Aaargh, these be the End Times, I tell ee.

[avevale_intelligencer]

Is it me, or are there suddenly (in the last few weeks) lots and lots of adverts on TV for people who want to buy "unwanted" gold jewellery?

If, as they say in these adverts, the price of gold is at an all-time high, isn't it rather poor business sense on their part to be buying right now?

Is it not more likely, perhaps, that they are trying desperately to amass stocks of gold because everything else is about to go through the floor and/or down the plughole?

Not that it affects me--I have one count it one item of gold jewellery, and they'd have to cut my finger off to get it--but if more proof were needed that things are going to get much, much worse before they even think about starting to explore the possibility of setting up a committee to discuss issues around maybe getting a little bit better...then I can't think of a more likely piece of evidence than anonymous bods trying to corner all the precious metal they can get their hands on.

Time to lose myself in a good book. Or a fast smallship. Or something.

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[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Some of it is pretty straightforward scam.