Reply #21: Right. I think the problem is my early awareness.

[Gregorian]

I've grown cynical and frustrated over the years of watching the crazies just burn up the environment. Here's a good example of the mentality I'm talking about. I went into my realtor's office last week. When I told her I sent an email, she ran over to the computer, printed it out, read it, and then tossed the paper in the garbage. YIKES!

I came from a family where we knew what was going on, and were taught to turn off lights, and be frugal. And that was the early sixties. My dad, Maynard, was so careful about using gas that he'd see how far he could coast when coming up to a stop light. But those were the days before the impatient hoards of cars. And my friends called it "Maynard mileage". He had the first Subaru back in 1970, that was a tiny four cylinder horizontally opposed. We really thought things were going to change. And they didn't.

I grew up in a neighborhood of architects and aeronautical phd's and NASA scientists, in a town (Palo Alto) ahead of all others. They even have their own power company. And I remember in the mid sixties, the electric car show in the mall down the street. They were using Hudsons!

It has been nearly forty years of watching in disbelief. So you're right, it's hard to watch the newly found enthusiasm. Especially since I've had the good fortune of buying and selling real estate, and living in different places. Only to see the horrible ecological disasters first hand.

Well, we're on the same page. I just need to try and return to something I once was, but have lost. I'm buying a piece of property right now. And I was on it today. And I can hear cars. It was a very quiet place only a decade ago. And I find it highly aggitating. In fact I'm sitting here right now with a monster head ache. I had it all day. I worry nonstop about this situation we're in. And almost no one else really cares. Only a few. I think I've learned a lot from your post. And from a few others like it here. I've become more extreme in my frustration. I can't save the planet. But I can be realistic about what we can and should do. It was a great time to be alive, and also a terrible time. And I'm also learning to try and take care of myself or I'll be useless for what lies ahead.