Funny, I was chatting with a friend the other day and we were talking about the insane cost of fuel etc, I made a couple of predictions off the cuff about changes I saw coming.
One- rail would be the way to go, you can ship so much more on one train to central distribution hubs for local delivery. Much more cost effective from a fuel consumption standpoint.
Two- America is a country filled with innovators, things get tough, the innovators get moving. There will be affordable alternatives to fossil fuel coming in the very near future, many of us are already cutting way back on our fuel use, sadly, so many work long distances from home and HAVE to drive to get to work, but I predict carpooling, light rail around metro areas etc will become more widespread, additionally I'm betting that communities will revert to a more nuclear state, shopping in central areas within easy reach of the consumer, instead of driving 20 miles to the Mall.
Three-Boontime for the solar panel industry, especially the plug-n-play type that doesn't require huge outlays of cash initially, and can be upgraded as one can afford to do so, that's on my list, anything to avoid the increase in summer bills I know is coming! If I can run say, all the fish tanks at the shop off a couple of high wattage plugnplays, they will pay for themselves in just a few months time, at home, a couple of plugnplays would cut my electric bill by almost 50%, leaving me paying for air conditioning only for the most part, how much oil use does that save?? How fast would those panels pay for themselves? And how happy would I be with cutting my contribution to
Georgia Power :-))
Me? I'm buying a scooter, have already cut back on number of deliveries to save the delivery surcharges(which have doubled in the last year)which as a side effect saves fuel(other stores in my industry are doing the same, we're all crying the blues over hundreds in fuel charges monthly!) am trying hard to minimize the pain of the price increases on dry goods for my customers, and finding ways to economize at home, and at the store.
What else can I do? WEll, I can plant a garden for fresh veggies, I can buy local eggs from local farmers, I can buy local produce at the downtown Farmers Market, hmmmmm, if I could only find a way to source my milk and meat locally.............
