Is anyone getting a bit nervous yet?

[Rick]

I didn't get one, must of dropped me from his mailing list.

You won't either. I hope no one on here does. Back in the day that was the opening line of your DRAFT notice!!!!!!!!! One lottery you did not want to win. I was lucky. Age and high draft numbers were my saving grace.

[ATough]

I'm worried about gas, but the food doesn't appear to be a problem.

[DOGMAN]

I'm worried about gas, but the food doesn't appear to be a problem.

For me, food is directly related to gas. Man, if I eat Mexican look out! I can turn a sleeping bag into a methane collection system that could light a hundred homes. That is the real reason I don't like to sleep in a tent!

[Rick]

Makes note to self ........ Don't go camping with Montana AFTER stopping at Taco Bell.

[Chicago Dan]

I can't say I am really more nervous than I was a year ago but as compared to 10 years ago...substantially more.

My activity level in reaction to it has increased though recently.

Since about 1995 I have gone about acquiring as many skills as possible.
I say that as a generality on purpose due to the fact that many of the "skills" would probably not be considered essential or necessary in most survival situations. I have a natural joy of learning so many were really hobbies that got carried away. Recently I have intensified my efforts and now even my wife is getting involved(something she previously did only reluctantly) in mini projects, practice runs, knowledge acquisition etc...

So I am probably reacting to her apprehension.

Anyway my concern is not dehabilitating and we are happy.

[Omid]

nervous about the food prices you bet.

There are NO Shortages, the sellers are making record profits despite shipping costs. They are just making the prices higher on purpose!

survivorman u said..

I'm worried about gas, but the food doesn't appear to be a problem.

they are both problems.

[Rick]

They are just making the prices higher on purpose!

A course on marketing and retail might be in order here.....

[crashdive123]

Shhhhh. It's the aliens......

[Arkansas_Ranger]

Have you ever seen the movies...

Syriana ?

Fahrenheit 911 ?

The Kingdom ? (less related however the beginning has some neat old reflections)

[Arkansas_Ranger]

When I started driving (1998), I had a 1994 Dodge Dakota, etended cab, 4x4 with a V6 engine. It still runs today at my parents house. At the time, I could fill it up with the medium grade gas (87 octane?), and buy a 20 ounch soda all for $20.00. I recall the price of the gas and the soda gradually rising so that one day I realized I was paying $22.00. The sodas were $0.74, yet I just bought one at the little store across the street from my office for $1.42 - same drink.

[Rick]

And? You don't want to know when I started driving or how much gas was. Or that I paid less for my first home and double lot than I do for a car today. Times change. So do prices.

[bulrush]

Me nervous? Nah. I'm going to stock up on some nuts tonight (not the 2 legged kind). My favorite all-time, no refrigeration needed, high-energy snack.

Anyway, thanks Rick, for that table of recessions. I think we should all have a Rick clone in our bugout bag.

But I (who did not live through it), and anyone who lived through it, would disagree about the Big Depression lasting only 43 months. Anyone who lived through it will say the big building programs that the US gov started helped (dams, roads, etc), but it really didn't end until the US got involved in WW2 around 1939-1940 with the Lend/Lease program. The Lend/Lease program sent ships, tanks, and other supplies to Britain, so the manufacturers started hiring more, which increased employment.

[Ken]

And? You don't want to know when I started driving or how much gas was. Or that I paid less for my first home and double lot than I do for a car today. Times change. So do prices.

Okay, Rick, tell us.

I remember:

1. Gas price "wars." Not the kind we have now, either. Two stations across the street from each other were competing. One dropped to 9.9 cents/gallon - the other went to 9.8 cents. Free car wash with fill-up. Me? When I started driving it was 27.9 cents.

2. When you could get two burgers, fries, and a coke for 35 cents.

3. When Dunkin charged 15 cents for a coffee.

4. When Rick never sent me that pulled pork by overnight delivery ........

[crashdive123]

Have you ever seen the movies...

Syriana ?

Fahrenheit 911 ?

The Kingdom ? (less related however the beginning has some neat old reflections)

Oh lord, please tell me that you only used these for cheap entertainment and not information (since they are not based in reality at all)

[Mountaintrekker]

We're just trying to get our butts married and gear up and get to Alaska before diesel ($4.22 gal as of this post here) will deplete our cash supply. I'm hoping the prices won't increase too much in too short of time, hence my nervous line in the original post.
I understand prices have always gone up, and we have had shortages and worse off housing etc. I just think the tipping point has been reached. I'll save the rest for another post in the general chat forum.

[Sourdough]

[QUOTE=Ken;46572]Okay, Rick, tell us.

I remember:

1. Gas price "wars." Not the kind we have now, either. Two stations across the street from each other were competing. One dropped to 9.9 cents/gallon - the other went to 9.8 cents. Free car wash with fill-up. Me? When I started driving it was 27.9 cents.


YEP.....I remember 9.9 cents and 11.9 cants for gas. The going price was 15.9 cents but the Downingtown Farmers Market, in Downingtown, Pa. would go to Gas war on Friday and Saturday to get us dumb farmers to shop there. That would have been 57' and 59'.

[Rick]

Along with a clean windshield, radiator and oil checked along with your tire pressure. You could get a nice cotton towel if you filled up. And!!!! the guy would even tip his hat to the ladies. Ding ding. Ding ding. Remember the attention hose across the drive?

[Sam Reeves]

I'm gearing up for the big one and at the same time maxing out my 401k. I'll come out on top one way or the other.

[Sam Reeves]

Ding ding. Ding ding. Remember the attention hose across the drive?

I still know where a few of those are. Almost a thing of the past.

[Sourdough]

Along with a clean windshield, radiator and oil checked along with your tire pressure. You could get a nice cotton towel if you filled up. And!!!! the guy would even tip his hat to the ladies. Ding ding. Ding ding. Remember the attention hose across the drive?

And gas companys no one today ever hear of. Sinclare, Esso (Put a tiger in your tank), Sunoco, Atlantic Richfield, Standard Station, Gulf Oil. and motor oil came in a can (made of tin, not paper) or you could buy bulk oil in a refillable glass jar. And someone had stamps, ( like S&H Green Stamps.