the crunch is coming.. some will say the economy is artificially being carried by the oil companies lowering gas prices to less than 2;oo per gallon. today i saw gas at 1.99.9 cents a gallon..and it struck me as being the first indicator.. the first in a long line of indicators that things are not what they seem to be.. january is a tough month for everyone, february will be a lot worse.. here farmes grow hay to feed cattle  which they sell all summer long to other cattlemen.. but you dont get good hay in february .. no money after the holidays and other base prices are up and still going up even if gas prices are dropping below two bucks a gallon..jobs are also an indicator.  jobless rates seem to be down..that s  because people arent reporting themselves un employed or under employed, any more. they , like me have quit trying to find work. because of lack of funds, bad health, or no jobs to be had. also whats this bullshit about speaking spanish to get a job... this is america, not mexico.. i speak english, and some other languages i wont talk about, but im not going to learn spanish so i can wash pots and pans for minimum wage... things are so bad here they closed the unemployment office and the closest one is 30 miles away.. what a laugh... me travel 30 miles to apply for a job.. not this american ... im toughing it out making money the old fashioned way.. using my metal detector...