Rod Speed
One more thought here.
Unlike you, Rod, I was born in the mid-60s and have led a comfortable, sheltered life. I do value your perspective on this and find it rebutturing, believe it or not (yes even if your style is obnoxious).
However, maybe you can understand why I worry? My age group has not had to face the struggles you have had to face.
For example if the peak comes soon, at *least* I still have my parents alive to teach me the skills like canning and gardening that may come in very handy. It saddens me to think that my grandmother, who lived through the depression and knew quite a bit about conserving and getting by in tough times, pbutted away recently. With her went a wealth of information that may come in handy.
So maybe such a scenario won't come as a rude awakening to you. But you can bet it will come as a rude awakening to those of us who, like me, were born during boom times and that's all we've ever known.
Gas: The good 'ol days 2226Rod Speed Yeah, that's why I excluded civil war. Agree oil wasn't a factor then. As for WWI, it's not about the oil that was used, it's about the fact we...
Ah well, at least I'm smart enough to follow the frugal newsgroup and try to learn what I can now. I've always wondered about the age composition of this group. Lots of good wisdom here.
Gas: The good 'ol days 2225I was born a lot earlier than that and have too. My father left school in the depths of the great depression and led a comfortable life too. The only real downside of the great...
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