Is your shop prepared for the upcoming barter system?

[Johnny Best]

Road Warriors, and Notarealsignguy plays Mel Gibson's part and Tex is the little kid with the sharp frisbee.

 

[Signarama Jockey]

It seems like the preppers have an overly optimistic view of how things would be for them as long as they have ammo and canned food.
No offense to anyone but do you ever watch the news or look at history and see what actually happens in these situations? Haiti, Palestine, Ukraine. There are a lot of cogs in that wheel. The whole idea involves too much fantasy that's far removed from reality for me. Believing that you'll be fine if you over prepare totally ignores all of the other forces that would be at play in this sort of scenario. Things are easy on paper but add major trauma, stress and a breakdown of order and the dynamic changes to something none of us have likely ever experienced.

I also have a spare tire in the back of my car.

 

[Troy Lesher]

too funny.... we cant handle a TP shortage without the cops being called to Wallyworld..... this is some Apocolyptic stuff!

 

[netsol]

I'll use all the stuff we have for signs to build a big ol' thunder dome cage. Charge everyone a pig for admission because, well... I like bacon.

just don't barter for any "plant based meats"

and no cricket flower

 

[Notarealsignguy]

I also have a spare tire in the back of my car.

Awesome, so do I. It wont do no good when your car is on fire though.

 

[Signarama Jockey]

Awesome, so do I. It wont do no good when your car is on fire though.

What are you trying to say?

Preparation is not dumb. Being conscious of dangers and preparing for problems is a smart thing to do. We have fire extinguishers and spare tires and life jackets, and generators and secondary parachutes and safety glasses because a little bit of preparedness can avert a major problem.

And yeah, you're not going to ever be totally safe from every possibility. But, surely you see the wisdom in taking precautions.

 

[Signarama Jockey]

just don't barter for any "plant based meats"

and no cricket flower

I had a friend who actually started a business selling cricket flour. He did pretty well for himself back then.

 

[DL Signs]

just don't barter for any "plant based meats"

and no cricket flower

My version of "plant based meats"...
The meat can eat all the plants they want before they become sweet, salty, succulent bacon.

 

[chester215]

My version of "plant based meats"...
The meat can eat all the plants they want before they become sweet, salty, succulent bacon.

My daughter when she was around 4-5 used to like to go to my brothers house for family functions.
One day when i asked her why, she said - Beacuse they always have bacon with breakfast.

 

[chester215]

My favorite element.

 

[JBurton]

My favorite element.

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But shouldn't it be the essential compound?

 

[Boudica]

Cricket Flour. I learn something new every day.
yah, I had to google it.

 

[Gettin'By]

Cricket Flour: Taking gluten free a bit too far me thinks.

 

[BRDI_BRD]

Y'all crazy if you really think folks won't need signs at the end of the world. Folks need to know how many caps for a case of shells, where to look out for ghouls, how far to new vegas. Now ADA, that sh*ts in the dumpster, but ya gotta know mad max doesn't want to be cruising around in a rusty death machine, but can certainly appreciate how much cooler his death machine would look, wrapped in a faux patina.
The true death of the sign industry is the teleporter!

Never thought New Vegas would come up in a Printing Thread. But I'm happy it did.

 

[Gino]

Awesome, so do I. It wont do no good when your car is on fire though.

You could still use it for a planter.

 

[Boudica]

You could still use it for a planter.

unless it burns up with the car.

 

[VizualVoice]

If I was in a mean girls club, I'd be calling for more wine and sleepovers.

what's a "gal" gotta do to get invited for slumber party pillow fight shenanigans?

 

[VizualVoice]

What are you trying to say?

Preparation is not dumb. Being conscious of dangers and preparing for problems is a smart thing to do. We have fire extinguishers and spare tires and life jackets, and generators and secondary parachutes and safety glasses because a little bit of preparedness can avert a major problem.

And yeah, you're not going to ever be totally safe from every possibility. But, surely you see the wisdom in taking precautions.

I don't really talk about it much, but when I'm not doing this stuff (aka my "blue skies" job), I work with a disaster management team. I've seen the "government help" first-hand and while I admit they do some good, they also don't.
One of my favorite phrases to that effect is "expect to be your own first responder". I don't go crazy-uber-prepper-bunker-full-of-50-years-worth-of-freeze-dried-eggs, but I damn sure can get through a month without food, water, or utility provided power.
My former in-laws once had to go through 3 weeks of FL summer without power after a hurricane and I swore that would never be me. NGL, a significant bit of my preps involve being able to have a fan running to be able to sleep!

 

[Notarealsignguy]

You could still use it for a planter.

You must live down the street from me

 

[SGC]

Inching toward that new world order each day since 2020.
Hamas and Irael are cutting a deal now.

*2016