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286 comments on DrumBeat: July 25, 2006

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PaulusP on July 25, 2006 - 9:28am

As I didn't have a chance to comment in the thread about Peak Oil and Feminism I'll put here:
I am completely for equality in every respect for men and women, as long as my wife stays OUT of MY kitchen!

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PaulusP on July 25, 2006 - 9:52am

I would like to add that at present the kitchen is supplied with our homegrown vegetables, potatoes and fruit, served with mackrel (home smoked) or seabass caught from the shore.

A woodstove will be installed shortly, which will for a large part will be filled by wreckage

Holiday to the sun cancelled, will instead be spend at the local beach.

Westexas, how does an independent energy consultant implement ELP?

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westexas on July 25, 2006 - 9:58am

"Westexas, how does an independent energy consultant implement ELP?"

As Maximus (in the movie "Gladiator"), said, "Imagine it and will be so."

Assume:

(1) Your income is down by at least 50%;

(2) Energy (and food) prices are up by at least 100%

What actions would you then take regarding your lifestyle?

My recommendation is that you try to become, or work for, a provider of essential goods and services. It sounds to me like you doing quite well.

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jim burke on July 25, 2006 - 12:49pm

WesTexas,

Very well put! I shall save that bit of advice, and use it on people who are just waking up.

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whaleoil on July 25, 2006 - 9:57pm

Not yet!(but soon)

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HongKong Trader on July 25, 2006 - 10:03pm

Work for an oil company.

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Dragonfly41 on July 25, 2006 - 10:02am

...and raises the toilet seat when she's finished in the bathroom!!!

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TN Granny on July 25, 2006 - 10:26am

If your bathroom is a one-holer out back with a half moon on the door, this is a moot point......

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R W Reactionairy on July 25, 2006 - 8:00pm

It is a crescent moon ... and I do subscribe to the theory that women are inconsiderate for not lifting the seats.

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Dragonfly41 on July 25, 2006 - 11:11pm

My wife is a Sociology professor specializing in gender studies, so she would probably strangle me for even joking about the toilet seat, but I do like the outhouse idea.

No seat to contend with at all.