Like the illusion of Wall Street, with its vast and powerful investment banks, now shuttered, China too is an illusion perpetuated by the Globalists that gave us the 15,000 mile Caesar salad, poisoned cat food and lead based paint on babies' pacifiers. Like the illusion that money would come from thin air to always push housing prices higher, China has spent a generation pursuing its illusion. Pursuing an unattainable dream to be like the West, while 6000 years of its carefully shepherded top soil blows into the sea.
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: My Europe trip (preparedness)
Barbara wrote:
Nederland - Lots of solar roofs and wind on every smallest hill. Every house has a vegetable garden. Most people go around cycling, car use is strongly discouraged (gasoline at $ 5,70 per gallon), speed limits are severe, park tickets are skyrocketed (€ 2 for 1 hour parking!). No more than 1 car per average family, and about 5 bycicles. Some recycling.
I live in Holland (netherlands whatever) and i think you got the picture wrong . (too positive)
There are a reasonable percentage of solar roofs (maybe 5 percent which is quite much in this era still), renewables on power grid is about 6% of total power i though (ill look it up).
Cycling is used a lot although car use is NOT discouraged (don't know where you get that crazy idea) in fact the carpooling ad's from a few years ago were cancelled (as were the goverment payments to subsidize it). Most people to car ratio is 1 people in one car.
For the rest you are true (although maybe 1 on a hundred people might have a home garden depending on the area's)
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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:09 pm Post subject:
Ehm Rembrandt, well, maybe I was too positive because I love Nederland wholeheartedly (been there 4 times)!!! _________________ **no english mothertongue**
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are closer than they appear.
Joined: Aug 12, 2004 Posts: 1180 Location: England
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:24 pm Post subject:
Hi Rembrandt
The one overall advantage Holland has is all those greenhouses(some of the most efficient in the world). When oil goes *** up nobody going to want ornamental plants but imagine the potential in food crops! With all those greenhouses for food production you will be sorted! Will need to find a energy source for heating and transport, I think the dutch have an opportunity. Please don't forget your British friends ! _________________ Peak Oil? crap Happens !
Better late then never I guess......Except London. But who likes those damnedable snobbish Brits anyways, aside from their tea. They do have good tea.
I take offence to that post for pointing out a blatant fact that I can't accept. Wait a minute... Damn! _________________ There'll be war, there'll be peace
But one day all things shall cease
All the iron turned to rust
All the proud men turned to dust
So all things time will mend
So this song will end
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. (too positive)
