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Title: Economy
Post by: Kitz Kat on July 10, 2008, 04:47:25 PM
Back here in east the shiznit ishiznittin.I work for a blacktop co.
The plants are talkin about shutting down,Or raising prices  to high for the tipicle  contracter to make there contracts.
This is not good.I see a revolution in the near future.
Title: Economy
Post by: Thunder Chicken on July 10, 2008, 08:06:12 PM
To see what's gonna happen in the future you only need to look to the past. This isn't the first oil crisis, and it won't be the last.
Title: Economy
Post by: Cougar5.0 on July 10, 2008, 08:11:33 PM
I haven't figured out what I'm going to do to heat the house this coming winter. The latest estimate is $5/gallon and I typically use 1000 gallons/year - mostly in the 6 colder months. That's 5000/6 = $833/month.

Thanks for reminding me that asphalt is a petroleum product - I was assuming it would be a bad year to get a quote on resurfacing my driveway - you've just confimred that for me :(
Title: Economy
Post by: dudeman351 on July 10, 2008, 08:40:44 PM
i know what you mean. being an auto tech for 20 years i've never seen it this bad. usually when the economy is down we pick up, but since last october our business has been steadily declining. i fear the future is going to make the 1930's look like disney world.
Title: Economy
Post by: daminc on July 10, 2008, 09:25:26 PM
building is getting tough too. 3 bundles of shingles are $60 right now, and thats the cheap stuff.
they're going up another 30% by the end of the month. and I'm sure they'll go up again soon after that
15 years ago, the same shingles were $15 for the same 3 bundles.
It's getting to the point, that the average family can't afford to have a roof over them.
and then to make things worse, I have to charge more to pay for the gas to get to the jobs.
Title: Economy
Post by: stuntmannick on July 10, 2008, 09:55:47 PM
it aint gett'n any better anytime soon guys.  I'm working 60-70+ hours a week and still barely maintaining.  Thankfully the job(s) i work aren't effected much. 


Alls i can say is get a diesel, buy a gun and start stocking up on gold/silver.  Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Title: Economy
Post by: Prototype Services on July 10, 2008, 11:13:16 PM
Be ready for taxes to go up again, depending on who gets elected. It isn't going to help.....
Title: Economy
Post by: Cougar5.0 on July 10, 2008, 11:20:20 PM
Quote from: Prototype Services;226874
Be ready for taxes to go up again, depending on who gets elected. It isn't going to help.....


I don't get this post at all - what does this have to do with where we are and where we are heading?

We'll be deep in recession before the election...
Title: Economy
Post by: oldraven on July 11, 2008, 06:56:01 AM
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;226832
To see what's gonna happen in the future you only need to look to the past. This isn't the first oil crisis, and it won't be the last.


So long as we keep binding ourselves to one source of fuel, I couldn't agree more.