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spottybrowncow wrote: Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:08 pm

Lightbulb wrote: Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:55 pm
We dried the clothes by the natural gas fireplace that ignites with batteries. The natural gas water heater gave us hot water and I had a hot shower every morning. The gas range we lit with matches so we could cook. My wife made me hot coffee every morning.

Living in a hurricane-prone area, I can attest that natural gas, if available, is a great backup when the grid goes down. We have a 20kw natural gas generator that comes on automatically when the power goes out. We have had several instances of power outages for several days, and I must confess I feel a little guilty, everyone else is living like cavemen, and I don't even have to turn the stereo down. I'm sure an earthquake would take out the gas supply, societal collapse, who knows. I have friends who have many month's supply of underground propane tanks, but that's in another league.

spottybrowncow wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:13 am John may feel this post may be more accurately placed in another thread, but I found this article so compelling that I wanted to put it where I think the most people will see it. It's the most detailed and believable analysis of what appears to be going on in the U.S. now that I've seen.

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news ... ty-tyrants

I followed some but not all of the many included hyperlinks, and they all appear to accurately support the points made.
As always, if anyone spots misleading or fallacious claims in the text, I would ask them to share their observations with us.

Guest wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:09 am

spottybrowncow wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:13 am John may feel this post may be more accurately placed in another thread, but I found this article so compelling that I wanted to put it where I think the most people will see it. It's the most detailed and believable analysis of what appears to be going on in the U.S. now that I've seen.

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news ... ty-tyrants

I followed some but not all of the many included hyperlinks, and they all appear to accurately support the points made.
As always, if anyone spots misleading or fallacious claims in the text, I would ask them to share their observations with us.

This magazine seems to be blocked in my country. Or is the magazine down?

Bob Butler wrote: Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:12 pm Living in a blizzard prone area, I have a house heated by propane, an emergency generator driven off expanded propane tanks, and UPS connections on the internet. While I don't anticipate the collapses foreseen by many here, I guess I'm as prepared as anyone.

Guest wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:09 am

spottybrowncow wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:13 am John may feel this post may be more accurately placed in another thread, but I found this article so compelling that I wanted to put it where I think the most people will see it. It's the most detailed and believable analysis of what appears to be going on in the U.S. now that I've seen.

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news ... ty-tyrants

I followed some but not all of the many included hyperlinks, and they all appear to accurately support the points made.
As always, if anyone spots misleading or fallacious claims in the text, I would ask them to share their observations with us.

This magazine seems to be blocked in my country. Or is the magazine down?

spottybrowncow wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:13 am > John may feel this post may be more accurately placed in another
> thread, but I found this article so compelling that I wanted to
> put it where I think the most people will see it. It's the most
> detailed and believable analysis of what appears to be going on in
> the U.S. now that I've seen.

> https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news ... ty-tyrants

> I followed some but not all of the many included hyperlinks, and
> they all appear to accurately support the points made. As always,
> if anyone spots misleading or fallacious claims in the text, I
> would ask them to share their observations with us.

Guest wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:09 am > This magazine seems to be blocked in my country. Or is the magazine
> down?

spottybrowncow wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:48 am
> I don't know if it's blocked, but a friend of mine in South Africa
> had the same problem with another article from that site. I don't
> know what the laws are, but I could easily make a pdf of the
> article and maybe attach it somewhere if it's OK.

Guest wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:38 pm After reading the article, I can see why it has been blocked in so many countries.