Thursday, January 10, 2008

Scattered Cumulus I

  • There was an incredible more than 430 reports of severe weather from that tornado outbreak Monday and Tuesday. That hasn't occurred so early in the year and so far north in the nearly 140 years of weather records kept.

Al says global warming- I say climate change/extremes.

  • Today there's a moderate risk of tornadoes in the middle Gulf coast states. Tornadoes have already been reported in Mississippi-with the risk of strong tornadoes throughout today in that state as well as parts of Alabama and Tennessee.

  • Item on the news: "Price of gasoline could hit $3.50 a gallon by next summer.

The bastards are bilking us again now- as gas is already just below $3.

I don't know how "we- the people" can do shit about this plus the rising food prices- other than to vow not to buy anything but absolute essentials for- say- a month.

Crapper of that is that food and- for many of us fuel- IS essential.

People with a far greater knowledge of economic conditions are publicly and privately expressing serious concerns about the state of the American economy this year.

People are also looking in to their money market/IRA accounts and a growing number are cashing out and putting their money elsewhere.

I suggested to my companion Ms. Rittenhouse that she put hers in a mattress....

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