CODE RED: Economy in Collapse -

Originally Posted by pyrangello

For the first week out of the gate with the new administration , whoooaababy! Hang on , saddle up and lets get ready for a rugid ride.

Here's some stats from last week , 12,000 homes per day are being foreclosed on in the U.S. per 24 hours and 17,000 jobs being eliminated every 24 hours. Back when the Clinton administration was in office , they changed the policy on how to calculate national unemployment, they changed the formula. If the old formula were to be used with todays stats the national unemployemnt rate would be at 16.9% at present.

Here in northern michigan unemployment unoffically is close or above 20% . There are so many michigan citizens that are trying to collect unemployment that they cannot get thru the phone system to get enrolled in theunemployment system . The state just hires another 100 people just to process the claims.

Everyone needs to pull together as things get tougher and help each other out when you can . The smoke and mirrors will clear at one point , it's up to all of us to hold it together when it happens , to maintain positive results for our future.

How long before they start handing out IOU's to those folks? Don't laugh.

Here at the house we have been in great depression mode for some time
now.

Use it up
wear it out
make it do
or do without.

No one will pass unscathed by what is coming. I work in one of the most secure positions in the country,
yet I glance nervously over my shoulder
at what happened to workers in the old Soviet Union. They'll allow you to
work, but you might not get paid. We have cut expenses in ways that would
leave you with the impression that we are a brick shy of a load. When I got up
this morning the temperature inside the house was 48 degrees F. I flipped
on the kerosene space heater which will bring the temp up to a balmy 52.
We have been comfortable this winter at that temperature because of the
clothing we are wearing.

For some of you it might come down to heat or food. Knowing
how to live in winter without heat in the house might make the difference
between losing that home or even starving. Please look in the library for
Jim Phillips interview with Ken Kutac and his experiences snow camping for days
at a time in Creede Colorado (elevation 8700 feet) where the outside temperature
is -35 to -40 below zero and 20 degrees F inside his unheated
cabin. This audio interview was recorded above Wolf Creek Pass at night in
the middle of January from an igloo while on a snow camping trip - without
a camp fire.

As Gerald Celente says, extreme circumstance requires extreme measures.
NOW is the time to learn what you need to know.

For those of you who do not have access to the library
Google Jim Phillips foam clothing to get you started making your own or
Northern Outfitters for the instant gratification option.