It's the end of the world as we know it...

I'm in the process of moving, so maybe it just looks bleaker to me. If anyone has any bright spots to point out, please do!

1) Hurricane. I never imagined anything like this could ever happen here-- not a natural disaster but the federal government's complete inability to help it's citizens in time of emergency. Today is the 5th day without water and power, hundreds of thousands hungry, hot & thirsty and the Mayor of New Orleans says it might be 90 days or more before the city is habitable again.

2) Gasoline. I saw gas prices at my local station jump by more than 50 cents inside of a day. Tonight, local stations were "out" of everything except premium gas, forcing people to pay even more.

3) Other energy. Media reports we might be facing severe natural gas shortages this winter, with rationing possible and prices double what they were last winter. How do we ration natural gas? Does that mean we can heat our homes only on odd or even days?
I just heard a report that electricity might be subject to a 20% price increase temporarily-- I couldn't stand to listen to the reports any longer so I don't even know why.

And our government seems powerless to do anything. What have we come to? How will it all end?

"Not with a bang, but with a wimper"

After reading the continued insistence of so many that the feds have done all they can and could not have anticipated this, despite all the evidence to the contrary, I think the world is just going to roll over and be done with it all.

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