We cannot drill our way out of this oil crisis. Since 2000, oil companies working in the U.S. have doubled the number of wells drilled per year.
Although increased drilling has added new oil to the nation's supply, it has not done so fast enough to offset the terminal decline of existing fields.
We are going to have to import more of our oil. Period.
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: Members Personal Information
jack of all trades and master of none,but my back is strong and i'm willing to work hard for some food,drink,ammo,a bit of tobacco and a solidvroof over my head,preferrably all this being mine,but i'm willing to share. _________________ 303,.308,7.62x54R,7.92x57,.30'06,.50BMG.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: Members Personal Information
Male, 44 Years Old, Married, no children and one dog. I traded oil Mann and wasn't pleased, switched and so far i'm pleased, http://www.oxfordfutures.com/ . BA is in Business currently working in retail management. Hobby is woking on the house and hope to get it fixed up and sold in the next year. Strong faith in god, just not in organized religion. Glad to have found the forum!
Joined: Sep 29, 2005 Posts: 389 Location: NW Coast of North America
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: Re: Members Personal Information
I'm 40, sober, married, have one wonderful kid, 4 cats, a house.......
Should have been a pro bike racer but I blew it when I was 19 on skateboarding, punk rawk, and beer.
Have been mostly working with children in the public school setting as well as teaching preschool for a number of years. Burned out on teaching
and went to work doing e-com stuff part time for a local surf, skate and snowboard shop here in Oregon.
Cushy job....easy bike commute....great co-workers and bosses!
I am teaching myself the rest of the stuff I don't know about bicycles in order to be the local neighborhood mechanic when PO smacks us down.
In my head, I am winning the Tour de France for the 8th time...w/o EPO!
That's me.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject: Re: Members Personal Information
One of my young Madpaddy's is learning tradtional Irish songs at his own request. He'll be able to entertain people around the fire in the dark nights of the years ahead.
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:29 am Post subject: Re: Members Personal Information
40-something wife and mom, sceptical and awed in fairly equal parts.
I just have to say, MP, that your son is beautiful. That is so well done. I have a lovely 2.5 year old who has memorized numbers of rhymes, songs, and tales who will be looking for a mate in ~15 years.
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:35 am Post subject: Re: Members Personal Information
Forty-something, single, BS Australian Environmental Studies (Ecology/Land and Water processes) (Hons), currently working as a underminion of the Queensland State Government and currently using up my non-work hours keeping up with multitudinous blogs, webcomics, fanfiction, news services and email newsletters and drooling over blocks of land and rural houses for sale (that still cost way too much for me). _________________ Kind regards, Katkinkate
"The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops,
but the cultivation and perfection of human beings."
Masanobu Fukuoka
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:35 pm Post subject: Re: Members Personal Information
Madpaddy wrote:
One of my young Madpaddy's is learning tradtional Irish songs at his own request. He'll be able to entertain people around the fire in the dark nights of the years ahead.
Adorable! He has quite a good memory for the lyrics considering his very young age.
Yeah, that talent will likely be very much appreciated when all of our high-energy, bright-lights entertainment wanes. I may be able to entertain as well, with some singing and bellydancing. I have learned recently that a bit of bongo drum accompaniment goes a long way to helping a bellydance along.
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: Members Personal Information
36 years old, married, no kids, no debt, attended college for 4 years studying things I was interested in with no regard to getting a degree.
Professional life has been in information technology (15+ years), specializing in *nix systems (AIX, Solaris), internetworking, IT process implementation (ITIL), and IT management. Currently working as the Director of Sustainability for Emma Inc. which encompasses Peak Oil preparation (where possible), technology management, and general strategy. My avocations include musical instrument engraving, music performance, all things saxophone, and PO preparation.
My wife and I just moved to Tennessee from Portland, Oregon, where we are working on buying 33 acres to start a 100% self-sustaining farm + avant garde/improvising musician's retreat. Our most recent project was converting our rental house landscaping and lawn into food growing. We just harvested over 60 pounds of onions today! I've been PO-aware since early 2003 and working to mitigate the situation as much as possible ever since that day.
Joined: Jun 13, 2007 Posts: 2709 Location: Minniesotuh
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: Members Personal Information
Wife, mother of two grown sons (neither married...sigh...), married 31 years (to the same handsome hunk), 61 hrs completed towards major degree in journalism, minor in history, quilter, and genealogist (has everyone got copies of all birth certs, mg lic, and family history locked up in a safe, waterproof place??). My husband and I are the guardians of nine adorable ferrets: AndyPanda, Melvin, Freddie Littletail (had a fight with the paper shredder and lost 3 inches of tail), Henry, Tommy (deaf), Sadie, Cindylou, Jennie and Ginger.
My picture is of Emma, our alpha ferret who passed away Thanksgiving 2005 at the age of 7 yrs 11 mos. Everyone was amazed by her-she was like a human in a ferret body!
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: Members Personal Information
Just a nobody.
Queensland, Australia.
Male 55 years old.
Married for 32 years, two grown up sons.
Retired since 2003 to get away from the stress, I have accumulated enough to get by. My wife still works by choice.
Have an internet business which keeps the wolves at bay.
Working experience.....Railway, Mining, Personnel Management.
The wealth of knowledge and education shown here humbles me.
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:37 pm Post subject: Re: Members Personal Information
45 YO.Married 27 years.3 kids(20,16,9YO).horsetrainer/equine behavior specialist.H.S. graduate( but been around long enough to be accused of being a vet by vets a time or two.)House&land nearly paid fior.Really pleased about that.Husband is a vocational school grad.Believes in the energy fairy.Ironically,Manager for a major trucking company terminal division.
Joined: Sep 16, 2007 Posts: 917 Location: Oklahoma City, USA
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: Members Personal Information
45, married with three teenagers. My training is in family medicine but I left all that in May 2000 to stay home with my children. I ran a patient education website for 4 years and then became a novelist (I write SF and fantasy mostly, not yet published but here's hoping).
In the past, I've worked in a plant nursery, as an EMT, and taught medical resident doctors for five years. I'm an organic gardener and like MMORPG's and turn-based strategy games.
My husband is a civilian programmer for a defense contractor. He believes the free market and oil shale will solve our energy troubles, but he's tolerant of my preparations as long as they don't inconvenience him too much.
I'm also a Christian pacifist Republican who's majorly pissed at her government. Don't get me started.
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:02 am Post subject: Re: Members Personal Information
Hi I am a 29 year old Ph.D. in chemistry working on ethanol production from syngas. Am really interested and passionate about green energy and sustainability and want to pursue a career in this field. Just got married; moved to the States from London (UK) to life with my now wife who is American. Was hoping I might learn a few things here and get some hints and ideas
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