[sittinguy]

I come here to talk, I got tierd of be laughed at a long time ago. And I have never ever told anyone what I really think could happen like mad max stuff.

I just hope to god I am wrong.
But I feel it in my gut that we are heading for something really bad.

It kinda sucks, I have a hard time enjoying life sometimes, I don't see happy days ahead.

I told my father in law he should have some cash on hand last week, He jjust shrugged it off. I asked if he did do it then where would he keep it

He said in a safety deposit box at the bank,,,,,,, they don't get it.

Most people won't get it until it hits them in the face.

And at that point, all of us will be home crying our eyes out because we knew, and didn't do more to help convince our loved ones.

[outcast]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'N')obody would be happier than I if my family's and friend's laughter was justified.

[Triffin]

Sniff ...

At least my dog still loves me ..

Triff

[Kristen]

Outcast,

of course some people would love to see the collapse of the system we live in. if you look at it all of its flaws and corruption, it's quite easy to despise it. Then there are people like me, who just think life has become so routine and want an adventure..

[bodigami]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('outcast', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'N')obody would be happier than I if my family's and friend's laughter was justified.

[outcast]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kristen', 'O')utcast,

of course some people would love to see the collapse of the system we live in. if you look at it all of its flaws and corruption, it's quite easy to despise it. Then there are people like me, who just think life has become so routine and want an adventure..

[Kristen]

Outcast,

I'm not suggesting we return to those times. What I'd like to see is smaller communities that trade with other communities in a peaceful and purposeful way.

[kam3Oen]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')He problem with PO in particular is that, like Y2K, there is a huge amount of hype surrounding it.

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('outcast', ' ')THe problem with PO in particular is that, like Y2K, there is a huge amount of hype surrounding it.

[outcast]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('outcast', ' ')THe problem with PO in particular is that, like Y2K, there is a huge amount of hype surrounding it.

[SeaGypsy]

There are 8,800,000 refs to peak oil on google right now 3,480,000 on Y2K plus 5,000,000 on the millenium bug making the claim of hype valid to some extent if only on the net.
Whenever I see or hear peak oil in the mainstream media it is immediately followed by the great news of the latest techno fixes.
The percentage of people who dig deep into this to dicover the actual unsurmountability of the problem of peak oil is infentissimal.

[outcast]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')henever I see or hear peak oil in the mainstream media

[ian807]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kristen', 'O')utcast,

I'm not suggesting we return to those times. What I'd like to see is smaller communities that trade with other communities in a peaceful and purposeful way.

[ian807]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('outcast', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'N')obody would be happier than I if my family's and friend's laughter was justified.

[IgnoranceIsBliss]

My "friend" laughed because I had a few cans of emergency food in the pantry. (that showed me her intelligence right away) Mind you, this is a college educated woman (finance degree) with two small children who works as a manager at a major bank. But I guess there are no worries in her little world.

Whenever I mention anything to my parents (age 65) they pull a "head in the sand" and say "Can't we talk about something nice?" Same with my husband's 83 and 89 year old grandparents (who have outlived both of their own children).

The only thing we tried to talk to them about was common sense things to do now since they are getting older and are living 2.5 hours away from anyone. They refuse to listen to even the most basic advice like (1) Don't have your life savings in your local's bank's stock [oops, you should have listened to us, now you are down 20% last time we checked] and (2) move closer to your grandchildren so you will have someone to help you if you need it (and you will be a lot further from the beach and hurricane threat).

I guess someone will have to ride out there to rescue them when the time comes. (like a hurricane, one of them passes away, or some kind of major crisis)

As for my husband, he makes passing references to my "doomsday websites" but he will listen sometimes. He thinks along the lines of "things will come back to the way they were, because that always happens."

I would never try to educate anyone that I know around here. We are in major "head in the sand" land and of course, we just sit around waiting for God to work his plan here in Georiga.

[SeaGypsy]

Don't you love that argument? Things will get back to normal?
Normal as in?
Exponential everything, dwindling resources, population in denial.
Yeah, right, OK normal.
People act and think like this has gone on forever, when in fact if you time machined anyone from 100 years ago to now they would be hard pressed to believe they were really on the same planet.

[JJ]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'D')on't you love that argument? Things will get back to normal?
Normal as in?
Exponential everything, dwindling resources, population in denial.
Yeah, right, OK normal.
People act and think like this has gone on forever, when in fact if you time machined anyone from 100 years ago to now they would be hard pressed to believe they were really on the same planet.

[dunewalker]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JJ', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'D')on't you love that argument? Things will get back to normal?
Normal as in?
Exponential everything, dwindling resources, population in denial.
Yeah, right, OK normal.
People act and think like this has gone on forever, when in fact if you time machined anyone from 100 years ago to now they would be hard pressed to believe they were really on the same planet.

[outcast]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') also know that there's much less cheap oil around

[rangerone314]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dunewalker', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JJ', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'D')on't you love that argument? Things will get back to normal?
Normal as in?
Exponential everything, dwindling resources, population in denial.
Yeah, right, OK normal.
People act and think like this has gone on forever, when in fact if you time machined anyone from 100 years ago to now they would be hard pressed to believe they were really on the same planet.