[Bas]

I was wondering what everybodies "specialty" is in connection to PO (or GW); which subject you know relatively alot about when compared to other members. Examples could be: Automotive technology, politics, global warming knowledge, depletion of resources, sustainable living, biofuels, oil majors, OPEC, conspiracy , Middle East, History, etc. etc.

I expect that everyone who has been around these forums knowing a fair bit about these and other subjecs but probably you have one or more that you follow with a special keen interest or maybe you know more about one of them because you are educated in a certain direction or maybe your work has to do with it.


Me:
Having studied economics, my specialty would be economics though I would have to recognize MrBill as my senior in this subject.

[Stratovarius]

I'm actually pretty dumb in all areas, but I'd say economics since that's what I've been teaching myself these past few months.

[cynicalheretic]

Combat and Demolitions -- My expertise won't really kick in till after the collapse

[eXpat]

I work in IT so i guess my specialty in a PO scenario will be looting...

[Pablo2079]

I work in IT as well... I figure my specialty will be death or possibly the guy holding the sign in the background during news reports.

[gnm]

I work in IT also, but sort of in the back end heavy hardware part... I am skilled in "seat of your pants" engineering and have experience with everything from welding, masonry, and plumbing to electrical engineering. I am already running alternative energy systems. My minimalist neighbor sometimes (rather disparigingly) refers to me as "the engineer". I suppose I'll be one of those keeping the lights on and the pump running in 25 years...

-G

[EnergyUnlimited]

Chemistry & physics

[PrairieMule]

I wouldn't call myself a expert, but I am working towards a skill set towards being a full time ranch hand in a economic collapse. I have enrolled in Post graduate Agriculture class at Texas A&M in April for beef and cattle production and plan to continue doing online and field studies afterwards. I weekend warrior one weekend a month at the family ranch ramping up old skills learned in my youth. Just last weekend I did 5 miles of fence maintenance and met with a cattle broker to discuss options.

My "Plan" is to be able to walk away from Dallas and transition myself from a White collared suburbanite to a poor Okie ranch hand in 4 years if I need to.

[MacG]

Don't know really. Good at cooking. Both indoor and over campfires. Building stuff. Houses and such. I don't know if this goes as bragging, but I'm a helluva guy fixing things - everything from looms to cars and computers. Currently spending weekends in the company of a chainsaw clearing a bronze-age burial mound for beauty and generating firewood as a spin-off.

Not very good at playing music though, not to mention dentistry. Better get expert help for that.

[Specop_007]

Jack of all trades, master of none. Specialty in weapons.

[Kylon]

Training to be an electrical engineer right now.

Will probably learn about welding, some mechanical engineering, and some basic biotechnician stuff in the future. Have close friends who know alot about agriculture, masonry, carpentry, and civil engineering, so my skills will compliment theirs.

There's alot I want to learn.

In the future I could see myself running power generators, a small automated mill/factory to produce stuff I need, and growing a whole bunch of beneficial organisms (like I'd have a cellulose converting bioreactor, to produce food, or a form of mold or bacteria for some sort of anti-biotic).


NOTE: The mill or factory could be a layering manufacturing type replicator. This type of manufacturing is also known as rapid prototyping. I could rapid prototype stuff to make the parts I need for various things. For computer chips I could use defect tolerant computer chips. Basically it's a computer chip with defects, but a program goes through and labels where those defects are, so that it can still use the chip. The end result, much cheaper, but less accurate chips.

[katkinkate]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Shannymara', 'P')ermaculture and low technology methods for everyday things. Unfortunately it's still mainly "book learning".

[careinke]

Hmm... I can; cook, kill and dress meat, administer first aid and buddy care (Advanced first aid), use a weapon, lead, and most important...grow things.

Cliff (Start a revolution, grow a garden)

[DesertBear2]

Improvising. Salvage. Welding, soldering, glue technology, electrical, plumbing, led lighting, bicycle repair & overhaul, exotic tools, dirt road maintenance, woodworking, improvising with plastic salvage, general fixit stuff.

Working on altenative energy projects ie active and passive solar gadgets and building. Also wood heating systems and woodlands management & conservation.

Also economics with specialty in identifying cycles and their turning points. Strategies for living completely debt free. We've been debt and mortgage free since the 1980s and would be happy to share experience in this area with others.

[pea-jay]

Planning. I am a local government planner and responsible for developing an energy/sustainability elements to the general plan. Doesn't mean my higher-ups will listen to me or the politicians will go a long with my recommendations.

Note to private citizens: lobby not just your politicians but the career employees too. Nothing constructive will happen if the staff doesnt "get it" and believe you me, many dont. Of course you need the politicians on board to or nothing gets approved.

Tall order folks. Get crackin!

[chukar]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Bas', 'w')hich subject you know relatively alot about when compared to other members.

[Omnitir]

Putting my stainless steel and silicon butt in the firing line and arguing that accelerating technology is a key aspect of exponential growth that most exponential growth experts ignore. Because not all growth is bad. Actually that's not true. It's a carbon composite butt.

Other then that, spreading the bad news to the PO uninitiated.

[medicvet]

have some small medical experience, some small amount of weapons experience, and am TRYING to learn to grow things, but just started that last year, and didn't do so well, but will give it a bigger shot this year. Also have some small amount of livestock experience.

and am willing to do what it takes to survive.

[PeakOiler]

Collecting and purifying rainwater.

I have never bought water in those designer oil-based plastic bottles from the grocery store.

See the Rainwater Collection thread