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<p>[QUOTE="crazyd, post: 4158789, member: 67221"]When I think of the most likely "serious event" I most often think of a weeks or months long event like a pandemic or localized dirty/bio/chemical attacks, or some short term climate disaster (Hurricane tornado, flood). I just dont see something that would take the US dollar to zero or shut down all banks and ATM's and bring us back to the 1800's. In this case its prudent to keep a month of food, medicine, Toilet paper, clean water abilities on hand. Maybe ammo if your so inclined to fire arms. PM might be used to barter with your neighbors for somethings in these shorter term calamities (months) but more likely bartering and cash on hand would of more use. I suppose if I had to get out of town due to a local/regional disaster (example Aussie or California fires) - once I got to where it was safer I could sell my PM's for some cash.</p><p><br /></p><p>However the more common non serious disasters are simple medical illness/accident/disability, job loss, great recession, where having PM's as a kind of rainy day emergency fund - makes sense to me.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. - stocking up on a month of food is really fairly easy with buying a few cans of food from Mountain House, Augason Farms, etc. though out the year as sales happen. You buy a can and its good for 25-30 years. Its actually very tasty and good quality.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="crazyd, post: 4158789, member: 67221"]When I think of the most likely "serious event" I most often think of a weeks or months long event like a pandemic or localized dirty/bio/chemical attacks, or some short term climate disaster (Hurricane tornado, flood). I just dont see something that would take the US dollar to zero or shut down all banks and ATM's and bring us back to the 1800's. In this case its prudent to keep a month of food, medicine, Toilet paper, clean water abilities on hand. Maybe ammo if your so inclined to fire arms. PM might be used to barter with your neighbors for somethings in these shorter term calamities (months) but more likely bartering and cash on hand would of more use. I suppose if I had to get out of town due to a local/regional disaster (example Aussie or California fires) - once I got to where it was safer I could sell my PM's for some cash. However the more common non serious disasters are simple medical illness/accident/disability, job loss, great recession, where having PM's as a kind of rainy day emergency fund - makes sense to me. P.S. - stocking up on a month of food is really fairly easy with buying a few cans of food from Mountain House, Augason Farms, etc. though out the year as sales happen. You buy a can and its good for 25-30 years. Its actually very tasty and good quality.[/QUOTE]
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