A> Hey, at least the US is not Spain. Read: Spain pissed its main gas
A> provider by supporting a classical enemy of theirs in an issue we have no
A> business being involved with, and as a result everybody who is not a
A> paranoid prepper is going in for a surprise this Winter.
A> 
A> Except there are no real preppers in Spain. I am the closest thing I know
A> and I
A> am kind of lame enough not to claim for the title XD
A> 
A> I have heard Germany has it worse because they have been shutting down
A> their own power production, and they are overly dependendant of third
A> parties, to the point they are already begging for help.

All the power issues could have been prevented by allowing increased supply and
investments in more nuclear power.  There is still no better low cost source of
power than nuclear.  Only to be followed by natural gas (under normal
conditions).  

If things don't get moving in that direction soon, people are going to go broke
just keeping the lights and heat on this winter.  All these issues are
preventible with the proper planning and infrastructure.

I have never seen electricity costs rise as fast as they have this past 6-8
months in my entire life.  Natural gas has gone up 400%, electricity has gone up
100%, and all in just 6-8 months.  

Oil has gone down some, but not electricity or natural gas.

- Mark

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