Re: About John Titor\'s grandfather, parents, etc.
everaftergirl wrote:
"Also, where does 'Yellowstone' factor in with JT? What is the association between the word 'Yellowstone' and JT?"
Here is how I got the “Yellowstone†connection:
Titor stated that a civil war starts in 2005 (or 2004, depending on the post) and western stability “collapses†in 2005. This told me that some big “event†had to have happened to cause both of these events to happen so close together. It was hard for me to visualize a civil war starting over the 2004 presidential election that leads to the collapse of western stability in 2005. Whatever happened had to be big to cause so much to happen so quickly.
I initially thought it could be the result of al-queda setting off suitcase nuclear bombs in several large USA cities. While terrible, I had a hard time seeing this lead to a USA civil war and the collapse of western stability in such a short time. Titor also said the Arabs were not directly involved in the USA civil war. So I keep looking for another answer.
Titor dropped a hint when someone asked, “Are some states or countries safer than others?†and Titor replied, “Take a close look at the county by county voting map from the last elections.â€
Initially I took this to mean that the cities would not be safe during the wwiii nuclear exchange. However, he said explicitly that the cities would not be safe. “In 2015, Russia launches a nuclear strike against the major cities in the United States.†And when asked “Were only cities along the Eastern Sea port hit in the Nuclear War, or all over the country?†Titor responds “Mostly cities and large military areas in the entire country. “ Why would he also refer to the map to say the same thing?
So I went looking for another interpretation. I remember looking at a map that showed the ash zone from the last several Yellowstone eruptions. I laid that map over a county-by-county voting map from the 2000 presidential elections. While not perfect I would say it is a best “fit†if one were trying to encircle the most number of people in “red†counties and the least in “blue†counties.
http://www.ttrader.com/mycharts/display.php?p=29486&u=memoff&a=Memoff&id=481
A major eruption of Yellowstone would render useless about a third of the land in the USA. It would also destroy the breadbasket of the USA, including Kansas and Nebraska, and poison the water supply for more than one-half of the country. The USA breadbasket grows grain on a global scale. Overnight this harvest would vanish as well as the ability to produce grain for a very long time. The material ejected into the atmosphere would halt the growing season across the globe for several seasons. It would be a global catastrophe.
Think how long food would last in grocery stores if deliveries suddenly stopped. Try to visualize what happens when people stock up before a hurricane. Now visualize this happening all across the country at the same time. Most people don’t stock more than a week of groceries in their home. What happens if deliveries to groceries stores were halted for months or many months? In two or three months people would be very, very, very hungry.
There would not be enough food to go around. What do you think will happen? Visualize Haiti after the last hurricane where people were fighting over relief supplies. Don’t think it can happen here? Hunger, in oneself and in the eyes of one’s children, will make people do things they would never, ever do under normal conditions.
As the USA was dealing with this internal catastrophe the USA dollar would collapse. The US dollar is the linchpin of the global economy. The entire global economy would grind to a halt. What happens next? Maybe the rest of Titor’s story?
I can see this scenario leading to a city versus non-city civil war in the USA that is really a fight over food. The government would be forced to confiscate and ration the remaining food stocks. The government would be under tremendous pressure to feed people in the cities, else riots and violence. Maybe to the point where those living outside the cities are short-changed? And this leads to a city versus non-city civil war?
Later I stumbled upon the web page that documents the internal IBM code name for the IBM 5110 development project as “Yellowstone.†The IBM 5110 was released in 1978. Its development would have started around 1975 when the IBM 5100 was released. Titor time-traveled from 2036 to 1975 to retrieve an IBM 5100. Imagine my surprise when I discovered this web page after making the initial Yellowstone connection. Coincidence? Probably.
http://www.old-computers.com/history/detail.asp?n=9&t=3
One question that arises is why Titor didn’t just say, “Yellowstone erupts in 2005 that leads to a USA civil war and the collapse of western stability?†Because he said “I have decided not to discuss events that you or I can do anything about.â€
Also, he said “I will not disclose any detailed information that would allow someone to avoid death by probability. This means no earthquake or bombing information.â€
To the question “Do you have an increase in tornados and earthquakes than what we have now?†he said, “That's one area I've decided not to talk aboutâ€
So Titor must have been vague in what he said about some aspects of the future. An eruption in Yellowstone certainly fits the description of information he said he would not disclose.
Also, I find it interesting that a major earthquake measuring 9.2 occurred in the last days of 2004. Scientists say the quake was so large that the entire earth shook. Could this shaking lead to an eruption at Yellowstone in 2005? If so, is this why Titor gave conflicting dates when the civil war started, 2004 or 2005? If the civil war is triggered by an eruption at Yellowstone that in turn was triggered by the December 2004 Indonesia earthquake then would it be inaccurate to say the civil war started in 2004 if one were trying to be vague? Why would Titor intentionally be vague? To keep readers skeptical. Titor said, “I think skepticism is a good thing and no one should lose it.†I’ll be the first to admit that this interpretation is more than a bit of a stretch.
Please realize I am not hoping for these events to happen. I am simply giving one of many possible interpretations to the writings of John Titor.
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