On Wed, 1 Aug 2018 22:19:15 -0500, Fox's Mercantile <
jda...@att.net>
wrote:
>On 8/1/18 5:36 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>> You must be a Prepper.
>Now that's funny.
It was meant to be a compliment. The alternative is that you are a
junk collector, pack rat, or hoarder.
>Preppers are a special type of stupid
>because they think THEY are the ones that will survive
>the (hoped for) apocalypse.
It's really a philosophical issue that distinguishes preppers from
survivalists. A prepper believe that the way to survive the Trump
administration is to run away to the hills when the SHTF. A
survivalists stocks up, fortifies his house, and prepares to fight off
everybody. I don't think spare parts for your electronic devices will
help in either case.
>Wait until your neighbors figure out you're the only one
>with food. Good luck with that.
>Or you "bug out" like you planned, get to your secret
>hidey hole stocked with survival stuff. Then you find out
>how much of your survival stuff requires gasoline, or
>electricity or manufactured stuff (like ammunition) to
>work.
Yep. It's kinda like Y2K on steroids. I sold quite a few computahs
to those panicked by threat of a Y2K computer meltdown which didn't
happen. I'm sure various entrepreneurs notices and decided to
perpetuate the fears to generate some business.
>No, I grew up in Los Angeles, all of my stock pile of
>OEM spare parts was acquired at surplus stores, swapmeets,
>garage and estate sales And the occasion "Score!" on eBay
>the Free Cycle mailing lists or Craig's list.
Ditto, and in the same city (as you well know). At one time, I was
dragging home car loads of junk from the TRW flea market or JJ Glass.
Most of that has been recycles as I lacked the time to fix the stuff,
and the space to store it as its value depreciated. I also found it
less fashionable to be surrounded by electronic boat anchors. My lab
is still very much 1970-1980 vintage test equipment, which is well
worth keeping. But, if I buy any replacements, it will be something
much newer.
Incidentally, when I buy something on eBay, if I want to work, I buy
three. One to use, and two for spare parts:
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