Well ya'll can contemplate the end of the world, the end of 
civilization as we know it, your navels or whatever other morbid 
introspection pop science prophets have put in the popular mind.

I'm not smart enough for all that stuff.  I just want to see the USA...

drill here
drill now
pay less

<http://www.americansolutions.com/actioncenter/petitions/?Guid=54ec6e43-75a8-445b-aa7b-346a1e096659>link

Too bad hippies are protected species here. We've got enough fruits 
and nuts BTUs stored in that form locally to power California for a 
decade or two...


At 06:20 AM 5/30/2008, Guy Ramsey wrote:
>I remember, back in the 60's in grade school watching film called "Our
>Mister Sun". It was produced by Bell Labs for schools to encourage kids to
>study science and math. In it the process of photosynthesis was show as the
>means of storing energy that we were consuming, as a society, faster than it
>could possibly be produced. It promoted exploration of alternative energy
>sources, solar, wind, surf and nuclear. As I recall it even discussed,
>however briefly, the possible consequences of releasing the carbon stored
>over many hundreds of millions of years back into the atmosphere.
>
>The national treasure once known as Bell Labs was identified as a monopoly
>about 15 years later. It wasn't long until we began to practice Voodoo
>economics in earnest. I think Daniel Patrick Moynihan termed it "eating our
>seed corn".
>
>It could get pretty dark if we don't solve the problem.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dale Ritzen
>Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 8:46 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [TN] An unfortunate sign of things to come...
>
>Well, the Roman Empire "Pax Romana" (aka booming Mediterranean economy) was
>only around for a brief 400+ years or so before they got shellacked by the
>Visigoths. The "Dark Ages" followed shortly thereafter (aka no economy),
>followed by the Renaissance period (the rebirth of the middle class) in
>Europe. The U.S. (in various forms) has been around since 1776. That's a
>mere 230+ years. Think we're starting to level off before we start our
>spiral downward? As Inge implies below, the growing gap between the "haves"
>and "have nots" (read: downsizing of the middle class) in the U.S. is not a
>good indication that recovery is on the way.
>
>So, the decline of the "Pax Americana" will leave, what? Who or what steps
>into that gap? Or are we doomed to repeat another round of "Dark Ages"
>around the world before another "light" breaks through somewhere...
>
>There are a number of us over here in the U.S. that share your concern,
>Inge. We hope to start doing something about that in November of this year.
>
>Dale Ritzen, CQA
>Quality Manager/ISO Management Representative Austin Manufacturing Services
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Hernefjord Ingemar [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 2:51 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [TN] An unfortunate sign of things to come...
>
>you may call it levelling, the US can't be the economy wonderland for ever.
>35 million living in  poverty is one sign of declination. The resources
>exist still, but inspiration and trust seems to be little shaky  these days.
>'The richest nation in the world'..richest on what?
>Not critisizing, just worried.
>Inge
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of R Sedlak
>Sent: den 28 maj 2008 18:39
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [TN] An unfortunate sign of things to come...
>
>I urge all to review this article, it is a sign of what lays ahead, and
>likely the first of many such steps.  It will affect us all in our industry,
>profoundly.
>
>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080528/ap_on_bi_ge/dow_price_increase
>
>Rudy Sedlak
>
>
>
>
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