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What should I do?
by welshgreen » Thu 03 Apr 2008, 21:25:22
All though I have known for peak oil for a while now the more I think about it the more I get worried. Im in the first year of an engineering apprenticeship at chevron. I just cant see the point in putting all my energy into ensuring I pass all the exams not knowing how long it will last, i feel like I should be doing somthing else, preparing for the future telling everyone what will happen rather than everyone carring on not knowing what is coming! Its so frustrating!
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Re: What should I do?
by Iaato » Thu 03 Apr 2008, 21:41:18
Welcome, Welsh. And relax. You're about to be employed in the last lucrative profession left on earth; extracting the last dregs of ancient sunlight in the ground.
If you look at that Hubbert curve, we are at the top of it. There will be lots of oil still to be extracted on the downslope of that curve. You will have one of the few Depression-proof jobs.
You may not see much of that extracted oil in your personal life, though, that's a different matter. If you want to be depressed, you can be depressed about your gasoline going to military misadventures. Don't be depressed about bomb-proof careers.
If you look at that Hubbert curve, we are at the top of it. There will be lots of oil still to be extracted on the downslope of that curve. You will have one of the few Depression-proof jobs.
You may not see much of that extracted oil in your personal life, though, that's a different matter. If you want to be depressed, you can be depressed about your gasoline going to military misadventures. Don't be depressed about bomb-proof careers.
“Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value ---- zero.” --Voltaire
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Re: What should I do?
by POAlex » Thu 03 Apr 2008, 21:46:37
"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39)
No matter what's to come, there is a Rock to stand on.
Alex
No matter what's to come, there is a Rock to stand on.
Alex
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Re: What should I do?
by Cashmere » Thu 03 Apr 2008, 22:42:46
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')telling everyone what will happen rather than everyone carring on not knowing what is coming!
Skip it, won't work. Everybody has tried it.
You'll just be the crazy guy with the "end of the world" sandwich board.
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Re: What should I do?
by sicophiliac » Thu 03 Apr 2008, 23:35:45
Yeah your pretty much set doing engineering for a major oil company. You have less to worry about than most people out there. Id say work your ass off, get promotions, work overtime.. try to buy a house and pay it off as soon as possible and just hang in for the ride.
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Re: What should I do?
by Cashmere » Fri 04 Apr 2008, 01:00:13
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'Y')eah your pretty much set doing engineering for a major oil company. You have less to worry about than most people out there. Id say work your ass off, get promotions, work overtime.. try to buy a house and pay it off as soon as possible and just hang in for the ride.
Agree with the 1st line, not the rest.
Don't try to buy a house.
Don't take any loans.
So many more things.
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Re: What should I do?
by steam_cannon » Fri 04 Apr 2008, 01:16:04
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('welshgreen', 'I')m in the first year of an engineering apprenticeship at chevron. I
just cant see the point in putting all my energy into ensuring I pass
all the exams not knowing how long it will last
Regarding working for an oil company, that's a great idea. Men will just cant see the point in putting all my energy into ensuring I pass
all the exams not knowing how long it will last
still be chasing after oil as we ride the downslope. In fact oil will be
a priority for a long time. Also consider that much of the workforce in
the oil industry is getting old, so there will be lots of employment
opportunities just to keep current infrastructure running. The
doomer opinion is, the oil industry is a very good place to be.
Also on the side, you could study renewable energy...
Anyway, if you want to get fired up, search the threads a bit
regarding college student questions. Most people recommend going
into the oil industry and have good reason to recommend it.
This is a good thread:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Is It a Bad Time to Consider College?
"I would have to agree that going into the oil and gas industry is
probably one of the best prospects for earning a decent living in the
coming times."
http://www.peakoil.com/fortopic37517.html
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$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('welshgreen', '[')u]telling everyone what will happen rather than everyone carring on
not knowing what is coming! Its so frustrating!
make up maybe around 1% - 5% of the population. Trying to get
the other 95% to use scientific reasoning, to examine resource
graphs, to think ahead, that's like teaching calculus to a retarded
man. Don't waste your time. Most people function cognitively on the
principle of seeing is believing.
When they see gas lines, they believe there is a gas shortage. The
only thing most people can believe without seeing is angels/aliens,
which they usually feel or sometimes see due to a common type of
temporal lobe seizure like activity. Amusingly more reasoned based
individuals tend to have a higher threshold to this common epilepsy.
For most other people, you can cause them to have god visions and
make them see angels with an electromagnet to their head. But you
can't make most people plan ahead or see what isn't in front of
them, no matter what you can do to them in the lab. Most people are
dumb apes and that's all there is to it. So don't worry about it, just
stay out of their way when they form crowds.
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$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('welshgreen', '.')..the more I think about it the more I get worried.
seems to be a higher incidence of depression and panic disorders in
this type. I'm just guessing, but probably lower then average serotonin
levels play a part. Anyway, if you're having issues with energy and
worrying too much, here's a thread to check out.
Panic Attacks and POers (a long thread, but a good read)
http://www.peakoil.com/fortopic37861.html
That's my long winded way of saying, you're under a lot of stress as
it is besides peak oil, so take care of yourself ya know...
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