Paul M. Cook wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
> >
> >> > We need fixes NOW. Not in 20 years.
> >>
> >> Conservation is immediate. You can do a lot to cut down your energy
> >> bill.
> >
> > I have thyroid issues. I need to keep my thermostat at 72. ;-)
> >
> > But, I do have a low flow toilet and both dad and I put the TP in the
> > trash if we only pee and don't flush. (TMI I know but it saves on water
> > and wastewater charges!). Short showers too.
> >
> >> It all adds up. I just swapped out my fridge. My old clunker was
> >> wasting a
> >> huge amount of electricity.
> >
> > I'm careful about refrigeration... There are other ways to cut power
> > too.
> >
> >> I check my tires every week and keep them at
> >> optimal, that is saving money.
> >
> > I'm already careful about that. I can't afford car payments right now
> > or I'd replace my Chevy S-10. It gets 21 to 23 mpg. <sigh> Car
> > payments would far outweigh the cost of replacing it as it's paid for.
> >
> >> I line dry clothes and that saves money.
> >
> > I've never owned a clothes dryer, nor a dish washer.
> >
> >> their is a lot that can be done and it really adds up fast. It is not
1
> >> big
> >> thing it is a lot of little things.
> >>
> >> Paul
> >
> > I know.
> >
> > But your point is??? <g>
> >
> > For those of us that already conserve, the price is still too high!
> > --
>
> People pay 4 bucks for a cup of coffee at Starbucks and complain about 4
> dollar a gallon gas? Yes it hurts a whole lot. I drive 600 miles a week.
> I know. But the rest of the world pays a lot more. They are not
> sympathetic. We enjoyed relatively low gas prics due to the high value fo
> he dollar and the "petro dollar recycling." With the crash of the dollar
> now the petro dollar recycling is working in reverse.


The days of ultra - cheap food and petro for the US are at an end, it was
great while it lasted. Those low commodity prices enabled us to be at the
top of the heap, especially during the post WWII era, which was really the
apex of "The American Century"...

This current re - adjustment upward is long overdue and is causing some
pain, but in the end it's a diet we had to go on and we will be much better
off for it in the end...


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Best
Greg