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To: Lazarus who wrote (70203)	1/6/2011 12:44:15 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217655

when you possess such a treasure much of your life and emotional energy is consumed in protecting it from thieves who "break in and steal." Tend to agree with you.. Would rather have an array of "bullet launchers" and ample ammunition than heavy quantities of precious metals. Because if the defecation REALLY hits the rotary oscillator, I can get all the gold I want either trading, or utilizing, those weapons to obtain it. Not saying I would use force to obtain someone's gold, but if the world becomes that chaotic, it's going to be a "me or them" scenario anyway.. Hawk

To: Lazarus who wrote (70203)	1/7/2011 8:35:11 AM
From: TobagoJack	5 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217655

<<gold ... every try to EAT them?>> ... yes, and they are very good, full of mineral. goes well with grape juice, fish egg, coffee, tea, sushi, and they also act as potency enhancer as well as fancy salad condiment. they shine nicely by sunlight as well as candle light, and they are 100% natural, without artificial preservatives. quality is very consistent, as long as one stays with 9999 :0) <<my friend's sister in San Diego has over 2 million dollars worth of silver and gold in her safe at her home.>> ... what is her address? <<of course, when you possess such a treasure much of your life and emotional energy is consumed in protecting it from thieves who "break in and steal.">> ... how is the attitude different re paper derivatives of wealth, and for that matter, paper money? ... with paper money, THEY do not even have to break in and steal. THEY just fire up the printing press. ... do you see the problem? focus on the zeros. gold is freedom. paper is slavery. do not argue with the math. math is not opinion; math is just that, math. <<and should times necessitate she exchange her gold for food it would not surprise me to see those who have supposed gold to VALUABLE find themselves willing to exchange large sums of it for small sums of bread>> ... in the aggregate people with gold savings will on average outlast people without, and get to buy the goodies off of people without at time of astute choice. <<i would not in a million years wish to be in a city such as Hong Kong or New York where i work to gain a fiat currency (or gold) in order to exchange it for Black Angus and grapes raised on the other side of the continent>> ... many people in new york and hong kong can CHOOSE to live on a farm at any moment, if they so choose. ... this is part of work ... this is nice ... this is nice as well <<i would prefer to be close to the fields from which all the bounties of life that i truly need AND ENJOY come from (do you know ANYBODY that ENJOYS gold?)>> ... i like both choices, and like to keep options open. i like gold, for it helps to keep score in a very interesting game, that of generating physical gold by trading paper gold, embracing physical platinum by gaming with paper platinum, for the fun of it. some call it work, others term it hobby. i call it accessing cloud atm, virtual mining, mineralization of excess, and solidification od surplus, or, iow, getting my fair share. <<you can have the concrete jungles. i will visit them on occasions - but that's all.>> ... it is a matter of choice. cheers, tj