$100 BARREL PARTY! OIL SKYROCKETS, WE PARTY!!!!
It’s no longer a matter of when oil hits $100/barrel, but when (as of this writing, it sits at an all-time record $90). So why not celebrate the occasion?
I propose we have an international day of celebration (likely next week), a GRAND OIL PARTY, when prices hit triple digits. You bring the beer, I’ll bring the rum, my Sonoma County neighbors will bring the wine. It’ll be a damned fine time. We’ll meet at my house, then go back to our respective countries to spread the joy.
Why, you ask, should we be celebrating something that, when combined with the fading U.S. dollar, will usher in a massive global recession? BECAUSE I NEED AN EXCUSE TO PAR-TAY!! Okay, that’s not it. Because now we know, absolutely and fo’ sho’, that Peak Oil is upon us. The ties that bind us to petroleum are now to be thrown off once and for all. It will be an ugly transition (Read THIS BOOK to get a solid picture of this), but one that will ultimately bring humanity closer to a sustainable future.
IT’S THE END OF THE (OIL-FUELED) WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, AND I FEEL LIKE FINE!
Okay. Seriously. Wait for the ticker to read $100 and then come on over. I’ll have juice and tea for the non-drinkers (I’m usually only good for one drink, if that, so don’t think I’ll be judging you if you don’t imbibe. Andi makes amazing Dark & Stormy’s however . . .)
To recap -
WHAT: GRAND OIL PARTY
WHEN: THE MOMENT NYMEX CRUDE FUTURES REACH $100 (next week?)
WHERE: FIRST MY HOUSE, THEN THE WORLD! (Contact me for location info)
Oh, and BRAD and ANGELINA . . .I know you’re getting the short end of the stick from everyone these days, but you’re both still on my SuperStarsWhoGiveADamn A Team. You’re totally invited. Bring the kids as they’ll love my boy, Justice.
Now go forth and SPREAD THE WORD!!! IT’S THE PARTY OF THE DECADE!!!!
*Republicans: Do forgive the image. I’m absolutely non-partisan, but it fits the theme of the post too well.
(Coming Soon: $100 OIL “WHEN WILL IT HIT” POOL. $10/entry. Winner take all!)
Tags: commerce, globalwarningbenefit
Um, I do not think we should party. Mass starvation and death is a more likely scenario than some wonderful sustainable alternative. This issue has been keeping me up at night for years. We are totally unprepared for what will hit us. The oil crisis will be deadlier than global warming. Our worldwide population increase was petroleum-fueled. What sustainable alternatives? They don’t exist yet. Go visit Madagascar or another shithole if you want to see what life looks like without oil. It is NOT pretty. For energy, they cut down ancient trees and burn them, causing massive erosion, environmental devastation and climate change. The fields are very poor & not productive. People die from every sort of treatable disease without transport. Power outages even in airports and hospitals. That’s what life without oil will look like..
Life without oil will be UGLY, Jennie. And you know what, it’s GOING TO HAPPEN, no matter what we do. Replacement energy sources will not arrive before the oil is hoarded. The scenario you paint is not a conjecture, but a preview of actual facts. The reason for the party? It’s time to celebrate the end, and in celebrating, face the music. Wringing our hands in the air isn’t going to make anything better. We need to face this head on, this sinking of the ship. Remember the Titanic? The band, it played on, no? My little shindig is that band, playing on . . . see you there!
It won’t be so bad. Like you say, Jennie; we now have a population increase. Since slave labor was deemed illegal here in the states during the 1800s, and that energy was replaced by oil (I’m still trying to find a fantastic paper on this written by Sidney Wilhelm), we’ll just have to go back to slavery again. But this time is won’t be a race issue, it’ll be a class issue so there is no WAY is will be illegal.
(tongue is only slightly planted in cheek)