On Mar 22, 12:05*pm, Gunner Asch > wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:57:59 -0700 (PDT),
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> >On Mar 21, 10:07*pm, Gunner Asch > wrote:
> >> On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:16:22 -0700 (PDT),
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> >> >On Mar 21, 6:36*pm, Fat Moe > wrote:
> >> >> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> >> > "sf" > wrote in message
> >> >> >> They aren't going to kill the goose that lays the
> >> >> >> golden egg. *We keep buying their products and they won't bomb us.
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> >> >> > Very true. *They may not kill it, but they can control it. What if the China
> >> >> > boss wakes up one day and says "stop all exports to the USA and get all the
> >> >> > money they owe us." * In very short time, *our retail stores would be 3/4
> >> >> > empty, much of our manufacturing that relies on imported parts will stop,
> >> >> > prices will skyrocket for the things that are left. * *We'd have economic
> >> >> > chaos.
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> >> >> We have economic chaos now. *
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> >> >No we don't. *If you think this is economic chaos, then you're going
> >> >to be terrified if you ever do see it.
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> >> Indeed.
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> >> Ive been fasinated by the numbers of business's that are still
> >> operational and seem hardly touched by the "crisis".
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> >> Only 1 in 5 has been negatively harmed by the economy. *That means so
> >> far...everyone else is actually doing ok.
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> >> Times may indeed get rough. Or not. Shrug. Im planning on them getting
> >> rough and am digging in a smidge deeper. *But then..I live in the
> >> country...and only work at this job in the city.
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> >> Gunner
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> >What I've noticed so far...
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> >Walmart has been out of 5 gallon gas cans, oil lamps, and lamp oil for
> >months.
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> Indeed. Now is this because of Walmarts sales, their agenda or an
> outside intervention? *Finding all of the above items on the net are
> easily done.

Hmmmm? I think it's because people around here have finally learned
something. We've had a number of lengthy power outages - over a week
long for some. I think people are stocking up. Government will call
it "hoarding."

I'm going to put back 20 gallons of fuel before it goes over $2.00/
gallon. I have an oil lamp for each room of the house, but only four
jugs of oil.

> >There is no 380 ammo for sale in central Ohio. *Much handgun ammo is
> >out of stock.
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> True indeed. However other calibers are readily found as are
> components. I tend to stock up on components rather than fixed ammo,
> so having "enough on hand" is still *easily accomplished.

Many of the gun stores are very low on modern handgun ammo, but 32-20
and 44-40 cowboy loads abound.

> I do think however that the Left is determined in some fashion to
> remove ammo and components from the People. *Ive got enough to last me
> for most of my life, but others...are not so fortunate, or foreward
> thinking. *Shrug

I've bought a lee melting pot and several molds.

> Gunner

Something is up. We'll see.