About 4 or 5 days ago on Vision TV, a program aired regarding suburbia. It seems that suburbs were brought about as satellite living communities where city workers could experience rural life. This all began after the war. But people wanted to work in town, not in their rural communities.
So highways were needed and there began the commute problems we experience today. Because cars are part of this equation, we have become dependent on them. In fact, we take it as part of a normal day to sit in a traffic jam of one kind or another.
The TV program went on to interview scientists and strategists who have studied the fuel problem. It seems they have graphed our extensive use of fuel for heating our homes and car usage and now claim we have peaked. In other words, in a matter of a few very short years, we begin the downhill slope.
The stories that flew around about Arabian reserves were just that, stories! They pointed out the 2003 blackout that enveloped Toronto and many town in the U.S. This affected over 50 million people for several days. Apparently our excessive usage was responsible.
Cutting back on usage will not help here although it is necessary even as we speak to do so. What we have to do is to rethink where we work, how we get there, the way we heat and light our homes and even our food buying habits since trucking will be hugely affected and we will have to rely on local harvesting.
Personally, I think you should find yourself a small piece of land, grow your own food, live largely off the land if you can and go back to using the bicycle, walking, etc. When this thing does hit us, it will be too late to think about these strategies and your entire way of life will be changed forever. Do yourself a favor. Take my words seriously and start living a simpler way of life. I know I am!!