[grabby]

SOMETHING!

Try to go to your local farmers market or small grocer who usually supports local growers, this is usually better food and fresher and supports local agriculture. Get used to basic foods, its very easy to learn to cook.

when you buy a car, just buy the lowest horsepower car you can.
Honda civic 4 cylender is a good compromise.

that is all a hybrid is, a low powered gasoline engine, the battery is just helps the starts and stops if your in town.

Volkswagen diesel GEo Suzuki shift, small commuter cars are great.


I would not get a motorcycle, they are too dangerous and you'll get hurt, get a small car and be safe.


Buy a bicycle and use it, while you are driving around you dont have time for shopping. And it is fun, we have been starting this activity.

Go shopping once a week max and if you run out just wait till next week. New concept I know.

Drive slower


Fuel use on the freeway is all air resistance and tire resistance.

if we made national speed limit 55 MPH we would save more gas than all the proposed biofuels could ever make.


Turn lights out if you dont need them.

Wear a helmet, if you ride your bike.

These things will in no way prevent peak oil nor even delay it.

It is just good to learn how to live light.

DRINK WATER! You know this makes sense, adults need more water, milk is the highest wieght-gain food in existance, that is why babies drink it.

[Chaparral]

I was thinking of picking up a neighbor's old Porsche 914 and doing that electric conversion that the Toecutter is always talking about. I only really have to drive 8 miles twice a week on surface streets so it works for me. Part of my pre PO personal powerdown (or should I call it "Voluntary semiSimplicity"?) was to configure things so that I can spend as little time behind the wheel and as much time outside under the trees as possible.


What ever happened to the Toecutter? I_Like_Plants still around?
yoohoo! guys?

[grabby]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Chaparral', 'I') was thinking of picking up a neighbor's old Porsche 914 and doing that electric conversion that the Toecutter is always talking about. I only really have to drive 8 miles twice a week on surface streets so it works for me. Part of my pre PO personal powerdown (or should I call it "Voluntary semiSimplicity"?) was to configure things so that I can spend as little time behind the wheel and as much time outside under the trees as possible.


What ever happened to the Toecutter? I_Like_Plants still around?
yoohoo! guys?

[benzoil]

Good luck finding a 914 without rocker panel or roof pillar rust (unless you live in the SW US or similar). I looked hard for one in the late 80's and early 90's without finding one in decent shape. Great car if you find it though. Lots of cheap VW parts and the targa top stows in the front trunk.

[grabby]

I am waiting for the day when at home depo there will be a small 1 person pickup/car that runs on those battery packs that recharge.
if they can go 100 miles I would buy that.

this is doable.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('some news article', '
')May 2, 2006 - State Representative Todd Rutherford has found a way to fight higher gas prices.
The Columbia Democrat uses his new golf cart to go from his home to the State House, as well as his downtown office and courthouses. Rutherford says he bought the electric vehicle last fall when Hurricane Katrina sent gas prices to around $3 a gallon.

Rutherford says he spent an impatient winter waiting for the weather to get warm so he could drive the cart again.

The cart has a stereo and 15-inch flat screen TV, which Rutherford promises he watches only when it's parked.

State law allows residents to drive a golf cart on secondary roads within two miles of their home or office during daylight hours, as long as they obtain a $5 permit and insurance

[Aaron]

Please stockpile non-perishable goods, ammo & medicine.

I can't stress this enough...

It will be critical to the success of my Reaper Hoards as they roam through your various suburbs, burning & pillaging.

No camping stuff or agriculture junk please... can't use em.

Ask about our "Rapid Returns" program for seasonal crop tributes!

Quality reaping since 2010

[ubercrap]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Chaparral', 'I') was thinking of picking up a neighbor's old Porsche 914 and doing that electric conversion that the Toecutter is always talking about. I only really have to drive 8 miles twice a week on surface streets so it works for me. Part of my pre PO personal powerdown (or should I call it "Voluntary semiSimplicity"?) was to configure things so that I can spend as little time behind the wheel and as much time outside under the trees as possible.


What ever happened to the Toecutter? I_Like_Plants still around?
yoohoo! guys?

[grabby]

Would a golfcart be safe to drive around?
Probably an electric conversion would be better.

[mrobert]

What's wrong with a Hummer?

Look what I drive :
http://www.exosyphenstudios.com/robert/ ... naia-2.jpg

(the one in the left).

1.4L 16 valve engine.
Awesome mileage, and I can still blow away almost anyone on the highway.

[Dukat_Reloaded]

Why not look to converting an existing diesel engine car into a vegetable oil car, would be much more pratical than messing around with batteries and trying to charge it up.

[Free]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('grabby', '
')I would not get a motorcycle, they are too dangerous and you'll get hurt, get a small car and be safe.

[MrBill]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Free', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('grabby', '
')I would not get a motorcycle, they are too dangerous and you'll get hurt, get a small car and be safe.

[pup55]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'V')ery light with great handling

[Chaparral]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pup55', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'V')ery light with great handling