I think this is the beginnings of an economy based on perpetual growth and fossil fuel energy running headlong into geological energy constraints. Basically I see an undulatory downward path for the rest of my life. From here out, I think any rallies in our economic condition are going to be met with spiking commodity prices that knock us right back down.
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: Do you have a job?
Yep. Telecomm. I figure the phones will hold out for a while. Wife owns her own business as well. Frankly I hate my job. Sooner I can quit the better. _________________ "Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the
Abyss, the Abyss gazes also into you."
Ammo at a gunfight is like bubblegum in grade school: If you havent brought enough for everyone, you're in trouble
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject: Re: Do you have a job?
davep wrote:
Byron100 wrote:
You mean to tell me you actually drive that far each week?? This is round trip, right??
I'm going to the coast next month...the beach is always fun, but the 400-mile trip is something I dread...to me, that is just sooo far to have to drive...the boredom, the endless miles of just nothing to see for hours and hours on end. If I had to do that every week...well, let's just say no amount of money is worth me going insane over....hehe.
Yes, it's the round trip.
It's worth it because you just can't find well paid work in the middle of nowhere. I'll hopefully only be doing it for a few years. It gives me a chance to ensure that I can get the house ready (it's not far from being a ruin) and have enough spare assets to face the oncoming crisis with a degree of serenity.
Thanks to the German Autobahns, it normally only takes 4h 30 each way.
Just curious, what's the safety situation like on roadways where people can drive any speed they like? What speeds DO they typically drive at (in mph)?
You gotta do what you gotta do.
Davep, don't ever lose that avatar. I'm in love with that goofy little dog. _________________ "Actually, humans died out long ago."
---Abused, abandoned hunting dog
"Things have entered a stage where the only change that is possible is for things to get worse."
---Me and my brother
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: Do you have a job?
Soon to be consultant in the health care industry. I'm gonna save and invest as much as I can while having some fun. _________________ Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down. Doctors destory health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information and religions destroy spirituality.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:01 am Post subject: Re: Do you have a job?
Heineken wrote:
davep wrote:
Byron100 wrote:
You mean to tell me you actually drive that far each week?? This is round trip, right??
I'm going to the coast next month...the beach is always fun, but the 400-mile trip is something I dread...to me, that is just sooo far to have to drive...the boredom, the endless miles of just nothing to see for hours and hours on end. If I had to do that every week...well, let's just say no amount of money is worth me going insane over....hehe.
Yes, it's the round trip.
It's worth it because you just can't find well paid work in the middle of nowhere. I'll hopefully only be doing it for a few years. It gives me a chance to ensure that I can get the house ready (it's not far from being a ruin) and have enough spare assets to face the oncoming crisis with a degree of serenity.
Thanks to the German Autobahns, it normally only takes 4h 30 each way.
Just curious, what's the safety situation like on roadways where people can drive any speed they like? What speeds DO they typically drive at (in mph)?
You gotta do what you gotta do.
Davep, don't ever lose that avatar. I'm in love with that goofy little dog.
Generally, there's a lot of Mercs, BMWs and Audis doing 120mph. I used to do about 110, but now I take it easier and do about 80. Occasionally you get the odd porsche doing 170, but it's quite rare.
The first time I took the autobahn (for the interview) I saw four accidents on the other side of the road (I do about 160 miles of the trip in Germany). There's a lot of tailgating. I try to remain relaxed and don't get involved in the macho posturing. Life's too short as it is. _________________ All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become. - Buddha
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:18 am Post subject: Re: Do you have a job?
I lived in Germany (twice) for a total of 7.5 years. I used to drive about 160-180 kmh (100-110 mph). Obviously less in heavy traffic. I felt very safe at that speed. I drove slower in poor weather conditions. The visibility in heavy traffic with rain can be very poor. The autobahns are very well designed and maintained. There are no flat crossings for example. They are closed to wildlife with fences as well. The Germans require a safety inspection of the car every two years.
The biggest danger I saw were the large trucks. They often illegally overtook one another. Especially on hills. And then you can have a situation where you may be driving 160 kmh and they are only going 80 kmh. I once did a brake stand when I was over taking two trucks and one pulled out directly in front of me. I was trapped between him and the guard rail. I almost put us through the windshield. Thankfully my brakes did not pull me either left or right and I came to a safe stop and was not rear-ended. But very dangerous none the less.
Now many stretches of the autobahn have limits of 130 kmh. The stretches with no speed limit are getting fewer. I would say this should help fuel economy, but really it is the volume of traffic and the numerous traffic jams (staus) that hurt improvements in mileage. The cars themselves get up to 5-7 liters per 100 km which is about 35-40 mpg. I still prefer the train whenever possible. _________________ The organized state is a wonderful invention whereby everyone can live at someone else's expense.
Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 6543 Location: Rural Virginia
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:08 am Post subject: Re: Do you have a job?
I don't remember Autobahns from my childhood years in Austria. Maybe there were none, or few. Dad drove us all over the place on little twisty two-lane roads through the most gorgeous countryside on Earth. I remember seeing the wreckage of some horrible accidents.
It's always struck me as curious that Germany, which is a pretty tightly controlled society (verging on socialism), has no speed limits on many of its highways, whereas in the US you drive over 65 mph (or even just 55 or 60 in some places) at the risk of a hefty fine. Well . . . too much of the vaunted "freedom" in the US is just propaganda anyway.
Thanks Bill and Davep for the interesting comments.
Getting off topic. Sorry. _________________ "Actually, humans died out long ago."
---Abused, abandoned hunting dog
"Things have entered a stage where the only change that is possible is for things to get worse."
---Me and my brother
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:37 am Post subject: Re: Do you have a job?
Okay, let's get back on topic then. If I could work (again) from Bavaria, Austria or Switzerland then I would keep working. There the life-work balance is worth having a job. A really beautiful part of the world! ; - )) _________________ The organized state is a wonderful invention whereby everyone can live at someone else's expense.
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