“Except that natural gas has one very important shortcoming: I can’t produce my own natural gas”
you can, however, easily produce your own electricity from natural gas in an emergency, and electricity is far more likely to fail than natural gas delivery ... in fact, if natural gas delivery fails, the U.S. will descend into total anarchy in less than a week ...
You and I think a lot alike. One difference, however, is I'm concerned about the slow boil type control from government more than the total chaos. In other words, it bothers me that the Dims raise natural gas prices (and power, and gasoline). Of course, that is, unless it's an election year. I fear they will make it a little harder, and a little harder, ... to avoid bowing to their gods of hedonism and such. The cost of natural gas and other energy is part of their arsenal to slow boil us like the frog in the pot.