[Roccland]

While I did not build this:



It is currently in boxes in my bunker. The AC water pump and solar panel are next weekend's project - then on to this.

But it is an refurbished car alternator and when I got it from ebay (around $600) I said...I could make this.

Here is the site:

Mikes Windmill Shop

The reason I bought this over all others is ZERO computer circuitry...so parts may be easier to come by.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BrownDog', 'I') have no personal experience with wind (not in a very good location)..

[americandream]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('syrac818', 'E')h...I kind of liked the reply. I mean, no disrespect to the original poster.

Peak oil is a reality, no doubt. I am certainly not in denial. But, after visiting this site for years, the general vibe of the peak oil folks has gotten pretty tired.

The world is running out of oil, doom is upon us, we will all be eating cat food if we're lucky.... and that's where it stops. Nothing beyond that.

"Just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic", "Will our future be like Mad Max, or worse?", "The end is nigh", "TSHTF very soon", "The Great Depression will look like a day at Disneyworld", "The sheeple will be the first to go"...

I mean, I must've read these posts and articles well over 400 times, and nothing changes. If you were to compare this forum four years ago to this forum now, there would be very little difference. I get the doom part, we all get the doom part, but what is the next step?


Meanwhile there really is a lot of interesting, progressive things going on with new sources of energy. There are people not just thinking, but actually creating some remarkable, realistic alternatives. I read Green Car Congress every day, and I'm just amazed at how fast things have progressed on this front in just 2-3 years. I know very well there is no magical overnight cure, and there is no seemless transition, but there is possibility. People are looking at the reality of peak oil, and saying "Ok, what do we need to do to meet this challenge?". It's as if everyday there is something new, while everyday here is more of the same. I mean, at the very least, I expect to see some gloating from those of us who have made some nice cash on our oil/energy holdings bought back in '04.

Just my opinion.

[Roccland]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('americandream', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('syrac818', 'E')h...I kind of liked the reply. I mean, no disrespect to the original poster.

Peak oil is a reality, no doubt. I am certainly not in denial. But, after visiting this site for years, the general vibe of the peak oil folks has gotten pretty tired.

The world is running out of oil, doom is upon us, we will all be eating cat food if we're lucky.... and that's where it stops. Nothing beyond that.

"Just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic", "Will our future be like Mad Max, or worse?", "The end is nigh", "TSHTF very soon", "The Great Depression will look like a day at Disneyworld", "The sheeple will be the first to go"...

I mean, I must've read these posts and articles well over 400 times, and nothing changes. If you were to compare this forum four years ago to this forum now, there would be very little difference. I get the doom part, we all get the doom part, but what is the next step?


Meanwhile there really is a lot of interesting, progressive things going on with new sources of energy. There are people not just thinking, but actually creating some remarkable, realistic alternatives. I read Green Car Congress every day, and I'm just amazed at how fast things have progressed on this front in just 2-3 years. I know very well there is no magical overnight cure, and there is no seemless transition, but there is possibility. People are looking at the reality of peak oil, and saying "Ok, what do we need to do to meet this challenge?". It's as if everyday there is something new, while everyday here is more of the same. I mean, at the very least, I expect to see some gloating from those of us who have made some nice cash on our oil/energy holdings bought back in '04.

Just my opinion.

[BigTex]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheDude', 'S')o who is deluded here, the populace that refuses to believe the oil won't be here someday, or the Doomers who insist it'll be gone tomorrow and we'll wind up eating cat food etc.?

Like thuja says there's a rainbow of shades of Doom. I like how the links at the Oil Drum to PO primers are laid out:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'P')eak Oil Primers

* Wikipedia (Defcon 5)
* Energy Bulletin (Defcon 4)
* peakoil.com (Defcon 3)
* Robert Rapier (Defcon 3)
* Saintbryan (Defcon 2)
* James Kunstler (Defcon 1)
* Matt Savinar (Defcon 1)

[wisconsin_cur]

So a co-worker this week said (out of the blue), "I don't think people have the survival skills that they use to. When the lights go out they will just give up and die."

"Good," I said without thinking. "Then they won't come to my house looking for handouts."


I am forced by my metaphysical convictions towards compassion. But then I have to listen to another co-worker (whom I'm listening to as I type) as they spew a long line of victimhood and entitlement and my compassion is a little less heartfelt.

Let the denial continue... right until the lights go out... preferably in December.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheDude', 'H')ey Ludi, an aside here - I bought Gaia's Garden because the Mollison books are so pricey. How do you think they stack up - is G's G an acceptable substitute, or does Mollison cover ground that shouldn't be passed over no matter the cost?