[Ludi]

I'm not giving up, Alex, just going through a mood. It'll pass, no doubt. I don't think it particularly has anything to do with anything "real," just a brain cloud.

But thank you.

[Pops]

It kind of bums me out that the old farts feel there is nothing left to talk about.

There are new farts showing up all the time who need direction - that is what Old Farts do.

If you are a Mod who needs a break, then take it; if you are an senior Member who needs a ,then do likewise but come back.

One thing we all know is the purpose of the site is not gone - just off the front burner for a time and the message is bound to change over time.

Don't quit; adjust.

[mgibbons19]

This hit me a while ago as well. After a while, one does get tired of the recycled discussions, as well as some of the perennially stupid arguments, like why SUVs suck or don't suck.

In the same vein, having been on the board for 4+ years now, I realize that this is not something that is going to hit one day and the whole world fall apart. That doesn't mean that we don't have a very serious problem, just that history doesn't happen on my timeline, nor does it necessarily happen quickly.

But, I still respect many of the posters, and there's often (certainly not always) some decent discussion surrounding current goings on. I do wish it was a little easier to sift through the bigfoot sightings to get to the good stuff, but it is what it is.

[Pops]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mgibbons19', '.').. but it is what it is.

[ki11ercane]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cog', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ferretlover', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', 'A')s for roccman, isn't it uncanny that things really started to fly apart after he said he was bugging out?

[outcast]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')o now we're still hanging out on peakoil.com but there isn't a lot of peak oil to talk about anymore. It's like a bunch of concertgoers sitting in their seats being told the act has been postponed.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ki11ercane', 'I')'ve already drawn my circle. I've already put my people inside it. For the rest, those people will have to draw their own circles.

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Goatlady', ' ')Arguments are uncomfortable.

[patience]

On target, Threadbear! I enjoy the peole here tremendously. The issues range all over the map, which gives great depth to the interaction.

Economics, though a symptom of PO, is at the forefront just now, as had been predicted here, I'm told. So, my focus has been there for a time, yet the tightly woven issues of energy, climate, food, and economics continue to grip everyone as would be expected. The result has been to showcase the many and varied talents represented here, and given me much more than I ever expected on a forum. Love it!

[TWilliam]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('outcast', 'I') think part of the problem is that their sense of vindication when oil prices were high vanished when the price collapsed and it turned out to be an enormous speculative bubble.

[ReverseEngineer]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('threadbear', 'D')oes anyone really think that they're drawn here primarily for oil issues? That may be the initial interest but it quickly expands into other dimensions.

[Daniel_Plainview]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ferretlover', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', 'A')s for roccman, isn't it uncanny that things really started to fly apart after he said he was bugging out?

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', '[')though sometimes fairly narrow in their thinking process.

[ReverseEngineer]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', '[')though sometimes fairly narrow in their thinking process.

[outcast]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'Y')ou know, I keep seeing comments along these line here, and it really gets tiring. Just about all of the PO prognosticators that have any decent understanding of the issue have been quite clear in stating that wide, protracted price swings are to be expected. The current reprieve is not the least bit surprising to anyone who's been around here for any length of time. If anything, it further vindicates our perspective, since it is yet one more expectation realized in this ongoing debacle...

[Heineken]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('outcast', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')o now we're still hanging out on peakoil.com but there isn't a lot of peak oil to talk about anymore. It's like a bunch of concertgoers sitting in their seats being told the act has been postponed.

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TWilliam', '
')You know, I keep seeing comments along these line here, and it really gets tiring. Just about all of the PO prognosticators that have any decent understanding of the issue have been quite clear in stating that wide, protracted price swings are to be expected. The current reprieve is not the least bit surprising to anyone who's been around here for any length of time. If anything, it further vindicates our perspective, since it is yet one more expectation realized in this ongoing debacle...

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', '[')though sometimes fairly narrow in their thinking process.

[TWilliam]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TWilliam', '
')You know, I keep seeing comments along these line here, and it really gets tiring. Just about all of the PO prognosticators that have any decent understanding of the issue have been quite clear in stating that wide, protracted price swings are to be expected. The current reprieve is not the least bit surprising to anyone who's been around here for any length of time. If anything, it further vindicates our perspective, since it is yet one more expectation realized in this ongoing debacle...

[wisconsin_cur]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TWilliam', '
')
Let me see if I can make this simple: