Some interesting posts, except Daradon's.
I am exactly the same demographic as Cliff, and recall our 21% mortgage and my parents turning over the keys to the bank. I particularly like the posts of puckedoff and Frequitude... I recall the "diversification" mantra since 1980 and nothing has actually ever happened. Nuclear is interesting, but that industry seems to be in the doldrums, and I don't know how realistic it is to go there from scratch. If I were to guess, our diversification would have to begin as some sort of a spin-off from NG - it's hard to imagine anything that's not already here coming in, given the remoteness (relative)...