[diemos]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JohnDenver', 'C')learly these Hoovervilles -- tragic as they are -- aren't an impact of hydrocarbon depletion. Oil is overflowing from storage and selling for $35 a barrel.

[yesplease]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'T')his is exactly the kind of clearly peak oil related discussions I like to have here! The sneak preview we see in this video of what will be 'normal' in the near future clearly demonstrate the coming widespread slide up close and personal.

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yesplease', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'T')his is exactly the kind of clearly peak oil related discussions I like to have here! The sneak preview we see in this video of what will be 'normal' in the near future clearly demonstrate the coming widespread slide up close and personal.

[yesplease]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'W')ell, you can start believing it. All news and information related to the economic collapse and ANY ideas about its causes, particularly peak oil related causes, are very welcome here.

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yesplease', ' ')At best we're in a recession right now...

[ReverseEngineer]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yesplease', 'H')omelessness has been around for centuries, I doubt it's caused by peak oil. At best we're in a recession right now, since I doubt there would be anyone posting on this forum in the event of an economic collapse, but hey, if we're allowed to make stuff up in threads these days then I suppose I can't complain about freedom of speech.

[yesplease]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', 'W')hen in your lifetime do you remember Tent Cities forming up in many different locales in the USA?

When in your lifetime do you remember the Big 3 Automakers all on the verge of Bankruptcy, really only not yet outta biz because they are getting funny money?

When in your lifetime do you remember the biggest Investment Banks all brought to their knees at the same time?

When in your lifetime do you remember another Trillion$ being printed every month?

This is all due to a "Credit Crunch" and a "Housing Bubble"? There is nothing underlying that?

[ReverseEngineer]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yesplease', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', 'T')o you, we are "at best in a minor recession"

[yesplease]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', 'O')K, what you ACTUALLY wrote was

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yesplease', 'A')t best we're in a recession right now, since I doubt there would be anyone posting on this forum in the event of an economic collapse

[ReverseEngineer]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yesplease', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', 'O')K, what you ACTUALLY wrote was

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yesplease', 'A')t best we're in a recession right now, since I doubt there would be anyone posting on this forum in the event of an economic collapse

[yesplease]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', 'N')o doubt, this is a major character flaw of mine.

Recessions are by definition minor.

[ReverseEngineer]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yesplease', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', 'N')o doubt, this is a major character flaw of mine.

Recessions are by definition minor.

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yesplease', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', 'N')o doubt, this is a major character flaw of mine.

Recessions are by definition minor.

[vtsnowedin]

This most certainly is a useful discussion for those at peak oil. Just a few months of high oil prices topping at 145/bl sends the SUV industry into the doldrums and the economic house of cards begins to collapse. Tent citys in Ontario which is (,soon to be 'was',) a major auto manufacturing hub are an indirect effect of those high oil prices and an excellent example of the economic collapse that has always been predicted to be the consequence of peak oil. The fact that a three month price spike with no real shortage of oil can cause such havoc means that the worst of the doomers prognostications may be understatements of the third order. At the very least it allows us to observe how TPTB will react to groups of newly homeless people showing up in their jurisdictions. So far the lot of the zombies is sad indeed.

[yesplease]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('yesplease', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', 'N')o doubt, this is a major character flaw of mine.

Recessions are by definition minor.

[patience]

Yes, the homeless are in a sad situation. I think most of the cynicism here about "zombies" comes from the inability to determine the character of the unfortunate. Mark Twain in true cynical form, warned, "If you take a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man."

Too many of us assume that because a person is unfortunate, it means they are unworthy. Not so. It is just tough to sort 'em out. Obviously, not a job for the police.

[yesplease]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', 'I') cannot apologize to Yesplease enough

[cube]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', '.')..
No doubt, this is a major character flaw of mine.

Recessions are by definition minor. When you get a lot of suffering and hardship, its a DEPRESSION.

[ReverseEngineer]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', '.')..
No doubt, this is a major character flaw of mine.

Recessions are by definition minor. When you get a lot of suffering and hardship, its a DEPRESSION.

[cube]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', 'H')ow long do the Bread Lines have to get before you call it a Depression anyhow?
...
Defining when a Recession becomes a Depression is not about the numbers in the GDP, which are endlessly manipulated,