Behr
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I just read an interesting story about this subject and was wondering what others thought.
http://earthfirst.com/what-would-happen-if-oil-supplies-in-america-suddenly-dried-up/
What would you do?
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baza31
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I'd walk, burn anything I could for heat. Eat my own livestock and carry on with life as I do already . No worries at all
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James
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I think they will have come up with an alternative for all of the main uses of the products that come from crude oil by the time the oil does run out.
A more realistic scenario is a disruption in supply because of the instability of the Middle East.
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Gary
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quote: Originally posted by baza31
I'd walk, burn anything I could for heat. Eat my own livestock and carry on with life as I do already . No worries at all
Livestock? Strange name for your mrs!
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N3lly
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I'd just burn my faeces.
[Edited on 30-03-2012 by N3lly]
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bigboykarl
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abiotic oil theory ftw
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Sunz
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Amazing we have created a very fragile existance based apon oil, almost like a drug addict bleeding the World dry, is only a matter of time before we do run out of oil anyway, can't see that we would be weaned off of machines that need it, all doomed basically !
The problem is humans, not the oil
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Ojc
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We are bacteria
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Bonney
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Somehow I dont think it will be in our lifetime, Maybe in our childrens childrens lifetime it could be a possibility. Afterall they are now looking into other ways to make energy and also ways of fueling vehicles.
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neil h
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I only skimmed over that article but it was so over the top it's unbelievable. Typical American bullshit tbh. Completely over exaggerated doom and gloom crap.
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Matt H
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More to the point.. what happens when someone runs out of oil first? IE America
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Russ
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solar power will be efficient by the time that happens.
/head back in sand
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Sam
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I would invent a suitable oil alternative and be an overnight billionaire.
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Butler
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You would hope that in such a time, cannabis would be legal
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Carl
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Everyone will fight over old mechanical diesel cars that run on sunflower oil, those who still cn get about will become kings of their towns and each village will fight with each other
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bigboykarl
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ha ha carl..you mean like when we was at school
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Carl
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quote: Originally posted by bigboykarl
ha ha carl..you mean like when we was at school
Yeah
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t_benn_1
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more importantly what happens to all the very nice cars
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baza31
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quote: Originally posted by Gary
quote: Originally posted by baza31
I'd walk, burn anything I could for heat. Eat my own livestock and carry on with life as I do already . No worries at all
Livestock? Strange name for your mrs!
I call her lots of names, but livestock is actually your sisters pet name
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Anty
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Steam Engines !!!
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