[Jack]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'A')round 2003 there was this really cool sport-touring website (motorcycles). We had a nice small group and had a lot of fun. I even went to the 1st ever National in the Black Hills. Within a couple of years the site had grown to the point where it started to suck and became unmanageable. Will the same thing happen here?

[johhnytrash]

On analogy that I read once was 'don't worry about buying an axe, when things go to hell and people start dieing, there will be axes around for you to pick up'

I'm thinking if I know what is going on, at least I'll distribute my fear over the decades before and after the peak rather then panicking at the first food riot on American soil.

I'm a cold war baby and used to have nightmares about 'The Big One' so I supposed I'm disposed to gloom and doom. And of course I'm hoping that we are all wrong and Kunstler is full of it, but I don't see how. I catch myself thinking, if society can just keep it together until 2014... (when my debt is paid off and my wife and I finish school) But I don't see things hanging on that long.

[Ferretlover]

Welcome, Hawkeye.
Plan to take time to read the Planning for the Future forum as well as the others offered here.
Don't try to take in too much at one sitting-the reality can be a bit overwhelming at times!

[dunewalker]

hawkeye, you come across as someone who has a lot to offer here, hope you stick around.

[BigTex]

Today is a pretty wild day with this article out there mentioning the site, but if you want to talk about really good preps, plan for a variety of scenarios and possible futures.

No one really knows what will happen, but those who are able to adapt, have a good range of skills, and have emotional and psychological flexibility are probably going to do okay.

[Fishman]

Oh come on Pstarr, we had to expect it would come to this at some point. The shit is hitting the wind machine, PANIC is a natural consequence. All your worries will come true to some extend or another. At best those who have thought through this will offer reasonable solutions, at worst, well we'll fight and bicker, sort of like we always do on this site.

[blukatzen]

Hello Johnny trash,
You asked if there was anything that you could do...well, for starters, meet up with some fellow Chicago PeakOilers. I've been trying off and on to get my fellow Chicagoans "PeakOil" friendly. I myself am a horticulturist and run garden centers here in Chicagoland. (You can see more about our centers in the "jobs" section of these forums).

Maybe I should have a Saturday afternoon PeakOil session at the garden centers...?..that would be a viable place to meet up at. We used to do them a few years back at a coffee place.

If anyone is interested, let me know. pm me.
Blu

[Cashmere]

Welcome.

[aldente]

There is no point in giving up anything as long as it is available. This current 'guilt trip' of conservation is nothing but a bad vibe. After all we live and die the same way as our ancestors did.

Point is, don't get suckered in the cheap version of death, since it is the oldest Point of Sale!

[midnight-gamer]

I stayed in Kissimmee for what was probably my last vacation. It really is/was a nice place. I really missed out on visiting "Medieval Times?" (not sure of the exact name of the place.) I would have liked to see people beat each other senseless, while enjoying dinner.

[doodlebug2]

I recently found this site, it has so much info.

A little about me is, I started working in the offshore oil industry in the early 80's after high school and again after college in the late 80's. I have always had a giant interest in the oil industry.
The past several years I was wondering about when oil would run out, I never heard the term peak oil until the last several weeks.

Basically,I figure oil is harder to extract and supplies will one day end with so many users. I am constantly discussing/arguing with people at work and in daily life explaining that oil is harder to get and that is one of the causes of the high prices. I get in return "NO, IT IS ALL THE ENVIROMENTALISTS FAULT". My feelings are that one day enviromentalists will be classified with other ISTS, Communists and Terrorists when the crap hits the fan.

I do have one giant question, and do not bite my head off. I read that oil supplies are endless and others say that peak oil is here,
like others I get contradictions all the time on this issue. In an endless endeavour to learn about this issue, I joined this site to learn all I can. THANK YOU.

[drgoodword]

Another point to remember regarding new viewers/posters...this site is "PeakOil.com." Not only does it regularly show up in the top five results from SE's, but, as the domain name industry would put it, "peakoil.com" is the "category-killer" domain name for this particular niche (peak oil). Regardless of content (which is extensive and generally of a high quality), this site will de facto be considered the main "Peak Oil" site on the internet because of its name/URL alone.

So, anyone who's got a beef with peak oil theory--maybe it doesn't fit in with their default worlfd view, etc--and needs to express their opinion on the matter will make PeakOil.com among their first must-post stops.

As we ride over the peak to the paradigm-shifting decline and "peak oil" becomes one of the most common terms in the English language, the traffic here will explode in an inverse of the decline slope.

The moderators will definitely have their hands full.

[FoolYap]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('doodlebug2', 'I') read that oil supplies are endless and others say that peak oil is here, like others I get contradictions all the time on this issue.

[vision-master]

Thank goodness I'm not a moderator, I'd have too much fun banning ppl. Just think of the POWER!

[eco-tech]

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[Pops]

You must know more than me, but I gotta say I think most would guess oil will run out at some point.

When the rising cost of energy impacts each of us is the open question and much more important than the little when of peak oil.

[checkmate]

Hello everyone,

I am new to the site but not new at all to this conceptual form of thought. I knew several years ago that this country was on the wrong track and that impending problems where close at hand. We, (my wife and I) have been on a conservation kick for several years and have made large strides towards independent living and renewable energy. We have made several conversions to our home and are well on our way to being self-sufficient.

The bad news is that I can see (feel) a real storm brewing on a global level that I am not so sure that American can get out of. We have the problem of global resentment to us as a Country, our cultures, lifestyles, religions and scope of government. Yes, we are a superpower but when the world hates your guts, it puts a unique spin on future possibilities.

I am not paranoid, but I am realistic. Our foreign policy has been a self-centered joke for decades and as the old attage goes... What goes around, comes around. Yes, I do agree that our energy consumption and the reliance of foreign Oil is a real problem coupled with the fact that the "store got sold" a long time ago presents new challenges that I am not sure that the general population can (or is really prepared) to handle. We as individuals are the most spoiled people on the planet and this has made us lazy, indefferent and inable to accept the challenges that face this great nation.

Some will make it. many will not. Are you really prepared?

[BigTex]

You've come to the right place.

Consider yourself a pearl that has found its oyster.

Lots of moving parts to this thing.

Don't try to swallow it whole.

Welcome.

[TreeFarmer]

Tanker ships to Jupiter, I like that one. Too bad some Negative Nelly shot it down (the idea not the ship).

TF

[Cashmere]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')make and run my cars on ethanol or hydrogen.