Will you survive the die off?

kokoda · Heavy Crude Joined: Aug 24, 2006 Posts: 422

Simple question ... if oil production has peaked will you still be around in 5 years?

cualcrees · Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: Will you survive the die off?

Sure! that is unless something better comes along... Razz

But seriously, I do hope so!

coyote · Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Will you survive the die off?

You think the dieoff will take only five years? If it were that bad, then no, I doubt I'd survive it.
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Ludi · Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: Will you survive the die off?

I plan to be around in five years, but I probably won't survive the die-off. I don't think we'll experience die-off quite that suddenly.

But, I may be wrong. Smile

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kokoda · Heavy Crude Joined: Aug 24, 2006 Posts: 422

Ludi · Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: Will you survive the die off?

Just, five years from now seems a bit soon, to me.

Just sayin'.
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Ludi · Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: Will you survive the die off?

Cashmere · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 1971

yes.
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americandream · Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:21 pm Post subject: Re: Will you survive the die off?

vetusfirma

'Everybody dies, you, me, everybody.' Just a mater of how and when.
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I voted no because I do not expect to survive the die-off. However, it better be more than five years down the road... Shocked

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cestlavie · Tar Sands Joined: Feb 12, 2007 Posts: 79

Will I still be around in 5 years? Good question. We'll see. So far doing a really good job at accumulating knowledge so have a chance. Where we live the deer seem to know whats edible about as good as (and certainly more than me) so have to think about how to live around them (master foragers). Need to know that if there was no food I'd be able to survive on tubers, wild greens, even worms, bugs, etc if I had to. Just merrily preparing for a crash, though I hope we have more sense than that and the world does it best to make for a peaceful future. But I'm not taking any chances... Oh, if the worms, bugs things depressed you, I have a good movie to watch - Rattatoule. Many of these things we will only wish for post peak :>
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smallpoxgirl · Moderator Joined: Nov 08, 2004 Posts: 5744

There's still going to be a LOT of oil being produced in 5 years. There will be some people who won't have access to it and may well be dieing off by then, but it probably won't be the people on this list. The average Haitian peasant may be in a world of hurt by then. People with computers and high speed internet, by in large, will be bitching about prices, but by in large they will be safe and well fed.
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MadScientist · Heavy Crude Joined: May 19, 2004 Posts: 418

extinction is a bit far fetched...the probability of 6.7 billion people ALL dying is really really low.

deer eat things you couldnt begin to.

"by in large safe and well fed" in 5 years is.....well there's always the possibility you'll be kept alive as slave labor Razz

I suppose that qualifies as by in large safe and well fed.

As for my personal answer to the question....Im better prepared than 99+% and its still a big unknown. Toooo many possibilities and the reality will likely be unexpected no matter how much i think about it. Not that i ever worry about dying...
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