OIL EMERGENCY

[AskTheWiseOldMan]

NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil futures jumped to a new record close of $90.46 a barrel Thursday.

Here we go. No affordable gas and no water. You might as well get ready for that $7 a gallon milk too because thats what its gonna cost for plastic packaging and increased transportation costs.

Add to that the economic effects of whats happening to UC's two biggest industries, Banking and Real Estate...

Read the full story here:

biz.yahoo.com/ap/071025/oil_prices.html

[queenbee]

I am glad I did my propane on a pre-pay basis. Of course with my hot flashes I probably won't be needing any heat.

As for gas, well, they have us at a disadvantage, because we need it to make a living. No mass transit or carpooling and I refuse to ride a bike 20 miles one way to work, although it probably wouldn't hurt me..

We are now drinking 1% milk because it's healthier, but if need be, we have access to fresh goat's milk.

WiseOldMan to describe us hillfolks, relocated or original (you too):
A country boy can survive
or
We Shall Overcome.