http://ssbraccia.myncblogs.com/2008/05/07/when-the-gas-ran-out/ NBC 17's Steve Sbraccia blogs about current issues, hot topics, and life in general Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:24:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://ssbraccia.myncblogs.com/2008/05/07/when-the-gas-ran-out/#comment-97 estee Sat, 10 May 2008 13:19:06 +0000 http://ssbraccia.myncblogs.com/2008/05/07/when-the-gas-ran-out/#comment-97 My most vivid memory of the first oil shock(1973-74) is riding my bike to the bus stop(half a mile away) in total darkness, because President Nixon put America on full-time Daylight Savings Time starting in January of 74. Not sure if it really saved any energy or not. I certainly burned up lots of energy cursing the darkness on my bike! Re today's energy issues: it would be much easier if we would simply allow ourselves to drill for our own oil. There's plenty of it, but we let the enviro-weenies prevent us from getting it. My most vivid memory of the first oil shock(1973-74) is riding my bike to the bus stop(half a mile away) in total darkness, because President Nixon put America on full-time Daylight Savings Time starting in January of 74. Not sure if it really saved any energy or not. I certainly burned up lots of energy cursing the darkness on my bike!
Re today’s energy issues: it would be much easier if we would simply allow ourselves to drill for our own oil. There’s plenty of it, but we let the enviro-weenies prevent us from getting it.

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