Dan Goodman > wrote in message >. ..
> "Fudge" > wrote in
>
> > O.K. trendsetters, the U.S. economy is in trouble. The dollar is
> > dropping, factories are closing, several states are flat busted broke,
> > Arnold is governor of California, the U.S. treasury has a 6 trillion
> > dollar debt and Bush just might get re-elected. Massive economic
> > upheaval is possible. A jar of Skippy Peanut butter may cost $1,000.00
> > if you can find it. Huge mobs will be foraging for food and fuel and
> > anarchy will prevail. Now, all you foodies, gourmets and just plain
> > subsistent eaters, how are you going to survive?
> >
> > Farmer John
> >

(Yawn) Same old alarmist BS.

http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame74.html

Claims similar to these have been made for the last 30 yrs I can be
sure of.

Actually, I'd guess the regulars in the cooking ng would have much
less trouble than average, only a little more than the misc.rural
crowd.