"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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RCE wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I live about 40 miles from Washington, DC, but, fortunately, we mostly
take the commuter bus for work there and downtown appointments. That's
about $8.00 for the round-trip. With gas at $3.00 a gallon, and typical
heavy commuter traffic, it makes no economic sense to drive downtown.

We're about five miles from the commuter bus stop, and it is an easy
drive with little traffic anytime day or night.


Fuel burn on the remaining power boat is controllable. I think it is
time to buy another used canoe for paddling around, or even a nice
little rowboat for local use.


Politics and politicians aside, I am very concerned for the future.
Conservation won't solve the problem, nor will "alternative" fuel sources
or technology. Not just the US, but the whole world functions as a
result of the availability of oil and it's gone way too far to reverse.
I think one of two things will happen in the next 10-15 years. Either
the world will truly become a global community under common law and
regulations, dividing up remaining resources to survive, or we are
heading for a major world conflict .... WWIII basically.... and the
victors (if any) will control the remaining resources.

I don't see any other alternative on the horizon. Do you?

RCE (my glass is pretty much half empty, lately)


I don't hold out much hope for this country, because we've been ignoring
our serious problems for far too long. More and more Americans are being
left behind, with the American dream hardly even a dream anymore. What
little is left of the social contract is being eroded. Wait til the baby
boomers realize they've been screwed out of health care coverage. We might
yet have a revolution in this country.

Health care will be the least of our worries. And it's not a problem unique
to the US. It's a world problem.

RCE