Where is everyone?

It's not cost. It's something else. A general change in society is more
likely. How many people have spent beyond their means compared to 1970?
Are people less interested in doing an activity that takes months of
preparation and has limited utility? I honestly don't think cost is any
more of a factor today than it was in 1970 - and in real terms, people
are better off, too.

A thought: The "Depression" generation is now mostly gone. *Those*
people knew what true hardship was, understood the value of a dollar,
and (if they were like my parents) absolutely feared going into debt.
My parents would eat dirt before borrowing money, after living through
the hardships of the 1930s.

They managed to instill that same fear in me -- but I suspect that
attitude has been diluted over time, thus explaining the huge debt
loads so many people are now comfortable bearing.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"