He would look at this and insist the same thing today. He would say, "Companies can't gouge and that with the greenies no wells are being drilled. Take the East coast there is plenty of oil there but they can't drill for it thanks to those protestors!"

The symptoms all point to true hardship. Things are getting beyond desperate and even wise men want to keep everything as is at all costs. The denial is more powerful then even the greed that is creeping around out there.

Thanks for posting this as it shows how much can be forgotten in only a few years. It also shows that nothing changes except the numbers grow and grow!