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mikeB on October 22, 2005 - 5:47pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
That feeling you talk about is nauseating.

And more and more, people are regarding PO as crackpot. The geology profs at the University where I work seem indifferent. I don't know, maybe they're just being like me, biding their time, keeping their mouths shut, staying out of debt, keeping their old cars and motorcycles tuned up, replacing all incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents, cooking their own food and not eating out, planning a bigger garden next year.

As a tiny farmer (a few cows and horses, chickens and turkeys), I can attest to skyrocketing grain prices. I can't imagine trying to raise a large batch of turkeys. I'm becoming mostly self-sufficient, with an eye toward a future community supported farm. If things don't implode too rapidly.

The Brick Wall Simmons talks about will have a lot of toothy smiles embedded in it.

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mountainfirekeeper on October 22, 2005 - 6:32pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I agree, it's really strange that so few are aware of all the dark clouds around us. I find it very hard to talk about any of the problems of today without being considered in the 'doom and gloom' catagory.

I applaud you for your personal actions and preparations!

I wonder, how many out there have a personal plan to provide for their own and their loved ones basic sustenance and safety in case of a natural or manmade emergency?

How many of you have a 'Plan B'--caring for yourself and your family for 3 days without outside assistance?

What about 'Plan C'--caring for yourself and your family for 2 weeks with just what is available in your local area without access to stores or government assistance?

And along that thread, Plans D, E and F---caring for your family for extended periods of time if the really 'doom and gloom' possiblilities discussed in TOD were actually to happen?

Glad to hear that you are already planning for D,E & F!!!

It's not just 'hillbillys' and 'hicks' that live in the country. A number of professional people have moved into rural areas over the years to escape the stress, crime and chaos of urban life. AND---a much larger number have developed retreats and cabins to "get away from it all!"

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PhilRelig on October 23, 2005 - 9:58am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Let's add to the basis of the eerie sense of normalcy brought up by Donal the fact that gasoline prices have dropped nearly to their levels prior to the havoc wreaked upon them by Katrina.  This is the basis for real cognitive dissonance:  How can this be happening, yet at the same time a real danger exist of crippling fuel shortages this coming winter?
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