Secretary's Column - Coping With Bad Times

By Ziad Y. Mazboudi, PE

My wife tells me that I remind her of her dad, who lived during the…

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Secretary's Column - Coping With Bad Times

By Ziad Y. Mazboudi, PE

My wife tells me that I remind her of her dad, who lived during the depression, the way I live.  Well, I am fairly frugal, I don’t like waste of any sort, I am not a compulsive spender and don’t like debt.  Growing up during the war in Lebanon, I learned to live on very, very tight budget, where resources are very scarce and you had to make ends meet with whatever is at end.  So, when all what you had were a couple of gallons of gasoline, you learned to combine your chores and eliminate unnecessary trips. And you carpooled, you walked.  When you didn’t have much water, every drop counted, and water conservation was at its best. It was the same with energy conservation.  I grew up with my dad hearing my dad saying to turn off the lights in the room that we just left.  I am listing some of these examples because these days remind me of the bad times during my earlier days; bad economical conditions, water shortages, energy shortages and very high gas prices. 

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