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by Higgenbotham
Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:25 pm
Forum: The New Dark Age
Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
Replies: 1934
Views: 2547903

Re: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel

Criminal groups have names, which are usually toponymic or eth- nic designations (pérmskie, kazánskie, chechénskie, kavkázskie). Criminal authorities (avtoritéty) name themselves in the style of medieval nobles, taking as their surname their locality of origin. These names function as flags to whic...
by Higgenbotham
Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:11 pm
Forum: The New Dark Age
Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
Replies: 1934
Views: 2547903

Re: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel

Once central authority does collapse, an area may lapse into chaos and warlordism for a time, disrupting both licit and illicit trade. Even- tually new forms of governance begin to emerge. The Five Stages of Collapse by Dmitry Orlov, p. 175 Not sure what "for a time" means or how long "eventually" ...
by Higgenbotham
Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: The New Dark Age
Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
Replies: 1934
Views: 2547903

Re: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel

As a gardener, I learned the value of animal husbandry. Vegetables have a hard time sustaining a family, learn trapping/hunting or keeping your own. Quickly. We've been relying on a guy who hunts deer and wild hogs. About a week ago, he dropped by. I'll get back to that. Anyway, about the time I go...
by Higgenbotham
Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:12 am
Forum: The New Dark Age
Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
Replies: 1934
Views: 2547903

Re: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel

It takes years for people who have never lived outside of their small town life to trust a stranger and even then you will always be an outsider. My mother told me 2 generations in her town of 1,000 people in rural Nebraska. In other words, the first generation stranger will never be accepted. Thei...
by Higgenbotham
Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:31 pm
Forum: The New Dark Age
Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
Replies: 1934
Views: 2547903

Re: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel

In my opinion, the most important consideration about fleeing an area while anticipating the appearance of roaming warbands is to be sure you're slightly ahead of the point at which the warbands have control of roads. A plan can easily be mapped out ahead of time where you avoid interstates, know ho...
by Higgenbotham
Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: The New Dark Age
Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
Replies: 1934
Views: 2547903

Re: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel

Higgie, That's a beautiful plan, but what do you plan to do when others come by (worst case scenario, I think Greer calls them 'warbands") and help themselves to the fruits of your labor? It's worst case, but it will probably happen; it's just a matter of when and how. In that case, this place will...
by Higgenbotham
Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:18 pm
Forum: The New Dark Age
Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
Replies: 1934
Views: 2547903

Re: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel

April 22, 2024 Cycles Dominate the Structure of the Universe Steve Puetz, Editor Technically Critical Juncture From both technical and cyclical perspectives, the stock market passes through a time-critical juncture tomorrow (April 23). From a seasonal perspective, the market is just days away from ...
by Higgenbotham
Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: The New Dark Age
Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
Replies: 1934
Views: 2547903

Re: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel

by Higgenbotham
Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: The New Dark Age
Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
Replies: 1934
Views: 2547903

Re: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel

Higgie, That's a beautiful plan, but what do you plan to do when others come by (worst case scenario, I think Greer calls them 'warbands") and help themselves to the fruits of your labor? It's worst case, but it will probably happen; it's just a matter of when and how. In that case, this place will...
by Higgenbotham
Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: The New Dark Age
Topic: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel
Replies: 1934
Views: 2547903

Re: Higgenbotham's Dark Age Hovel

That's Blackland Prairie above. https://i.postimg.cc/sX1VqhKV/blackland-prairie-map-tx1.jpg This morning I went to the edge of the barbed wire fence and dug down with a spoon to see how much black topsoil there is before the light colored clay is hit. It's 4.5 inches. The tallgrass roots penetrate t...