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Topic: Today I made / bought / learnt .... (for a post oil world) 2 |
kevincarter
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:23 am Subject: Re: Today I made / bought / learnt .... (for a post oil worl |
Today I broke the snail barrier, that means I’ve been able to eat cooked snails again, something I didn’t do since my childhood.
Just a week ago when I was cleaning up the food garden I found hundred ... |
Topic: City guy farming (Pictures) |
kevincarter
Replies: 8
Views: 747
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:16 am Subject: Re: City guy farming (Pictures) |
| Thanks for the replies! Yes I’m doing some composting, as a matter of fact I’ve been trying red worm composting and pile composting, red worm has worked better so far. A girl that works with horses ha ... |
Topic: City guy farming (Pictures) |
kevincarter
Replies: 8
Views: 747
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:04 am Subject: City guy farming (Pictures) |
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Sadly my preparation plans that involved moving from the city to the rural area crashed frontally with a 10 ft wall of bureaucracy, since all I could ... |
Topic: What fraction of your income goes for energy? |
kevincarter
Replies: 17
Views: 773
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:41 am Subject: Re: What fraction of your income goes for energy? |
Not much really as I live in Spain too. I'd say 50% of our energy expenses go to electricity and city gas and the other 50% goes to the the car and public transportation.
BUT, if I have to add car ... |
Topic: If I had $1000 to spend on bicycle parts ... |
kevincarter
Replies: 26
Views: 1543
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:21 am Subject: Re: If I had $1000 to spend on bicycle parts ... |
REgarding bicycles I think is best to have two or three models, but if I only had one model and were to spend 1000 usd on parts I'd mention a few things that haven't been said:
A thick chain so tha ... |
Topic: Euribor and interest rates during the peak oil crisis |
kevincarter
Replies: 6
Views: 749
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:12 am Subject: Re: Euribor and interest rates during the peak oil crisis |
| I would, but it also depends on what happens after those 3 years, back to +.33? Any fees? A good deal would be if you could get a fixed rate for 30 years or so, but I guess they're not offering that. ... |
Topic: Today in Spain I got scared |
kevincarter
Replies: 96
Views: 9874
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:02 am Subject: Re: Today in Spain I got scared |
Oh boy, I wish I had discovered this thread some weeks ago, this is great.
I've learned a few things due to this situation.
First, the media. How can I say it? The media has done everything in h ... |
Topic: Best way to respond to authority in Peak Oil future? |
kevincarter
Replies: 19
Views: 1888
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:56 am Subject: Re: Best way to respond to authority in Peak Oil future? |
What do to when legal authority wants to take a look at your homestead or take you down for questioning?
Best advide would be to be friends with powerfull people in town, but that's not easy some ... |
Topic: Portugal |
kevincarter
Replies: 12
Views: 1292
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Forum: Europe Discussion Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:56 am Subject: Re: Portugal |
| I wonder what will be like in 2012 (or early?) when real declines in world oil production kick in, when people realize that the governement can´t do nothing to ease the cost of life as we know it, and ... |
Topic: Euribor and interest rates during the peak oil crisis |
kevincarter
Replies: 6
Views: 749
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:17 am Subject: Re: Euribor and interest rates during the peak oil crisis |
| I think it is such an unpredictible question that's better to have a fixed interest rate for safety, you'll loose some money in the short term but you can conider this amount to be paying for your tra ... |
Topic: Worldwide gas price related strikes |
kevincarter
Replies: 5
Views: 491
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:29 pm Subject: Worldwide gas price related strikes |
Truckers in my country (Spain) are starting a strike, fishermen too. I thought iteneresting to start a topic with all oil price related strikes worldwide so we can get a better picture.
[url=http:/ ... |
Topic: PO = more taxes? |
kevincarter
Replies: 10
Views: 729
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:17 pm Subject: PO = more taxes? |
This year I am quite concerned about taxes, they suppose a burden for my planning.
Do you think that when we hit full speed crisis the government will rise taxes? I think they will. Particulary in ... |
Topic: THE Gas Rationing Thread (merged) |
kevincarter
Replies: 496
Views: 6711
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Forum: Conservation & Efficiency Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 7:45 am Subject: Re: Ration Gas |
And keep in mind that once gas rationing happens IT'S FOR EVER.
And one final note, people on WWII had the hope or the faith that things were gonna get better when the war was over and they were con ... |
Topic: THE Gas Rationing Thread (merged) |
kevincarter
Replies: 496
Views: 6711
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Forum: Conservation & Efficiency Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 1:56 pm Subject: Re: Ration Gas |
Rationing gas is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
LOL, that is great.
Worth or not worth rationing will happen becasue it makes politicians look as if they are actually doing somethin ... |
Topic: Something has changed recently |
kevincarter
Replies: 92
Views: 5482
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:06 am Subject: Re: Something has changed recently |
| Yup things are changing, I just talked to a guy I know who has a good position in the gas company. 3years ago I asked him if he wasn't worried about Hubbert's curve, he lained back on his chair and ba ... |
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