re 1: "It is cold here in Florida, traffic is heavy, stock market is crashing..."
Ya know, the more I think about this, the more I think HockeyDad is a real Negative Nellie. He's basically griping because catastrophic global warming isn't happening, citizens can afford lots of cars and fuel, and there are lots of buying opportunities on the stock market.
You just can't please some people.
ScottHar