Where Have the Joiners Gone? Babies go boom-boom!

Galen is probably right, but even most of the "instant-gratification-high-schoolers" that I know can be extremely resourceful in a pinch; they'll get used to it. They're young. I'm more worried about the near-retirement baby boomers and the old people.-ed.

By Galen April 13th, 2008 12:27 pm:

The hard times are coming folks. No doubt about it.

I know what it takes to break open the ground to plant a garden by hand. For a 20x 20 plot it was three eight hour days of back wrenching labor. I finally broke down and used the community gardens rototiller.

Then was the endless hours (pleasantly spent) weeding with my then wife. No pesticides. Fish fertilizer.

The payoff? The most wonderful, flavorful best tasting fruits and veggies I have ever had. Store bought food PALES, literally, in comparison.

I also have hard won skills in woodworking and some general carpentry.

Will I make it through the coming crash? Probably. Better than the vast majority of the population of the large west coast city I live in. But I am willing to help my neighbors. I even know many of them by name. And I have friends of the same mind set, but with differing skills. We should get by. But it won’t be easy.

The people I truly pity are the children and teens of today who have never known want. Only instant gratification.

They will suffer. Badly.