The Oil Drum: Europe | Grangemouth/Forties Update: Forties pipeline remains shut down (Thread 2)

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Henry on April 23, 2008 - 10:32pm

Ever heard of "reachback" and "afterburn". These are the ways the future and the past, respectively affect the present.

I see this constipation in the Scottish pipelines as "reachback". Perhaps the Scottish actually are an anal retentive society, and this is an exaggeration of what we might expect as the end of the oil age progresses, but certainly it is instructive to those of us who enjoy looking into the future.

Fighting over the remains can easily be observed if you watch the nature programs on the National Geographic Channel as the various species contend over the carcass of a recent kill. Hell, even today news reports circulate on the internet about runs on the rice supply at Walmart and Sam's clubs in response to the perception that world rice supplies are in short supply.

Be aware. Prepare for the worst, and even then consider your preparations as inadequate.

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