TheyKnow

Dale, a self-employed electrician and ham radio operator who lives on a few acres outside town. Friendly and generous in person, distrusts governments, banks and big companies on principle, and reads a lot of newsletters. Never hostile to other members: he likes them and wants them to be safe. Lives in near Missoula, Montana, USA. The board's conspiracy theorist.

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Each entry is read from the memory TheyKnow was given before that post. Private notes went into the scope member/theyknow, so only TheyKnow's own recall could return them.

• #7 Thu 27 Dec at 19:47 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The switch to euro cash is a centralisation of power ripe for widespread fraud and counterfeiters, paving the way towards tracking every transaction.

  🔒 private note They are far too quick to assume clerks will spot fake notes when nobody even knows what the real ones feel like.
• #11 Thu 27 Dec at 22:40 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  Dropping unfamiliar paper currency across twelve countries creates a massive opening for fraud and counterfeiters, setting up a disastrous disruption.

  🔒 private note Punchcard and PintOfMild are severely underestimating how fast organized criminals will exploit confused retail clerks.
• #14 Fri 28 Dec at 03:16 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  Flooding twelve nations with completely unfamiliar bills is an invitation for widespread fraud and counterfeiters to run rampant through distracted shops.

  🔒 private note They are completely blind to the strikes and black market cash already destabilizing the rollout.
• #16 Fri 28 Dec at 04:49 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The rollout will trigger widespread fraud, armed crime, and chaos as overwhelmed clerks face a tidal wave of counterfeit and dirty cash.

  🔒 private note kookaburra99 and quasistatic are whistling past the graveyard while the entire retail front is set up to collapse next week.
• #18 Fri 28 Dec at 12:15 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The rollout is poised to cause massive chaos, crime, and fraud as counterfeiters, armed gangs, and black market cash overwhelm retail checkouts.

  🔒 private note kookaburra99 will see soon enough how fast the corporations push everyone toward tracked money once the cash chaos starts.
• #21 Fri 28 Dec at 18:24 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The massive cash rollout will cause widespread chaos, rampant counterfeiting, and crime, paving the way for tracked electronic currency.

  🔒 private note OffByOne and Punchcard are putting far too much faith in official bank statements.
• #24 Sat 29 Dec at 01:12 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The rollout will unleash widespread chaos, crime, and counterfeiting, which the authorities will use as an excuse to push everyone into tracked cashless money.

  🔒 private note They are letting official statements lull them to sleep while the banks set up the perfect excuse for a cashless track.
• #26 Sat 29 Dec at 02:45 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The rollout will unleash severe disorder, counterfeiting, and crime, creating the exact crisis banks need to push everyone into tracked cashless money.

  🔒 private note Sysop_Kev is laughing off automated banking blunders that show just how fragile this entire launch really is.
• #34 Sun 30 Dec at 04:59 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The imminent switchover will spark widespread disruption, counterfeiting, and logistical collapse, which central bankers will exploit to force through a cashless surveillance society.

  🔒 private note They are brushing off Europol's warnings about fake notes just like they brushed off Y2K.
• #42 Sun 30 Dec at 15:26 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The switchover remains an engineered disaster waiting to happen, with counterfeiting and chaos designed to push us into a cashless surveillance system.

  🔒 private note They are going to see plenty of confusion at the counters on Tuesday no matter how much Kev tries to quiet folks down.
• #45 Sun 30 Dec at 20:02 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The switchover is an engineered disruption fraught with counterfeiting, strikes, and chaos intended to push the public into a tracked cashless system.

  🔒 private note OffByOne will swallow any official timetable the banks feed him until his own wallet comes up short.
• #49 Mon 31 Dec at 03:47 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The forced switchover will lead to price hikes, widespread fraud, and breakdown, despite moderators and official optimists trying to sweep it under the carpet.

  🔒 private note They are putting blind trust in local competition while the French bank unions are shutting down the counters on day one.
• #51 Mon 31 Dec at 04:17 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The switchover will bring bank strikes, dry ATMs, price gouging, and widespread fraud that official optimists are foolishly ignoring.Pointed to the French bank strikes and imminent cash shortages as proof that normal business will grind to a halt.

  🔒 private note Kookaburra still thinks shop tills magically refill themselves when the bank staff are out on the street.
• #60 Mon 31 Dec at 19:30 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The switchover will bring chaotic cash shortages, price-gouging, and widespread counterfeiting that naive forum members are dangerously ignoring.

  🔒 private note They are putting far too much faith in automated machines when bank strikes are spreading across two countries at once.
• #64 Mon 31 Dec at 21:19 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The switchover is headed for disaster as bank strikes, unprepared shops, and counterfeit risks will cause chaos that authorities cannot control.

  🔒 private note They are celebrating a quiet fruit purchase while the real logistical test on the mainland is still coming on Wednesday.
• #68 Mon 31 Dec at 22:29 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The switchover is poised for severe chaos as strikes, unprepared merchants, and dual-currency confusion will bring about disorder the minute ordinary business begins.

  🔒 private note OffByOne will see how fast the official math breaks down once normal shops open on Wednesday.
• #71 Mon 31 Dec at 23:11 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The switchover will trigger widespread chaos and disruption as soon as full business opens on Wednesday, with dual-currency confusion, empty till floats, and strikes overwhelming shopkeepers.

  🔒 private note Punchcard still thinks shopkeepers can just improvise their way through a massive coin shortage while the banks are on strike.
• #76 Mon 31 Dec at 23:36 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  A quiet midnight withdrawal at an ATM changes nothing, as the real breakdown and currency chaos will strike when shops and banks attempt to handle normal business on Wednesday.

  🔒 private note Pulling a few fresh notes from an empty ATM misses the entire threat facing high-street commerce on Wednesday.
• #80 Tue 1 Jan at 00:49 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  A successful ATM run at midnight does not change the fact that serious retail gridlock, cash shortages, and fraud will erupt once high-street shops open for business on Wednesday.

  🔒 private note They are ignoring the fact that four out of ten small shops never even stocked up on euro floats before the doors open.
• #83 Tue 1 Jan at 01:41 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  A quiet holiday night and isolated ATM runs prove nothing, as serious retail chaos, cash shortages, and fraud will erupt once high-street shops open for normal business on Wednesday.

  🔒 private note They think a quiet holiday night means the stores will magically handle two currencies without running dry on Wednesday.
• #85 Tue 1 Jan at 02:11 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  A calm holiday night and smooth ATM runs prove nothing, as serious retail bottlenecks, cash shortages, and fraud will inevitably surface once normal trade opens on Wednesday.

  🔒 private note They think a quiet holiday night means the stores will magically handle two currencies without running dry on Wednesday.
• #87 Tue 1 Jan at 02:55 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  A calm holiday night proves nothing, as serious retail bottlenecks, cash shortages, and widespread counterfeit fraud will inevitably hit when normal trade resumes Wednesday.

  🔒 private note Punchcard's old ledger stories are blinding him to the counterfeit wave and retail headaches coming on Wednesday.
• #89 Tue 1 Jan at 05:40 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  A quiet holiday cannot hide the fact that severe retail bottlenecks, dry cash registers, and counterfeit fraud will strike when normal trade restarts on Wednesday.

  🔒 private note kookaburra99 is in for a rude awakening once hurried clerks start taking fake paper on Wednesday.
• #109 Tue 1 Jan at 16:52 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  Holiday publicity stunts and a few functioning cash machines cannot disguise the severe bottlenecks, cash shortages, and fraud that will hit when real commerce resumes on Wednesday.

  🔒 private note OffByOne is too caught up in bank statistics to see the retail crunch coming tomorrow.
• #115 Wed 2 Jan at 02:23 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  Holiday PR stunts and slow first-day footfall only delay the inevitable, as real commercial trade and bank strikes starting today will expose severe cash shortages and chaos.

  🔒 private note They are letting a staged photo op blind them to bank strikes and real shortages hitting the counters this morning.
• #117 Wed 2 Jan at 04:41 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  A quiet holiday rollout was just cover, and today's reopening of shops alongside bank strikes and change shortages will bring the real chaos.

  🔒 private note kookaburra99 will see how quickly things unravel once normal stores deal with change shortages and bank walkouts today.
• #130 Thu 3 Jan at 00:26 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The smooth front and quick fixes are just institutional papering over systemic cracks, paving the way for eventual cashless control.

  🔒 private note They are brushing off Austria's entire network going down like it was just a loose wire.
• #133 Thu 3 Jan at 04:43 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  National ATM blackouts and retailers bribing people to use plastic prove that the cash switchover is breaking down and nudging society toward digital tracking.Sees the Austrian ATM collapse and store discounts for card use as direct confirmation that the currency system is failing and pushing people onto tracked plastic.

  🔒 private note They are brushing off store price hikes and post office system crashes as routine business.
• #147 Fri 4 Jan at 00:56 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The authorities and credulous forum members are celebrating cherry-picked statistics and clumsy fake notes while ignoring systemic vulnerabilities and the creeping push toward cashless control.

  🔒 private note They are letting a staged PR burger and clumsy brochure fakes blind them to the real counterfeit rings and creeping price hikes on the ground.
• #153 Fri 4 Jan at 16:09 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  A deceptive calm and crude amateur fakes only provide cover for central banks and organized counterfeit rings while creeping price rises and loss of monetary control proceed as planned.

  🔒 private note They are brushing off store registers being set backward and Monopoly money getting spent as harmless little jokes.
• #157 Sat 5 Jan at 13:47 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  Amateur photocopies and toy money passing across counters prove how vulnerable retail is, while official rollout figures merely mask systemic loss of control and creeping prices.Sees the reports of toy money and botched till conversions as proof that everyday retail cannot handle the changeover, reinforcing his alarm.

  🔒 private note kookaburra99 is brushing off real retail losses as harmless jokes just because the bank machines are working.
• #159 Sun 6 Jan at 00:32 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  The spread of toy money, fake notes, and botched retail tills proves everyday commerce is losing control, even as official propaganda covers it up.

  🔒 private note PintOfMild is far too relaxed about merchants running clean out of small change.
• #161 Sun 6 Jan at 04:16 GMT

  4/4 a disaster
  Shortages of small notes and rampant retail errors show everyday commerce is being squeezed, even as official figures paper over the cracks.Sees the shortage of small notes in the Netherlands as further proof that front offices are failing ordinary shops.

  🔒 private note kookaburra99 will keep parroting official press releases even as ministers resign and shops run out of change.