Comments on: That Sound You Hear…

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:43:41 +0000

Karen H, LOL! I know I shouldn’t but it is funny when you hear of something like that happening!! I hate the shopping carts (trolley’s) none of them ster or maybe it is just the ones I pick, and the heavier the load the worse they get. Tonight I’m off to do the grocery shopping again it is like a never ending task.

By: Karen Hawkins

Karen Hawkins — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:08:59 +0000

I heard there’s a big enough deposit of oil in the Gulf of Mexico to keep us in oil for the next 200 years. However, there’s been a lot of pressure not to drill there because of fears of spills, etc, and a huge amount of tourist industry is based there. Plus, once someone starts to drill, everyone will start to drill and not all countries have high safety standards. Plus, oil spills happen — look at Alaska. So . . . I dunno. Frankly, I’d rather we found an alternative. Personallly, I’d like to hook up a huge windmill in my backyard. I don’t know what permits I’d need, but I’m willing to host one, if I’m allowed!

By: evlqn

evlqn — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:03:58 +0000

Margaret I just turned 59 last week , I EARNED every grey hair I possess!
I had a friend several years ago who worked for Shell Oil, he was a scientist and surveyor for them. He told us in 1971 that Colorado,Wyoming and Nebraska has enough oil reserves to keep us in gas for 200 years.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:30:29 +0000

Gas is $3.99 here. 20 miles north in Michigan it’s topped $4. I am SO glad to work from home, let me tell you. If I were still doing my merchandising job where I drove 1200 miles a week it would cost be about $200 a week!

By: Julia London

Julia London — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:14:40 +0000

Doglady, congratulations!!

Kate, its a good day to rant. I saw a thing on oil the other day — they said the easy oil is gone. There are more reserves but a lot harder to get to. Another guy said something interesting, I thought. He said WE aren’t dependent on oil, our cars are, and where is all the technology that can get us to the moon–why can’t we come up with a vehicle not dependent on oil?

Anyway, here’s my last rant of the day — I took a pair of linen pants to the dry cleaner. One pair of pants. it was 8.44! Eight and a half bucks to dry clean one pair of pants!

Cail, I remember those old days when a buck a gallon was outrageous. I bet my dad said he’d never pay more than 75cents a gallon. hahahaaaa…..

By: Sabrina Jeffries

Sabrina Jeffries — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:49:03 +0000

I got gas for $3.89 last week. Fortunately, I don’t drive much, so I can usually swallow it. But still …

Anybody else remember the energy crisis? I remember lining up to get gas in my old gas guzzling 71 Buick Skylark. It was a nightmare.

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:38:00 +0000

that we can do a good thing badly. The distiller grains left over from the use of corn in ethanol production is actually better feed for the cattle, but they denature it to stop the fermentation process and they use chemicals which would be harmful for the animals.

I agree that China has contributed to the rising demand and results in the higher costs.

I’m really done this time.
Take care ladies!

Writing farmer in MN

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:37:16 +0000

hey my post didn’t post!
I was just saying how I got back from my sister in law’s 50th birthday dinner. She and my brother got two new cars.
all this talk about the price of gas and they get much needed new cars.
I gave her the dvd so I’m posting the vid now on youtube.
it has to process first…

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:35:20 +0000

Hey ladies,
I almost responded earlier this morning but felt it was too early to go into a rant. Oil prices are high and getting higher because there is a limited supply. We used up our oil in the 1970’s. This means our oil peaked. The oil in the middle east has peaked. They cannot produce more because there is no more to get. There were only so many dinosaurs. The other oil fields that they are finding are mere drops in the bucket. Wouldn’t really effect the amount of oil available. We need to find an alternative. We are trying with ethanol – which the current oil companies are circulating all these myths about it. To find out some solid facts google set america free. They have some interesting information.

yes you should grow a garden. There are ways to do it that don’t take so much input. Something else my dh and I are learning about.

Thanks for listening…sorry I just couldn’t resist adding to the conversation. One more thing about ethanol – my dh always says

By: Kari

Kari — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:14:08 +0000

Congrats, doglady!!! Sure your a PRO!!!