Hello Pt 1

by **canis_lupus** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 15:37:39

Hey, Joe -

Glad you could make it.

You're going to find all you need (and more) on these boards.

Welcome!

by **RonMN** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 16:21:32

Welcome Joe,

Glad to have ya onboard!

by **musselj** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 16:28:49

Hello Joe,

Really small world!! I am in macomb as well welcome aboard just think about this though we live next to one of the biggest supplies of fresh water around not to mention if you head north and know how to hunt you wont go hungry! I dont think it will be all that bad around here besides the fact of no more work!! it is just going to suck sinking into poverty!

by **JoeCoal** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 16:42:32

Welcome!

Saving energy is a great first step. Don't forget to think about local food production:

Square Foot Gardening

I'm having great success with this method so far.

Also go to your local coin shop and pick up some old (pre 1965) silver dimes and quarters as fast as you can...

Silver Price

I used to be a Doomer; now I'm looking forward to the end of the Rat Race...

by **roadwarrior** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 17:38:35

Thank you for the warm welcome. I'm not really a gloomer. I'm a realist. For as long as I can remember, I've always been interested in oil and gas. I should have been a geologist, instead of a Millwright. I think I missed my calling. I've been studying production charts on US oil production. Since 1970, US oil production has been steadily falling. Hubbert was right! He may be right about world oil production. If he is, the US will be in for a real shocker worse that 1973 on 1980 oil shocks.

I hope he is wrong.

by **RonMN** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 19:41:31

Yup...we all hope he's wrong. But being realists...we can't deny the logic.

by **nemo** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 19:58:50

First post. Got here via the oil drum.
I'm 28, male, awfully ignorant and trying learn. I guess I've been aware of the unsustainability of the current course of humanity for quite some time, but the concept of PO is relatively new to me. Wrapping my feeble mind around this complex an issue feels like a daunting task, but a necessary one. If the fabric of society is about to come apart, preparedness is crucial.
Apart from learning, I'm looking for a sense of community. Having tried preaching a gloomy energy outlook to my surroundings, I mostly find the response to be patronizing unrealistic optimism and ignoreance even greater than my own (and what's worse, willful ignoreance at that).
Fundamentally I'm a utopian optimist, but my hopes for humanity requires a timespan that greatly exceeds how long I expect to live. I think a dark age is coming, and that right soon. I hope it will be short, and followed by an era of forward-looking and reason.

by **Jack** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 20:11:05

Welcome to Peak Oil, Nemo.

I think you'll find a robust, interesting community - and some worthwhile discussions.

Enjoy your stay!

Jack

by **rogerhb** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 20:12:55

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nemo', 'F')undamentally I'm a utopian optimist

by **nemo** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 20:34:55

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rogerhb', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nemo', 'F')undamentally I'm a utopian optimist

by **LadyRuby** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 20:47:54

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nemo', 'F')irst post. Got here via the oil drum.
I'm 28, male, awfully ignorant and trying learn. I guess I've been aware of the unsustainability of the current course of humanity for quite some time, but the concept of PO is relatively new to me. Wrapping my feeble mind around this complex an issue feels like a daunting task, but a necessary one. If the fabric of society is about to come apart, preparedness is crucial.
Apart from learning, I'm looking for a sense of community. Having tried preaching a gloomy energy outlook to my surroundings, I mostly find the response to be patronizing unrealistic optimism and ignoreance even greater than my own (and what's worse, willful ignoreance at that).
Fundamentally I'm a utopian optimist, but my hopes for humanity requires a timespan that greatly exceeds how long I expect to live. I think a dark age is coming, and that right soon. I hope it will be short, and followed by an era of forward-looking and reason.

by **aldente** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 21:30:02

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nemo', 'T')he way I see it, there are two things that really need be feared. Either a venusian runaway greenhouse effect or a Great Big Rock from Space could do us all in.

by **JoeCoal** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 21:36:01

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nemo', '.')..Wrapping my feeble mind around this complex an issue feels like a daunting task, but a necessary one.

by **hoplite** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 22:18:59

Make sure you re-fill your prozac/zanax/lithium meds because yer gonna need them to fit in with this crowd!

by **coyote** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 22:20:38

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LadyRuby', 'W')elcome! You sound like a realist, and an optimistic pessimist. Me too!

by **nemo** » Tue 18 Apr 2006, 22:44:09

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('albente', '
')You sure did your reading before posting. How long did you read before you started to post?

by **Aedo** » Wed 19 Apr 2006, 01:19:23

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nemo', 'I')'m more of a sailing kind of guy myself...

by **Zardoz** » Wed 19 Apr 2006, 20:52:53

Welcome, nemo. Don't let us get you down. At times we'll test your optimism. For example:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Aedo', '&')lt;--- Its the way forward!!!

by **nemo** » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 14:43:38

I take it that left arrow thingy should be read as "back". Or "left"? Neither of those sentiments get me down, as I agree with both of them to a certain extent.
Edit: Ah, now I see! It's a point-at-the-avatar arrow! *slaps forehead*
I'm all for discussing the past-PO future of sailing and boatbuilding at length, but I think it belongs in a dedicated thread someplace other than "welcome"?

by **uNkNowN ElEmEnt** » Fri 21 Apr 2006, 15:14:46

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')ake sure you re-fill your prozac/zanax/lithium meds because yer gonna need them to fit in with this crowd!

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