Good destinations in event of global economic depression? - Page 10

MoonlightShadow · 20-08-2008, 09:20

Possibly. He certainly did a lot of discovering.

If you take Thor Hyardal's work, then it was also possibly The Phonecians.

Or maybe some Ivan just walked across to Alaska during a freeze.

Wotname · 21-08-2008, 02:22

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Originally Posted by MoonlightShadow

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And then, it wouldn't be any more.

If you go back in history a few hundred years, there was just such a place, rich in agricultural land, rich in minerals, rich in all natural resources.

And then, Columbus discovered it.

(Or Amerigo Vaspuchi, or Brenden, or whomever, depending on the history teachers you had at school).

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Originally Posted by Wotname

I thought it was Capt Cook who "discovered" it.

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Originally Posted by MoonlightShadow

Possibly. He certainly did a lot of discovering.

If you take Thor Hyardal's work, then it was also possibly The Phonecians.

Or maybe some Ivan just walked across to Alaska during a freeze.

OK my humour was either too subtle or not funny, I was suggesting that "another continent" may have been the "paradisiacal" one rather than the one Columbus almost bumped into. You know the one, the "Great South Land"

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MidLandOne · 21-08-2008, 18:06

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Originally Posted by Wotname

You know the one, the "Great South Land"

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Shhhhhhh!!!! Don't say things like that as will encourage the escapees from destitution coming down this way.

In fact they are already coming as I saw this in Townsville a couple of weeks ago; quite obviously one of our Cruisers Forum US multihullites who's walked out on an unsupportable mortgage back home.

drruss · 03-09-2008, 13:46

I'm following along with you Captkev! We need a safe, beautiful, great people to play with and an inexpensive place to call home during the bad times possible ahead.

David_Old_Jersey · 03-09-2008, 14:02

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Originally Posted by MidLandOne

I saw this in Townsville a couple of weeks ago

"After receiving delivery of his new TurboCat 50, Gludy started wondering about the advice he had received on CF.com"

MidLandOne · 04-09-2008, 03:11

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Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey

"After receiving delivery of his new TurboCat 50, Gludy started wondering about the advice he had received on CF.com"

Well, at least it floats and hasn't been returned to the builder for a refund, so the CF advice may have been better than that from another forum

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If you read this Gludy, the above is driven by cheek and kindness, not from malice. John

drruss · 04-09-2008, 10:48

You are VERY right!! Well put! You can't have too many friends to lean on.

Soft Air · 04-09-2008, 10:56

There is a nation that may be a good choice, it is called Kuna Nation, completely independent from Panama an it consists of 377 islands called San Blas Islands, that is my chosen location for what may we globally see relatively soon...wait don't come all at once as the place will get spoiled.

speciald@ocens. · 04-09-2008, 10:58

In the event of a collapse of the US economy, the world economy would quickly follow. Assets would be worth nothing. That includes gold which has no intrinsic value. Barter would become the only trade system. What do you have of value to trade for food. Skills such as carpentry, iron forging, farming, surgerywould become valuable. Lawyers, accountants, politicians will quickly starve. An island with an agrarian economy and temperate weather may be the place to go. A sail boat may be the only way to get here. Remeber Water World?

ssullivan · 04-09-2008, 11:13

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Originally Posted by Soft Air

There is a nation that may be a good choice, it is called Kuna Nation, completely independent from Panama an it consists of 377 islands called San Blas Islands, that is my chosen location for what may we globally see relatively soon...wait don't come all at once as the place will get spoiled.

Are these guys different than our Native Americans?

Despite the fact that I share nearly all the beliefs (and practice them more frequently with less westernization) than our Native Americans, I would never be allowed to live within a Native American reserve unless I was married in.

Does it work this way with the Kuna, or is it more welcoming?

Pelagic · 04-09-2008, 11:38

Two Books come to mind when I think of economic and personal survival

One is His Majesty O'Keefe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia where ironically stone money which was valued in Yap Islands and needed to be quarried and transported from Palau, was how a sailor survived and prospered.

The other is;
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Which is a great tale and a reminder as Gord suggested, to invest in a practical education and to keep you wits about you

Yap is a beautiful island but you would have to be useful ….or you might find yourself invited for lunch …and you are it!

04-09-2008, 10:56	#143
Soft Air Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tortola, BVI Boat: Cheoy Lee 41 Offshore Richards Posts: 157	There is a nation that may be a good choice, it is called Kuna Nation, completely independent from Panama an it consists of 377 islands called San Blas Islands, that is my chosen location for what may we globally see relatively soon...wait don't come all at once as the place will get spoiled. __________________ JC s/v Softair Cheoy Lee 41 Offshore Richards Boat toll free 1.877.SOFT.AIR One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. Andre Gide

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20-08-2008, 09:20	#136
MoonlightShadow Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21	Possibly. He certainly did a lot of discovering. If you take Thor Hyardal's work, then it was also possibly The Phonecians. Or maybe some Ivan just walked across to Alaska during a freeze.

03-09-2008, 13:46	#139
drruss Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma Boat: Tayana 48 "Pairodocs" Posts: 5	I'm following along with you Captkev! We need a safe, beautiful, great people to play with and an inexpensive place to call home during the bad times possible ahead.

04-09-2008, 10:48	#142
drruss Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma Boat: Tayana 48 "Pairodocs" Posts: 5	You are VERY right!! Well put! You can't have too many friends to lean on.

04-09-2008, 10:58	#144
speciald@ocens. Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: On the boat - Carib, Chesapeake Boat: 58 Taswell AS Posts: 172	In the event of a collapse of the US economy, the world economy would quickly follow. Assets would be worth nothing. That includes gold which has no intrinsic value. Barter would become the only trade system. What do you have of value to trade for food. Skills such as carpentry, iron forging, farming, surgerywould become valuable. Lawyers, accountants, politicians will quickly starve. An island with an agrarian economy and temperate weather may be the place to go. A sail boat may be the only way to get here. Remeber Water World?

04-09-2008, 11:38	#146
Pelagic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Boat: Van Helleman Schooner 65ft StarGazer Posts: 1,090	Two Books come to mind when I think of economic and personal survival One is His Majesty O'Keefe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia where ironically stone money which was valued in Yap Islands and needed to be quarried and transported from Palau, was how a sailor survived and prospered. The other is; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Which is a great tale and a reminder as Gord suggested, to invest in a practical education and to keep you wits about you Yap is a beautiful island but you would have to be useful ….or you might find yourself invited for lunch …and you are it!