What motivates (or doesn't) your partner ref preparations?

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 23 Dec 2010, 17:52

Tell us more, MrG. And anyone else.

What is the motivation - or otherwise - of your partner in his/her preparations for an energy-scarce future? This is assuming that your partner doesn't bother with fora such as these.

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 23 Dec 2010, 18:00

Mine doesn't show the slightest interest. All he's interested in is food, fun, affection and somewhere to sleep. He has absolutely no awareness that BAU won't continue forever, and that one day tins of food and Bonios may stop turning up like magic out of nowhere

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emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 23 Dec 2010, 18:12

It's a good job we know who you're talking about JB.

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 23 Dec 2010, 18:13

emordnilap wrote:It's a good job we know who you're talking about JB.

. How many humans eat Bonios?

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 23 Dec 2010, 18:16

JohnB wrote:
emordnilap wrote:It's a good job we know who you're talking about JB.
. How many humans eat Bonios?

Hate to admit it, but I've known two! And a local pet shop had festive 'cinnamon' doggie treats, which the owner was quite happy eating.

Mean Mr Mustard · Post by **Mean Mr Mustard** » 23 Dec 2010, 18:23

JohnB wrote:Mine doesn't show the slightest interest. All he's interested in is food, fun, affection and somewhere to sleep. He has absolutely no awareness that BAU won't continue forever, and that one day tins of food and Bonios may stop turning up like magic out of nowhere .

We stockpile dog food too. (For the Setters, that is) As far as the thread was getting at though, Mrs Mustard agrees with the need for large stockpiles of stuff generally, so that's all good.

contadino · Post by **contadino** » 23 Dec 2010, 18:34

emordnilap wrote:What is the motivation - or otherwise - of your partner in his/her preparations for an energy-scarce future?

I think La Contadina would say that she's made no preparations for an energy-scarce future - other than having an energy-scarce husband.

emordnilap wrote:This is assuming that your partner doesn't bother with fora such as these.

I think she lurks every now and again.

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 23 Dec 2010, 18:48

She comes from a mend and make do, solid fuel heating with ice on the inside of the windows kind of background. It's her normal state of mind.

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 23 Dec 2010, 18:54

I think it's a good question to explore - thanks MrG - because if you've managed to bring along a partner to accept sensible preparations, how you've done it might help in motivating others too.

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 23 Dec 2010, 18:55

Andy Hunt wrote:She comes from a mend and make do, solid fuel heating with ice on the inside of the windows kind of background. It's her normal state of mind.

That's my background too, but not herself's. (herself's?

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the_lyniezian · Post by **the_lyniezian** » 23 Dec 2010, 21:19

What partner?

Catweazle · Post by **Catweazle** » 23 Dec 2010, 22:14

Mrs Catweazle doesn't want to be cold, hungry or in debt. Which is handy because neither do I. She also has a strong urge to buy a smallholding in Wales, and so do I, the difference is she wants to do it now and I want to milk some more money from London first. I can see that I'll end up commuting to London

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 24 Dec 2010, 09:13

This is what I mean!

http://www.chrismartenson.com/blog/deal ... tner/49618

Thanks for the link, kenneal.

Joules · Post by **Joules** » 24 Dec 2010, 12:42

emordnilap wrote:I think it's a good question to explore - thanks MrG - because if you've managed to bring along a partner to accept sensible preparations, how you've done it might help in motivating others too.

I had come to this conclusion too - conversely however - my inability to convince Mrs. Joules of the likelihood of an energy scarce future may well have been mirrored in the lack of interest I have been able to generate in Transition Canterbury

nexus · Post by **nexus** » 24 Dec 2010, 13:14

I wonder if the women on this board had any problem convincing male partners- I for one had no problem with my husband. How do other women find it?

Also there are many more men than women that post here and I wonder if the difficulty convincing wives and girlfriends is something to do with that? I hate all that men are from mars/women from venus crap, but there may be something in the differences in men and womens lives that make it easier for men to find out about and get into PO?

I wonder if it is because women are often focussed on family, keeping the home going and working that there is not much extra time for anything else? I have noticed that some of my friends are very internally focussed- world events, politics, environmental issues etc all seem to pass them by.

I know you can't generalise but there must be some underlying reasons (probably quite a few) to explain this gender imbalance.

Once this is understood, then maybe it'll be clearer how to reach female partners?

Also Sharon Astyk's blog and books are a good 'in' as she's very clued up, and is both externally (PO/economy/environment/politics) and internally (family/home/farming/friends) orientated

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