[abelardlindsay]

I think the "peak oil" rubber is hitting the road first in Africa. I am starting this thread to keep track of oil shortages and so on occurring currently in Africa. Please feel free to add your finds.

Latest Ugandan oil shortage news:

http://allafrica.com/stories/200704050083.html
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')ndustries start to feel the pinch of the fuel shortages as parts of Kampala will experience nightly power cuts and profiteers are charging up to 2,250 for a litre of petrol. Bugolobi, Industrial Area, Nakawa, Naguru and Kololo will experience power cuts every night due to the current diesel shortage, the electricity company Umeme has announced.

"At midnight we have to switch off the lines served by Aggreko diesel generator. Power will come back at around 6:00 to 6:30 in the morning," said Robert Kisubi, communications manager of Umeme

[auscanman]

While trying to see if I could find anything on the US gas shortages today I stumbled acorss these 2 clips showing cars qued up a long distance waiting to gas up. These clips both seem to be very recent. The process of demand destruction doesn't look very pretty!

Maybe a taste of what this summer has in store for North Americans?

This one is from Nigeria: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HFlRG8-Uk0

And this one is from Senegal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g29JPdc7ork

[Ebyss]

Ouch! Me no likey.

Reminds me of when the hurricane was coming for Houston and people tried to evacuate in their SUV's. The freeways were gridlocked. It was a disturbing and deeply unnatural looking sight.

[billp]

Gas shortages may be only a matter of time in the US? And throughout the world?

Regular is about $2.98/gal on Saturday April 28, 2007 in Albuquerque, NM.

Let's see what happens to farm business when we face gas/diesel shortages?

[vision-master]

I just wondering how safe it will be riding a bicycle. Road Rage against the mobile!

[billp]

Likely very dangerous people in the future.

We may be entering a new age of very POed people.

They may ask, "Why has this happened to us?"

And blame the establishment?

Which may be justified?

And do something about it?

We will see?

Senior citizen bill and some of his friends.

[Twilight]

I wouldn't worry too much about them. Not all oil exporters (or countries next door to oil exporters) had sufficient refinery capacity to meet demand even before the latest period of global economic growth. Or else they suffered from a poor distribution system or official incompetence long-term. They've been resigned to queuing for fuel, and much else, for a long time. Broken systems are the norm. It's when even a day waiting in line doesn't result in a purchase, that they get pissed.

More dangerous are going to be the people who always had it when they needed it. People who simply aren't used to being turned away and told "Sorry, we have nothing for you." That's a common enough experience in the developing world, in the West it's going to be psychologically jarring.

[vision-master]

Public anger by the middle class never seen before. At least not in my 53 years.......

[lateStarter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Twilight', 'I') wouldn't worry too much about them. Not all oil exporters (or countries next door to oil exporters) had sufficient refinery capacity to meet demand even before the latest period of global economic growth. Or else they suffered from a poor distribution system or official incompetence long-term. They've been resigned to queuing for fuel, and much else, for a long time. Broken systems are the norm. It's when even a day waiting in line doesn't result in a purchase, that they get pissed.

More dangerous are going to be the people who always had it when they needed it. People who simply aren't used to being turned away and told "Sorry, we have nothing for you." That's a common enough experience in the developing world, in the West it's going to be psychologically jarring.

[KevO]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'P')ublic anger by the middle class never seen before. At least not in my 53 years.......

[auscanman]

Latestarter, I could see weapons being fired in such a situation.... although the police would likely be sent to secure the gas stations by that point.

I'd be more concerned about how that same suburbanite will react when after waiting for 2 hours in steamy August weather and as he is just about to get his turn to fill up the gas station states taht it regrets to inform everyone that they have run out... sorry try later on in the week!

Working as a gas stationg attendant/cashier could well be one of the most dangerous jobs before long. An easy target for self-entitled zombies to inflict their anger on.

[Newsseeker]

A sign of things to come?

[abelardlindsay]

More Peak Oil rubber hitting the road in Africa.

http://www.monitor.co.ug/sunday/life/life04291.php

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
')Joining walking class due to diesel shortage
Henry H. Ssali

I left home on Monday morning, thinking that this week would be just like any other. I stopped at Engen in Bunga, only to be told there was no diesel. I passed by more than eight stations in Kansanga, Kabalagala, Nsambya and Kibuli only to be told the same “no diesel” story.

[ohanian]

William Gibson once famously said that the future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed.

[Tanada]

Depressing read on the one hand, but on the other hand the local inhabitants might manage to gain a long term beneft, if they use their new wealth to rebuild their countries to make use of electricity and electric based public transit, electric based manufacturing on a small scale to support the new infrastructure and so on.

Who am I kidding, the same robber barons will squander the income and things will stay the same. Crap, doesn't anyone have any good things to share on here any more?

[Newsseeker]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tanada', 'D')epressing read on the one hand, but on the other hand the local inhabitants might manage to gain a long term beneft, if they use their new wealth to rebuild their countries to make use of electricity and electric based public transit, electric based manufacturing on a small scale to support the new infrastructure and so on.

Who am I kidding, the same robber barons will squander the income and things will stay the same. Crap, doesn't anyone have any good things to share on here any more?

[Specop_007]

OK, so the bodies at the end dont really mesh with the rest of the video....But otherwise, damn. I didnt realize a spear was so frickin deadly. I mean sure, I knew people used to hunt with them but wow....

And those guys are brave as hell. No way I'd face down an elephant or hippo with a pointy stick!

Click

Warning, a bit graphic.

[Grifter]

Thats horrible and amazing.

Thanks

[jupiters_release]

Were those human graves at the end?

[Ebyss]

I'm afraid I couldn't watch the elephant bits. They're highly endangered, and killing them seems such a pity - but if you need to eat, it's either you or him and then the choice is obvious.

The spear hunting was very interesting - one would always hope death would be immediate and as painless as possible, but when you don't have a gun you have to accept the fact that your ability to be merciful is limited.

I was disappointed to see a game hunter taking down an elephant with a gun in the first scene though - you know he ain't gonna eat it, and to kill for the sake of it is wasteful at best.

I wouldn't fancy taking on a water buffalo with spears - those things are perpetually furious. I saw one take on a pride of lionesses guarding their cubs. The cubs lost :/