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Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
The talk now is 170/barrel in a couple months and 150 possibly today.
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Yeah, only if we're
really lucky
I'd bet it's going to be considerably higher than that and we're going to have to accept a new paradigm on how we live our daily lives. And that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Those of us who grew up in the '50's and 60's will be able to say we had the best of it in terms of cheap energy and all that it brought us. On the other hand, it's also what brought us to the situation we're in now. We've got to get used to it because this is the tipping point and the chickens are just now coming home to roost.
So get used to using a bicycle. I do - I bought a new mountain bike at the beginning of the summer and use it to go to work, shop, run errands, etc and feel better than I have in a long time. What's the problem?
For those of you - like me - that have SUV's, dump 'em and get something more fuel efficient unless you have the means to pay $100+ for a fill up in the very near future. Or walk, it's real cheap.
You know, there's a nice girl I see at work who's a twenty-something and when she saw me on a mountain bike she was stunned (okay, maybe the white hair and matching mustache had something to do with it) - but when I told her I rode 2 miles to work and 2 miles home - with another couple around the complex, she acted like she couldn't comprehend
anybody doing that and certainly not herself.
More than 30 years ago we had a gas crunch and people got rid of their gas hog sedans for imports, Japanese or otherwise. Remember? And as soon as gas got cheap again, people went back to their gas guzzlers! How is that the government's fault? These are all self-inflicted wounds.
So, get used to turning off your lights and electronic devices at home when not in use. Turn your thermostat down - or up - depending on the season. Brush your teeth and say your prayers. You hear this crap all the time and now we'll all have to put it into practice - we'll not only live, we'll be better for it in the long run.
The way I see it, the United States is at a tipping point right now on a
lot of fronts and if you use what you have wisely, you'll get through it.
Here endeth the Gospel for today.
Myself, I'm going for a bike ride in ten minutes or so
I've got some errands to run.