to lead to chaos, not world order.
3) Come to think of it why international chaos? Europe is pretty secular. South America is mostly Catholic. the Middle East is Muslim. China, Japan, Korea, etc. are a variety of things, none of them Christian; and while India has some Christians, I don't think you'd consider them rapture ready. So a little portion of the Bible Belt population disappears into thin (or thick) air? Surely you don't think the captains of industry and investment are going?
4) The fake money idea is interesting. Did you know that money was originally all in valuable metal? Then it was backed by valuable metal (at least theoretically). Now it's just paper we've all agreed is worth something. In the event of real trouble I'm willing to bet barter would be better. Leave your kids cigarettes, liqueur, antibiotics, painkillers, and other tradeable necessities. ----- Though, if I were you really, I'd do no such thing, cause you'll lose money converting it all back to cash when the rapture doesn't happen.
5) Food is good. A generator might not be a bad idea. You could use either in the next natural disaster.
6) Suggest the kiddies stay off public transport until the rapture has happened--a suddenly driverless car, bus, or plane doesn't sound good.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.