Dear Bugsy.. beloved for the sake of Christ (even though irritating at times.... well this is a cross we are called to bear).. believe it or not.

I don't tell you EVerything about my living situation now do I?

So, please don't draw conclusions without knowing the facts.

Annnnd..those names? well 2b honest they are unneccessary.

I can't really comment on the logistics of a huge grain silo thingy, but I do agree in principle with the idea of saving a strategic food reserve, but don't know what form that should take. The quickest way to get a plague of mice would be to have lots of grain sitting around.

How about dugouts in our back yards and lots of tinned food ?

The sky is falling, the sky is falling...

What a bunch of Chicken Littles you are, to be sure.

Maybe it is the religious version of Schadenfreude, where you rejoice in the misfortunes attendant on living on this planet, smugly believing that there is another life waiting for you on the other side.

Peak oil, global warming (er... sorry, climate change), mass starvation -where will it all end?

Meanwhile, by any measure, and despite the onset of a recession in some major economies, the world has never been richer, or more able to feed, clothe and house its inhabitants.

But I guess that finding out about all the disasters on that big plasma screen makes it all seem so much more... real, somehow?

Ah, blessed irony.

Did anyone see that little article in the Daily Telegraph, Sydney today (6/5/08) with the title...
Taking a Punch: Building a More Resilient Australia.
Its only a snippet... I expect the full report will come up soon. What it shows is that Im not the only one thinking national survival. We simply arent ready for what the future is going to bring.
I love those emergency services guys... but really all they are is "keystone (cops) emergency services" guys thanks to lack of insight on the part of government.
They just havent the gear or the management for massive upheavals.

Defence is also third world because they live under the fantasy of the USA nuclear umbrella.
We didnt build for an invader all that much because we relied on the mighty USA... and it could fall if it gets too cocky.
God brings down the proud and the corrupt. China and Russia are always speaking about the USA I believe.

Aimie...Im not holding that against Bugsy. Because I think Bible all of the time, they all think Im a bit different.
Because I follow prophecies from The Lord it makes it a bit more "different" for the intellectually-inclined mind.
My heart is for the people though.
And we do need good national defences and emergency services prep.

Think fuel drought Yabby. Thats going to be the killer later on that will diminish grain supplies.

If it costs billions and billions to do citizens home guard defence force and national silo systems at least we cared for our own!
I hate all of this rubbish about economies and finances and money movements and big corps and banks and the begging that goes on towards China.
Its not moral to be so distracted as not to care for Australians and their future safety in the bad times.
The Burma cyclone...maybe tens of thousands dead. Who was ready? We're no more prepared.

Err Gibo, not only do we in WA have 15 million tonnes of grain storage, we have 150 years worth of gas, which in fact could
power our vehicles if we chose.

http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2007/s2230825.htm

Not only that, but now solar energy is being developed, no more
expensive then coal

http://www.sunrgi.com/media.html

To back all that up, we can grow huge canola crops and power our
own farm vehicles if we wish. Some farmers are already doing it.
All very simple technology too.

So relax, put your feet up, no need to panic Gibo.

Pericles is correct, the sky is not about to fall, especially not
in Western Australia.

Let me know if you want 50 tonnes of wheat for you and the family.
We could drop it off on your lawn :) Thats enough for 100'000
loaves of bread, so you should not starve anytime soon.

Needed a laugh, what a Hoot! Thanks Gibo et al.

Store up at least a few weeks’ worth of supplies. We in north Queensland are advised to do this every wet season in the event of a big cyclone that cuts power and roads for several weeks.

Grow your own food. But as Belly says, be ready for it to be raided into non-existence if times get really hard.

Learn how to fish and hunt efficiently. Know the bush tucker and edible garden plant and weed species in your area. Know what insects (or invertebrates in general) you can add to the evening meal.

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I don’t think that you are a serious loony Gibo. A bit of a looper certainly. But then OLO, and debate on our future, needs a few loopers! (:>)