tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post6392655103684588553..comments2023-04-25T22:37:27.911-04:00Comments on Karen Johns - Life in Phoenixville: Are you prepared? What are you going to do?Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057911658878963451noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-72283121475380394072008-06-02T14:07:00.000-04:002008-06-02T14:07:00.000-04:00I make a fair amount of money (~$75000)for a singl...I make a fair amount of money (~$75000)for a single person. I drive a small car and use oil to heat my small home. I am stressed at the thought of a cold winter. <BR/><BR/>I naturally conserve and I will be able to afford the oil with a little squeeze, though I know many people may be severely affected by the outrageous price of oil and now the 20% (!!!) hike in natural gas.<BR/> <BR/>I enjoy dining out, shopping, travelling, etc. I've decided to STOP spending my money on things I don't need. Screw the "Stimulus Plan". Our economy depends heavily on our wasteful spending. <BR/><BR/>I will do my best not to support Mexico, China, Indonesia, etc. If I don't absolutely need it I won't buy it. I got lazy in recent years with the new restaurants in town. I was frequenting them at least twice a week. I am an excellent cook. I will learn to like my own backyard again. Though I can't really walk to a grocery store I will not drive specifically to a market 'daily' for one item. Perhaps not hopping in my car like that will make me think twice about what I really need. <BR/><BR/>I can cut back- Waaaay back. I'll keep my hard earned money in my pocket. I believe we are slaves to the greed of big business. We are marketed to to believe we need to buy all kinds of gadgets to keep up. We don't need half of what we have and we don't realize how much we are brainwashed to do nothing in life but work and spend. We can turn it around and hold out for the necessities only. The law of supply and demand will bring prices down. Until then-forget it. I'm not buying in to it anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-39845252869151972822008-06-01T22:17:00.000-04:002008-06-01T22:17:00.000-04:00to anonymous 6/1:what kw posted was an email JOKE ...to anonymous 6/1:<BR/>what kw posted was an email JOKE that has been circulating on the internet recently. LOLOL!!! <BR/>its not about being uninformed, lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-30456210270069809482008-06-01T21:39:00.000-04:002008-06-01T21:39:00.000-04:00To the post ref:"Democrats & Environmentalist's fa...To the post ref:"Democrats & Environmentalist's fault..."<BR/><BR/>You guys really crack me up! We've just trudged through eight of the worst years in U.S. History with the worst president in U.S. History, and a natioanl out-look that seems to be the worst in U.S. history and all you can do is blame the Democrats!!!<BR/>Your delusional partisanship blows me away!<BR/>So tell me...did you vote for Bush both times or just once? I'm dying to know!<BR/><BR/>signed,<BR/>Seriously AmazedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-5407725047112943862008-06-01T20:37:00.000-04:002008-06-01T20:37:00.000-04:00kw, there is no "shortage" of oil. That's not why...kw, there is no "shortage" of oil. That's not why the prices are up. No offense, but you need to get informed.<BR/><BR/>Additional supply would help, but for years the environmentalists/Democrats have been closing off vast areas of the country for harvesting our own oil, while hypocritically bellyaching about "dependence on foreign oil".<BR/><BR/>They've also spoken enviously about the high gas prices in Eurpoe (because they though they were going to artificially raise them through taxes). Now they feign shock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-14284312578432976042008-06-01T19:19:00.000-04:002008-06-01T19:19:00.000-04:00Do what I do...walk.I own a big clunky gas-guzzlin...Do what I do...walk.<BR/>I own a big clunky gas-guzzling Jeep, but I walk everywhere. I save money, I don't pollute, I've got great color, I've dropped all the fat off my body and I seem to smile more!<BR/>The only problems are bad thunderstorms and idiot drivers on cell phones who seem to have a propensity for wanting to run me over in their SUV'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-41697559537566231012008-06-01T13:01:00.000-04:002008-06-01T13:01:00.000-04:00See if you are eligible.The mission of the Low Inc...See if you are eligible.<BR/><BR/>The mission of the Low Income Home <BR/>Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is to assist low income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy, primarily in meeting their immediate home energy needs.<BR/><BR/>http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/liheap/Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057911658878963451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-91844249876724105792008-05-31T08:36:00.000-04:002008-05-31T08:36:00.000-04:00Usually our parish sold food to pay for the oil.. ...Usually our parish sold food to pay for the oil.. when they had their stand at the Dogwood each year for 20+ years. Wonder how they will pay for this high cost of oil now ? Hopefully not selling off more of the property.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-89691498226972369802008-05-31T01:17:00.000-04:002008-05-31T01:17:00.000-04:00A lot of folks can't understand how we came to hav...A lot of folks can't understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in our country.<BR/><BR/>Well, there's a very simple answer. Nobody bothered to check the oil. We just didn't know we were getting low. The reason for that is purely geographical. <BR/><BR/>Our OIL is located in Alaska, California, Coastal Florida, Coastal Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas<BR/> <BR/>Our DIPSTICKS are located in D.C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com