Guys............
I've studied difficult subjects for 30 years, in areas most people don't get to study.......With that said, I honestly don't think it will get better at this point until it gets a bit worse..........
Unless the Gov't. lifts all of their stupid (careful choice of words.....they really are in a "stupor") restrictions against off shore drilling, development in the ANWAR reserve, and incentives for tapping our own shale-oil reserves from the rockies clear over to PA (which by the way equal a conservative estimate of over 10 times the Saudi oil fields), then we're heading into a depression......not scare tactics, just raw financial facts.
Kero and Diesel supplies are already being pilfered on a large scale, gas tanks are targeted by small timers desperate for cash or gas, and our entire supply chain depends upon Diesel, which even at the port cities is selling for over $4.50 a gallon now......other places above 5 bucks........we're strangling OURSELVES........our truckers should have either a subsidy (they pay for ridiculous subsidies......one for truckers could have saved us from financial disaster) or something similar like a price cap for professionals, based on a nationwide scale and backed by law.......for cryin' out loud, Diesel should be CHEAPER than refined gas...........
There's no easy fix, no magic bullet.........we're going to blow the snot out of Iran's nuclear facilities very shortly too, and Israel will be in on it as well.........they just took one out in Syria.........just a matter of time guys, and most likely just after the elections..........
We all need to be smart here, and not get caught with our pants down....... If you're a family provider, you need to have at least a 3 month supply of dry and canned goods for your own family, stored in a safe, cool dry place, out of the reach of thieves.............Keep your gas tanks FULL at all times, instead of running them nearly dry.........you need to keep your own reserves filled...........BE SMART..........NOW is the time to prepare for difficult times, NOT when the truckers are forced to park, and the supply chain goes down.........
We have only 3 days supply of groceries in our towns and cities at any given moment (average)...........if the supply chain goes down, your life will change in a heartbeat. Go out and get it done NOW, damn the torpedoes, and full speed ahead..........there's no need to be driven by fear........be driven by wisdom instead............you'll need to HELP your friends and neighbors in a crisis............ain't no fun to have to BE helped when you could have prepared ahead of time.
The feds will not rush in to save your butt in a crisis.........neither will the Red Cross........in a supply chain disaster (which we're headed for very shortly apart from a miracle in Washington or in OPEC), NO ONE BUT YOU can save the day for your family.............so get with it guys........
2 choices............Live in denial and bury your head in your backside, or take very simple, relatively cheap steps to insure your family is fed and your home is secure......NOW, while there is relative peace and calm....and let's not lose our heads about it.......I for one will continue to enjoy my car hobby, and you should too. This is part of our culture in America, and even in hard times, we need to keep hope alive by actually LIVING our lives, and keeping our faith.
Capishe' ? :read2:
