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Unread postby lotrfan55345 » Thu 07 Apr 2005, 22:27:18

Post your random pictures that you want peakoil members to see. This thread might get abit "large to the side" if people post big pictures or panoramas and such...

This is the first time my backyard is totally snowless for ~6 months:
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Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Thu 07 Apr 2005, 23:06:56

Wow, Minnesota! I definately gotta go there! Pretty lakes I understand.
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Unread postby Fatherof4 » Thu 07 Apr 2005, 23:16:33

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A look at my neighborhood courtesy of maps.google.com
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Unread postby lowem » Fri 08 Apr 2005, 06:40:36

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This photo was taken from a nearby apartment block around my place (I'm just about a couple of blocks away). In the foreground is a small regional cluster of shops, next is the LRT (light rail), a park, and a primary (grade?) school.

And all around ... Vertical Suburbia.
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Unread postby frankthetank » Fri 08 Apr 2005, 09:37:36

You didn't have a snowy winter up there in Minneapolis? South of you we had a snowfall a couple weeks back with some places getting 23inches!
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Unread postby Ebyss » Fri 08 Apr 2005, 09:53:52

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Japan. How are they going to feed that city with no oil?
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Unread postby julianj » Fri 08 Apr 2005, 11:30:01

Lowem: reminds me of Hong Kong.

Japan also is gong to be in trouble.

Future archaeologists, should there be any, are going to think we were quite mad.

But Lowem, you're posting again now - have you found a job? I hope so.

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Unread postby lotrfan55345 » Fri 08 Apr 2005, 16:18:48

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('frankthetank', 'Y')ou didn't have a snowy winter up there in Minneapolis? South of you we had a snowfall a couple weeks back with some places getting 23inches!


No, not really. We only got around 40 inches the whole year. It's usually 70+ inches. But that picture shows the first time the backyard with no snow since November.
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Unread postby oowolf » Fri 08 Apr 2005, 16:25:23

For a minute I thought I was on the Jim Kunstler site. Haw haw..
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Unread postby Tyler_JC » Fri 08 Apr 2005, 17:17:55

lotrfan55345, no offense, but you're kinda screwed living there. I'm glad my suburb doesn't look anywhere near that crowded.

Well...my street anyway. There are a few real estate developments that built houses like that. May our children forgive us :cry: .
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Unread postby lotrfan55345 » Fri 08 Apr 2005, 17:39:38

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'l')otrfan55345, no offense, but you're kinda screwed living there.


Not really - theres farmland surrounding 2 sides of the neighborhood. But I guess the problem is if the farmers share with us. ;)

Mississippi in winter:
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It's one of the few places in Minnesota where water does not completely freeze in winter.
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Unread postby johnmarkos » Fri 08 Apr 2005, 17:51:40

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This is the view from my street.




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This is the view from our bedroom window.




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This is a picture of our bikes.
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Unread postby pea-jay » Fri 08 Apr 2005, 17:57:47

LOTRFAN: Forget about the farming fields, looking at your "backyard" and the general lack of fences, it looks like you could set up a community garden. Wouldn't feed everyone, but could offset some food demands.
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Unread postby clv101 » Fri 08 Apr 2005, 18:02:12

Here's a photo I took a few months ago in Switzerland (Bern), 7:38am Jan 10th, 18mm, F13, 10 seconds, ISO 100. Switzerland seem to be relatively well equipped for peak oil. I visited all the major towns and rode almost the whole train network (I was working a rail project).

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Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Fri 08 Apr 2005, 18:03:11

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('lotrfan55345', '
')Not really - theres farmland surrounding 2 sides of the neighborhood. But I guess the problem is if the farmers share with us. ;)
Sure they'll share it with you. Ever heard of sharecroppers. That's your future, lotrfan. No more air conditioned cubicle for you. Its bustin' sod with your own back. If your lucky they'll have animal teams. But its still work work work!
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Unread postby lowem » Fri 08 Apr 2005, 21:10:34

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('julianj', 'L')owem: reminds me of Hong Kong.

Japan also is gong to be in trouble.

Future archaeologists, should there be any, are going to think we were quite mad.


Ah, yes, the vertical suburbia countries (Singapore, Hong Kong), as compared to the horizontal sprawl first pioneered by good ol' USA.

Here's what one of Singapore's ministers said recently, and in direct contrast to that, I've quoted Jim Kunstler's earlier reply to me :

"Taller flats"
http://www.post1.net/page/lowem/20050408#taller_flats

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('julianj', 'B')ut Lowem, you're posting again now - have you found a job? I hope so.


Well I won't make this topic OT, but I'll post my job update in my earlier thread as promised, on Tuesday or so, when things are more settled. Thanks for remembering! :)
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Unread postby k_semler » Sun 10 Apr 2005, 02:45:04

An ariel view of my home in 1995 courtesy of Terraserver. (This photo is missing my 24*30 shop, but nothing else has changed since this photo was taken).

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Unread postby lotrfan55345 » Sun 10 Apr 2005, 11:36:40

Ehh, since we had that server upgrade, all my recent posts are missing.

Anyway, thsi is my neighborhood, surrounded by/ontop of farmland.
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This is my workarea.
This is where I spend most of my time if I'm at my house. Some people call it the room from hell...
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Look at my baby (guess) isn't it pretty? I built it myself.
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Unread postby frankthetank » Sun 10 Apr 2005, 12:13:02

What digital camera are you using? i really like the panoramic shots, which my camera does (Nikon 3700) but ive yet to figure it out!

Baby? computer? I'm going Mac if i end up getting another computer before the crash :)
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Unread postby frankthetank » Sun 10 Apr 2005, 13:04:33

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i'm down by LaCrosse...this picture being from April 8, 2005.

Heres some people who like to breath in pesticides for 4-6 months out of the year.

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And heres the Mighty Miss...an energy free ride to the ocean exists here (if you've got the time :)--something we'll all might have soon!)

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and heres a good bike path..i mean a nice rural road!
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