tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post178084058085555744..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Fire SaleBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-49048001527635258032008-12-11T14:14:00.000+00:002008-12-11T14:14:00.000+00:00When the Russian economy collapsed in the 1990s, t...When the Russian economy collapsed in the 1990s, the reason the populace didn't starve to death was because many people had kitchen gardens attached to their dachas, while the mega poor lived in villages and on collective farms and were thus able to keep chickens and grow their own vegetables. If you have a bit of land, get planting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-7164477286448288732008-12-11T13:29:00.000+00:002008-12-11T13:29:00.000+00:00The Germans know what they are talking about. At ...The Germans know what they are talking about. At the trough in 1923, the mark plunged to an astonishing 4,200,000,000,000 to the dollar.<BR/><BR/>How they let themsleves get into the Euro bed with the likes of Greece, Spain and Italy is a bit of a mystery. German guilt over the war has gone a long way. Bet they're glad we're not in the Euro to debase it still further.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-89796717247183995412008-12-11T09:40:00.000+00:002008-12-11T09:40:00.000+00:00And since we are on the subject of BA taxi drivers...And since we are on the subject of BA taxi drivers, well I am, at least, another said to me - "But Senor Brown has invented a plan to save the world, no?". <BR/><BR/>I know that Mandelson and Campbell's seeming ability to control the news agenda is well known; I just didn't realise how good it was!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-48439368000165156182008-12-11T09:32:00.000+00:002008-12-11T09:32:00.000+00:00Was talking to a taxi driver in Buenos Aires last ...Was talking to a taxi driver in Buenos Aires last week - fine city and fine country, by the way - and asked how the recession was effecting him/them. He replied - "We are always in a crisis here, so what's the difference". All said with a big smile and followed by a full-on chuckle. Now that's how to deal with economic disaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com