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What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby Narz » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 00:35:49

What are the aspects of modern life today that you won't miss post-peak?

(if there's been a thread on this already, my apologies, please merge, feel free to move to Open Discussion if you see fit)

I, for one, will not miss lawnmowers & leafblowers.
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby eastbay » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 00:39:42

SUV's and large personal trucks. I am delighted beyond words that the market for those monstrosities has fallen apart. :)

I'll be happier when they're all gone. Yes, I won't miss them at all.
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby coyote » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 01:23:00

Narz, try doing a search for your EXACT thread title.

I warn you though, Pops won't like it... :-D
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby seldom_seen » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 01:24:34

Another vote for leaf blowers.

To see a grown man with an engine strapped to his back blowing dust around a parking lot, whilst spewing out a cloud of exhaust and annoying the hell out of anyone in earshot is a pathetic sight, and testament to what a depraved lot we've become.
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby jupiters_release » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 01:47:10

Subversion of culture and religion.
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby vilemerchant » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 01:49:25

I work in retail so i'd have to say customers.

Also, my mother-in-law :P
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby mos6507 » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 02:06:43

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('seldom_seen', 'A')nother vote for leaf blowers.

To see a grown man with an engine strapped to his back blowing dust around a parking lot, whilst spewing out a cloud of exhaust and annoying the hell out of anyone in earshot is a pathetic sight, and testament to what a depraved lot we've become.


We have a lot of that in Los Angeles. We also have a lot of people who 'water' their pavement to get all the diesel soot off of it (since it never rains here). What a waste of resources.
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby MonteQuest » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 02:07:52

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Narz', 'W')hat are the aspects of modern life today that you won't miss post-peak?


People in denial of reality.
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby jupiters_release » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 02:18:34

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MonteQuest', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Narz', 'W')hat are the aspects of modern life today that you won't miss post-peak?


People in denial of reality.


The people have little autonomy over their reality-negating mythology. It is not their fault, but that of their unhealthy culture.
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby ccpo » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 02:40:27

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jupiters_release', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MonteQuest', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Narz', 'W')hat are the aspects of modern life today that you won't miss post-peak?


People in denial of reality.


The people have little autonomy over their reality-negating mythology. It is not their fault, but that of their unhealthy culture.


Yeah, you're right, people don't create culture. We get it gift wrapped from the Anunaki, who bought it at the mall!

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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby Ardalla » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 03:03:48

Tiger Woods

Hopefully, by some miracle of justice, the Neocons will be executed, the USGS will be completely discredited, and Bush will be back in his formerly successful life as a drunk.

And, have to say it, SUVs and McMansions.
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby cube » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 03:27:05

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MonteQuest', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Narz', 'W')hat are the aspects of modern life today that you won't miss post-peak?


People in denial of reality.
On the contrary MQ I expect people to be in denial until the bitter end. Even after half the population dies off from over-shoot I fully expect idiots to come onto this forum (assuming it's still around) blaming environmentalists, speculators, OPEC, or whoever will be a popular target for a witch hunt.
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There was a former infamous poster on this forum, "LoneSnark", who's argument rested on this "theory" that there are copious amounts of oil / resources available but it's not being developed for whatever reason, politics, inefficiency, etc... He even argued that oil would drop down to $10 and we'd have enough for at least 100 years if only these resources can be exploited.

I fully expect people to make the same asinine arguments all the way until humanity collapses back to the dark ages. :roll:
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby Daniel_Plainview » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 03:39:08

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ardalla', '
'), SUVs and McMansions.


And:

Paris Hilton / Britney Spears
Dr. Phil / Oprah
American Idol
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby GeneralGreen » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 03:43:27

I won't miss
1. Multiculturalism!
2. Obese Wal Mart shoppers
3. Rap and most of the other depraved music
4. Modern art-and modern architecture
5. Million dollar sports players and singers. "Tiger Woods a billionaire to play a past time game??" Lybron James throws a ball into a hoop and makes 1,000 X more money then a brain surgeon??
6. Welfare people, and people who are too lazy to work! ie people who use the system. "in the 1700s if a women had a baby and couldn't support it..the child was sold as an indentured servant....The state didn't pay the women a free apt, money, food stamp ect...
7. Fundamentalism-Christianity- I hope this crap dies off with the die off! And their million dollar evangelist with them!
8. Stupid TV- Shit like- Ellen Degenerate Show- American Idol-Opera Wiphey's-ect...
9. Liberal people- people who love diversity! I prey to god these people get a taste of their own medicine..."For example in the UK they took in 100,000 gypsies in the past 2 years...I hope they spread out to all liberal areas of the UK and when the people are poor and destitute they can know just why people in Eastern Europe never wanted these people..
10. Supporting and Assisting the 3rd world....ie 1st world nations helping to increase the population of these people...where if left to mother nature their would have never been to these levels..
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby alpha480v » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 04:56:14

A partial list:

Professional sports, soccer moms, welfare people, suv's, Las Vegas, Nascar, rap (and other shit music like it), reality shows, celebrities, my neighbors.
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby tex123 » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 07:42:18

Gluttony, lack of purpose, laziness, denial, frivolity.
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby RdSnt » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 08:09:09

The United States of America.
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby DomusAlbion » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 08:10:35

Commercial television. We've been without it for 3 years now and it's worked out just fine and we don't miss it.

Professional Sports. Let’s go back to amateur and semi-pro, have fun on the cheap sports of the late 19th, early 20th century. Hooterville vs Clancy Township at 11 AM, Saturday in the town baseball field.

Notorious People No more Brittany Spheres, Paris Hilton, Michael Jackson, Ludikris (sp) and other artificial, narcissistic human-shaped objects.

Loud and flashy automobiles No more to say here.

Noise After 3 years in the country you realize what a noisy world most people live in. Now it's the rooster in the morning, birds all day and the occasional coyote or wolf at night. Very peaceful.
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby Daniel_Plainview » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 08:11:44

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('tex123', 'G')luttony, lack of purpose, laziness, denial, frivolity.


That eliminates 99% of USA citizens .......
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Re: What WON'T you miss?

Unread postby DomusAlbion » Mon 14 Jul 2008, 08:15:07

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('RdSnt', 'T')he United States of America.


What a typical wanker Canuk response. You guys will never be rid of US. In fact in the future it is more likely that you will be part of US.

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