rm.w/aview said:
"This makes me wonder how the "Mad Max" series of films...Mad Max...or "The Road" will play a role in our future.
I've read a book published in 1959 titled "A Canticle For Leibowitz" which had me believe that the story took place in the 11th century, only to discover it was of a time yet to come."
Rick, oddly or not, cinema has always predicted with accuracy what our future holds. It is for this reason
that I will do all I can to relocate to a bit of acreage where I can continue to homestead: keep poultry,
small livestock, a vege garden. Above all, I do NOT want to be 'on the road' with what is shaping up. The
roadblocks in the southwest are far more numerous than one might imagine. Some are permanent, others are
moving locations. They are on the increase.
On the road, one easily may lose control over freedom of movement, access to cash, food, gasoline. once
central bankers have their way & go to digital banking, we will see more complicated residency requirements
for a drivers' liscense, etc. Not to mention the daily worry re access to safe, healthy food & clean drinking
water. For many it will be near impossible---for reasons of economy or lack of experience---to attempt to
hunker down, lie low, & do what one can to supply many of ones' basic needs. But for those who can, it is,
IMHO, a wise idea.
For decades I have traveled far & wide from my little homestead in the redwood forest, happy to return after a
good long break & resume a life in nature with plenty of enjoyable outdoor exercise/activity to keep me in
excellent health, good physical shape, & happy to be alive.
The real estate market here in N CA is going thru a dramatic realignment---due in part to recent fires, bad
economy, & other factors. As a result, I will be working with far less $$$ to relocate with than I would have
had I sold two years ago. Never the less, I am determined to relocate to a peaceful, out of the way area where
one might at least hope to avoid some of the worst of what looks to be shaping up. The acceleration rate
astounds me! I pay attention to what is 'trending' & hope at least to stay ahead of the curve.
I offer my personal thoughts on the current state of affairs not to open a debate of 'reality' but to open
a conversation with any others of you who may be rethinking/reimagining a new future approach to your life
plans. If different than 'nomadism' as depicted on this forum, I would like to know what you may be thinking.
No time like the present to employ vision/creativity/imagination!
Gallows humor appropriate, it that's all you've got left!
Charlotte