I knew for certain the housing bubble was ready to pop when my dim neighbor told me he was thinking of buying investment property. When Joe Blow notices the latest investment scheme it's time to get out. Never fails.

Haha, this is so true, I overheard a checkout girl and bag boy (they were much younger than me so I am allowed to refer to them as a boy and girl) in a Safeway in early 2000 talking about their margin accounts. Freaked me out.

Anyway, who cares about all this peak oil stuff. I'm more concerned about peak gambling:

Electricity shortage threatens Macau gambling industry