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 Topic: Retail shakeout: 'Worst is yet to come' |
Barbara
Replies: 55
Views: 2172
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 Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:15 am Subject: Re: Retail shakeout: 'Worst is yet to come' |
| The NBA ( national basketball association ) just announced it is laying off 80 employees. I am not talking about players, just people who work directly for the NBA. Meanwhile the commissioner is ... |
| Topic: Confessions of a Grocery stocker . |
Barbara
Replies: 97
Views: 8648
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:37 am Subject: Re: Confessions of a Grocery stocker . |
A question from a dumb European:
are they shrinking boxes but leaving the price as it is????
This is illegal here. You must write the price per kilo by law. So people can do ... |
| Topic: No longer any resistance to the Peak Oil news? |
Barbara
Replies: 63
Views: 3665
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:07 am Subject: Re: No longer any resistance to the Peak Oil news? |
Yes, they have less resistance, but still oil=car.
When you mention fertilizers, plastics, electricity, and so on they grew pale and switch to denial.  |
| Topic: Confused Germans Seek Safety In Some Euro Serial Numbers |
Barbara
Replies: 17
Views: 2176
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Forum: Europe Discussion Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:54 pm Subject: Re: Confused Germans Seek Safety In Some Euro Serial Numbers |
This funny USA business of homeschooling I'll never understand.
I can't imagine anything more depressing than a kid sitting alone in a kitchen for years and years instead of going to school with to ... |
| Topic: Analyst Predicts $7 Gas, “Mass Exodus” of U.S. Cars by 2010 |
Barbara
Replies: 28
Views: 2288
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:33 am Subject: Re: Analyst Predicts $7 Gas, “Mass Exodus” of U.S. Cars by 2 |
Stupid question.
If someone buys a bus in a suburbia, put a sign "Every day 7.30 AM to city center", could this be a good business? Are you allowed to do that?
(In EU we aren't, of course... ... |
| Topic: North American Fuel Shortage Reports |
Barbara
Replies: 551
Views: 11459
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:06 am Subject: Re: Empty pumps in Western Virginia and West Virginia |
In my country smaller stations are saying they can't afford being in business anymore. Their income-per-liter is fixed so they can't go on sustaining expenses.
I think we'll see a lot of closed stati ... |
| Topic: Another Record ($143.67) |
Barbara
Replies: 2569
Views: 208069
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:16 am Subject: Re: Another Record ($139.16) |
Looks like the whole thing is computer controlled...
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| Topic: Today in Spain I got scared |
Barbara
Replies: 96
Views: 10538
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:23 am Subject: Re: Today in Spain I got scared |
| karlos, find a place with water. You're in serious serious troubles down there in Barcelona about water. |
| Topic: Today in Spain I got scared |
Barbara
Replies: 96
Views: 10538
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:21 am Subject: Re: Today in Spain I got scared |
Dunno in Spain, but here in Italy truckers ask for diesel tax cut and special help from govt to remain in business. No strike yet, but I've already stockpiled diesel and veg-oil just in case...  |
| Topic: highest price increase in one day new record |
Barbara
Replies: 35
Views: 2710
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:31 am Subject: Re: highest price increase in one day new record |
No way we're making it into 2012.
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| Topic: "Cold Fusion" Demonstration |
Barbara
Replies: 43
Views: 4288
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:13 am Subject: Re: "Cold Fusion" Demonstration |
Funny.
No news in english press. All the "western press" not english speaking is extensively covering the news from Japan. The scientist is highly respected.
Really curious. |
| Topic: Another Record ($143.67) |
Barbara
Replies: 2569
Views: 208069
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:11 am Subject: Re: Another Record ($135.04) |
| It's morning here in rainy Italy and our govt is implementing dictatorship. No joking: any energy site in the national territory now is military secret. Any protest over them, and you're in jail for 1 ... |
| Topic: Bing Blog: $1000/barrel is coming |
Barbara
Replies: 5
Views: 913
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:12 pm Subject: Re: Bing Blog: $1000/barrel is coming |
Oh no!!
I waited 4 years for oil to break the historic barrier of $100 and TSHTF, and now they want me to wait until it reaches $1000???
NO WAY!!!
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| Topic: Iraq could have largest oil reserves in the world |
Barbara
Replies: 15
Views: 1155
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 2:45 pm Subject: Re: Iraq could have largest oil reserves in the world |
The higher the reserves, the higher the export quotas.
Rebellious Saudi Arabia will learn the lesson...
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| Topic: PEAK OIL all over CNBC! Today is the day it goes Mainstream! |
Barbara
Replies: 74
Views: 6943
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:57 am Subject: Re: PEAK OIL all over CNBC! Today is the day it goes Mainstr |
Interesting. Here in EU we don't hear such frank statements about PO. PO is still of the radars for most (in my opinion 98%) people here. But this is about to change.
Our stupid MSM is waiting f ... |
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