Originally Posted by waldig
NAW NAW NAW
Oil is cheap and the gas price of 4$ is still a bit low, I have to get into this discussion.
We burn over 800,000,000 gallons of crude in the usa per day..................Thats crazy usage and the WORLD USES THREE TIMES AS MUCH PER DAY. [ 42 gallons per barrel ]
As an engineer I have been trying to add to those that are telling everyone to conserve.
Our standard of living is going to change in much less than 10 years and it will approach that of Europe........Hear me now.
Our big blunder is to not to have gone to solar years ago, there is more energy per day than we use by a long shot.
We as Americans have been addicted to CHEAP LABOR, CHEAP IMPORTS, AND CHEAP ENERGY.\\
That is over and we need to not have a society that has credit card debts over 10,000 to 80,000 dollars at interest rates WELL above 20%..................
Things are changing NOW and to overlook it means that there is less time to swerve out of the way of the CRUNCH that is coming. I have been preparing for years and there is so much happening that even I can not keep up.
In 1936 the University of Pa. Had a professor of chemistry try to suggest that we stop the burning of oil as a simple thermal fuel. Its properties are too important as a source of chemicals and should not be thought of as a fuel to burn.
The real issue is about 12 to 20 months out...........fertilizer is made from energy typically oil and NATURAL GAS. Ammonia, that is very important to our ability to grow food. The food riots are yet to grab the attention of the world. This will TRUMP ALL OTHER ITEMS IN A HURRY.
Energy issues brought on the First and Second world wars, ask Germany and Japan, which were restricted before the outbreak of hostilities
I never addressed the environment issues, there are others that can grind that Ax. Nuclear is another option but the start-up in a crash program is about 8-12 years.
Our fuel is cheap, ask Europe. I am not concerned for the cost that does not bother me..............I am concerned that we have it available.
As an OLD DUDE I remember the even odd day gas deal in the 1970's.......That is what killed my 1973 Dodge Challengers line in 1974....................OOPS in 2008 Dodge Challenger will suffer a similar fate I fear.
We are fortunate here and I am glad to be above 60 as I wont have to depend on gas for long, it will be at a premium soon enough, but having been on "The Other Side", and come back, I don't worry anymore, and thus my saying Life is short.......
Enjoy, just wanted to get my paddle into the water for those that will listen, we have it good NOW.
Good post. Interesting reading. Thx.