I Predict 2023

My experience has been those employed directly by Post usually offer great service, whilst contractors not so much. That applies to both retail and delivery divisions. I’ve got hundreds of stories about posties going way above and beyond, sometimes even saving lives.

Gold price is creeping up to all time record not far away.  More banks failing, there are serous undercurrent in the financial markets.  

2023 is only getting started, it is going to be a wild ride. 

Similar conversation had with a mate who's also a vet, also fairly recently out. We've talked about any manner of things over the last few years but prepping has never come up. We both simultaneously came to the same conclusions some time ago and both have similar plans. Property. Preferably with a moving water source on site. Grow whatever you can. Be as inconspicuous as possible. Go a decent way out bush so that at least if flammable spears start flying, you're nowhere near anything of interest. Learn as much natural/chemical-free horticulture methods as possible without being stubborn about it. Neither of us have a specific timeline beyond 'in the next few years' because obviously finances are a factor. But we both agreed that the sense of urgency is on double-time.

The discussion came about because I said we're looking to move further out in the next few years and we did that hilarious 'are they or are they not a prepper' dance of sussing out based what is and is not being said 🤣. I don't know that he calls himself a prepper but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck. He's a good egg. Single bloke (for now) so probably closer to the goal of getting out further and being self-sufficient than I am, purely because I have to factor family life and the needs of kids and working from home in where we choose to move to.

Still. More and more are coming out of the woodwork. I think our habit of not saying anything gets us isolated more than it needs to in this day and age. Less people see it as 'crazy' to have a full, long term pantry, or somewhere to go that you can isolate with yourself and your family to keep yourself safe in times of illness. It's not as taboo as it used to be and if we want to keep it that way we'll have to maintain the ground we've captured on that particular front by talking shop a little more often with friends and family. Cast the net and see what you can catch. Because ultimately if someone's a good enough friend that you're mates with them you're probably going to be good enough friends for them to know that you're a little more organised than most

He can try, he's on the opposite coast 🤣. Honestly, if he made it over here I'd have him. Definitely the kind of person you want in your court if things go bad. Might be equally as busted as my broken self but he's got a brain and a powerful need to not be someone else's target rofl.

But I agree with the sentiment. I wouldn't be broadcasting to all that I'm a prepper. Just not afraid of doing that 'are you or aren't you' tango to suss folks out. It's pretty darn easy to tell if they're not. Folks tend to get micro-expressions of disgust or amusement when you even get close to the topic. Or even macros of crossing their arms or just straight out saying "You're not one of those weirdos are you?". Pretty easy to say something along the lines of "Nah, I just have a heap of toilet paper!" and laugh it off.

Don't know what to think of the Russian may day display. 1 WW2 tank, no fly bys, no troops marching goose step in sync, only some reservists.

Keep your head on a swivel people, I suspect its gunna get a lot more interesting, quickly.







Remember, friends, you and your children are just fodder. You exist to apply time and energy and effort and creativity to natural resources in order to create wealth for the richest people in human history.

And hot off the presses today, only people who use drugs use cash!

There’s a wild reason young Australians are still getting cash out

Typical Murdoch media. Not even trying to be subtle about it. All part of the plan to get everyone off cash and entirely reliant on electronic cash sources. By making it seem like the only people who use cash are criminals. Oh, and let's blame it all on those darn Gen-Zers while we're at it! Well, maybe I shouldn't complain, it's nice for Millenials not to be blamed for literally everything for once hahaha.

Oops, never mind, as you were 😏;

"Australian economist Saul Eslake explained: “Cards leave a paper trail and it’s convenient for honest taxpayers and for dishonest taxpayer’s inconvenient.” While Generation Z might still want to use cash for discretion when it is required, they haven’t embraced cash as a whole. Even Millennials have failed to use physical money like their Boomer parents."

Hilariously sloppy writing. Boomers obviously NEVER did drugs (*chuckle/guffaw*), Millenials have 'failed' to use cash so it's their own fault that accessibility has dwindled, and Gen-Zers are just drug-taking, non-taxpaying criminals.

More irritatingly though they've put the decrease of ATMs down to their lack of use. Sorry, but that's horsehonky. Cash use has reduced in part BECAUSE of a reduction in the ability to withdraw cash. All completely intentional. But of course the huddled masses with the inability to use critical thought won't be considering that. They're too busy playing the blame game with each other instead of looking at the system that made it go that way. Again, entirely intentional.


I'm still fairly comfortable that economic crisis is a huge part of the reason things will be messy this year and next. They're just setting the stage for who we should all be pointing fingers at.

Very good summary of where Russia went wrong

Trump will be lucky to make the nominations at his current rate of train wreck.

Biden is a bigger disaster and more corrupt, his approval rating is deep in the gutter..  USA with a population of 332million, it is the best they can do....!!!!!!!  

Trump with inflation, banking and hosing crises, and mass invasion through Mexico, could easily win, every political party that seeks election during economic turmoil is voted out.  The same in Aus, change of gov due to economic conditions they always blame the incumbent party.   In the US it is not mandatory to vote so turnout wins elections.  US citizens are lazy and wont turn out for Biden.  

Trump hatred is so strong he is likely to be assassinated starting a US civil war, there are many preparing for it.