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Willy, I've been in the middle of plenty of severe thunderstorms. Let me assure you that the power of a bolt of lightning is pretty awesome. You are not missing anything by having that thunderbolt miss your house, any more than having a tornado miss your house. I'd say that the Man upstairs is looking out for you.
Eventually, almost any energy source becomes insufficient. But it is a lot easier to plan for an end that is actually in sight. Let's say that oil production never increases from current levels. What will happen? The price of oil will go up as energy demand increases. The price will tend to increase, and demand (for oil) will tend to decrease, until the point where demand equals production. But alternative energy sources are already being explored. Some are marginally cost efficient now. Others
Fortunately for all of us, Deffeyes was wrong with his 2005 prediction. I tend to not follow the "doom and gloom" crowd, mostly because they have consistently been shown to be wrong. And even the times when they have been right, the negative consequences were relatively short-lived.
Wallyworld, thank you for your disagreement. Oil, like many other commodities, is an elastic commodity. As the price rises, demand drops. If the government were to implement an oil price stabilization plan wherein the price of oil would gradually increase over the next 20 years to $100 a barrel (or even $150), demand for oil would decrease considerably over those twenty years. Our demand is not for oil, it is for energy. It is our energy usage that is continuing to spiral upwards. Oil just happens
wallyworld wrote: I would also agree if oil was not an endangered species. Oil is a long way from being or even becoming "dead". When the time comes that it becomes more costly to develop the remoter oil fields and reserves dwindle, the cost of oil will naturally rise. It won't be a sudden leap in price, but more along the lines of the price fluctuations that we have already seen, but with more of an upward trend. The marketplace will adjust to that increase - existing technologies
Good morning, everyone. I am all ready for another beautiful day. CW, not a special request, per se, but I'd like to have grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch today.
futuremodal wrote: This operation lasted until Y2K, when deferred maintenance of many trestles by the former Class I owners of the line finally caught up with things. Sounds like they did their own deferred maintenance too.
Harry_Runyon wrote: Uttering?????? UTTERING: the crime of knowingly tendering or showing a forged instrument or counterfeit coin to another with intent to defraud.
CNW 6000 wrote: That roast is even better with corned beef! I could eat corned beef by the ton! I couldn't get into the Rochelle Cam a minute ago...got some kind of error message. Anyone else get one of those? I just checked the Cam - no problems here
Good morning, everyone. I'm not really awake yet, but it certainly looks like it will be a beautiful day.
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