Destiny Survival

            “So what’s this thing about silver eagles and other coins I’m seeing on your blog site now?” Duane plunged his fork into his plate of Café 23’s scrambled eggs.

            “It’s GovMint.com,” I said putting down my glass of water. “I just found out about them a few days ago. When I saw they sold silver, it occurred to me that some of my readers might be interested in buying some.”

            “Did you run it by Survival Sam?” He turned his head to look out the window facing the parking lot. “By the way, where’d you say he was? It’s been a coon’s age since we’ve had one of our Saturday morning breakfasts, and the star of the show’s late.”

            I took a bite from my cinnamon roll and turned to gaze out the window, too. I didn’t see any sign of Survival Sam’s car, but noticed it was snow flurrying again. “Sam said his left rear tire was flat when he went out to start the car this morning. He said not to wait on him while he took care of it.”

            “Oh, yeah,” Duane said. “So what did he say about this GovMint thing? You’re not going huckster on us are you?”

            “No, but I had questions about it because it seems to me that a lot of people out there telling us to get prepared for survival are gold sellers, or are pushing expensive financial investment newsletters. I don’t want to be lumped in with that crowd.”

             “Yeah, I can understand that.” Duane munched his jellied toast. “ Some of those guys are good at what they do, but it’s hard to sort it all out.”

            “Right,” I said. “I don’t want to get into deep economic and political analysis. I figure people who are paying attention at all will see what’s going on in the world and come to DestinySurvival for what they need when they’re ready to take action and get prepared.”

Duane took another bite of eggs. “If I  remember right, you said when you started out that you didn’t want people to read your blog and think you were telling people to buy gold and guns and head for the hills. You wanted to avoid the negative stereotypes people have about survivalists, right? Has something changed?”

            “Fair question. People ought to have money in a crisis, and silver’s negotiable. You can use it when paper money’s not worth much. Down through history we’ve valued metal coins.”

            “So Sam gave you the go ahead?”

            “Yeah. I mean, it’s not like I need his approval for whatever I put on the site. I just wanted a second opinion.”

            “So what else did he say?” asked Duane.

            “Having silver currency is a good idea. It’s as important to have it as it is to have storage food or guns and plenty of ammo for self defense. It’s about being ready for the really hard times, like when everything collapses.”

            “This GovMint.com outfit sells gold, too, don’t they? Aren’t you selling a report about whether or not to buy gold?”

            “Right. It’s called ‘The Gold Question.’ Sam said if people want to buy gold or any of the collectible coins they offer at GovMint.com, that’s their business. If they want to buy coins salvaged from shipwrecks, they can do that, too. GovMint.com has a variety of collectible coins. People can buy whatever they want. All I’m giving them the opportunity to do is buy silver eagles, Morgan silver dollars, Peace silver dollars, or any of the other silver coins available.”

Duane emptied his orange juice and plunked down the glass. “I hear you. It’s like when your wife goes into the grocery store. She may have a shopping list, but the store doesn’t give a rip what’s on it. They put out the goods and have their weekly specials to bring her in, and hopefully she’llbuy whatever she thinks she needs.”

            “That’s it. I want to give my readers that kind of opportunity, and GovMint.com says they’re the one best source for coins worldwide with unique coins, old and new. They’ve been around for 20 years and  cater to experienced collectors and first time purchasers. If you’re not happy, they’ve got a 30 day money back guarantee.”

            “Now you sound like a salesman.”

            “Why not? I want people to buy from GovMint.com and know they can have confidence in doing business with them. If it’s part of their survival and preparedness strategy, all they have to do is click on the GovMint.com logo, check out their site, and buy some silver.”

            “That’s cool.” Duane turned to stare out the main window again. “All right. Let the party begin. That looks like Sam pulling in right now.”