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Re: New members- Tell us about yourselves

Unread postby er_palletta » Fri 17 Mar 2006, 07:16:28

Hello everyone, this is David from Rome, Italy.

Just to let you know, that despite the fact that the Italian capital is the European city with more cars per square mile, there is an active community that strives to "educate" our fellow citizens that oil is a finite resource and that preparations must be done to "survive" after the peak occurs.

As my signature says, cycling is a small way that each one of us can postpone the inevitable peak.

Anyway, I'm excited in thinking how our society will adapt to such an incredible event, and I'm glad to be part of such a large community, being able to discuss peak oil and how we are going to survive it.

Ciao.
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Re: New members- Tell us about yourselves

Unread postby cheaplaughs2 » Fri 17 Mar 2006, 15:53:17

Hello my name is Ross Cockburn and I am a bartender from
London Ontario Canada 39 years old.I have a 5 year old son
from my first marriage and I am currently dating a girl from
ST .Clair Michigan (a town buy the way they should rename st commute)
I first learned about peak oil about 3 years ago at the bar.My brother
is a chief engineer with gm in Warren Michigan the hhr to be exact
why I tell this is because how much it scared me when I told him
about peak oil he didn't argue it was like he new for awile.Good
to be here hope I dont drive anyone nuts and I will send money.
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Introducing: Anthrobus

Unread postby Anthrobus » Wed 22 Mar 2006, 18:48:05

Hi, i am 38, live in a village close to munich, bavaria. We have a cute little daughter, 8 months, who i hope to educate in a responsible way, regarding natural resources, ethics and all.

Running my diesel car by rape oil for several years now, some months ago i entered the world of peak oil awareness just by stumbling over the word itself and looking it up in the net.

I do not foresee a new dark age, but am sure that a lot of things, habits, ways of living will be overthrown in the near future. And having read today that now heli-mounteneering (they fly you to the top) is offered in the canadian mountains, i think it is about time. The forced transition of lifestyle, economics, technology and political powersystems will be fierce, accompanied by a recession and lots of people will loose their investments. The timescale will be less than ten years, maybe hardly five years, thats my guess.

Yet, thanks to my wife who is accepting only thoroughly justified scenarios and proposals, i am not an extremist doomer, assembling survival gear in the basement. ((But after September 11, living solitary then, i went into a shopping spree for durable food, partly to explore the eerie feeling, partly it really carried me away. We ate years from this stuff later :-)). Live will go on and still much better than that of our grandparents. We have a biography of the grandfather of my wife, telling of his rural childhood of hardship, getting up to milk the cattle, school (only 4 years i guess), again heavy work in the afternoon ... Its up to every one to move himself out of the most vulnerable positions. So in my vilion we might get high-tech and low tech (i.e. keeping hens) side to side, Energy being the currency.

No, our plans are to live secure and without debt in our own property, close to public transport, (though i prefer the car), in commuting distance to the city. Then we plan to become further independent to fossil fuel, insulation of the house, use of solar heating, while i dream of storing solar power from the summer in the earth an to extract it in winter. In the meantime we hope to fill up our big Oil-tank in the basement before hurricane season arrives and the gap to 100$/bbl narrows to a slit in 2006.

I have some irrational hopes about PO to cure or burn out lots of maladies of the economy, the society and detrimental effects of globalisation. And there is the irrational fear that some babarians will overrun us when our hollowed out shell of culture, nation, state is collapsing. By a vague feeling i percieve the entire western civilisation since the ancient times as a big lie, maybe exept the ancient greek artists, writers and philosophers. These Lies, self-denial and delusion seem to engulf every individual, TV being the perfect symbol for it. Western individuals are compelled to expand and destroy, grab things of material value, get rich, admired and make a lot of fuzz about themselves. Therefore i admire cultures and religions (i.e. of the far east, though little do i know of them) that have their roots in the deep, thoughtful, humble and quiet existence of the individual.

There are lotsa things too, that i absolutely don't understand. Among them is the fact, that people often behave the opposite way they would, if they would give a deep thougt to it. In Germany, the Government is about to impose a tax on biofuels, to make them less competitive to fossile fuels. Nuts. The Bush Administration is ruining the economic, moral und jurisdictional foundations of their country. To what good are they acting so destructive? These people have everything they need for the rest of their life, as far as power and money is concerned. Why aren't they giving a thougt to the bettering of their mind (i'm pathetic, ain't i?). Just saying “Yes, i didn't tell the truth, i'm really sorry and just step down” or “Yes, i am too fed up with rep. corruption, the names and sums are ... “ or sth. Their names would be written in stone. Why can't a lie be called a lie and a military desaster a desaster these times? I cannot discern self-esteem, proudness or moral from their sayings, just greed. (Hardly better in Germany, politicians, mangers a bunch of uninspired, greedy earthlings). Seems that people who are ruminating about staying honest and not letting corrupting themselves just are stuck in low-level jobs today and are kept carefully from responsible positions. Well, as Platon said, there will be no peace on earth, unless philosophers become kings or kings philosophers.

Other ???'s: How globalisation is interfering with local economics: Onions from New Zealand are cheaper than the ones grown here. Some programming tasks can be mailed to the country where they can be solved cheapest. But i cant have a haircut in New Zealand so my haircutter must somehow interact economically with some sheepshaver in NZ though i refuse to by the 12.000-mile traveled onions of his neighbour farmer and still use indian-bug-fixed software which all puzzles me.

Maybe You can help me sort it out.

that's it for today,

see you about various topics,

anthrobus
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Re: Introducing: Anthrobus

Unread postby seldom_seen » Wed 22 Mar 2006, 19:56:15

Greetings anthrobus in Bavaria.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Anthrobus', 'I') do not foresee a new dark age, but am sure that a lot of things, habits, ways of living will be overthrown in the near future. And having read today that now heli-mounteneering (they fly you to the top) is offered in the canadian mountains, i think it is about time.

Haha, what a joke. More reason to be optimistic about peak oil.
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Re: New members- Tell us about yourselves

Unread postby BlueRidge » Tue 28 Mar 2006, 12:04:04

Hello all,

You all can call me Nick. I am 18 years old and living on my parents 500 acre beef cattle farm. I am interested in sustainable living and have never liked big cities or the practices of modern civilization as a whole. I grow shiitake mushrooms and am looking for a future in alternative agriculture.

I live at the base of the Blue ridge mountains in virginia and am not too worried about peak oil on a personal level.

I enjoy hiking, reading, fishing, snowboarding, spirituality & philosophy and other 'recreational' activities. 8)

i believe life is for the living and we must accept the changes as they come
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Re: New members- Tell us about yourselves

Unread postby grillzilla » Tue 28 Mar 2006, 22:24:08

Hello all.

Call me grillzilla, it's as good a name as any. I'm a Geologist, and I work for a petroleum company in the Los Angeles basin. How long have I known about peak oil? a decade or two I guess. The only uncertainty was the year of the peak, I am still not so sure we have hit it yet. I am convinced it will happen within the next ten years unless amazing cooperation suddenly, inexplicably, erupts around the globe.
I found this site while searching for data on the historical production for Saudi oil fields. I am very impressed by the level of discussion here, you all do yourselves credit.
I don't fear peak oil , just as I don't fear earthquakes, I'm not a doomer. It is just something to plan for. I do expect some very interesting times ahead though.
Since I work in the oil industry I know how hard the rank and file want to bring oil to the market, lol especially at these prices ($65 US today). Rest assured that those of us who are not in OPEC (and probably many who are) are just about going nuts trying to get more oil out of the ground.

Mostly I lurk, I haven't a lot of time to post stuff..still if I have something to contribute I will try.
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Re: New members- Tell us about yourselves

Unread postby clover » Wed 29 Mar 2006, 12:16:45

Hello...

I'm 24 years old, living in NE Indiana right now but going back home to Seattle soon... I've been "peak oil aware" for probably 4-5 years now. I've run into some interesting discussions about it lately- I'm not a PO evangelist at all, but a girl running her mouth about oil economics is apparently a rare sight around here.

As for my own prospects, I'm not terribly concerned... I'm smart and resourceful, I can shoot a gun and light a one-match fire, I know how to grow vegetables, and after I go back to the west coast I'll be able to cut my living expenses pretty dramatically. My dad and stepmom haven't totally bought into the PO thing, but they're all about the earthquake preparedness and are pretty good homesteaders so we have some quality overlap there. If things go nutty I suppose I could hole up with them.

I might be bumping some stale threads in the short-term-plans and other related veins... it seems excessive to put it all here.
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Re: New members- Tell us about yourselves

Unread postby polska » Wed 29 Mar 2006, 17:20:34

I live in Santa Barbara, CA all of my life. I am currently a Chemistry major at Westmont college. I am 19 years old, and i want to know what you guys think
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How I got here?

Unread postby mrobert » Thu 06 Apr 2006, 11:55:08

Hello,

One day, a friend told me ... dude, enjoy your car ... because soon there won't be any gas to drive it on.
Well ... he didn't made any debate and we changed subject.

Offcourse, I always was a realistic person who was aware of what is going on. I knew that oil wasn't something that will last us forever, so on Saturday I said to myself : "Are we really running out of the good stuff? Let's ask the genie (Google) about it .." ... and so I found these forums.

I have been reading around for a few months now ... and finally decided to join, under the assumption that every new person with at least one good ideea or thought ... will be just better for everyone.
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Re: How I got here?

Unread postby musselj » Thu 06 Apr 2006, 13:36:52

I found out about peak oil in just about the same way. I was searching one of the camaro boards for what new upgrade I would consume next and somone had posted about peak oil and everybody laughed them off the boards..... but it stuck in my mind and always wanting to know both sides I ended up here! now instead of spending my money on stuff like that I have been buying silver and learning new skills that will be useful in the future!!
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Re: How I got here?

Unread postby mrobert » Thu 06 Apr 2006, 13:42:55

That's a good thing.
Like someone said on these forums : It's better to have a condom and not need it, then not to have one and need it ... same with PeakOil, I preffer to be prepared and never "use it" ... then to have a colapse and nothing to keep me alive.

Luckily, while growing up, I learned a lot of things (I was even a boyscout) ... today, using the internet I can read on any topic of my interest in a matter of minutes ... and learn.
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Re: How I got here?

Unread postby coyote » Thu 06 Apr 2006, 18:19:53

Welcome to the boards, mrobert... if you've been lurking for a few months then you already know what to expect. Overall it's one of the more intelligent places I've seen on the Net.

I found out about Peak Oil similarly to you guys: a radio commercial and curiosity let me to ei2025.org, which led me to a veggie-oil vehicle site, whose blog contained a lone wolf talking about peak oil and lemmings. The Google, leading me to dieoff.com, and BLAM! The red pill goes down. Still tastes a little bitter, but I've gotten used to it I guess. But it's really difficult getting anyone else to try it...
Lord, here comes the flood
We'll say goodbye to flesh and blood
If again the seas are silent in any still alive
It'll be those who gave their island to survive...
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Re: How I got here?

Unread postby PWALPOCO » Thu 06 Apr 2006, 19:14:25

I got here one day after reading articles at the BBC news site.

I just noticed that oil prices seemed to be very topical at the time and I noticed a piece about "Why the reserves dont add up" or some such thing. Basically it discussed the OPEC oil adjustments in the 80s.

I was totally shocked at how "matter of fact" the whole thing was , that essentially everything was hanging on what could just be a load of wishful thinking !

Digging more and more, the term "Peak Oil" kept cropping up and after some Google work "I got here". This was last summer and already some of the doom n gloom talk from back then seems to be coming true. Even the Kuwaiti reserve number balloon popped over night and the world just plodded on ...

Back then making decisions seemed so much easier. Ignorance was indeed bliss. Now I see everything in a totally different light, sometimes I wish I didnt know what we are headed for.

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Re: How I got here?

Unread postby Ingenuity_Gap » Fri 07 Apr 2006, 12:49:52

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mrobert', 'H')ello,

One day, a friend told me ... dude, enjoy your car ... because soon there won't be any gas to drive it on.
Well ... he didn't made any debate and we changed subject.

Offcourse, I always was a realistic person who was aware of what is going on. I knew that oil wasn't something that will last us forever, so on Saturday I said to myself : "Are we really running out of the good stuff? Let's ask the genie (Google) about it .." ... and so I found these forums.

I have been reading around for a few months now ... and finally decided to join, under the assumption that every new person with at least one good ideea or thought ... will be just better for everyone.


Welcome to PO! It's good to see a fellow romanian posting on this board. How are things back in Romania? Are people aware of what is going to happen to them?

All the best.
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Re: New members- Tell us about yourselves

Unread postby Dedshelly » Sat 08 Apr 2006, 12:39:44

Hey there! I am an old man, 54 I think...Got 8.5 acres of ground trying to develop something sustainable. Kids grown-3 girls-one a stepdaughter, some other bastard got in there first. What you gonna do? They don't live here anymore, they think I'm nuts I guess unless they want me to pull the wallet which is regular. The old lady is dead. We were old hippies, lived on the street, much adventure. She was a Jew and extremely fertile. I need help. Got unreal good credit, got chickens, garden, space... took years to get here. Now my strength (once considerable) beginning to fail. Too many drugs I guess for this particular county, this particular body. Right person or persons welcome. We can do it. Got a 2.5 acre lake with catfish for chrissakes. Paid For! Need piggery for methane. Got 2 tractors-ammo-firearms-CAN DO! Only serious workers need reply.
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Re: New members- Tell us about yourselves

Unread postby Croakmore » Sat 08 Apr 2006, 17:00:40

Hi, I'm still fussing with my profile. I camed over from The Fourth Turning forum to see what you have. Looks like an active site here, and interesting, too. I'm a frog biologist, so fly power works for me. I'll post more when I'm ready to say something important, or not.

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Re: New members- Tell us about yourselves

Unread postby clover » Sat 08 Apr 2006, 17:09:30

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Dedshelly', 'K')ids grown-3 girls-one a stepdaughter, some other bastard got in there first. What you gonna do?


Ew.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')he was a Jew and extremely fertile.


wtf?

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') need help.


Agreed.
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Re: New members- Tell us about yourselves

Unread postby Dedshelly » Sat 08 Apr 2006, 18:31:35

Hi, Clover-thanks for the warm welcome. Real life. What a trip, huh? So... what's your plan? Got one?
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hello

Unread postby roadwarrior » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 14:01:13

Hi everyone,

Just joined today. My name is Joe. I'm from Macomb, Michigan. Lived there all my life. I'm divorced, with no kids. and I'm 48 years old. I was employed by Ford, but due to escalating oil prices, I have no job. We built the 4.6litre V8.

I joined this group to try and deal with peak oil. I know its coming. Some experts believe its already here. I want to be ready for it. I dont want it to deal with me.

I'm going to get rid of my pickup truck, and buy a smaller car. I already insulated the shit out of my house. I'm going to try and do all I can to save energy.

Thanks,

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Re: hello

Unread postby uNkNowN ElEmEnt » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 14:20:42

Lol pstarr.

Roadwarrior.. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess you are in the... doomer camp eh? Welcome aboard!
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