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[CharlesHarris]

I am outside guest here, so you may disagree or offer criticism and I will not be offended.

In the US many of us have concerns regarding the direction our country is headed. Without belaboring the political arguements and reasons, suffice to say that the demographic changes are beyond our control, and the will of the people appears to be that we become more like Europe and less like the USA that I grew up in. Our freedoms are being infringed, we are living in what is increasingly becoming a police state, and while our situation may not seem unusual to you in the UK, those over age 50 are worried that their dollar based assets will become worthless and that the comfortable retirement we had planned for is not to be.

My perception, which may differ from your reality, so correct me if I am wrong, is that you have two generations of a head start on this road. The changes we are seeing in the US today started post WW2 in Britain, and you have evolved and survived. Whether you have thrived or not I leave to your judgement.

The point is that I am here to learn from you, so speed up my acceptance of our new reality, and to get on with life. I am trying to hang onto my current lifestyle the best as I can, but many factors will be beyond my control. In the meantime I hope that some things I have learned from my disaster work experience may be helpful to readers here.

I find the content of this forum refreshing and without "drama." My perception is that you should focus on sharing what has worked and what has not, brainstorm ideas, and always stress quality over quantity. Less is sometimes more.

Mortblanc has it right.