03-07-2022, 05:59 PM
gadje wrote:
I was not around during the Cuban missile crisis. I am curious how the current tension between US and Russia compares to the tension back then.
Me neither, but based on how we are all living our day to days lives -- no comparison.
For most of the USA, Our biggest inconvenience is life right now is the cost of gas... which is fleeting. Morning radio hosts are too young to remember the 70s gas crisis, with looooooooong ass lines, and odd/even days and the ilk.
If I use one tank a week, 17 gallons, and its $1 more per gallon = extra $17 per week, or $68/mo.
Not insignificant, but those same morning DJs are acting like its we need to start eating ramen vs prime rib.