[Sys1]

I'm living in a middle size town in the south of France. This morning, i took my breakfast on the balcony instead of kitchen. There's a road something like 50 meters away. I stared at the cars. Many cars. Won't last for long, i bet.
But in fact, what really amazed me was the number of trucks. Lot of those heavy machines transporting goods everywhere. 1 2 3... I witnessed this infinite procession...
How the hell will we do without oil?

[MD]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sys1', '
')How the hell will we do without oil?

[shakespear1]

Start visualizing 10, 200, 500 horse drawn carts and fowl smell drifting toward your balcony as you are drinking your cafe late and enjoying a coissoint.

[RonMN]

Isn't it funny how you notice thing you've never noticed before...after you've become PO aware?

[Roy]

Good point Ron.

I started noticing all the plastic in every store I went into, including all the merchanidising and store fixtures.

Endless lines of inefficient vehicles idling for what seems likes hours.

Overweight people everywhere. It seems that here at least, skinny (ie normal weight) people make up less than half to total population (over 30 anyway).

Fat kids. Ever notice how many kids are overweight now compared to 30 years ago? Look at old pictures from the 70s. Try to find a fat kid. There may be a few but nowhere near as many as now.

None of these things bode well for the future, and they're all symptoms of the over abundance of cheap energy.

I also notice more and more people coming around to "something's wrong with our society", whether they be peak oilers, relgious fanatics, or environmentalists. Everyone's got a different reason why things are slowly disintegrating, but all share a belief that the outcome won't be good for the average American.

These are things I notice.

[mgibbons19]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Roy', '
')....I also notice more and more people coming around to "something's wrong with our society", whether they be peak oilers, relgious fanatics, or environmentalists. Everyone's got a different reason why things are slowly disintegrating, but all share a belief that the outcome won't be good for the average American.

These are things I notice.

[Trindelm]

Consider the ratio of SUV's to regular cars as well.
Every other vehicle parked on North Damen in Chicago is an SUV. As oil gets rarer, thus more expensive, its gonna be kind of fun to watch these idiots crying at the gas pump.

[gego]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shakespear1', 'S')tart visualizing 10, 200, 500 horse drawn carts and fowl smell drifting toward your balcony as you are drinking your cafe late and enjoying a coissoint.

[RonMN]

This is my 2nd summer of NOT turning on the AC...and i'm now noticing how many people are complaining how "hot" it is when it's 85 degrees. I tell the "it's not the epitomy of comfort...but it's really not hot or uncomfortable".

They look at me like a freak i guess i'm used to it by now.

I'm starting to think that energy may be the tool used to purchase mens souls!

[Librarianne]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RonMN', 'I')sn't it funny how you notice thing you've never noticed before...after you've become PO aware?

[Sys1]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')aturday while working at the library, one girl of about 11 yrs old came to the check-out desk, and I had a flash of wondering where she might be in five years, and how her life may be different than it is now. Will she be strong? A survivor? These kind of thoughts hit when I'm thinking in my most "doomish" times.

[I_Like_Plants]

OK it was breakfast-time, in all fairness, that's a time when there are a lot of delivery trucks on the road. I'ts not like that all day, take a day off work and count the trucks all day, you probably saw most of them.

Horses/oxen can haul the loads, but it will take more horsecarts/oxcarts and they'll do it slower, but if we're down to those there will be less goods being delivered too.

[gnm]

I feel the same way but I'm looking into my own small childrens eyes...


Well at least they'll have me looking out for em...


-G

[EdF]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RonMN', 'T')his is my 2nd summer of NOT turning on the AC...and i'm now noticing how many people are complaining how "hot" it is when it's 85 degrees. I tell the "it's not the epitomy of comfort...but it's really not hot or uncomfortable". ...

[ab0di]

I haven't been able to go without AC because of my wife's health. I have cut back a great deal by opening the windows at night and closing them in the morning. I only run the AC when the indoor temp is over 85 or the humidity gets too high, usually late in the afternoon for an hour.

I'm in the process of converting a screened-in porch to a summer kitchen to keep cooking heat and humidty out of the house. Should have it done in time for late summer canning.

[Schneider]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ab0di', 'I') haven't been able to go without AC because of my wife's health. I have cut back a great deal by opening the windows at night and closing them in the morning. I only run the AC when the indoor temp is over 85 or the humidity gets too high, usually late in the afternoon for an hour.

I'm in the process of converting a screened-in porch to a summer kitchen to keep cooking heat and humidty out of the house. Should have it done in time for late summer canning.

[spot5050]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sys1', 'H')ow the hell will we do without oil?