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freefall (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:57 PM Original message |
$12 Gas and Rationing? Possible, Says Expert |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. are they floating a 12$ balloon? We didnt get pissed at 3 or 4$ gas, will we pay 12? |
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gasperc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
131. everyone will rapidly change their habits |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. I foresee myself like Al Bundy - pushing my car to town while the family rides in it |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. So who is gonna push the truckers ? No food at the stores without trucks... |
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Jersey Ginny (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. We will be moving back to local economies. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. exactly |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. that's being nice-alot of people are going to die |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Yeap! Lots of people will die of starvation and disease.... |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #32 |
179. Interesting. What makes you say that? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 09:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
77. the upshot will be that china-mart will vanish. :) and the return of |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
51. WHo is going to push the tractors |
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14thColony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 09:29 AM Response to Reply #51 |
72. Trucks will be going the way of the buggy whip |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #51 |
78. Not push, but pull. I think I'm going to invest in Oxen futures. nt |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #51 |
117. Better locks mean nothing here in L.A. - thieves just use blowtorches on the poles. |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #117 |
154. I sleep next to a loaded model 3 dragoon pistol. |
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tledford (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 06:55 PM Response to Reply #117 |
156. Several times in the last six months... |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #156 |
162. I know this is the wrong place |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #156 |
172. Get something that is potent and will fit in your jacket |
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Rene (758 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:38 PM Response to Reply #51 |
164. Let's get those train tracks back in shape |
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Bob Dobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. Revolution possible, says expert. |
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freefall (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Welcome to DU, Bob!! |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
25. If it comes to that I will see you at the barricades. |
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Bob Dobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:01 AM Response to Reply #25 |
57. If the election of 2008 is stolen |
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tledford (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 06:57 PM Response to Reply #57 |
157. And I will meet you there with my motorcycle and shotgun. nt |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. The 'rich' countries have been going to war for this oil since 1900 |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Many people will die if fuel prices go that high. We live ON oil surrounding us all of our lifes.. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. We Can Do It |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
49. ummm...no, we can't- that's the point. |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. exactly! 3M Americans wont be farming on asphalt (made with oil too) nt |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. we really did fairly well with 19th c agriculture |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:09 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. So the huge agricultural combines and farmers are just going to let us work on their land? |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:04 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. I don't deny that much chaos is likely. |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:38 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. I can easily envision a mass-hysteria, where the world looks like a "Mad-Max" scenario, after.. |
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newfie11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #61 |
105. OK serfs come see me!! |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #58 |
80. The agracorps will be the barons of the future. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 06:57 AM Response to Reply #56 |
66. i don't drink coffee or eat bread, but i love fish and chicken. |
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Locrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #49 |
139. best post ever |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #29 |
79. It takes energy to recycle plastic. It takes energy to make solar panels... |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
31. I know you are right. |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. yea but now there are 300 million people-try feeding them without oil |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. No way is America going to feed 3M w/o fuel. Not gonna happen.nt |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #40 |
81. exactly. |
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newfie11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #40 |
106. Nope! |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
107. "Many people" are not going to die. |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 06:01 AM Response to Reply #107 |
126. Both n/t |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 12:02 AM Response to Reply #107 |
165. don't interrupt the histeria. |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. An FDR style / WPA retooling of the infrastructure. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
26. Brazil has re-tooled - their country powers all its cars on |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. Cane sugar wont grow in the US. NT |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. however cane sugar does grow in louisiana, maybe they should start treating us as one of the states |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #47 |
82. the repubs are currently repaving over New Orleans in order to make it into |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
53. FL, LA, TX, and HI produce a majority of the sugar consumed in the US |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:13 AM Response to Reply #53 |
59. Problem is which do you grow?: Food or fuel, because you can't grow both and feed everyone. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #59 |
95. Please understand that their mis-education program has converted you. |
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apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #95 |
103. These things are true, but perception matters in the price of food and fuel |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #103 |
104. Thank you for the explanation of how the trader's mind works. |
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apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #104 |
110. Ethanol deserves its share of the blame |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #110 |
111. In Brazil, it is going to be a rather permanent solution |
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axollot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #104 |
119. There is no reason Hemp could not be grown again..... |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 11:43 AM Response to Reply #119 |
142. Oh Sandy you are nailing it |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #59 |
108. Industrial hemp. Grows like a weed. |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 04:51 AM Response to Reply #41 |
63. I have sugar cane in my back yard |
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CanonRay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 08:26 AM Response to Reply #41 |
68. No, but beet sugar will. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 09:07 AM Response to Reply #41 |
70. You've obviously never been south.... |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #70 |
96. And my real point was, (Sorry I didn't make it clearer) |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #41 |
93. That is not really the point - the point is the husks of our corn, the cobs of |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
178. It will pretty soon! Wheat won't grow in the USA, but sugar cane will grow in Minnesota, soon. |
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yorkiemommie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #41 |
181. it used to grow abundantly in Hawaii |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:10 PM Response to Reply #26 |
54. We should plant sugar cane and sugar beets alongside the interstates |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #54 |
83. I have always thought that. It's such a complete waste of space to be |
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nebenaube (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #83 |
92. well |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 11:42 AM Response to Reply #92 |
94. huh, true, didn't think of that... |
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MrsMatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #54 |
98. You'd displace a LOT of wildlife by doing that |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 08:03 PM Response to Reply #98 |
118. Fuck 'em. We're talking about survival here. |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 08:52 AM Response to Reply #118 |
130. Yep, that sounds like a real Mr.America all right! |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #130 |
133. Uhh, it isn't when you're talking about solutions to the energy problem |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #133 |
140. Uhh, it is and you just haven't grasped the scale of it yet. |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #140 |
145. Misdirected anger. |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #145 |
147. You still don't get it |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #147 |
149. Yeah, but how is that going to sustain 6 billion people? |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 06:35 PM Response to Reply #149 |
155. Acceptance |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #133 |
146. How civilized of you |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #146 |
148. LOL. You're sitting behind a computer right now. What a real hunter-gather warrior you are! |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #148 |
150. "sanctimonious douche bag" etc. |
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rustydad (753 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #26 |
112. Nooooo |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. Can you say HyperInflation? |
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freefall (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. Wow! I barely had time to blink and this had made it to the greatest page. |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
34. I blame an American public living in economic ignorance and a fantasy world. |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. Don't worry. As long as core CPI factors out those pesky food and energy |
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freefall (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. You made my day, ozymandius! |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. Honestly. Thanks. |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
43. That's a good one |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
12. Electric cars are looking pretty good now |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
84. every car that is produced, whether it be, gas, electric, natural gas, etc... |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 03:26 AM Response to Reply #84 |
122. The electricity has to be generated from SOMEWHERE. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 09:39 AM Response to Reply #122 |
170. Luckily, my electric ty is wind generated. |
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kirby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
14. Good! |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
38. Exactly |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #14 |
85. Please refer to my post at #84. nt |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
109. "I really hope for continued high gas prices..." |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
15. That will be the end of America. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #15 |
86. in a nutshell, yes. nt |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
180. Agreed. |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. The sheeple still won't believe in peak oil! |
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superkia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Is it possible that when bushy came into office, he secretly bought... |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Peak oil studies might indicate that oil is running out. But |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
44. At 12 dollars a gallon there will be a total collapse of society not a wake up call. nt |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #16 |
99. or the Fundis will start saying "God will provide" |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
19. the u.s. and our |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #19 |
74. Some poor souls on this thread in GD are in for a shock: |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
20. Only way I can really see such a thing happening is if the oil |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. You are correct, but you only see half the picture. |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #37 |
55. well lets hope the next president regardless of party has the |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #37 |
97. Denial narrative #3 |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #97 |
116. edit: Mistell |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 06:12 AM Response to Reply #20 |
127. Capitalism 101 |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #127 |
135. Except in this case I have seen |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #135 |
138. Lo and behold |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 06:06 PM Response to Reply #135 |
152. Supply flat, demand continues |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #152 |
153. Austin? You dont happen to work for |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 08:46 PM Response to Reply #153 |
158. Oil interests and alt.energy |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #158 |
159. Well if I were them I would begin to worry a hell of alot more now. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
21. if i had 100 million laying around |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. It's not just chimp -- go back to 1973. |
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Bob Dobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Had we listened to Jimmy Carter |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 04:55 AM Response to Reply #28 |
64. Jimmy Carter's "55 mph" limit was quite revolutionary |
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Beausoleil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 07:38 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. It wasn't Carter's 55MPH |
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freefall (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 05:07 AM Response to Reply #28 |
65. Exactlly! If we hadn't allowed ourselves to be distracted by |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
24. Who are they Kidding ? By $8, the country will be in another Republican Depression. |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
35. My Grandpa ran a truck on butane back in WW II to get around gas rationing |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. Butane is made from petroleum. nt |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #45 |
87. It's amazing that so many people just don't have a clue as to what is |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 12:15 AM Response to Reply #87 |
120. Yeap. Propane is made from petroleum too, so those rural areas that use it will be hit hard too. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 09:34 AM Response to Reply #120 |
169. I wonder how Hank Hill will survive? lol ;) nt |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #120 |
173. had to negotiate w/my propane co. |
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RedEarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
36. and the worlds top gas guzzlers are.......... |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
42. go to.... |
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rdenney (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:18 AM Response to Reply #42 |
60. Americans wont stand for rationing at this level of consumption vs price. |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 09:16 AM Response to Reply #42 |
71. High Gas prices are rationing. |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 06:20 AM Response to Reply #71 |
128. Twisting the meaning |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
46. 12-15 bucks a gallon, there will be a huge surplus. there is no shortage now. |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
48. At $6.00 the economy will completely collapse |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 06:25 AM Response to Reply #48 |
129. Waky wake up |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
50. Thanks a lot GOP...your boy and your Party done fucked us... |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #50 |
100. but what did we expect |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
69. Can Anyone Tell Me What They're Paying in the UK & Other Parts of Europe? |
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14thColony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #69 |
75. My local Shell station here in the UK |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #75 |
90. Thanks |
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jaybeat (729 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #69 |
91. Fuel prices in Europe and UK vs. USA |
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14thColony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #91 |
114. Your math's good |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
73. That would kill the airline industry. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. As well as the trucking industry, the farming industry, the sanitation industry.you get the idea.nt |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:26 AM Response to Reply #76 |
88. Indeed. I should have added: "Just for starters". |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #73 |
101. back to the trains! |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
89. I expect $25/gal by the beginning of 2012 -- less than 4 years from now. |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
102. World Made By Hand by James Howard Kunstler |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
113. Horse Power |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
115. I'm wondering what's the time frame on this? |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 05:58 AM Response to Reply #115 |
125. My guesstimate |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #115 |
143. September of 2010 -- just over two years from now. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #143 |
171. thanks for the reply |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 12:44 AM Response to Reply #143 |
176. I see Gasoline price Cap before it gets that high. |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
121. I have a real problem believing this. If gas went to twelve |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 05:55 AM Response to Reply #121 |
124. Wellcome to reality, Neo! |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #124 |
160. What does neo mean? You mean like the Matrix? |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #160 |
177. Like Matrix |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 05:06 AM Response to Original message |
123. please ck out this thread |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
132. Argh. More lines. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
134. I wish people were not allowed to invest and speculate on oil futures. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
136. I heard today that it will be $6.50 in six weeks and $8 by next year. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #136 |
144. $8.00 sometime next year sounds about right. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
137. I'm getting a horse ...I have 23 acres and grow our own food...time to get even more radical! |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
141. been observing this trend for yrs--oil addiction withdrawl |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
151. Home heating in the winter |
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MelissaB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 08:37 AM Response to Reply #151 |
168. A pellet stove is one option. n/t |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #151 |
174. going back to electricity |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
161. How long, how far off is $12.00 per gallon gas. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 08:03 AM Response to Reply #161 |
167. Quite possibly by September of 2010 |
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Rene (758 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
163. They're twisting our arms and wallets so we'll accept drilling in Anwar. |
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xioaping (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 12:20 AM Response to Reply #163 |
166. Its working. |
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