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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby Schweinshaxe » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 18:06:04

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LadyRuby', 'W')hat are you dudes, still living in the 50's? Women leaving a husband for more $$ and men leaving their middle aged wives for 25-year old sexpots. Sheesh, shall I call you Ward, as in Ward and June Cleaver?

Still expecting the little wife to greet you at home with the paper, your slippers, and a martini? Welcome to 2006, where many women make more than men and the rest are at least more reliable as income-earners. And make your own god-damned dinner.


I'm actually what you could call a modern man. I wouldn't have anything against a career woman as a wife who's working 16 hours a day if she'd let me sit at home all day long in my underwear and watch hockey on TV. I could take care of the washing and cleaning during commercials and period breaks.

I've heard that Paris Hilton chick is still available. Do you know if she likes Swedes?
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby SinisterBlueCat » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 18:31:45

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schweinshaxe', 'I')'m actually what you could call a modern man. I wouldn't have anything against a career woman as a wife who's working 16 hours a day if she'd let me sit at home all day long in my underwear and watch hockey on TV. I could take care of the washing and cleaning during commercials and period breaks.

yeah, but can you cook and make a decent martini? and by the way, how are you in bed? i mean really...washing and cleaning?
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby Jenab6 » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 18:39:33

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LadyRuby', 'A')nd make your own god-damned dinner.

I've been making my dinner for the past 20 years. Here's a favorite recipe.

APOCALYPSE BEAN AND RICE SOUP.

Equipment: three quart pot, some sort of stove

Ingredients:
2.5 quarts of water
1/2 cup dry cranberry beans
1/3 cup dry great northern beans
1 tablespoon of salt
1 tablespoon of cajon spice
1/2 tablespoon of red pepper (loosely piled)
1/2 teaspoon of cumin
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
1/2 teaspoon oregano flakes (or 1/4 tsp powder)
1 tablespoon minced garlic
12 slices of pepperoni
1/2 cup white rice

Directions:

Fill pot with 2.5 quarts of water. Bring water to boil. Put the beans into the pot. Reduce heat. Cover pot. Cook until beans are soft.

Refill the pot with water to replace evaporation. Add to the pot the salt, red & black pepper, cumin, cajon spice, oregano, garlic, and pepperoni. Cover pot and cook for 30 minutes.

Add the rice. Cover pot and cook until rice is done.

VARIATIONS: Diced bits of smoked ham can replace the pepperoni. Chives can be used in place of oregano. Less red pepper can be used by those wanting a milder soup (the amount indicated will make a grown person sweat). Finely chopped carrot rounds or diced mushrooms can be added just for the hell of it. The "po' boy" version of this dish is pared back to exclude all ingredients except water, beans, rice and salt.

I developed this recipe as a quest for the ideal food to stockpile for the dieoff, then added some refinements (spices, meat) to enjoy while they last. Rice and beans are super cheap to buy at a discount grocery, such as Save-A-Lot, and the dried stuff will last for years if protected from moisture.

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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby LadyRuby » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 18:42:46

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Jenab6', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LadyRuby', 'A')nd make your own god-damned dinner.

I've been making my dinner for the past 20 years. Here's a favorite recipe.

APOCALYPSE BEAN AND RICE SOUP.



Jerry Abbott


That's hilarious, because a few days ago I made my family (yes I do cook) a meal in my new pressure cooker that consisted of wheat berries, garbanzo beans, and dried mushrooms. "What is this, the meal of the apocalypse?" hubby asked. It wasn't bad, for the record.
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby LadyRuby » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 18:45:08

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schweinshaxe', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LadyRuby', 'W')hat are you dudes, still living in the 50's? Women leaving a husband for more $$ and men leaving their middle aged wives for 25-year old sexpots. Sheesh, shall I call you Ward, as in Ward and June Cleaver?

Still expecting the little wife to greet you at home with the paper, your slippers, and a martini? Welcome to 2006, where many women make more than men and the rest are at least more reliable as income-earners. And make your own god-damned dinner.


I'm actually what you could call a modern man. I wouldn't have anything against a career woman as a wife who's working 16 hours a day if she'd let me sit at home all day long in my underwear and watch hockey on TV. I could take care of the washing and cleaning during commercials and period breaks.

I've heard that Paris Hilton chick is still available. Do you know if she likes Swedes?



I don't know too many women sitting home without a job. If they're home taking care of small children, that's a FAR harder job than any out-of-home job. So go ahead and stay home but be productive and take care of some small children. That will wisen you up.
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby Schweinshaxe » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 18:53:12

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SinisterBlueCat', ' ') and by the way, how are you in bed?


What do you mean? :shock:
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby Schweinshaxe » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 19:06:30

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LadyRuby', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schweinshaxe', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LadyRuby', 'W')hat are you dudes, still living in the 50's? Women leaving a husband for more $$ and men leaving their middle aged wives for 25-year old sexpots. Sheesh, shall I call you Ward, as in Ward and June Cleaver?

Still expecting the little wife to greet you at home with the paper, your slippers, and a martini? Welcome to 2006, where many women make more than men and the rest are at least more reliable as income-earners. And make your own god-damned dinner.


I'm actually what you could call a modern man. I wouldn't have anything against a career woman as a wife who's working 16 hours a day if she'd let me sit at home all day long in my underwear and watch hockey on TV. I could take care of the washing and cleaning during commercials and period breaks.

I've heard that Paris Hilton chick is still available. Do you know if she likes Swedes?



I don't know too many women sitting home without a job. If they're home taking care of small children, that's a FAR harder job than any out-of-home job. So go ahead and stay home but be productive and take care of some small children. That will wisen you up.


Mmmmm, well, OK!

I'm sorry... :(
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby LadyRuby » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 20:43:17

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schweinshaxe', '
')Mmmmm, well, OK!

I'm sorry... :(


You know I'm just giving you guys a little guff to keep you real!
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby kam30en » Tue 06 Jun 2006, 22:17:29

LadyRuby, do you actually think that women will remain equals post peak? I think in post-peak America, the women who used to be high-paid office workers and business owners, will come to be the displaced jobless refugees of the future. And if she thinks she's gonna find her "equal" place among men in this new world, she's as realistic as a polar bear who thinks he can swim 80 miles to catch a seal in the melting waters of the arctic. In short, women will find themselves in a world where the only work available is back-breaking farm labor or actually making things, both jobs men to much better. Jobs like accountants, lawyers, dental assistants, therapists, and tanning salon workers will be gone never to be seen again. The older single woman with a $100,000 a year job and not a penny in savings will probably end up starving to death on a street corner. She bought into the hype of feminism and mass-consumerism and it cost her, she dies childless and destitute. Like it or not, feminism and equal rights will go the way of the polar bear.
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby LadyRuby » Wed 07 Jun 2006, 00:53:58

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('kam30en', 'L')adyRuby, do you actually think that women will remain equals post peak? I think in post-peak America, the women who used to be high-paid office workers and business owners, will come to be the displaced jobless refugees of the future. And if she thinks she's gonna find her "equal" place among men in this new world, she's as realistic as a polar bear who thinks he can swim 80 miles to catch a seal in the melting waters of the arctic. In short, women will find themselves in a world where the only work available is back-breaking farm labor or actually making things, both jobs men to much better. Jobs like accountants, lawyers, dental assistants, therapists, and tanning salon workers will be gone never to be seen again. The older single woman with a $100,000 a year job and not a penny in savings will probably end up starving to death on a street corner. She bought into the hype of feminism and mass-consumerism and it cost her, she dies childless and destitute. Like it or not, feminism and equal rights will go the way of the polar bear.


Au contraire (there goes the limit of my French). In a world of coming hardship we need more influence from women. As a broad generalization, I think women must be genetically predisposed to cooperate rather than maim and kill. If wars were fought entirely by women, well you see there wouldn't be many of them. Because I know that my enemy is someone's mom, or someone's daughter. I'd rather just talk it out. We will definitely need more of this.
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Wed 07 Jun 2006, 01:27:24

I was reading John Steinbeck's Grapes Of Wrath the other day. He described the situation in Oklahoma in the 30s when the dust storms ruined all the farmers. The women and children were looking to their men and praying that they wouldn't lose it, their strength. As long as the men stayed strong, the women felt they need not worry. Here in 2006 we can't relate to that. But I think that prosperity has disrupted the natural order.
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby Wednesday » Wed 07 Jun 2006, 03:08:53

Any woman who has the inquisitiveness and intelligence to make PO preps will be turned off by you and your attitude. I know I sure am. Wouldn't go near ya with an ego like that.

How do you expect to attract a quality partner when it appears that you don't even like women?

I'd say your chances of finding a wife post-peak are just about the same chances you have right now. It depends on exactly what youre looking for in a partner. If you want someone who will be an asset to you in a difficult time then you need to GET REAL.
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby Doly » Wed 07 Jun 2006, 07:58:37

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('kam30en', 'A')re there even any peak oil aware women?


There are. Me, for example. But no way I'm going to West Virginia, or anywhere in the USA!
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby uNkNowN ElEmEnt » Wed 07 Jun 2006, 15:06:05

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'L')adyRuby, do you actually think that women will remain equals post peak? ... In short, women will find themselves in a world where the only work available is back-breaking farm labor or actually making things, both jobs men to much better.


Yeah, but a woman could do them too, and when we are talking about growing and preserving our own food why would we have to have a guy do it for us? Do you think women through the ages just sat on their big butts in the house or did house cleaning because she thought "hey a guy can do this better than I can, he's built more for gross, heavy labour so I shouldn't do anything"???

One of the reasons native indians (and other cultures) liked having more than one wife was not becasue of all the sex you think they could have, but because women were considered on par with work horses in the sense that a woman can do a hell of a lot of work.

Women were what increased a guys wealth and status.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')nd if she thinks she's gonna find her "equal" place among men in this new world, she's as realistic as a polar bear who thinks he can swim 80 miles to catch a seal in the melting waters of the arctic.
Yeah, and I'd like to see a guy swim 80 miles to catch a seal in its teeth too, what the hell does this have to do with being able to survive? How do you know polar bears can't swim that far? we do know they can catch and kill seals... I dont' get it.

One thing feminism taught us was that we don't have to have a male around, yes they are necessary for procreation and nice to cuddle up to at night,etc. but a woman who knows how to protect herself and can plan a defensive strategy that could take care of/ protect her home just as well as any guy.

We are not as useless as you seem to think and as far as "strength" goes? Women are strong too, I think resourceful and knowledgeable will be more important than some neolithic concept of the strong man.
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby Wednesday » Wed 07 Jun 2006, 17:06:51

So imagine if this guy comes into a forum about Peak Oil, where there are plenty of PO-aware single women, claiming to be looking for a compatible wife. (on an internet forum, no less)

Then he proceeds to alienate most, if not all, of the females there by being a sexist pig and thus eliminating his chance of finding true PO-love.

Nah, nobody is that dumb....
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Wed 07 Jun 2006, 17:24:34

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Wednesday', 'S')o imagine if this guy comes into a forum about Peak Oil, where there are plenty of PO-aware single women, claiming to be looking for a compatible wife. (on an internet forum, no less)
I know a guy, I've known him since we were both 4 years old, who found a wife on the internet.
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby Wednesday » Wed 07 Jun 2006, 17:45:08

Yeah? Did he impress her with his ignorance and big ego too?

(I met my husband playing Quake 2, but he didn't know I was female until I showed up at a LAN party.)
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Wed 07 Jun 2006, 17:54:01

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Wednesday', 'Y')eah? Did he impress her with his ignorance and big ego too?
That's mean. What's your problem?
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby uNkNowN ElEmEnt » Wed 07 Jun 2006, 18:00:12

LOL. Breathe woman, breathe.

I guess it comes down to how desperate youand they are. If you only want someone who is desperate for a relationship then yes, you could totally dominate them, denigrate them and you'd have a resentful (all be it stupid) woman for the rest of your life. When someone is desperate its amazing how much crap they will put up with.

I have a friend who has convinced herself that going through the US Army Spouces bootcamp wouldn't be so bad.... HA. He is changing and he's promised to tone it down. (did you know they make the husband stand there and yell at his wife like a sargeant to a recruit?????).

I'd love to see someone try that with me.

Any one who needs to dominate those around them and constantly reinforce their superiority, is a looser in my books.
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Re: Finding a wife post-peak

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Wed 07 Jun 2006, 18:27:31

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('uNkNowN ElEmEnt', '
')I'd love to see someone try that with me.
Hey, get that squishy green thing out of the back of our fridge, woman! I'm not kidding! :lol: (BTW I'm just the right size, baby, not too big, not too small, long and lean, every young girl's dream)
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