Powell being economical with the truth?

[thegreatdane]

@flyerboys

In emergencies a bag of old real silver dimes and quarters will likelu be far more useful than gold.

Years ago, I read the same. A shotgun, a box of matches, and a bag of old worn silver dimes. If you trade in gold, you may not get your ‘change’ back. Booze, tobacco, and chocolate would be valuable, too.

[MarkR]

@thegreatdane

If you trade in gold, you may not get your ‘change’ back.

More likely is that you would get your change back in the form of lead … so they can check your pockets for more of those gold coins.

[Divitias]

@MarkR

I think that having no loved ones that you want to give your assets to upon death changes the calculus somewhat. Of course it also negates a large part of the point of growing or strongly protecting unused assets until death.

It’s all going to charities - no one gave me a bean and coming from where I did it toughened me up no end.

It will be found BTW. I just said that to stop others posting the same.

[MarkR]

@Divitias

It will be found BTW.

So there is indeed a third party that knows where it is hidden. That’s roughly equivalent to “counterparty risk” … if the well being of that third party, or that third party’s loved ones, are at risk, which would they choose, your stuff they know about or saving themselves?

[Divitias]

@MarkR

So there is indeed a third party that knows where it is hidden.

No, not at all. Only us two know what it is and where it is.