tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post8799533637768972758..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: what not to do in 2020 collapseJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-91013654750351396852019-05-28T09:58:18.186-07:002019-05-28T09:58:18.186-07:00No harm in hoping, just don't bet on it. Assu...No harm in hoping, just don't bet on it. Assume the worst, be happy when it doesn't happen. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-53384551904993301212019-05-28T08:42:25.519-07:002019-05-28T08:42:25.519-07:00I'm just not going to count him out after all ...I'm just not going to count him out after all who thought he would even get elected.<br /><br />2:48Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-16602119400166877472019-05-28T07:54:38.000-07:002019-05-28T07:54:38.000-07:00Yes, I misnamed "conservation" farming. ...Yes, I misnamed "conservation" farming. Drawn primarily from the book "Growing A Revolution". I loved his "Dirt" book, this one was more of a chore to plow through. Get it? Plow. <br />*<br />Home prices and derivatives are two separate issues this time. Houses are not affordable. Derivatives just make everything a huge risk. But since far more folks are renting now than buying, there isn't the market for derivatives in housing. It won't be a strict repeat of 2008. Any growth in housing from demographics is pushing up against the affordability issue. The derivatives market will explode, the greedy bankers will see to that. It won't be caused by a housing bubble-how comforting as we sit in the economic rubble.<br />*<br />Immigration can be driven by jobs, and it is. I don't see any unemployed Mexicans around here, just White Trash. But those Mexicans can live on very little, such as packing ten to a house. If they get sick, which is rare because of their youth, they can then get free healthcare. They can live on $10k a year, still sending money home. They have youth and cheapness going for them.<br />*<br />The unemployment numbers over at Shadow Stats is I believe 23%. Those are going by government numbers ( your favorite, being the trusting, glittery sunshiney unicorn type ) but using the old methodology. I figure 33% going by the labor participation rate compared to the eligible workers numbers. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-54296304911588158822019-05-27T19:14:16.582-07:002019-05-27T19:14:16.582-07:00Oh, Lord Bison....
First, these depression level u...Oh, Lord Bison....<br />First, these depression level unemployment numbers you speak of...for real? Why do you think 100k+ migrants are coming up from CenAm? It ain't for welfare. Please don't spread that fairytale. They are coming because of JOB openings. Everywhere I look HELP WANTED signs at wharehouses, donut shops, electrical contractors, dental hygenists, roofers, tire shops. All along Coastal South. Can't comment on Yankeeland or Califruittopia though.<br />Those migrants don't come on a "lark", they're coming because their cousin or uncle said "come up, plenty of jobs".<br />Yes, some get a smidgen of "social services" but only because American welfare depts are tossing money left and right. The illegals are pulling in plenty of cash from WORKING (not endorsing them coming, just looking at facts) The welfare bureacrats are just expanding their empires (bigger budgets/promotions) by qualifying more people as "needy".<br /><br />As for home prices and derivatives...First, lending qualifications vastly tightened up. No more liar loans or 105% mortgage which triggered 2008. Second, we have a huge demographic boom called millennials born starting 1980 now reaching age of homeownership. Bigger demographic than boomers! Third, private mortgage industry basically doesn't exist..90% of mortgages now through FedGov agencies. If they (HUD, VA,FHA) get "in trouble" there is no credit crunch like last time....Congress just extends their guarantees.....but that's a different fish kettle.<br />C'mon man, engage your cognitive gears (clutch, shift, gas...right?). Think!<br /><br />"Conservative" farming???? You mean conservation tillage, yes? <br />Conservation tillage/farming been around for going on 40 years. Original idea was to get away from "clean tillage" (plowing) done with moldboard plow. If you leave "residue" on surface from prior crop, rather than completely inverting w/ moldboard, you reduce erosion from raindrops hiting bare ground. The whole notion of stopping centuries old destructive moldboarding was impetus for GMO (glyphosate resistance) seed and Roundup. Leaving surface residue requires new tillage/planting techniques.That "technology package" allows you to seed into prior cropland by basically cutting a narrow slot, drop seed, and press in with springloaded wheels. Spray with Roundup after sprouting and soy/corn survives but weeds die. No fuel wasting repetitive trips across field to cultivate out weeds. Save $$$<br /> If we were still moldboarding there would be islands the size of a couple Manhattans in Gulf due to eroision in Midwest. Thank God for reduced till!<br />Back in old days about 1/4 to 1/3 of Midwest land was kept in permananet pasture and hay for the mules/horses. That permanent plant cover reduced a lot of erosion. But post WWII with horses sent to dog food factories that land was pasture was put to plow....and it eroded BADLY. Hence, new techniques needed to reduce tillage. Also, SecAg Butz meant it when he said plow from fence to fence in 1970....farmers ripped out fences in great swathes of farm country cause fences get in way of turning your J Deere 500 HP behemoth tractor when you get the headland. So now you can drive vast distance across "flyover" land and not see a fence....come to think of it you wont see the formerly predictable small herd of cattle (20-50) either. They used to be kept around just to eat (scavenge) the post harvest corn stalks over the winter (now..no fence, no cows).<br />Rotational or managed grazing...ahem, a LOT more involved than "intense grazing and then leave for a year"...but that's a 1000 words essay in itself. <br /><br />Keep it coming Jim....I have an old manure shovel I keep around to cleanup the cow lot, but with the volume here I might have to go buy a skidsteer with large size bucket 😃. Sale at CAT dealer I think!<br /><br />Anon()()noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-9101939568587337682019-05-27T14:42:59.506-07:002019-05-27T14:42:59.506-07:00Mohave Rat, Welcome back to the Bison Empire. Don&...Mohave Rat, Welcome back to the Bison Empire. Don't forget the extra medicated powder so as to not endure a crotch rash during collapse.<br /><br />Jim, a brief Kunstler article appeared in Zero Hedge, 5/27. Recommend readers peruse and skim through some of the more appropriate commentary. Reinforcing intelligence reports are helpful for strategic planning. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-9098625444136931702019-05-27T13:32:38.019-07:002019-05-27T13:32:38.019-07:00Yes, we are humped. But in a GOOD way. Glad to s...Yes, we are humped. But in a GOOD way. Glad to see you back, brother! James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-36889597605561031742019-05-27T13:31:14.205-07:002019-05-27T13:31:14.205-07:00Get Hilary-she's pretty good with assassinatio...Get Hilary-she's pretty good with assassinations. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-19884370925132002072019-05-27T13:12:28.762-07:002019-05-27T13:12:28.762-07:00The ptb are already spouting out "interventio...The ptb are already spouting out "intervention" code words like they desire a grassy knoll solution to their lack of power and control. Don't be surprised if the most weirdest things (9-11 anybody?) was to occur. Be flexible and fast on the feet if necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-58087674158440837682019-05-27T12:25:32.125-07:002019-05-27T12:25:32.125-07:00Sweet Jesus ! James.... I'm off doing stuff fo...Sweet Jesus ! James.... I'm off doing stuff for a few months (almost a year) and I decide to see what you are up to and lo and behold- here you are still spreading tidings of great Joy! Glorious golden rays of wisdom emanating from your anal orifice like the true Oracle of Elko we have all come to know and love as our beloved Bison...My preps are all set. Generator and gas for the generator, got to be able to microwave the pizza! Cases of bourbon. Silver coins to pay for whores! Yep, that pretty much takes care of everything. Oh, of course, I am armed to the teeth like any good paranoid schizophrenic fanatic. Glad to see you are still gifting the masses with your analysis of the situation. So basically what you are saying is: We are fucked! Your old friend, the Mohave Rat :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-86346370194245181702019-05-27T11:25:58.032-07:002019-05-27T11:25:58.032-07:00Right, you can't even say, "get your popc...Right, you can't even say, "get your popcorn and enjoy the show". It will be a far bigger spectacular event than a regular movie, a 4th of July fireworks show or a circus come to town. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-34762761803729153392019-05-27T10:47:19.125-07:002019-05-27T10:47:19.125-07:00Following and concur. As a Minionite manning an &#...Following and concur. As a Minionite manning an 'lp/op' post on the southern Bison Empire border area of Lost Vegas, the view of things will turn a thinking person's stomach. There is so much gluttony and wanton degradation of self and society systems, it is remarkable things still function. It is only by the efforts of a much smaller percentage of stay behind, hold out, traditional system adherents that it occurs. Like those games of pulling sticks out of stacks, once more folks wise up, check out, and deny the machine it will all topple over like a dead animal. Then the carcass stripping party (instead of strippers on poles) begins in earnest. At least we may be witnesses (and hopefully survivors - winners) to the greatest calamities (plural as in many to occur) to befall mankind, live performances and in color. Stay frosty. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-71308013960045718092019-05-27T10:26:43.946-07:002019-05-27T10:26:43.946-07:00Why do you assume any one man can hold back the ti...Why do you assume any one man can hold back the tide? James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-47604843231743504502019-05-27T09:46:40.340-07:002019-05-27T09:46:40.340-07:00I don't know how,but if Trump gets re-elected,...I don't know how,but if Trump gets re-elected, due to his ego he'll do whatever it takes to keep the collapse from happening under his watch.<br /><br />2:48Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-32857425738525776682019-05-27T09:04:29.767-07:002019-05-27T09:04:29.767-07:00Hopefully I don't disappoint.Hopefully I don't disappoint. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-42017147988812047582019-05-27T08:05:56.599-07:002019-05-27T08:05:56.599-07:00Well you've certainly got my attention with th...Well you've certainly got my attention with this into, Lord Bison. Looking forward to the rest of it. Can't shake the feeling that the road is going to get awfully bumpy over the next few years...jlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662563822328082468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-45265251561938395362019-05-27T08:05:06.064-07:002019-05-27T08:05:06.064-07:00I agree. Hunker down, footer up.I agree. Hunker down, footer up.ghostsniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15644187165818782984noreply@blogger.com