Petrol about to hit £1.00 a litre, rising electricity and gas costs, followed by massive inflation, spiralling interest rates and repossessions of houses, coupled with companies going under. And all because our society is almost completely dependent on a black liquid - will we be able to endure or even survive the oil dependency withdrawal symptoms?

It's hard enough treating an individual addict and getting them off the drugs they are hooked on, let alone a whole global economy. How do you rehabilitate a whole way of life when those responsible for it are only intrested in continuing to profit from our addiction to alfestyle fuelled by the black stuff?

Think this is crazy? Look at the huge profits made by those who provide and supply the drugs. Examine the extraordinary lengths those dependent will go to to ensure a constant supply. Look how the individual addicts cannot change their ways, even when they are aware of the damage it is doing.

Do we even have the will to try to change, or will we try and desperately hang onto our addiction whatever it costs anyone else? Some of the biggest addicts are already taking huge risks to try and secure their supply, while those who are wise enough and able enough seek alternatives that will free them from dependency. Their reward will be to take power in the new world that will follow.

I personnaly have no faith in our leaders to tackle this problem (after all never gets really bad until after the election when they leave office so no chance of any long term solution to this problem) so I'm going to try to look out for number one and insulate my life as much as possible from the oil addiction. Good luck to the rest of you. Kick the habit now before it destroys you and your whole way of life.