tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987400789130903662.post117022206585069061..comments2022-10-07T19:17:35.929-04:00Comments on Reading Richard Rohmer: Brian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987400789130903662.post-34897673413579190022014-05-17T02:59:32.597-04:002014-05-17T02:59:32.597-04:00God give me strength to read Triad.God give me strength to read Triad.Chris Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925214622987881225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987400789130903662.post-6913795319374321812014-05-16T11:42:55.073-04:002014-05-16T11:42:55.073-04:00The energy companies can always be relied upon in ...The energy companies can always be relied upon in times of crisis - except when they can’t, like when they left Buffalo freeze. Three months ago.<br /><br />Thank God for the Kowal family carBrian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987400789130903662.post-79312698916735044582014-05-16T11:04:57.974-04:002014-05-16T11:04:57.974-04:00That sentence made me laugh - the ludicrous idea t...That sentence made me laugh - the ludicrous idea that the oil companies could save mankind by keeping their stations fully supplied during a nuclear attack.<br /><br />Energy - always about energy.Stanley Whytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579745111959535696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987400789130903662.post-18670648900302572332014-05-16T09:28:29.467-04:002014-05-16T09:28:29.467-04:00You, Stanley Whyte, are right to complain. I'm...You, Stanley Whyte, are right to complain. I'm reminded of my very favourite sentence in <i>Triad</i>:<br /><br />It struck John Hanson that the family car, that part of life extension of most every adult human in the United States, could well turn out to be the saviour of the nation – if the people did not panic – and if the military and police were in place to keep the traffic flowing – and if the national oil companies were instructed to keep their service stations at full supply of gasoline during the critical period.<br /><br />What makes the thing even better is that it follows this non-sentence: "The automobile."<br /><br />Am I, Brian Busby, done? Done as an Iranian tank column.<br /><br />You'll know what I mean by chapter 30.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.com