Mike_Templar's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/330477/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/112461-uso-is-a-probable-capitulation-in-the-works?source=feed#comment-344992 344992 Driving 65 doesn't mean anything. My car (BMW 325i) gets better
mileage at 80mpg than it does at 55. It's all a matter of gearing.
Those drive slower mantras are from the days of 3 speed transmissions
and terrible engineering. Cars are now geared (especially German
ones) to run the highways.


On Dec 29 02:38 PM scotty1560 wrote:

> ishortyou has a point but you don't switch energy solutions in a
> day or two
> or a year or five years- expect 10+ years for technology to makes
> sense
> in financial, functional, and practical terms.
>
> Many Americans are addicts: addicted to sports, addicted to shopping,
> addicted to junk foods, addicted to television, addicted to medicines,
> addicted to oil, addicted to ipods, addicted to cell phones, addicted
> to celebrities, addicted to partisan politics, addicted to lawsuits,
> addicted to
> gambling including stocks, addicted to power and money.
> I'm no angel myself regarding "investing/gambli...
>
> My bet stands: Americans are spoiled by "cheap" resources, so prices
> will rise until the pain hits the "junkies" hard enough. Just take
> a drive on an interstate highway and tell me how "responsible"...
> the sheeple are. Driving 65 mph I typically rank in the 5% of slowest
> drivers. Sheeple race past me
> to get to the light at an intersection.
>
> Gas will rise again: Ballplayers and "stars" will make more money,
> casinos will keep growing, lawsuits and divorces will do fine, partisan
> politics and scams will continue in leadership positions, churches
> will encourage more babies,
> militaries and related industries will beat the war drum.
>
>
> So yea, thanks to the sheeple, my investments will do fine in a few
> years.
> Natural resources are diminishing, and sheeple have no clue how to
> live
> responsibly, politicians are "cheerleaders&... for corporations.
> Stay tuned,
> the "pain" is just beginning to be felt.
>
>
> ]]> Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:14:05 -0500 Driving 65 doesn't mean anything. My car (BMW 325i) gets better
mileage at 80mpg than it does at 55. It's all a matter of gearing.
Those drive slower mantras are from the days of 3 speed transmissions
and terrible engineering. Cars are now geared (especially German
ones) to run the highways.


On Dec 29 02:38 PM scotty1560 wrote:

> ishortyou has a point but you don't switch energy solutions in a
> day or two
> or a year or five years- expect 10+ years for technology to makes
> sense
> in financial, functional, and practical terms.
>
> Many Americans are addicts: addicted to sports, addicted to shopping,
> addicted to junk foods, addicted to television, addicted to medicines,
> addicted to oil, addicted to ipods, addicted to cell phones, addicted
> to celebrities, addicted to partisan politics, addicted to lawsuits,
> addicted to
> gambling including stocks, addicted to power and money.
> I'm no angel myself regarding "investing/gambli...
>
> My bet stands: Americans are spoiled by "cheap" resources, so prices
> will rise until the pain hits the "junkies" hard enough. Just take
> a drive on an interstate highway and tell me how "responsible"...
> the sheeple are. Driving 65 mph I typically rank in the 5% of slowest
> drivers. Sheeple race past me
> to get to the light at an intersection.
>
> Gas will rise again: Ballplayers and "stars" will make more money,
> casinos will keep growing, lawsuits and divorces will do fine, partisan
> politics and scams will continue in leadership positions, churches
> will encourage more babies,
> militaries and related industries will beat the war drum.
>
>
> So yea, thanks to the sheeple, my investments will do fine in a few
> years.
> Natural resources are diminishing, and sheeple have no clue how to
> live
> responsibly, politicians are "cheerleaders&... for corporations.
> Stay tuned,
> the "pain" is just beginning to be felt.
>
>
> ]]>