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Scout
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 Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:39 am Post subject: Howdy from Houston |
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Ok, so I've been lurking for about 3 weeks. I have to say, I'm a bit freaked out. And overwhelmed. That's a good thing. Glad to be here. And, I must admit, I've developed a healthy crush on Aaron, Pops, Mr. Bill and Big Tex. Thanks, you guys, for your wisdom and level headedness - and the many others as well. Lots of good, practical information here. Thanks for taking the time to share.
My husband is completely freaked out about my being here, however. He doesn't agree with PO. But then again, I'm a preparer and he's a live in the moment guy. Told him not to panic until I start buying things to prepare for disaster.
I have questions about the fall of the education system. What's going to happen to the schools? Can anyone project what might happen? |
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Aaron
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:45 am Post subject: Re: Howdy from Houston |
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Welcome fellow Houstonian.
Glad to have you here.
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Cashmere
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Joined: Mar 27, 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:02 am Post subject: Re: Howdy from Houston |
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Aaron - I think I may stand corrected.
Every time one of these Neos is ripped out of the warm fluid pod and pulled out of the Matrix I think - man, at least there's a small fraction of the population that is waking up.
| Quote: | | My husband is completely freaked out about my being here, however. He doesn't agree with PO. |
I don't agree with the sun being more direct in August, and I don't agree with mosquitos.
Your husband is in denial.
You are correct.
Do not doubt yourself.
PO.com is a compilation of many brilliant individuals who . . .
1. Have been analyzing the data for years and
2. Who take no pleasure in what's coming (except maybe Jack, I'm not sure).
We have nothing to gain.
We're not trying to sell you something.
This is ridiculously simple.
Oil is finite.
We're now on the downslope of production.
There are 100 people in the boat and there is only enough water for 10 people for 10 days.
Once you realize the above, the end game is easy to see.
What do I think of the "education system"?
I call public schools the "idiot factories."
Like all things that are intensely oil dependent, they will die a gruesome death, fighting and kicking all the way.
If you have kids, teach them yourself.
What's option B? A 24 year old teacher who grew up in the thong and booty shaking generation?
For the first time today. The first time. I was walking around in public and I couldn't stop thinking . . .
I'm looking at dead people.
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misterno
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Joined: Mar 07, 2007
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Location: Houston, TX
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:26 am Post subject: Re: Howdy from Houston |
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Glad to see peak oilers from Houston.
It's ironic that most people here in houston makes a living someway or another from oil and gas and yet some of us are also peak oiler.
Funny it seems.... |
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JJ
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: Re: Howdy from Houston |
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cashmere said
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"I'm looking at dead people."
I've been thinking this for a while. And when I say something they think I'm a madman. |
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Twilight
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:16 pm Post subject: Re: Howdy from Houston |
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| Cashmere wrote: | | I'm looking at dead people. |
Are you sure they are not just debt people?
Welcome, Scout. I suppose you have realised now that peak oil is not an event, it is a process. A lot of people assume we are talking about a future event. It is unlikely there will be a single defining one. That is why it is so easy to make fun. Yet a process is underway, and those who refuse to see it are probably going to throw a lot of wealth away. Fuel prices do not care about personal conviction, you see. They are what they are and one can adapt or not.
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pstarr
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: Howdy from Houston |
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| Cashmere wrote: | For the first time today. The first time. I was walking around in public and I couldn't stop thinking . . .
I'm looking at dead people. |
This hit me only several months ago, after being here a lot longer than you.
The upside is that suburban idiots in slick new crew-cab 4*4's no longer anger me. Now I pity them.
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Pops
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: Howdy from Houston |
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| Scout wrote: | | I have questions about the fall of the education system. What's going to happen to the schools? Can anyone project what might happen? |
Schools have been around a while.
But no one here or anywhere else with any sense has a more than an opinion as to what will come...
My opinion is:
Parents are the best teachers.
Welcome.
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CarlinsDarlin
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject: Re: Howdy from Houston |
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Scout,
Welcome.
I agree with Pops, as usual. Parents are the best teachers. I don't know where the entire public school institution is headed, but I can say it's been heading downhill for a long time, and I don't see any change coming from that direction. With the downward spiral already in full-swing, add in less money (due to falling real estate - taxes) and increased expenses (food, fuel, yadda yadda yadda) and it's not going to be pretty. Heck, it's already not pretty.
FWIW, I'll be homeschooling my boys next year.
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Scout
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject: Re: Howdy from Houston |
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| Quote: | | My husband is completely freaked out about my being here, however. He doesn't agree with PO. |
A redeeming quality is that he is an avid cyclist and can fix bikes. So, he may actually be more prepared than I am at the moment. |
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Scout
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: Howdy from Houston |
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| Cashmere wrote: |
For the first time today. The first time. I was walking around in public and I couldn't stop thinking . . .
I'm looking at dead people. |
After posting here today, I went to the grocery store and thought - wow, these people have no clue what is happening. No clue. Zero. They can't help themselves. They will be the ones with machetes coming after our meager supplies. And, sadly, you can't help them. Went to the bank and same thing. Clueless. I'm driving through my neighborhood and thinking how are we going to garden and support ourselves. I'm close to the city - 6 miles from downtown. Luckily my husband is only 6 miles from work. And he can ride his bike - assuming the ad agency he works for doesn't completely shut. I'm a stay at home mom. Luckily we are out of debt, except for the house. Guess I'll head down to the library and start reading about how to live the Little House on the Prairie. Get that survival attempt in process. Fingers crossed. I'm diving in... |
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Ferretlover
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| Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:36 am Post subject: Re: Howdy from Houston |
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Welcome, Scout! Check out the Planning for the Future forum before you go to the library. There are lots of mentions about good books to have on hand.
As for schools, I would suggest going to the local halfprice bookstore and getting texts suitable for teaching your children the basics. Home schooling, IMHO, is going to grow in a big way for some; for others, when the schools close, or the district can no longer afford to run the busses, .... well, I thing that some parents are going to let their kids' education slide.
On a side note: "After posting here today, I went to the grocery store and thought - wow, these people have no clue what is happening. No clue. Zero. They can't help themselves. They will be the ones with machetes coming after our meager supplies. And, sadly, you can't help them. Went to the bank and same thing. Clueless. I'm driving through my neighborhood and thinking how are we going to garden and support ourselves."
Another Doomer joins our ranks! 
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