And also because it would remind me of that wonderful photo of Schröder and Putin hugging, with Putin looking like Hitler and Schröder like Stalin. ;) Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
http://www.spiegelfechter.com/wordpress/392/das-interview
Hope you and your family are well.
Road (highways): Aberdeen-A74(M)-A1-M11-M20-Eurotunnel-A26-A1-Paris 1249 km vs. Budapest-Nürnberg-Ludwigshafen-Saarbrücken-Paris 1489 km (+240 km);
Rail: Aberdeen-King's Cross 524 miles + St Pancras-Gare du Nord 491.2 km = 1338 km, vs. Budapest Keleti-München Hbf-Paris Est 1607 km (+269 km). *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.