What did they run out of first? Venezuela cont.

[kyratshooter]

Not sure how many people have been following the news but this country is giving us a view of just what happens in financial crisis be it a natural adjustment or a man made catastrophe.

There are articles all over the media about the situation and part of their sensationalism deals with what the average person can not obtain and what they have to do to find the goods/services.

Keep in mind that Venezuela is not a third world or "developing" nation. The core of their problem being a one product economy hindered by a centrally managed socialist government. As soon as the government sees a problem they jump straight in and make it worse.

What was the first thing they ran out of, months ago, Toilet paper! We had a couple of real funny threads about that situation.

Next came feminine hygiene products.

Now it is milk, meat and general food stuffs. Still available on the black market at those highly inflated prices we were discussing.

Electricity is also being rationed, using rolling blackouts, and there is no water flowing through the utility mains. That is NOT available on the black market. Due to the blackouts and water problems people are dying in the hospitals from bad sanitation.

So what should we learn from the situation without going off the deep end of reality?

Do not elect a socialist as your national leader.
You need more TP than you thought.
You need a reserve supply of feminine hygiene supplies, because this is going to happen every month.
You may not like powdered milk, flour, meal or pancake mix, but you should have plenty in storage, it makes good trade goods.
Keep extra meds in stock, the hospital is a dangerous place.

[Grizz123]

Not sure how many people have been following the news but this country is giving us a view of just what happens in financial crisis be it a natural adjustment or a man made catastrophe.

There are articles all over the media about the situation and part of their sensationalism deals with what the average person can not obtain and what they have to do to find the goods/services.

Keep in mind that Venezuela is not a third world or "developing" nation. The core of their problem being a one product economy hindered by a centrally managed socialist government. As soon as the government sees a problem they jump straight in and make it worse.

What was the first thing they ran out of, months ago, Toilet paper! We had a couple of real funny threads about that situation.

Next came feminine hygiene products.

Now it is milk, meat and general food stuffs. Still available on the black market at those highly inflated prices we were discussing.

Electricity is also being rationed, using rolling blackouts, and there is no water flowing through the utility mains. That is NOT available on the black market. Due to the blackouts and water problems people are dying in the hospitals from bad sanitation.

So what should we learn from the situation without going off the deep end of reality?

Do not elect a socialist as your national leader.
You need more TP than you thought.
You need a reserve supply of feminine hygiene supplies, because this is going to happen every month.
You may not like powdered milk, flour, meal or pancake mix, but you should have plenty in storage, it makes good trade goods.
Keep extra meds in stock, the hospital is a dangerous place.

Or any left leaning politician. Solve that problem and the others pretty much go away

[kyratshooter]

Just checking a new site and found they made the headlines today.

http://news.sky.com/us

[Rick]

And to think, this is one of the countries everyone was running off to just six short years ago. Wonder what our expats down there think now? And our economy is still humming along.

[kyratshooter]

I wonder what the ones still here that were holding that system up as an example to the world think.

But memories are short, and I am sure they have some reason it was OUR fault all figured out.

I wonder if the Cubans have pulled all their medical personnel out. They were pretty much running the medical system down there in return for oil.

[madmax]

They don't have bunnies down there?

[crashdive123]

They don't have bunnies down there?

I'll bet there are only and handful of people that will get that.

[tjwilhelm]

Venezuela in 2016...Argentina in 2001.

An Argentinian architecture professor blogged, for years, here in the U.S. after Argentina suffered their economic collapse of 2001. He also wrote a book, "Surviving the Economic Collapse," in which he shared his real life experiences and what he learned from them. His English is not great; but, if you can get past his poor English grammar, there's much to be learned there:

http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Surviva...=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

[finallyME]

I have 4 girls at my house, so that is probably the best advice ever. We are always running out. Of course, finding an alternative that can be used multiple times is also probably a good idea.... just try getting that past the boss.

[NightSG]

I have 4 girls at my house, so that is probably the best advice ever. We are always running out. Of course, finding an alternative that can be used multiple times is also probably a good idea.... just try getting that past the boss.

Careful; people are already running into trouble for "hoarding" TP and other supplies down there.

[1stimestar]

I have 4 girls at my house, so that is probably the best advice ever. We are always running out. Of course, finding an alternative that can be used multiple times is also probably a good idea.... just try getting that past the boss.

It's called the Diva Cup. Every well prepared woman should have one.

[randyt]

they ran out of common sense first

[LowKey]

Oh noes.....!

They are running out of BEER!
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/...conomic-crisis

[hunter63]

Oh noes.....!

They are running out of BEER!
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/...conomic-crisis

OMG.......Now we are talking Revolution!

[kyratshooter]

Yep, there is about to be a butt kicking in Ven.

With this beer shortage the leadership is talking about stepping down.

A coup will surely follow the last beer available to the military.

[Rick]

I don't think that will happen. They won't have anything to toast with if they are successful. No party. Nothing. Just a bunch of guys with a weak, yeah, and life goes on as usual. That wouldn't be much fun.

"We won!"
"Let's go have a bee....oh, never mind."
"Yeah."