I doubt it. Surely technology can save us from another stone age. If one looks at the developments in the past 50 years or so, there are just so many examples of ingenuity that one must believe we can overcome the current problems. Look at the development of aircraft and of computers to name just a couple. Jet aircraft hardly existed by the end of WWII. Within only a short time we were flying 747's. Hand held calculators hardly existed by the time I graduated from high school in 1970. Now we have laptops that have phenomenal capacity.
We have not needed to focus on energy as we always had it in relative abundance. If we have to focus on it, we will find another means to move forward. Solar energy is out there and can be harnessed in ways we have not yet experienced. Necessity is the mother of invention sort of thing. Man will find a way to keep doing what we now do and more. Have faith. Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Redghost Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 6:05 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Slow List - Early Weekend for some? I suspect it is all becoming quite academic since all the older cars will be priced out of the realm of inexpensive ownership. Fuel prices will continue to increase. Food costs will sky rocket, most of us will be forced to seriously curtail eating and driving, which will result in the collapse of our post war economic growth into suburbs. All the paved over bits will be used to transport the agribusiness products to consumers who will be even further removed from the land and just how it all gets to the mega store. At least until we have global conflict to reduce our numbers and the demand for daily fuel and food. A malthusian catastrophe will ensue. Global population will crash, technology will not save us, and those who survive will need to know how to be efficient farmers without diesel tractors, but horses and mules. If we are lucky it will be our great grandchildren instead of the grandkids who have to live like the Amish. clay On 24 Apr 2008, at 14:10, Kevin Kraly wrote: > Gas was $3.35 and diesel was $4.29. > > That's about what it is here in Oregon. Is it time to give up the > 'SD for a > 90's Bonneville/LeSabre? Same room (perhaps a bit more) and the fuel > mileage is good. One can be had around here for sub kilobuck range. > > Kevin in Hillsboro, OR > 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
