Just read the Rolling Stone article on Peak Oil. Consider me concerned. [View All]

Very concerned.

Part of me wants it not to be true, but most of me believes it is.

Part of me is burned out on thinking in terms of surviving from all the preparation we did for Y2K (don't ask, husband became convinced it would be bad, in turn convinced me, and we didn't have to buy toilet paper until early 2001).

But most of me knows I probably must start thinking in very practical terms again.

A very small part of me is a temper-tantrum throwing child, screaming "but but but!" I live in the 21st century, I am a child of the 20th century. I am solidly middle class, possibly even upper middle class (haven't checked lately where that cutoff is, I just know I can afford shit). The last generation in my family who were agricultural workers were my great-grandparents and like that line in "The Jerk" goes, "I just want the STUFF!"

But fortunately, as I said, that's a small part of me. Most of me says "well hell, let's get to it then."

I think humans are amazingly resilient and hardy creatures. I don't think we'll be wiped out by this. But I don't think it's unreasonable to assume some very hard times lie ahead.

So. Where do I start?