It looks like we were both right about the casualties.  If we we pool what that knowledge has been worth we could buy 1 cup of coffee, maybe.

Not at today's prices.

Evening dudes. Been a while.

What did I miss? 

QuoteEvening dudes. Been a while.

What did I miss? 

You can see there have been significant changes if you have been gone a while.  What have you missed? To answer that you'll have to say where you've been.

Quote from: RE on May 27, 2026, 12:33 PMNot at today's prices.

True that.

This is insulting.  'They' still expect us to believe there is a cease-fire.  And the Fascist media plays along.

Quote from: K-Dog on May 28, 2026, 06:39 AMThis is insulting.  'They' still expect us to believe there is a cease-fire.  And the Fascist media plays along.

The whole ceasefire thing is complete bullshit.  The Pentagon published a report admitting they are seriously low on the 3 main missile systems they used for Operation Epic Failure, 1 offensive and 2 defensive ones.  To just replace the munitions they used up in a few weeks of bombing will take 3 years, and more to load up with the full $1.5T Trumpolini wants to spend so he has enough to bomb all the other places he wants to put the Chump Logo on.  IOW, they CAN'T resume the massive Death From Above Terror Campaign, all he can do right now is dribble out a few bombs periodically to show he means bizness and if Iran starts sending lots of drones at Israel and the House of Saud, they won't have enough missiles to knock them all down.

The MSM of course plays along with the narrative, because Chump and his Justice Dept will sue them and/or charge them with Treason if they say anything that doesn't match the White House story line about how the powerful FSoA military is winning the war and the Iranians are begging for mercy.  The Iranians for their part mostly don't care how he spins it and will just hit back in dribs and drabs until they get  some relief on economic sanctions.  IOW, it's currently a stalemate.  Hormuz won't open beyond a few Chinese ships until Iran gets money to rebuild and fix their economy.

The Global economy maybe has 2-4 months before it goes tits up unless something changes.

RE

Quote from: K-Dog on May 27, 2026, 07:08 PM

QuoteEvening dudes. Been a while.

What did I miss?

You can see there have been significant changes if you have been gone a while.  What have you missed? To answer that you'll have to say where you've been.

A decade, maybe longer. 

Still in Fresno, California.  Still waiting for TSTHTF. 

I worked for two and a half decades in Yellow pages, but they shut so now I now own a small digital advertising agency (BAU plan), a pop-up shop that sells the wife's artwork alongside inexpensive trinkets and American-made t-shirts (slow collapse plan), and a Private Security company (SHTF plan).  The latter has taken most of my time, we specialize in mobile solar-powered remote camera towers, and I have a contract with a local California High Speed Rail contractor.   

I see RE is as doomy as ever!  I expect BAU until after the mid terms, and a while beyond.   

Quote from: Haniel on May 28, 2026, 04:35 PM

Quote from: K-Dog on May 27, 2026, 07:08 PM

QuoteEvening dudes. Been a while.

What did I miss?

You can see there have been significant changes if you have been gone a while.  What have you missed? To answer that you'll have to say where you've been.

A decade, maybe longer. 

Still in Fresno, California.  Still waiting for TSTHTF. 

I worked for two and a half decades in Yellow pages, but they shut so now I now own a small digital advertising agency (BAU plan), a pop-up shop that sells the wife's artwork alongside inexpensive trinkets and American-made t-shirts (slow collapse plan), and a Private Security company (SHTF plan).  The latter has taken most of my time, we specialize in mobile solar-powered remote camera towers, and I have a contract with a local California High Speed Rail contractor.   

I see RE is as doomy as ever!  I expect BAU until after the mid terms, and a while beyond.   

Gr8 2 C U! 😀

I maintain a consistent level of Doominess, and have been ticking off the various predictions of how Collapse would progress we made back in the old days as they occur.  The global rise of fascism, the loss of freedoms, the rise of the ICE Gestapo, the expanding resource wars...I could go on and on.  So I am of the opinion that TS ALREADY HTF.  Has society completely broken down here inside the Belly of the Beast in the FSoA?  No, but the water in the pot has bubbles beginning to appear and the frogs are tenderizing.

If we get to the elections and they don't get cancelled, you can be pretty sure Chump will not accept losing either house in CONgress and "BAU" (such as it is) will be further eroded.  Remains to be seen how it plays out, but I do expect significant violence resulting.

Anyhow, don't be a stranger!  How did U find us?

RE

Quote from: RE on May 28, 2026, 07:40 PM

Quote from: Haniel on May 28, 2026, 04:35 PMA decade, maybe longer. 

Still in Fresno, California.  Still waiting for TSTHTF. 

I worked for two and a half decades in Yellow pages, but they shut so now I now own a small digital advertising agency (BAU plan), a pop-up shop that sells the wife's artwork alongside inexpensive trinkets and American-made t-shirts (slow collapse plan), and a Private Security company (SHTF plan).  The latter has taken most of my time, we specialize in mobile solar-powered remote camera towers, and I have a contract with a local California High Speed Rail contractor.   

I see RE is as doomy as ever!  I expect BAU until after the mid terms, and a while beyond.   

Gr8 2 C U! 😀

I maintain a consistent level of Doominess, and have been ticking off the various predictions of how Collapse would progress we made back in the old days as they occur.  The global rise of fascism, the loss of freedoms, the rise of the ICE Gestapo, the expanding resource wars...I could go on and on.  So I am of the opinion that TS ALREADY HTF.  Has society completely broken down here inside the Belly of the Beast in the FSoA?  No, but the water in the pot has bubbles beginning to appear and the frogs are tenderizing.

If we get to the elections and they don't get cancelled, you can be pretty sure Chump will not accept losing either house in CONgress and "BAU" (such as it is) will be further eroded.  Remains to be seen how it plays out, but I do expect significant violence resulting.

Anyhow, don't be a stranger!  How did U find us?

RE

Yeah, a lot of what we discussed as likely trajectories has come to pass, a lot slower than many expected, but undeniable decline that tracks real energy costs.  The LATOC expectations would have hit a decade ago if it were not for unconventional oil, and the end of the petrodollar is finally on the cards.  The resource wars are definitely here! 

I believe the violence is inevitable, which is why I've pushed into the private security sector, the regulatory red tape is horrifying here in California, but demand increases every time the doom gets deeper.

I'm watching gold and silver closely again: if China has made a deal for trillions of investment in the US in return for Taiwan, then they'll need to avoid the Japan trap of lost decades, and their acquisition of gold reserves seems to telegraph how they plan that. It's not like America will have enough anti-missile ammo to stop them if they try to 2027-2028 timeline scenario. 

How did I find you guys?  Web search for Doomstead diner.  I have a business trip to Texas coming up in a few months (construction client wants mobile security camera towers on a infrastructure - project solar farm with battery storage), so was looking to see if Eddie the Dentist was still on the doomer scene, and see if he wanted to sink a few beers. 

Quote from: Haniel on May 29, 2026, 08:41 AMHow did I find you guys?  Web search for Doomstead diner.  I have a business trip to Texas coming up in a few months (construction client wants mobile security camera towers on a infrastructure - project solar farm with battery storage), so was looking to see if Eddie the Dentist was still on the doomer scene, and see if he wanted to sink a few beers. 

Glad to know we are findable via the search.  We've been around here on Kdogs Chasingthesquirrel.com URL, bur I only recently was able to buy the DooomsteadDiner.com URL and point it here.  About 2 months ago.

Eddie pretty much retired from Collapsology study, although I think he still has his Doomstead.  He may have retired by now also, I haven't spoken to him in at least 4 years.

I'm still not a huge fan of Gold, but I can't say I have any alternative much better.  Maybe balance with some Crypto, which I also am no fan of.  As we move forward, I think the real problem will be a lack of stuff to buy, and eventual Rationing for food and fuel.   Here in the FSoA though, the rationing thing is still probably a few years away.

So besides installing alarm systems, what else do you do as a Security Expert?  Sell gunz?  Design Booby-traps? lol.

RE

Quote from: RE on May 29, 2026, 12:17 PMGlad to know we are findable via the search.  We've been around here on Kdogs Chasingthesquirrel.com URL, bur I only recently was able to buy the DooomsteadDiner.com URL and point it here.  About 2 months ago.

Eddie pretty much retired from Collapsology study, although I think he still has his Doomstead.  He may have retired by now also, I haven't spoken to him in at least 4 years.

I'm still not a huge fan of Gold, but I can't say I have any alternative much better.  Maybe balance with some Crypto, which I also am no fan of.  As we move forward, I think the real problem will be a lack of stuff to buy, and eventual Rationing for food and fuel.   Here in the FSoA though, the rationing thing is still probably a few years away.

So besides installing alarm systems, what else do you do as a Security Expert?  Sell gunz?  Design Booby-traps? lol.

RE

I don't install alarm systems --that requires an Alarm Company Operator with a different license type, my cameras are already mounted by my supplier, onto solar tow-behind trailers.   I have a PPO - a Private Patrol Operator's license.   We deploy stationary guards, mobile patrol, and mostly mobile camera systems which are watched from dispatch.  A few patrol vehicle visits each of the 1-2 dozen active sites on a predetermined schedule, checking the assets, and checking in with dispatch.

We had an arsonist torching port-a-potties for a while - those things burn! The criminally-minded homeless are an issue, I've lost a few batteries, a wheel, and recently a solar panel.  My folks Standing Orders are to treat any homeless on property as a welfare check, give them water if needed (company provided), give the the English/Spanish info sheet on local resources, and treat them as human being even if you job requires you to escort them off the property. 

We have an unhoused guy who keeps jumping fences, using port-a-potties, then occasionally gives the camera the bird, before riding off on his bike, but he's never left a port-a-pottie in a mess, and he gets the finger back just so he knows we watch.

Not all fun and games, though.  We had two homeless die in a fire in an under-a-bridge utility room earlier this month, CHP requested nearly one hundred hours of footage from our nearby systems as part of their investigation.

I don't sell guns, I don't build booby traps - although one of the local EOD folks is a friend.  What I do have is a small private security force.  Management team are all ex-military.   Newbies are cutting their teeth watching bowling alleys, school gymnasium remodels, and equipment sitting around waiting for California red tape to go through. 🤣

Moving my headquarters to Texas and building a dome compound is back on the table. Winter '26-'27 west coast floods may cause issues in some areas of California this winter, which is expected to put upward pressure on Fresno home prices, given we're a potential bedroom town with the HSR project (which is further along than most think). 
 

Thresholds passed, plans triggered... 
   

Quote from: Haniel on May 27, 2026, 06:36 PMEvening dudes. Been a while.

What did I miss? 

THE END!!!!

Didn't you notice?

Quote from: TDoS on Jun 01, 2026, 04:45 PM

Quote from: Haniel on May 27, 2026, 06:36 PMEvening dudes. Been a while.

What did I miss? 

THE END!!!!

Didn't you notice?