Bob, sounds like you've been using the wrong broker... but that's not to say many others aren't doing the same thing.
There's probably money to be made trading, but a lot of risk, and many commissions to be paid that would chip away at profit you could take.
There's plenty of advice available if you're interested in the prepper/survivalist/doomer scenario that you could spend newly found profits on... It's never a bad idea to be prepared for adverse things that may happen.
Beans and bullets!
When your money becomes worthless, you will still have food to eat and a way to get more.....not to mention protection of you and yours.
I followed your advice way back then and did well out of those 3.
Also from your latest crop, Seaboard is a sentimental favourite of mine due to its quality pork products.
Thanks for that Lasivian . Despite the swine flu scare , you can't keep a good hog down.
From Wikipedia:
"Pork is the most widely eaten meat in the world, accounting for about 38 percent of meat production worldwide, although consumption varies widely from place to place. Despite religious restrictions on the consumption of pork and the prominence of beef production in the West, pork consumption has been rising for thirty years, both in actual terms and in terms of meat-market share."