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Saturday Open Thread | 50 comments (50 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Peak oil is no longer important. The new buzz words are "peak demand". It's not that they can't raise their production; it's just that we couldn't afford to buy it if they did.

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 11:48:33 AM EST

Re: Peak Quote (4.00 / 14)

I was in the hospital for a couple of weeks and had to resort to reading newspapers and magazines to get my news. I was reading the LeMonde International magazine and lo and behold theres this article in French by you and two others excerpted from the Financial Times. I didn't try reading it since I can barely understand you in English ;)

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 12:07:35 PM EST
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Re: Peak Quote (4.00 / 7)

have a speedy return to form, LEP!

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 12:29:06 PM EST
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Re: Peak Quote (4.00 / 3)

Thanks melo ;)

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 12:32:15 PM EST
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Re: Peak Quote (4.00 / 6)

"Gute Besserung" as we say here and speedy recovery - hope your all well again soon. :-)

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 12:42:16 PM EST
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Re: Peak Quote (4.00 / 5)

Glad to see the use of the past tense regarding your hospitalization! Be well and enjoy being home.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 12:55:13 PM EST
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Re: Peak Quote (4.00 / 4)

Have a good recovery LEP!
Spring is (almost) around the corner; we could have a ET Paris lunch one of these days.

Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.

by Bernard on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 01:39:38 PM EST
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Re: Peak Quote (4.00 / 2)

Take care of yourself, man! Hope you're feeling perfect in no time.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 04:08:53 PM EST
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Re: Peak Quote (4.00 / 3)

Wow, LEP, now stay healthy, all the best.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 04:19:52 PM EST
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Re: Peak Quote (4.00 / 3)

A couple of weeks!? That's more than just an oil change.

Hope you come out of that ordeal supercharged!

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 04:48:09 PM EST
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Re: Peak Quote (4.00 / 6)

It was for tests; five days in, ten days home and then another five days in. I went in for very high blood pressure which is now under control with medication but the real problem they discovered is that I'm functioning with only half a kidney. That's enough to live if it doesn't deteriorate futher, so that's the current goal, to stabilize that kidney.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 05:54:07 PM EST
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Re: Peak Quote (4.00 / 2)

Take care, LEP. Good to have you back.

by Sassafras on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 05:10:51 PM EST
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Peak demand + congestion pricing (4.00 / 2)

I think the wealthy will like this. More expensive oil means less congestion on roads. Combine that with inter-city congestion pricing, it will be like the rich own the public streets because only they can afford to drive upon them.

by Magnifico on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 03:11:44 PM EST
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Re: Peak demand + congestion pricing (4.00 / 4)

Assuming they have indoor parking. Otherwise, protests such as the burning of luxury cars in Berlin may spread.

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 03:17:08 PM EST
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