Most here, apparently. Doom and gloom sells. One could probably go into the local Barnes and Nobel book store and find 10s if not 100s of books forecasting the end of civilization, financial ruin and the collapse of civilization. Why? Because it sells. People love this stuff. Why do you think that disaster movies are made? They are entertaining. One of the strangest ironies is that some people, in the midst of disaster often find exhilliaration in the death and destruction. The truth is that most of us live boring, mundane lives. Excitement; even horrible things, wakes us up to life. Why do people rush to the scene of a house fire or a bad automobile accident? It's what we do to stimulate our senses. People rush off to wars in great anticipation of the excitement and glory. It's in our DNA. And it seems that a good many here have more than their fair share of that DNA coursing though their bodies.

There is no lack of energy in the world. But to hear the doom and gloom crowd tell it we will have to return to the horse and buggy or we will all be doomed. I say bring on $20 gasoline a gallon prices. Make my day.

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"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm." - Winston Churchill