"Normal" days

[Kentucky Fried Panda]

I was just wondering how many of us still have days when we almost "forget" PO and slip back into our supposedly normal way of thinking.

Everyday is a normal day, it's just a question of adjusting your normality to fit in with what's about to happen. Live for the moment but be flexible for the ever-changing reality of modern life as it soon will be. Whatever that may be.

[fubar1977]

RGR...

Still curious as to why you started posting on PO sites to begin with as opposed to simply looking, disagreeing and leaving.

I am more than open to debate with people of different opinions to my
own, but as an apparent PO non believer you seem to put a lot of effort into
keeping up with this and other forums.

Are you still in the industry? What is/was your role?

[fubar1977]

Haggis...

Probably the best all round attitude to have, and the one I would like to maintain.

Still have the odd "Oh s**t! day though.

[RGR]

RGR...

Still curious as to why you started posting on PO sites to begin with as opposed to simply looking, disagreeing and leaving.

[fubar1977]

RGR...

Fair enough.
I have no problem with a different perspective on things, I`m always open to
a reasoned debate.
I can understand how you might not be too popular round here though...
Afraid I`m still firmly in the "peaker" camp myself

[mikepepler]

I still have plenty of "normal" days where I don't think about PO, if normal is not having a TV and cooking dinner over a fire in the wood!

Actually, I think it's become ingrained in my mind that I take account of it almost all the time, even when not consciously thinking about it.

[fubar1977]

[quote="mikepepler"]I still have plenty of "normal" days where I don't think about PO, if normal is not having a TV and cooking dinner over a fire in the wood!

Think I`ve got some way to go to catch up with you self sufficency wise!

That said, I`m very much more aware of what I use and how I use it.
I now often find myself annoyed/depressed/disgusted by a lot of our excesses, the trouble is the whole "normality" of it.

People driving around in their ridiculous SUV`s buying masses of overpackaged plastic c**p.

Sorry, went off on one there!

[Catweazle]

RGR...
............
I can understand how you might not be too popular round here though...
Afraid I`m still firmly in the "peaker" camp myself

I think RGR is more popular than he would like to think, like the Tooth Fairy, Father Christmas and our Mum all rolled into one. He tells us that it's all OK and rubs the hurt away and that makes us feel good.

If only those damned facts would stop getting in the way we could forget about PO and have a barbecue.

[RGR]

[quote="Catweazle"]

[extractorfan]

I often act like normal people

I have read this thread and now feel a bit sad. I think everyone should have that last burger king bite

my last holiday was doing Nurburgring in germany. a mindless waste of petrolium spirit but incredibly good fun.

I still indulge in the normalcy.

[snow hope]

Yes, living with normality and with Peak Oil viewpoints is an interesting dichotomy. I have mentioned before I am in business and sell/support business computer systems - typically small to medium business (10-100 user systems). So I live by day in a world of pricing, budgets, sales targets, IT projects, IT software developments, staff resourcing/management etc.

Then outside of my day job, I live a completely different life of preparing for a life with more expensive, less available energy. I tend my vegetable patch, maybe collect/chop some wood for my solid fuel stove, growing some fruit trees, preparing/spreading compost, improving insulation of the house, enjoying my garden, keeping the hedges trimmed. Generally trying to live a more frugal life-style - keeping an eye open for bargains, gradually building up manual tools of various types and collecting various things which I think will have a use in the less affluent future.

Then its back to work the next morning, working on that next big sales deal. I think my brain is developing into two very different parts......

[JohnB]

I walked into York city centre today, and watched all the thousands of sheeple rushing in and out of shops and stuffing their faces with junk food. I must admit I had fish & chips and an ice cream. It was ok for a few hours, but if that's "normal" life I don't want too much of it. Charlie was sick after eating some of the wasted food that gets dropped all over the place

[fubar1977]

I often act like normal people

I have read this thread and now feel a bit sad. I think everyone should have that last burger king bite

my last holiday was doing Nurburgring in germany. a mindless waste of petrolium spirit but incredibly good fun.

I still indulge in the normalcy.

Oh, I can still take pleasure in some of societies more wasteful pastimes.
Difference is, it`s now a guilty pleasure!

[Bedrock Barney]

We've just had a 2 week holiday, the second week camping in Yorkshire with no telly, no radio. Very relaxing indeed and good to get away from it all. Back at work yesterday. Attended a meeting with some professional colleagues who I know pretty well. Both have new cars - an E class Merc estate and a Jaguar 2+2 sports car. No let up in spending for them!

[skeptik]

I was just wondering how many of us still have days when we almost "forget" PO and slip back into our supposedly normal way of thinking.

Haven't given the subject a thought for the last week. Too busy being a tourist in Paris.

Of note - never seen so many bicycles, scooters and motor cycles in my life. They now have a huge public bicycle system in Paris. All operated via swipe cards at the pickup/droppoff points throughought the city. Plenty of cycle lanes too - with all those wide boulevards they have room for them.

Paris Public Bicycles

Typical female Parisian summer Vespa gear...