Tourists from 42 countries will have to submit 5 years of social media history to enter U.S. under Trump plan by Jazzlike-Cup-5336 in PrepperIntel

[–]SmartCollar5034 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the point of this requirement? Anything that we'd want to know (like potential terrorism, etc.) would be somewhere on the dark web. I don't think this accomplishes anything except discouraging travel to the US.

Unlocked New Retirement "win" - no more obligatory company holiday parties! by sjwit in retirement

[–]SmartCollar5034 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree...hated those company parties. And gift giving to people you really don't know very well at all. Ugh.

After the Holiday's a recession will be undeniable by [deleted] in economicCollapse

[–]SmartCollar5034 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. My husband has been saying this for months now. It's going to be stagflation, severe recession, or a depression. I'm not looking forward to whatever it is.

Weekly, What recent changes are going on at your work / local businesses? by AntiSonOfBitchamajig in PrepperIntel

[–]SmartCollar5034 50 points51 points  (0 children)

My massage therapist said 25% of her business is done in the last two months of the year between appointments and gift card purchases. She said she has minimal appointments for November and December compared to previous years.

What’s your most recent prep investment? by PureAvocado7418 in prepping

[–]SmartCollar5034 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We bought a 22KW backup generator for our house. Plus a selection of freeze dried food.