What do you do when the economy crashes?

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Sign up for a class, of course!

(Wait, you mean that’s not the fiscally responsible option? Lalala, I can’t hear you!)

Yes, I just signed up for a beginner wheel spinning class. I’ve been intrigued by spinning for a while, but haven’t taken the plunge. I did try using a drop spindle, but I just couldn’t get into it. My arms would get tired very quickly, and the cat kept sitting under the spindle and getting whacked in the head, which really ruined my tension. (Don’t worry about the cat. He’s hardheaded and runs into walls all the time. So far, I’ve seen no measurable impact on his intelligence.)

I’m excited about the class, and that I can rent a wheel. At least that way, if I don’t like it or am meh about it, I can just move on, instead of having spent an arm and a leg on a wheel.  And if I do like it…well…

Although, really. If our economy collapses, we’ll still need clothes, right? And I can knit clothes, but only if I have yarn. So learning to spin is really a survival skill for economic collapse. Right? Who’s with me?

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  • http://www.theeconomicadvisor.com Stacey Derbinshire

    I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

  • http://betterthanyarn.blogspot.com Jasmin

    Wooo! Way to support your local economy!

  • http://katiafish.blogspot.com/ Kat

    Yup, knitting is not a hobby, it’s a post apocalyptic skill.

  • http://www.nauticalknitter.com Nautical Knitter

    Tag, you’re it. I just tagged you over on my blog. Enjoy

  • http://roespot.blogspot.com Roe

    I love it! I’ve just gotten my acceptance to grad school, so I’ll be bolstering the economy with you. And apparently, there will be no student loan applications, if the news is any indication! Maybe education is the next economy booster? “If you don’t register for school, the terrorists win…”

  • Thora

    ha, we’ve always joked about learning to spin so we could make cat hair sweaters. we have a very hairy kitty who would make a beautiful and water-resistant dark grey sweater, so if you decide you need free materials, let us know!