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Re: Howdy from Houston

Unread postby JJ » Thu 05 Jun 2008, 15:19:55

cashmere said
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"I'm looking at dead people."

I've been thinking this for a while. And when I say something they think I'm a madman.
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Re: Howdy from Houston

Unread postby Twilight » Thu 05 Jun 2008, 17:16:13

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cashmere', 'I')'m looking at dead people.

Are you sure they are not just debt people?

Welcome, Scout. I suppose you have realised now that peak oil is not an event, it is a process. A lot of people assume we are talking about a future event. It is unlikely there will be a single defining one. That is why it is so easy to make fun. Yet a process is underway, and those who refuse to see it are probably going to throw a lot of wealth away. Fuel prices do not care about personal conviction, you see. They are what they are and one can adapt or not.
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Re: Howdy from Houston

Unread postby Pops » Thu 05 Jun 2008, 17:26:56

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Scout', 'I') have questions about the fall of the education system. What's going to happen to the schools? Can anyone project what might happen?

Schools have been around a while.

But no one here or anywhere else with any sense has a more than an opinion as to what will come...


My opinion is:

Parents are the best teachers.

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Re: Howdy from Houston

Unread postby CarlinsDarlin » Thu 05 Jun 2008, 18:03:48

Scout,
Welcome.

I agree with Pops, as usual. Parents are the best teachers. I don't know where the entire public school institution is headed, but I can say it's been heading downhill for a long time, and I don't see any change coming from that direction. With the downward spiral already in full-swing, add in less money (due to falling real estate - taxes) and increased expenses (food, fuel, yadda yadda yadda) and it's not going to be pretty. Heck, it's already not pretty.

FWIW, I'll be homeschooling my boys next year.
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New Member

Unread postby Backyard » Thu 05 Jun 2008, 18:07:20

Hello All. I am new to this Forum and live in South Carolina. Who else lives in South Carolina.
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Re: New Menber

Unread postby grampybone » Thu 05 Jun 2008, 18:08:47

Welcome to the forum!
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Re: New Menber

Unread postby Pops » Thu 05 Jun 2008, 18:23:10

Welcome BY, MO here.
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Re: New Menber

Unread postby Homesteader » Thu 05 Jun 2008, 18:32:07

Damn Yankee here in NC.
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Re: New Menber

Unread postby CarlinsDarlin » Thu 05 Jun 2008, 19:03:47

Welcome, backyard. Arkansas here.
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Re: New Menber

Unread postby joeltrout » Thu 05 Jun 2008, 19:32:03

Move West young man
Haven't you been told
California is full of whiskey, women, & gold

Anyhow welcome.

joeltrout from the left coast aka Los Angeles
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Re: New Menber

Unread postby wisconsin_cur » Thu 05 Jun 2008, 19:34:02

Welcome,

Guess where I'm at?

It is too cold here in the winter, a real death trap. never think of moving here.

:)

Again, welcome!
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Re: New Menber

Unread postby Cashmere » Thu 05 Jun 2008, 20:53:15

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'H')ello All. I am new to this Forum and live in South Carolina. Who else lives in South Carolina.


Hundreds of your 1/2 siblings/cousins?

Hah hah, just kidding.

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Re: Howdy from Houston

Unread postby Scout » Thu 05 Jun 2008, 23:55:17

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')y husband is completely freaked out about my being here, however. He doesn't agree with PO.


A redeeming quality is that he is an avid cyclist and can fix bikes. So, he may actually be more prepared than I am at the moment.
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Re: Howdy from Houston

Unread postby Scout » Fri 06 Jun 2008, 00:15:03

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cashmere', '
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For the first time today. The first time. I was walking around in public and I couldn't stop thinking . . .

I'm looking at dead people.


After posting here today, I went to the grocery store and thought - wow, these people have no clue what is happening. No clue. Zero. They can't help themselves. They will be the ones with machetes coming after our meager supplies. And, sadly, you can't help them. Went to the bank and same thing. Clueless. I'm driving through my neighborhood and thinking how are we going to garden and support ourselves. I'm close to the city - 6 miles from downtown. Luckily my husband is only 6 miles from work. And he can ride his bike - assuming the ad agency he works for doesn't completely shut. I'm a stay at home mom. Luckily we are out of debt, except for the house. Guess I'll head down to the library and start reading about how to live the Little House on the Prairie. Get that survival attempt in process. Fingers crossed. I'm diving in...
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Re: Howdy from Houston

Unread postby Ferretlover » Fri 06 Jun 2008, 09:36:08

Welcome, Scout! Check out the Planning for the Future forum before you go to the library. There are lots of mentions about good books to have on hand.
As for schools, I would suggest going to the local halfprice bookstore and getting texts suitable for teaching your children the basics. Home schooling, IMHO, is going to grow in a big way for some; for others, when the schools close, or the district can no longer afford to run the busses, .... well, I thing that some parents are going to let their kids' education slide.
On a side note: "After posting here today, I went to the grocery store and thought - wow, these people have no clue what is happening. No clue. Zero. They can't help themselves. They will be the ones with machetes coming after our meager supplies. And, sadly, you can't help them. Went to the bank and same thing. Clueless. I'm driving through my neighborhood and thinking how are we going to garden and support ourselves."
Another Doomer joins our ranks! :lol:
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Re: Introductions

Unread postby FLFireman » Fri 06 Jun 2008, 15:30:17

Welcome to PO ! [smilie=new_ukliam2.gif] [smilie=new_ukliam2.gif]
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Re: Good Morning from West Oz

Unread postby FLFireman » Fri 06 Jun 2008, 15:34:47

Welcome to PO, from Florida ! [smilie=new_ukliam2.gif]
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Re: Introductions

Unread postby Pops » Fri 06 Jun 2008, 16:33:52

Hi fw.

This ain't really a Great Time kinda place.

But welcome.
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Re: Good Morning from West Oz

Unread postby JJ » Fri 06 Jun 2008, 20:00:18

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ozrose', 'T')hank you Cashmere , you might just have it.

I arrived here at your site after following a reference to peak oil and it's repercussions , from a fellow member of a gardening forum in Australia .
This person raised the topic of peak oil and their preparations to cope with it ... and oh my goodness .
Talk about being shot down in flames ; most likely flames of burning oil ....
and it was a real shame because this person had a seriously good intention when trying to share ... how to cope with the future ...

But it was the start of me thinking about the great **unknown**
I don't have a crystal ball , but even i can see that the wild , weird and wacky way of consumer borrowing /banks lending to book crappola up on credit ....
and lending HUGE sums of money to kids for a McMansion that they rattle around in .....


Soooooooo keep reading, just keep reading .............


Ozrose


welcome to PO.com. I've been thrown off of two gardening forums for talking about PO. and ridiculed. You have some awesome plumeria in OZ. (afraid they aren't going to be much help in the future, though)
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Re: Good Morning from West Oz

Unread postby RedStateGreen » Fri 06 Jun 2008, 21:09:27

Welcome!

Take a look around, this site's been here for years, so there's lots of information. If you're wondering what to do, the Planning for the Future forum is a great place to start. :)
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('efarmer', '&')quot;Taste the sizzling fury of fajita skillet death you marauding zombie goon!"

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