Peak oil preparation course, would you be interested?

Revi · Fusion Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 3233 Location: Maine

I am thinking of having a peak oil preparation course. Would anyone be interested?

We could do it here in Maine.

Topics could include:

Small woodlot management

Gardening

Bread baking

Cast iron cookery

Solar (H2O and PV)

Maple syruping

Farmer's markets

Insulating

Living on little

Trading

Community building

We could do this some time next summer. It could be a weekend for those who want to come and share their knowledge.

Or we could do this anywhere in the Northeast. I'd go.

What do you think?
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americandream

What about keeping the zombie hordes from the door?
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TheTurtle

Hmmm ... only the last three of those topics figure into my own peak oil preparation plans. But it sounds like a good idea for those interested in the other topics. Good luck with it, Revi.
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Revi · Fusion Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 3233 Location: Maine

I guess I call it a preparation course, but it could also be a weekend to get together with other peak oil folks and talk about our plans. It might be a good way to compare notes.

I thought of some of the other things, but I don't want to get too far into defense against the Zombie hordes.

I think it would be a good way to get into peak oil preparation.
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pstarr

I've thought about doing the same things where I live, especially for city and suburban people who know nothing but are afraid to ask. Make it a week course in the country.

If we were closer I would discuss it with you. Maybe you should franchise the idea, but then you'd need a catchy name. Call it DoomerYoga Smile

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Revi · Fusion Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 3233 Location: Maine

Feel free to use the idea if you want, Pstarr. I think it would be a great way to spread the message.

KTH, I think a financial preparation piece would be a great addition to the course. I was thinking of that myself.

How about around the beginning of July? Maybe the weekend of the 5th. What better time than Independence day?
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Shannymara · Master Joined: Oct 04, 2004 Posts: 5389 Location: Oklahoma

If I lived up that way I would come, mostly for the opportunity to network with others who are actively prepping. I think it's a good idea.
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Nicholai

Sign me up!

pstarr

I would add livestock, welding, milling, and orchards as these are the things I'm learning right now and I'd like to know more and teach others what I know.
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FreakOil

I think a few lessons in wood-working would be great. All hand tools. No electric devices. I used to help my father out with small projects around the house when I was a kid, but I haven't hammered a nail in at least 10 years! Can you believe it? It's such a basic skill.

BigTex

How about marksmanship? (you gotta shoot the zombies in the head)

Machete fencing?

I recommend you call the course Doomerpalooza.

A little off topic, but I would love to spend some time in Maine, even if it wasn't for a PO prep course. I live in Texas, but when I got married, we went to Maine on our honeymoon in February and it was awesome. We rented a four wheel drive in Boston and just drove up and down the coast. LL Bean alone would have been worth the trip. No tourists, plenty of rooms everywhere. It was cold, but lots of fun.
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eastbay

Why would anyone want to share secrets revealing how to survive this disaster? I would share this information only with close family and friends. If everyone knows how to shoot and find all the blueberry patches, no one will last a bloody week.

A very bloody week.
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Heineken

I once proposed a "PO.com Convention" (you know, with workshops, speeches, the usual stuff). It died on the vine.

In general, the obstacles of moving from typing stuff onto a screen to the nitty-gritty reality of face contact prove hard to surmount.
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