Depression? Is it coming?

[lengel]

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Exactly. And help each other out. If you have something you really don't need, find someone who does. It's the easiest thing in the world. And you would not believe how much it helps others. If you can't use it, donate it.

 

[ruth]

If everyone wants to know how bad it's really going to get - just skip to the back of the book and read the last chapter:

"In those days you will not be able to buy, sell, or trade ....."

Oh wait, I don't want to ruin it for you. Read it yourselves it tells exactly how bad it's going to get.

Will it be in our lifetimes - who knows - but He told us to be prepared.

 

[Alaska animal lover]

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Maybe no one is drilling in your area. My husband works on the North Slope and they pump all day long.

 

[PurpleChicken]

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21


Sounds good to me.

 

[carugoman]

My cure for depression for the past 8 years has been 450 mgs Wellbutrin/day and 300 mgs Zoloft/ day...I don't drink alcohol and the Wellbutrin has cut me down to 4 smokes a day. Everything else is irrelevant...the sun will shine again tomorrow...give me two blue tabs of Valium, I need to chill man!

 

[PurpleChicken]

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See, now Effexor and Xanax work very well for me and a shot of vodka and
a beer make for a good mood too. I quit smoking a few years ago. I'd hate
to die from lung cancer when I have a perfectly good liver to pickle.

Oh, did you know double cheeseburgers at McDonalds are on the dollar menu?

 

[carugoman]

I don't do Micky D's no mo. But my DW makes a mean chicken fried goat steak with cheese gravy all over!

 

[lengel]

Deep breaths guys. Regular depressions only last a few years. We just need to figure out how to get through this one. Let's start with "Help your neighbor."

Keep in mind that the Great Depression was extreme. Not convinced that we're looking at Armaggedon. From looking at the data though, I'm pretty sure we're just looking at a whole lot of our neighbors losing their homes and jobs.

What if we just focused on helping out those guys as best as possible?

 

[FutureChickenMan]

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Actually, Geo was a marketing faux pas. Geo never "built" a single car. All GM did with the Geo was buy vehicles from other companies (toyota and suzuki primarily) and rebadged them as a Geo. When consumers weren't buying the Geo (stupid company name) GM started branding the cars as Chevys. The Geo Prizm (aka Toyota Corolla) became the Chevy Prizm. The Geo Tracker (suzuki sidekick) became the Chevy Tracker. Why they ever killed the Metro aka Suzuki Swift I'll never know. But then in those days gas was $1.10/gal. The Geo Storm was an Isuzu of some sort.

US automakers have to change. The only way they will change is by feeling a financial loss. Here it is. Just wait until the Tata Motors vehicles start getting imported.

Rember that a major portion of American cars are not at all American.

Chevy/GM- gets engines and complete platforms from Isuzu, Toyota & Suzuki
Ford/Lincoln/Merc - Major joint ventures with Mazda, but Mazda does most of the design, ford does manufacturing.
Dodge/MOPAR/Chrysler - gets engines from Mitsubishi & Nissan.
Eagle (gone now) - Mitsubishi
Jeep - Isuzu, Renault, Mitsubishi, in the 80's they were a real mess of bastardized parts.
Saturn - Gets engines from Honda

What I find very intersting is that American brand autos sell well in other countries. So clearly the American auto manufacturer is out of touch with their buyers.

 

[Backyard Buddies]

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Agreed. Many of us can certainly share what we have with those who have less. Part of the success of the Victory Gardens during WWII was because it did just that. Folks grew what they could, organized community gardens, shared or traded their excess, canned and dried for the future, etc.

But, the world was a different place back then than it is now. I do my family history as a hobby and have access to lots of census materials. One day I was helping a friend with hers and as we printed up page after page of information, she asked me, "Who is that person living in my ancestors' home?" "A boarder," I said. "You mean a stranger?" "Yes, families took in folks who needed a place to stay and fed them in exchange for rent." Her reply was, "That's weird!"

Yes, what was common back then seems odd to us today. People back then helped other folks and they improved their situation by helping others as well. A widow might rent out a room in exchange for some heavy work around her home. A father who could no longer provide for his family due to illness or injury, rented out space in his home to strapping young guys who could improve their situation, and the young guys had a home with some good healthy cooking.

It's no surprise to me that Victory Gardens worked in the aftermath of this period because folks were already working together. But, people become complacent. After WWII, the gardens ended and folks became more and more centered into themselves, which is where we find ourselves today. There are lots of things we could do to improve things for ourselves and for our neighbor, but the question is, "Will we?"

Luke 16 and Matthew 25 make for some nice reading.