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Old 14th Jul 2008, 10:11
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ShortfinalFred
 
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Good luck to all furloughed. This oil crisis is like no other - this time there will never be a return to "normality". From here on in its extreme poverty for millions in the developed world.

As to the airlines, I may hate the cynicism of Wee Willie Walsh who runs BA but his droll remark that airlines are not built for $150 dollar oil is straight to the heart of the matter. If this situation lasts or worsens, then the great majority of the worlds airlines are finished, utterly gone.

In the U.K. I guesstimate a return to levels of poverty seen at the end of WW2: grow your own food, run a wood burning stove and cycle to Bogner Regis for your holiday - it will get that bad and worse - our inner cities are already collapsing, with five knife deaths among London Kids in a day recently.

Above all, wannabes dreaming of an airline career - dont do it, unless you want to see your hopes and dreams for a life die a thousand deaths.
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