tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post6775216609665546621..comments2023-10-11T04:38:51.793-07:00Comments on Accept The Challenge: Dustin' Off The Crystal BallChief Instructorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-89529764758892627842012-01-05T18:01:37.490-08:002012-01-05T18:01:37.490-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Oblio13https://www.blogger.com/profile/08437467759652591125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-62705123814336794962011-12-29T15:39:39.848-08:002011-12-29T15:39:39.848-08:00The feds ARE preparing for insurrection by giving ...The feds ARE preparing for insurrection by giving the local PDs the tools to fight the violence.<br /><br />If the purpose of the feds was benevolent, they would have earmarked the money for increased community policing not military vehicles, weapons and training.<br /><br />Another Pearl Harbor: As stated earlier, this would galvanize the public, not require the military equipment the PDs have.<br /><br />Sleepers: A few, sure. Thousands of cells, no way. Our border security is a joke, but if there were thousands of terrorist cells in the US, SOME would have been found. If you have FACTS to the contrary, I'd love to hear them.<br /><br />Citizen internment: Read this.<br /><br />http://www.caseyresearch.com/cdd/doug-casey-getting-out-dodgeChief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-77761690956377854422011-12-29T07:02:47.443-08:002011-12-29T07:02:47.443-08:00I think you are comnparing two different things. ...I think you are comnparing two different things. The gear the local LEOs are buying is a result of money given to them by the feds much like the bail out money. There is no conspiracy to make them military-like simply what else would you expect law enforcement to do with thousands of dollars raining down on them to buy new gear? They buy new gear!! But the point you made first was that "the feds" seem to be preparing for an insurrection. I think the feds know the risk is from outside the country and they also know it's coming and cannot be stopped. The feds are reluctant to share what they know but I believe we are looking at another Pearl Harbor or worse. I also suspect there are literally thousands of sleepers within our borders who will become activated on that day. I do NOT think this is about the federal government deciding to imprison otherwise law abiding U.S. citizens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-54022229560183252022011-12-29T07:02:10.520-08:002011-12-29T07:02:10.520-08:00I think you are comnparing two different things. ...I think you are comnparing two different things. The gear the local LEOs are buying is a result of money given to them by the feds much like the bail out money. There is no conspiracy to make them military-like simply what else would you expect law enforcement to do with thousands of dollars raining down on them to buy new gear? They buy new gear!! But the point you made first was that "the feds" seem to be preparing for an insurrection. I think the feds know the risk is from outside the country and they also know it's coming and cannot be stopped. The feds are reluctant to share what they know but I believe we are looking at another Pearl Harbor or worse. I also suspect there are literally thousands of sleepers within our borders who will become activated on that day. I do NOT think this is about the federal government deciding to imprison otherwise law abiding U.S. citizens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-91531133682279729152011-12-28T09:07:57.482-08:002011-12-28T09:07:57.482-08:00Jack, I think you're spot-on with regards to ...Jack, I think you're spot-on with regards to the upcoming election. Regardless of how it turns out, there will be cries of "fix!" I'll be voting for some party other than R or D, as they are just two sides of he same coin. Each has their own special interest groups that get government hand-outs.<br /><br />This "sameness" goes to your other point as well. The vote on the NDAA makes that crystal clear.<br /><br />Anon, first, let me make it perfectly clear that ANY government bail out is bad, and I've been a vocal opponent of every single one. The point I was making was that this is how Big Government works, and if they were going to do it, they could have been more efficient with the money.<br /><br />I know, that borders on clicking my own ruby slippers - expecting government efficiency.<br /><br />And I do disagree with your perception of why the local police agencies are increasingly looking like military units.<br /><br />How would militarizing local PDs help if Bin Laden 2 hits us with a WMD? You think there would be rioting that would require the armored personnel carriers, and the drones and the tactical squads?<br /><br />Really?<br /><br />If a WMD were to happen, the exact opposite would happen, just as it happened with 9/11. The people of this country would pull together, not turn on the government.<br /><br />No, these things are to combat domestic insurrection. "Combat" being the operative word.Chief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-10393814968341270732011-12-28T07:16:09.599-08:002011-12-28T07:16:09.599-08:00You think that the feds see an insurrection coming...You think that the feds see an insurrection coming, I do not believe that is what is going on. I think the feds see that more and more it is inevitable that terrorists use WMDs in an attack on our country. Our borders are unprotected, our ports and sea access is wide open and our airlines dumpthousands of foreigners on our ports every day and they aren't all tourists. I think they anticipate a larger and more deadly 9/11.<br /><br />You stated that it would have been better if the feds had given the trillions for stimulus to the mortgage holders. I disagree. A more correct answer would be that NO stimulus money be distributed. Lets be honest; everyone who got into mortgage trouble screwed up. They should not be rewarded for screwing up. It's like the brother or brother in law we all know who pisses away his money and is deep in debt all the time. If you were to give him money he would spend it on booze and drugs and not pay off his bills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-5594733262558916662011-12-27T12:36:27.503-08:002011-12-27T12:36:27.503-08:00oops, second part should read "if Obama wins....oops, second part should read "if Obama wins..."<br /><br />- JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-27814250515140717542011-12-27T12:34:43.582-08:002011-12-27T12:34:43.582-08:00Suspect that there will quite a bit of unrest this...Suspect that there will quite a bit of unrest this summer - OWS, the EU, still more Arab springs, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc. Culminating with the presidential election in November. If Obama loses, every minority, OWS protestor, and liberal will cry conspiracy, and if Obama loses, every right wingnut, redneck, and conservative will cry conspiracy. Both sides have lots of unstable types and the election, combined with the Mayan calendar believers, who will be panic stricken in December, will lead to some increased level of violence. Possibly to the level of a nationwide Katrina or civil war?<br /><br />Another thing that I don't understand, outside of a conspiracy setting, is how 86% of the Senate and 68% of the House voted for the NDAA and the military arrest of US Citizens. These guys can't agree on the time of day, but they manage to massively pass this bill? Do they know something they're not telling us?<br /><br />I thought the SHTF would happen in 2011, but it's just getting worse and worse. I'm concentrating on getting together a defensible homesite, gathering the tribe, and stocking up on tangibles.<br /><br />- JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-16946672144114009682011-12-27T10:11:39.675-08:002011-12-27T10:11:39.675-08:00Sue, when we first opened our shop, we got one of ...Sue, when we first opened our shop, we got one of these things that you clip the piece of gold to, put a dab of this jell and touch it with a probe. It had online "testimonials" that said the thing rocked. It would give you accurate karat readings, and (to us) most importantly, would ID plated jewelry. This stuff is far and away our biggest risk.<br /><br />It sucked. $400 down the tubes.<br /><br />We then found out about those testing guns you talked about. They are VERY good and accurate, and VERY expensive. If I remember correctly, a cheap one runs about $15000.<br /><br />Here's a link to one. Notice, they don't give you the price, you've got to call in!<br /><br />http://www.olympus-ims.com/en/xrf-xrd/delta-handheld/delta-precious-metals/<br /><br />A major drawback is that they use X-ray tubes to do their work! I'm guessing they are low-powered devices, but it makes me a bit nervous.<br /><br />One of our local refiners uses one of these, but they do a couple million dollars a day in business, so speed and accuracy is critical. We're not quite up to those volumes.... yet! ;-)Chief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-52170784007007249562011-12-27T09:18:15.108-08:002011-12-27T09:18:15.108-08:00Channel surfing over the weekend - one of the pawn...Channel surfing over the weekend - one of the pawn shop programs showed a device/instrument that allowed the store owner to place an item in/on it and it showed a screen with various metals and the percentages that supposedly comprised the make-up of the item. They used it to determine that a "Japanese sword" was in fact _not_ a Japanese sword because a Japanese sword would be made of steel, and this item was made of other metal components. No chemicals required.<br /><br />Do you know if such a device exists? and if so - is it reasonably accurate? They were careful to show views of the screen only - nothing that gave a real possibility to identify the manufacturer or how it was supposed to work.sueknoreply@blogger.com