DIn the past two years, Germany has been able to learn the small economy of hoarding. Her first rule is: If possible, try not to buy everyday things in stores when the majority of your circle of acquaintances has already lugged shopping carts full of them out of the supermarket. And the second rule is: People who develop an idea well in advance of which things could become scarce in the future for whatever reason have a clear advantage over many of their contemporaries.
What better way than now, when everyone is complaining about the heat, to waste a cool thought on winter? After all, no one knows exactly how scarce gas will become. But the concern about certain bottlenecks is undoubtedly not unfounded. And it can at least not be ruled out that other energy sources will become more expensive along with natural gas, such as heating oil. So is buying heating oil now a prime example of prudent anti-cyclical behavior?
