Is the earthquake a sign of things to come?

[mashman]

well my world is surely going to crash down if this keyboard isn't replaced soon.

buy a USB keyboard and plug it in.. in the meantime, Caps Lock could be your temporary friend

[EJK]

buy a USB keyboard and plug it in.. in the meantime, Caps Lock could be your temporary friend

WHOAH THAT IS A CLEVER IDEA

[pete376403]

I have to apply the application

Woohoo Sodom and Gommorah all over again (ok Sodom and th'Tron) and look how that ended

[Gibbo89]

is the world slowly approaching a cataclysmic end?
Is the earthquake a early sign

Storms are getting worse and more frequent

Should we be more prepared for the unexpected, as it becomes more likely?

Your thoughts?

world's climate is changing, which is regarding your storm comment. (no point debating if that is human fault or just natural (i think the latter))

earthquakes are part of living on this planet. After all, NZ is in the ring of fire. i.e NZ gets tamed by quakes, and aussie gets next to nothing

[0100]

Yes caps lock is my new friend, thanks -insert exclamation mark here-

[Spearfish]

The real truth in the matter of the recent earthquakes is buried under lies and deceit.
This is the result of the Large Hadron Particle accelerator in operation buried near Geneva, they said it was safe but they hid the fact we don't have the technology for any means of disposing of the waste black holes the machine produces. So without going into confusing scientific detail, especially as there is none, I think we are all shagged.

Bit of a bugga really, I've just put a fresh rego and a years insurance on one and a half bikes.

[avgas]

Live for today, worry about tomorrow when it comes.

I hear it comes tomorrow.
That's what the scientists say.
So does that mean I should worry in 15 hours?

[scissorhands]

The real truth in the matter of the recent earthquakes is buried under lies and deceit.
This is the result of the Large Hadron Particle accelerator in operation buried near Geneva, they said it was safe but they hid the fact we don't have the technology for any means of disposing of the waste black holes the machine produces. So without going into confusing scientific detail, especially as there is none, I think we are all shagged.

Bit of a bugga really, I've just put a fresh rego and a years insurance on one and a half bikes.

That Yamaha Jog of yours should be able to outrun them black holes? I heard the US were playing with earthquake warfare technology, and this was revenge for not playing gridiron.

[0100]

I hear it comes tomorrow.
That's what the scientists say.
So does that mean I should worry in 15 hours?

yes, yes it does

[cave weta]

Ive made a list....

General Strategies

HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SELF-RELIANCE

Learn healthy living and acquire a diversity of skills. Cultivate a low input lifestyle. Secure your own material needs as much as possible, and find a safe place to live.

COOPERATION AND MUTUAL SUPPORT

Build mutually supportive relationships. Nurture the development of networks and self-contained, cooperative communities.

DISENGAGE

Reduce your reliance upon conventional money, financial assets, government and institutions. Get out of debt.

BE ALERT AND BE INVOLVED

Keep attuned to the changing global conditions of humanity and its habitats; help to solve regional, national and global problems as well as local ones. Participate in local politics. Ask tough questions.

Specific Possibilities to Consider:

1. Food. Grow at least some of your own food, store staple food items, save seeds, plant perennial food plants, especially fruit and nut trees. Learn how to forage for wild foods – many “weeds” are edible. Support local (preferably, organic) farmers.

Participate in “Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), also known as “subscription farming.” This is an arrangement in which a group of consumers contract to support an area farmer who in turn delivers his produce to the contracting group. The farmer is guaranteed a market and the consumers are guaranteed a supply of fresh wholesome food.

2. Collect valued items and commodities that are likely to retain their value and can be used as an exchange medium. Some favor gold and silver coins. In modest amounts, these may be useful in the event of inflation or collapse of the currency. I prefer to hold things which are more useful, like tools and textbooks.

3. Get out of the large cities, if possible. Locate a country place which you can retreat to if and when it becomes necessary. Buy productive land that can support you and your family. Choose land that can provide food, clean water, and fuel. Ideally, locate near small towns where you have access to helpful neighbors and common facilities. If you lack the resources to buy land on your own, consider buying in partnership with others or organizing a Community Land Trust, which holds corporate title to land while assuring secure tenure, but limits individual speculative gains.

4. Build community where you are. If you must live in a city, get to know your neighbors and organize neighborhood cooperatives and mutual-support structures. Large cities depend on a complex and well maintained infrastructure, and the importation of tremendous amounts of resources from distant places. In hard times these systems may fail, in whole or in part. Learn about critical systems like water, electricity, sewage disposal, health care,
With your neighbors, plan back-up strategies and create back-up systems that will assure at least minimal life-support. Get involved in local politics and council staff accountable.

5. Disengage financially. Begin to disengage from the conventional financial systems as much as possible. Don’t depend too much on banks and avoid, as much as possible, the use of the conventional money system. If banks fail, you may loose your deposits, while finding that your debts remain in tact. Convert most of your financial assets to real (tangible) assets, while holding some in liquid form for payment of taxes, utilities, and other necessities that require monetary payment. Support the emerging decentralized economy that promotes humane values, equity, social justice, sustainability, and local self-determination.

6. Become debt-free; kick the credit habit; pay as you go. Especially, avoid borrowing from predatory lenders and credit card companies. Do not borrow to buy consumer goods; purchase these only when you can pay for them in full. Get out of debt as quickly as you can and stay out of debt. If you must borrow, borrow from people, not banks. In a crunch, it’s better to have your debts in friendly hands, someone who won’t take advantage of your distress or press for foreclosure. If you have a home which is mortgaged or are making payments on a major durable item such as a car or truck, you might consider the following possible options:

7. Simplify your lifestyle and reduce your needs. Learn how to live better with less. Do it yourself, fix what you have, reuse, make-do, or do without. Share with others. Kick the shopping habit and emphasize non-material satisfactions and gifts.

8. Learn to share and cooperate. Secure your basic necessities like food and shelter by creating community and cooperative arrangements. Possibilities to consider are neighborhood associations, buying clubs, food cooperatives, shared or co-op housing, barter clubs, trade associations or mutual credit clearing exchanges

Be kind and tread lightly.

[Slyer]

TL;DR:
Fuck everything and go live in the bush.

[ellipsis]

TL;DR:
Fuck everything and go live in the bush.

....tried that when i was young and single....got pissed off having to come out of my bush to find something to fuck....

[carver]

....tried that when i was young and single....got pissed off having to come out of my bush to find something to fuck....

did you have much luck?

[ellipsis]

...i think so...my mind was the first thing i fucked...

[PrincessBandit]

The world is going to end on 21-12-2012. I know this because I saw it in the movies.

Oh wait, is it 12-12-2012?? I guess if that date comes and goes uneventfully then it must be the first one.

On the other hand, if they both pass uneventfully I will never believe anything I see in the movies again.