[dinopello]

one_more_day - thanks for the observations, stuff like that is very useful to know. Things are getting tough for people.

I am a little suprised at 1. - in that people actually are close enough to walk to grocery and other places. That is unusual, but very helpful I think.


8 is interesting, but I believe it. For me, and many who live around here, gas is not a big daily expense because many walk, bike or transit to work every day which is usually the big (constant) factor. So then, an unusual thing, like a vacation doesn't seem that big a deal if fuel costs are close to double what was anticipated. Say you are going 500 miles away in a car that gets 20 mpg. At $2/gal thats $100 round trip (1000 miles). So if $4, its $200. For most, that would still be a small fraction of the vacation expense. But it may be mentally.

Many people around here are driving Prius or other Hybrid, but i believe it is mostly because of 2 factors. One is that there are many enviromentalists that think they are saving the planet (the county government recently had James Lovelock come in and speak). The other factor is that it allows you to drive on the HOV lanes which avoids a lot of traffic for those that do drive. On the other hand, you also see a lot of Hummers and other SUV's and that's because people have way too much money on their hands.

Arlington is kind of atypical I think and may have a majority that are peak oil aware. The other day at a baseball game I was talking to a friend and giving my 'expert' opinion on the refinery crunch and how it may be interacting with the Peak of Light Sweet Crude. The two guys next to us swiveled their heads and asked me if I thought Light Sweet Crude had peaked, obviously being aware (at some level) of what that meant. One was a banker, the other a contractor for the weather service.

The costs increasing for food, construction materials etc is definately being noticed. I tend to eat out more because it seems like my favorite restaurant prices haven't gone up. Must be hitting their bottom line.

[vision-master]

In the US it's about if'n you got the money - you can buy as much gas as you wish. I can never see this changing. The Yatchs are still cruising up & down the river at will! Too bad for the poor folk, but it ain't the rich peoples problem.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')rlington is kind of atypical I think and may have a majority that are peak oil aware. The other day at a baseball game I was talking to a friend and giving my 'expert' opinion on the refinery crunch and how it may be interacting with the Peak of Light Sweet Crude. The two guys next to us swiveled their heads and asked me if I thought Light Sweet Crude had peaked, obviously being aware (at some level) of what that meant. One was a banker, the other a contractor for the weather service.

[airstrip1]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Twilight', '[')url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6615327.stm]Maybe we will start looking at proposals like this.[/url]

[Twilight]

To be honest, these days I perform an instant mental substitution for global warming. Not that I don't believe in the concept, but half the time that's not really what is being talked about.

[gnm]

There ya go... See you're cutting back because you're a virtuous greenie trying to save the planet. Now go home and pat yourself on the back but keep investing and buying overpriced neo-green save the planet crap from whole foods, rei, and gaiam and everything will be just fine. You can even keep motoring around in your spanking new Prius.

Maybe TPTB think that people will stomach that better than the other option which is you're cutting back on all aspects of your current lifestyle because you have to and wait til next year when there is even less available and OMG you're going to be in a world of hurt in 10 years but hey we will have bled the economy dry and will all be living on private ranches/islands with our own security forces so FU consumers its time to die because you're no use to us then...

/RANT

Lots more hitch-hikers and people walking along highways where I have never seen them before. I saw 2 people walking up a road which went for like 5 miles before housing (and they were carrying grocery bags)

And before you berate me for not giving them a lift I was on my motorcycle...

-G

[dinopello]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gnm', 'T')here ya go... See you're cutting back because you're a virtuous greenie trying to save the planet. Now go home and pat yourself on the back but keep investing and buying overpriced neo-green save the planet crap from whole foods, rei, and gaiam and everything will be just fine. You can even keep motoring around in your spanking new Prius.

[KevO]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Twilight', '[')url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6615327.stm]Maybe we will start looking at proposals like this.[/url]

[keehah]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'w')hat they gonna say when the US Senate convinces everyone that gw is not man made?

[RdSnt]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinopello', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('KevO', 'D')o you think, if such a scenario were to ever occur, that the US would send it's NG or Marines into Canada to get the fuel it has paid for?

[RdSnt]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinopello', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('KevO', 'D')o you think, if such a scenario were to ever occur, that the US would send it's NG or Marines into Canada to get the fuel it has paid for?

[killJOY]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') just thought I'd make a list of changes that I see in my area. I live in a poor neighborhood, so I will most likely see changes sooner than those of you in wealthier areas.

[joewp]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('killJOY', '
')
Hi, one more day.

I apparently live in a retarded area:

[dinopello]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('killJOY', '
')Hi, one more day.

I apparently live in a retarded area:

[MattSavinar]

All you non-doomers can now kiss my ass.

[MattSavinar]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RdSnt', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinopello', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('KevO', 'D')o you think, if such a scenario were to ever occur, that the US would send it's NG or Marines into Canada to get the fuel it has paid for?

[Pops]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MattSavinar', 'A')ll you non-doomers can now kiss my ass.

[dinopello]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MattSavinar', 'A')ll you non-doomers can now kiss my ass.

[What_Went_Wrong]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinopello', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MattSavinar', 'A')ll you non-doomers can now kiss my ass.

[Lore]

Here's the problem, your all going to turn into Matt, if you keep this up. He has been living this downer stuff far too long. Let his posts be a lesson on losing a grip.