[hubbertspeak7777777]

WHEN THE F*#K IS PEAK OIL GONNA HAPPEN ALREADY?! I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF IT'S A SCAM. I KEEP TELLING MY IMAGINARY FRIENDS THAT IT'S GONNA HAPPEN AND IT NEVER DOES AND I HATE LOOKING LIKE A FOOL IN FRONT OF THEM. WTF????!?!!!!! I'M BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE ONE OF THOSE RELIGIOUS NUTS, WHO KEEPS PREDICTING THE RAPTURE, THEN IT NEVER HAPPENS. GODDMAN IT, WHEN IS PEAK OIL GONNA HAPPEN? I WANT TO LIVE TO SEE PEAK OIL, BUT I'M STARTING TO WORRY IF IT'LL EVER HAPPEN IN MY LIFETIME. WHAT DO YOU THINK???????????????

[smallpoxgirl]

Calm down man. Think of it as foreplay.

[Jack]

There's a classic film named "Gone With the Wind". In the movie, there is a distinct eagerness for the upcoming civil war.

Of course, bad things happened. Some of the characters were destroyed, all were scarred in some way. Things changed.

I suspect it will be the same with Peak Oil. If the breakdown is significant, the days of fresh fruits and vegetables will depart. Likewise, cheap and effective pain killers and antibiotics. As recently as 1940, oranges and bananas were rare - in some areas almost unobtainable. And good anesthetics and pain killers haven't been available for that long. Think of dealing with a toothache. Think of surgery.

So I suggest you enjoy the present. The future is likely to be challenging - and with a strong component of pain.

[jeezlouise]

The thing you have to realize is, it's not an event per se. We won't wake up one morning and turn on the TV and see Matt Lauer and Al Roker freaking out about peak oil having "happened". It's a drawn-out process, happening day by day, right now. Think of all that's happened in the past 6 years or so. Go to the Google News headlines and count how many stories are indirectly related to PO. But if you want to see some real "lights out" action this early, take a trip to Africa or Indonesia.

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Jack', 'A')nd good anesthetics and pain killers haven't been available for that long. Think of dealing with a toothache. Think of surgery.

[jboogy]

I know how you feel hubbert , I starting "mentioning " peak oil about two years ago , fortunately when asked for a time frame I left myself an out by saying within 7 years , I gots about 5 more years before I'm officially a delusional survivalist. I'm in no hurry for it to happen though , I like my life with the grocery stores and internal combustion engines and all that stuff!

i hate my cows

[paimei01]

A student went to his meditation teacher and said, "My meditation is horrible! I feel so distracted, or my legs ache, or I'm constantly falling asleep. It's just horrible!"
"It will pass," the teacher said matter-of-factly.

A week later, the student came back to his teacher. "My meditation is wonderful! I feel so aware, so peaceful, so alive! It's just wonderful!'

"It will pass," the teacher replied matter-of-factly.

[lateralus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hubbertspeak7777777', 'W')HEN THE F*#K IS PEAK OIL GONNA HAPPEN ALREADY?! I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF IT'S A SCAM. I KEEP TELLING MY IMAGINARY FRIENDS THAT IT'S GONNA HAPPEN AND IT NEVER DOES AND I HATE LOOKING LIKE A FOOL IN FRONT OF THEM. WTF????!?!!!!! I'M BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE ONE OF THOSE RELIGIOUS NUTS, WHO KEEPS PREDICTING THE RAPTURE, THEN IT NEVER HAPPENS. GODDMAN IT, WHEN IS PEAK OIL GONNA HAPPEN? I WANT TO LIVE TO SEE PEAK OIL, BUT I'M STARTING TO WORRY IF IT'LL EVER HAPPEN IN MY LIFETIME. WHAT DO YOU THINK???????????????

[Newsseeker]

I've been following peak oil since 2004 when I first heard some guy on C-Span mention it in a Q&A session and then I googled it and got LATOC. Things are getting interesting now and I think the aftermath of peak oil is nothing to look forward to. Some ecovillage utopia could survive for maybe a few years before everything breaks down but there really is no plan for what is about to take place. Not being able to find a job is how things start and eventually people will probably be living in camps in a totally collapsed state. Not very pretty. Each time I take a sip of beer at a local bar here I think how lucky I am to be able to do so and not yet have to worry about peak oil.

[cynicalheretic]

Why the hell do people keep demanding that peak oil show up. That doesn't matter. What matter is WHEN THE FUCK IS THIS DIEOFF GOING TO START!!!!

Peak Oil is here. But we are still on the top part of the bloody slope and we are still getting enough oil and the present time to continue with our bloody pathetic lifestyles. It is going to take about 5- 7 years before it starts go really south and another ten before it gets bad. Until then I recommend you hit the gym and the gun range and keep yourself in shape and ready.