My Emergency Reserve Of Gold & Silver Bullion...

 ...amounts to about 11% of my total cash savings. I'd much prefer it to be closer to 30% but both silver and gold have become so expensive as to make them cost prohibitive for further purchases right now. Regardless, should WW III break out, or should our economy fall into a depression, and I think we are close to either one or both, that 11% of my savings in bullion will be good to have in reserve because it will be priceless under the economic conditions that would ensue. Of course, I also have stock in other metals that I am certain would become extremely valuable in the event of a world war and its aftermath. My metals like lead, brass and copper are in good supply. They may become or may be not be somewhat more valuable in a depression and certainly would be of much more value in the event of a future arms and ammo ban in the United States. My guess is I have at least an additional 14% of my total cash savings worth of ammunition. 

 

Having 25% of my cash savings in things other than cash and in addition to that cash, is very comforting, but monetary value is not alone enough should TEOTWAWKI show its ugly head. Believe me, WW III or a depression would be just that - ugly - and if we get into WW III it will be in part on our soil. I also have laid in what I am guessing to be at least three months of less-perishable food; although, it likely would be six months worth with a little bit of rationing. I probably have enough water for a month and also water filters to cleanse and make safe any I get from natural sources. Add to that gas masks, gas mask filters with a 20 year shelf life, protective suits, first aid supplies, including a few bottles of antibiotics and other equipment & supplies and I am ready to face the prospect of being the last man on earth if it comes down to it. I must admit, if TEOTWAWKI happens, I might not want to survive as the Omega Man but right now my overwhelming drive is to survive and as the gal said in Serenity: "To hell with this, I'm gonna live". 

 

 

 

Hope to see some of you, if not all, should it come to the end times of humanity because we killed off most of ourselves in the final world war.

 

All the best,

Glenn B 

My Gripe With Gun Broker

 Logging into GunBroker.com has become a tedious pain in the neck. They have a system that makes logging in rather a slow process in today's world of super fast Internet speed. Here is the typical process that I need to go through each time I log in:

Type in GunBroker.com

Hit enter

Check a box to prove I am not a robot

Click on sign in, in upper right of screen

Click on sign in, in a drop down box

Verify I am at least 18

Enter my sign in ID

Enter my password

Click another box verifying I am human

Click to request a log in code

Open email to check for code

Wait to receive that code in email, sometimes for several minutes, I think 15 minutes was about the longest time I waited

Copy code from email

Enter code into a box on GB

Click submit

After all of that, maybe it logs me in and maybe not; on several attempts, I have gotten to the point of submitting that code, then am returned to the screen telling me to request the code again, requiring me to start over from that point.

This is the most ridiculous set of log in requirements I have ever encountered. Why? Well first of all, you cannot log into GunBroker unless already registered. To register you must be at least 18, thus that  info is included in your registration info and GunBroker either already has verified, or should have done so, through the registration process,  that you are at least 18. They need no further proof. My advice to GunBroker would be to take CA to court if they say you still need to ask - Gun Broker do something to fight the anti gun nuts. As for requesting a log in code, what is it with sending it to email and with your notice it may take up to 5 minutes. Send it via text message or at least give that option, so it is received in seconds not minutes. Then there is that second time of requesting a log in code. What is up with that!  Finally, how many times does one need to click on sign in or to verify they are human????

 Yep, I realize, this only bothers me because I have fallen into the I gotta have it now trap of the current era. While I completely understand a company wanting to keep my info secure and to follow the law (like the age verification thing), the thing that really gets to me about all of those steps is that not one other website I use has so many or takes so long. Those other sites include my credit card companies and my banks. Yet, somehow, at least to date, my info and money has remained secure at those other sites. 

Sorry to pester you all with that but I had to blow off steam. Telling my dog or my tortoises simply does not suffice.  

All the best,

Glenn B