What Does the Future Hold for Our Kids and Us?

A question or two about the future of my kids and us tomorrow, next week, next year given current trends of gas prices, energy use, and mother nature.

A big question thats on my mine now that my daughters going to be having twins come next December.

Sky rocketing fuel prices!! Why because we each use so much that we don't even thing about it any more. A house with all the lights on, Appliances that run 24/7 like freezers, refrigerators, clocks, ceiling fans, etc. If we just look around us we see all the things that use energy that we just take for granted anymore because its become our way of life. In the not to distance future things are going to change and it scares me to think about it. What is life going to be like 20 years from now?

The united states has very little oil left, We get all of ours from other country's. What happens when theres no more to get. ?

Can we all get back to a more simple life with out all of the energy products that we become to expect and take for granted in our everyday lives?

Houston we have a problem!

I watch the history channel with the programs about oil consumption and the billions of barrels we use each day not to mention each year, And it scares me to think about my grand children and what there lives will be like at my ripe old age of 47?

What are we to do?

I've been buying the new fluorescent energy saving bulbs. They rock with energy savings but!!! Do a search on them, Now they say they pose a bigger risk of mercury contamination then we ever thought before after the bulbs are burned out and trashed or broken and the mercury is released into the environment.

Spending habits have changed over the last few months for me. Every week I watch my check get gobbled up for gas for our two cars and grocery's and it keeps getting worse every week.

It seems like everywhere.. State by state we all getting hammered by rain, floods, fires, earth quakes, tornado's its endless and now they say that the ice cap is melting faster than it ever has?

I don't think I've ever been a Doom and gloom kind of person, Nor do I want to become one. I just stand here looking around at whats going on around me.

Does anyone else see all of this or is it just me?

Looking for a bright tomorrow.

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RAGENRAT (aka mark)

Is your kid into old cars and trucks? Watch out.

Mine sure are!!! My son has one and wants more the only problem is that it cost good money to rebuild cars and trucks and a ton of time and a place to do it.

Here lays my son's biggest problem, Every thing's setting out side :( So anything that's not painted or protected starts rusting again. Plus his limited budget only allows a little work at a time to be done. I tried telling him to begin with to only do a small part at a time... but being the smart guy decided to tear the whole thing apart. and now its in a million pieces and may never see the day when its all back together. (65 El camino) Which is bad because he will most likely loose most of the small parts or forget how to put it back together after being apart for so long.

(3 years now)

So if anythings been learned from this experience is to only do a little at a time so you can continue to drive the car and enjoy it. Even if its primered who cares as long as its all together. I know he See's mine all done, those took years to do and ton's of cash and I always had a garage to do them in. So maybe someday he will get it back together? Or he will just have to sell it all taken apart.

The picture above are the inner fenders of the El camino, One of the few items done and ready for paint. Hopefully I will see the day soon when they are reinstalled and were ready to drop the engine back in? Until then I guess he still gets to drive mine !!!

The 85 Chevy C-10 Silverado Pro Street RagenRat 638