tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10690613.post3732967469300885434..comments2023-09-29T08:25:34.726-05:00Comments on Jim Thomason's "The Business of People": Slow Economy Facts and How to Help Your StaffAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327900069847576688noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10690613.post-77636105263616679892008-07-19T20:55:00.000-05:002008-07-19T20:55:00.000-05:00Good point Steve. I'm hopeful that Americans, in ...Good point Steve. I'm hopeful that Americans, in that event, will become as creative about natural gas conservation as we've gotten (finally!) about oil consumption. Who knows, there may be a storm window manufacturer or wood burning stove company out there that's about to have a banner year!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327900069847576688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10690613.post-2808116751269976852008-07-17T22:51:00.000-05:002008-07-17T22:51:00.000-05:00I agree with everything you say but I do think we ...I agree with everything you say but I do think we are yet to understand the rising costs of fuel and natural gas on the economy. The most under-reported story of the year is the huge increase in the cost of natural gas. I belief it will dwarf the car fuel issue in its impact on our economy. When the average family realizes they will have to pay $500-1000 per month just to heat their home in the middle of the holiday season we may have a whole new blog post for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10690613.post-35986617364385052042008-07-17T18:55:00.000-05:002008-07-17T18:55:00.000-05:00Glad to see someone not jumping on the recession b...Glad to see someone not jumping on the recession bandwagon of doom and gloom.<BR/><BR/>Still, if we don't get gas back down to $1.25/gallon where it belongs we little guys are in big trouble.<BR/><BR/>CFL's aren't enough to save us (I switched over a year ago). They are great, but we need to bring the Thunder to OPEC and Venezuela and tell them, "thanks, but no thanks, we gotz oil". And then turn around and sell the excess to their customers. Hit 'em and hit 'em hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10690613.post-14667861083261510152008-07-17T18:54:00.000-05:002008-07-17T18:54:00.000-05:00This was a great post, Jim! Thanks for bringing so...This was a great post, Jim! Thanks for bringing some perspective. I'm old enough to have lived through all of them you mentioned. Shh!Colleen Coblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087657015758256361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10690613.post-49796352323943651232008-07-17T18:49:00.000-05:002008-07-17T18:49:00.000-05:00This is a good post. I wish the news sources woul...This is a good post. I wish the news sources would pick it up! I've been "preaching" this too. We are going to have a much better economy when all this is over.Ron Edmondsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05434637226646769018noreply@blogger.com