Oil Shortage

[Roadblock]

There are a lot of folks who can't understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in America.

Well, there's a very simple answer. Nobody bothered to check the oil.

We just didn't know we were getting low. The reason for that is purely geographical.

All our oil is in Alaska, Texas, California, and Oklahoma.







All our dipsticks are in Washington, DC.

;)

[lordpake]

:clap: Good one! heh

[taddzilla]

Good one RB

[Nick Madcat]

Good one man, reminds us how those tree shaggers hold the US back.

[Big Chris]

Then again maybe it's the sheer volume of the stuff your country uses that causes the problem, no offence meant but, you use more than the rest of us put together

[philgorp]

you mean like this??

[COwFEEBreak]

shhhh! Big chris,go the blair way instead.
If you take one step you got to take them all;)

[Carrie]

LMAO! good one RB!

[Big Chris]

ya! Phil that's em. A mate of mine has two Ram150's doin over 25mpg now, pretty good i was thinking. He also got a step sided ford not sure of the model coming in in week or two, am very tempted myself.

If it was up to me COwFEEBreak I'd shoot the sod in the head myself. Blair that is

P.s. and the guy who tells him what to do. And seeing as this post will now show up on their web searches for keywords of certain content :hit:

[COwFEEBreak]

Yeah.Everybody is scared nowdays for
the securityguys and their bugging of internet and other media,maybe if you say bomb or kill on the telefon they will have programs that will be triggerd.
And everybody says I have nothing to hide.
When people stays silent then the state can turn into something terrifying.

If you like to fight, there you have one that´s worth something.:argue:

[Big Chris]

I aint arsed if my name shows up in most places as long as it don't involve porn and kids. Our leader didn't give a shit when we protested, we were ignored, so what do i care he didn't listen then so he probably won't now. If i had the funds i would surrender my nationality and leave the country.

[ABOU]

Why do you think bush really went in to Iraq ;)

but it is very true the US wastes so much natural resources but then again everyone does and every little counts soon there will be none left and we be living in mut huts again :eek:

[rastagard]

Yea, we Americans certainly have things good and we take it for granted.


I once read a list of the consequences to the planet if everyone in the world rose to the American standard of living. I remember one was if every Chinese family had a refrigerator how much energy, refrigerant, etc. it would take. I never realized that such a huge part of the population of earth ( is it still 1/5?) didn't have refrigerators.


Ennyways, funny stuff RB................

[Big Chris]

Saw something similar to that Rasta. It was something like the planet could support us all at second world country level. We would need two extra planets to be like Europe and get this, Four extra planets if we all lived like the U,S.

[COwFEEBreak]

If everybody had it like me nothing should be done,nobody would have food,and nothing would be polluted:confused:

[surfbum]

:hammered: we here in America are resource pigs..i have friends that drive around in those huge SUV's. Gettin 7-12 mpg, with the wind.I'm just glad I don't have to drive to work....

[philgorp]

i just got back from the speed shop. the motor im building for the sportsman class race car im building. is to much for it, so im putting in my street car. it should put out 600 hp @500 ft,lbs,, thats 50 horses short of a busch series car (wooooooooohoooooo) and its street legal. only in america:D


if we run out of oil i'll convert it to moonshine

[sepia]

Okay, sounds like something Arlo Guthrie or one of those 60's guys would ride around in, but have a friend up here who converted and old school bus and runs it off the oil from restaurant fryers.
Now what restaurant is going to get upset if you pull up and ask if you can clean out their grease thing? So, he rides on out to meet friends from the Coast (West) and they just hang out doing art shows, burns www.burningman.com and stuff like that.
Must smell like french fires or something to ride behind them but they get pretty good mileage, the effect on the air isn't bad, and they are using a resourse that was going to be dumped anyway.
Why does everyone need an SUV? Is this some sort of size thing for guys? :hammered:
I look around and see one person per SUV and think about the corrolation of how many soldiers did that tank of gas cost? Yeah, the races are cool and everything, but they aren't a daily thing. The huge cars are. How many men and women are you boxing up when you fill your tank?
Sepia,
whose whole damn family is buried in Arlington or doing some sort of Gov't Crap

[Roadblock]

I drive a small Jeep Eagle Summit, so what does that say for me?!? :eek:


sepia, if you are old enough to remember Arlo Guthrie and all that 60's stuff, you are a gal from MY generation! :D

(and rasta, tadzilla, nitnay, LPDad, gbread,......)

[sepia]

My Mom was the babe of the 60's and we grew up to all that as she got a bit stuck there. Guess I could change my name to Dharma (from Dharma and Greg but I'm not married to a lawyer and I'm not a blonde--will actually be posting a pic where you can see my face tonight I think). I still have all the 60's music. The inside of my house when I was growing up looked like I was living inside a Peter Max poster, excpet for the old Dylan shooting on the bathroom floor poster hung lovingly over the mantel. Now he gets to run around with all the VS Angel's. Lucky guy, eh?

A jeep? If you drive around alot off road even if just on weekends and stuff like that, cool. Wish I had one. I'd be tearing up the coutryside. Used to live in interior Alaska in the bush about 3 hours from the closest road--would have been handy then. As it would in Washington and Hawaii where I've also lived.

Guess it just bothers me that Isee all these huge vehicles driving around with just one person and for no reason. Haul something, drag the kids, make it look like there's some reason.

So, did you ever eat at Alice's Restaurant?

Sepia
Still shy about putting up pic with face that numbers may be added together and haping that you guys will just go with 0's and 1's, not 2 + 2

[Roadblock]

I was a child of the 60's. I can still rememeber the day that JFK was killed, although I was only 3. I can remember when my best freind's older sister telling me about this cool new rock group, "The Monkees." I never ate at Alice's Restaurant, but I know the song and the movie. (and of course, the TV show)

My "Jeep" is not what your are picturing, although it does have fulltime 4 wheel drive, which cuts the mileage way back from what a 4 cylinder should be. If I get to feeling better, I'll take a picture and post it. Don't be shy about your picture. My face could stop an eitght day clock, but my mug is on here somewhere. :eek:

Besides, all God's children are beautiful. :)



Did that sound "60's" enough? :D

[rastagard]

Ummm, I don't want ennybody gettin the wrong idea about me here. I'm not old like RB, well aged, maybe, but I gotta tell ya all those other guys he mentioned are old. (ya left out Lion, hehe.........)

As far as the spend frier oil goes, I love that idea! I have heard rumblings about bio-diesel in the past and would be more than willing to pay a little extra for it. Aside from the environmental benefits, I can tell you the diesel stench is terrible. I understand the bio-diesel smells like popcorn, that would be a nice alternative.


Here's my ride.

[COwFEEBreak]

I bought a old simca in 1982 it was 10 years old and only had 3 cylinders that worked. But i had a friend that was 5 years older than me and a alcoholic,
and he said he´ll fix the 4 cylinder if i kept the beer flowing during the time he changed it,costed me 4 sixpacks plus a bonus of 2,it took 12 hours.

Rasta, saw the prison pictures of the missus.They now have a special place in my heart. They will not go away.
Had the same feeling when i saw a catroon about a cat chasing a bouncing ball and the ball was everywhere at once.

:)

[Big Chris]

Often thought the bio diesel angle myself. Saw a biy on telly which didn't go deep enough for me but it would appear they adapted the engine and just poured the rapeseed oil or veggie oil straight in the tank. That's the problem with those proggies they never tell you what you need to know to look into it.

[COwFEEBreak]

Big chris,check out http://howstuffworks.com
maybe they have something about it.
:)

[rastagard]

I didn't look this up on that site, but my understanding is that bio diesel is good to go right from the pump. I am under the impression that no engine modification is necessary to use it. I might be wrong about that, but I think the only real drawback is it is more expensive than regular diesel.

[sepia]

My undersatnding from my friends that actually use this is that they just pull up to the back of the restaurants with their big drums and offer to clean out the grease traps--a job any restaurant worker hates. They drain all the bits of potato, fish, whatever out of it, and then they just use it.
If you are truly interested, I can find out what they had to do to their engines and either post the link or the info. Since most of these guys do the camping out thing while they are traveling, and the particles are so soaked, those are kept also and added to the fire. I read a breakdown posted in another forum regarding a burn nearby that I missed recently. Apparently the stuff burns like a log so now you have saved a tree. And, it burns at about the same rate and puts out the same amount of heat.
Also, this stuff works on everything from big huge buses to little tiny compact cars. Interesting idea. I never thought it would work.
Okay now, was just browsing around on the word association thing. What is all this 1 + 1 = 3 stuff about? Now the hotties are going to be no fun, unless I'm in the mood....
Sepia

[sepia]

Yes, it sounded very 60's.........
Sepia
I will post girls with clothes now, don't like all this adding going on




Did that sound "60's" enough? :D [/B][/QUOTE]

[sepia]

Sorry Guys,
It's the tree hugging, sign carrying, lying on railroad tracks, protesting militant in me........
Didn't mean to start a rant, I usually take it out more on a pice of canvas and put it out as underground art or use Illustrator and Photoshop to do the anti this or that with different agencies I find objectionable and then just let it go out through agencies with mucho larger cajones than I for dealing with these things.
I've been questioned by government and federal agencies before. Never again.
Sepia

[Roadblock]

Not sure I understood you there sepia, your refference to 1+1=3 thing. I always (or almost always) number my pics that way. We try to self limit ourselves to posting 3 at a time, to give everybody a chance to see what we have posted. (that is not a rule, just a suggestion) So, it's pic #1, #2, & #3. (for me anyaway)

If I caused you to think it was anything else, I sincerely apologise. :(

[sepia]

Hey RB--
No, was reading back in another area and saw all this 1 + 1 stuff and thought uh oh, should have kept that comment in a PM. Bad enough one person, no actually 2, (I think lil_amb maybe, but not sure) knows what I actually look like and can put the name and face together. But, I am one of those run around my house in the baggie flannel sleeprs or baggie torn up jeans and a T-shirt girls so it's cool. Now you must be completely confused so let's talk about baseball stats. No need for apologies. Been busy reading some bizarre stuff on a new site a friend of mine just started--richard Nixon just finishing his 25 years of mandatory purgatory and now commenting on National politics from purgatory.
also found a Hello Kitty "shoulder and Back Personal Massager"--got to hand it to those inventive Japanese. I will post it.
It all boils down to the pictures, let's just leave it there. No worries man.

Sepia, uploading as I sign off from here, promise.....

[Roadblock]

Cool. I was totally confused there. Of course, that is a state of my that I have gotten used to, especially where the fairer sex is concerned. :D

[NitnayLion]

I must have missed out on a lot of posts. LoL

[Big Chris]

I'm glad i read all those as well Sepia. You keep posting them good looking gals, and the artistic ones as well. Plus it don't matter if you look like you been hit by a bus head on we're all different and unique in our own ways. As for the Bio diesel yes that fine straight from the pump but i think it's semi refined or thinned or something, What me and Sepia sre on about is straight from the chip pan into the car, driving round smelling like the local chippy.

[sepia]

Originally posted by Big Chris
I'm glad i read all those as well Sepia. You keep posting them good looking gals, and the artistic ones as well. Plus it don't matter if you look like you been hit by a bus head on we're all different and unique in our own ways. As for the Bio diesel yes that fine straight from the pump but i think it's semi refined or thinned or something, What me and Sepia sre on about is straight from the chip pan into the car, driving round smelling like the local chippy.

Glad you enjoy the girls,but I'm being a bit more careful with them, though I do LOVE to push the limits!! No, haven't been hit by any buses, though have run into trees skiing, been thrown off snow mobiles, no problems with any flight things, but will fight like a man when I have to but am basically a paifist. I worked as a bartender in a stripclub up in fairbanks, alaska and wouldn't hesitate to jump across the bar and sive into the middle of a brawl if it looked necessary. but, ususally I just let it go, the boys had a bit too much hormone action going on. There were just no women up there and I think that does something to guys. The girls that were up there mostly liked each other. there were 7 of the most unattractive prostitutes I've ever seen though. the dancers were cool, but like I said, they could take off everything and do almost anything as long as it was above the waist while dancing at the same time, but their tastes rarely included men.
As for the cars. I know my way around a Chilton's. I did fine until they made everything electronic. I can also do plumbing, roofing, gutters, replace the wax ring under the toilet, and bake bread and all the girlie stuff. And we won't mention gag reflexes. also used to be able to do a pole dance, though never was a dancer and can sex a plant. Know my way around a sailboat and can do a tattoo in color while no guard is watching. Been widowed annulled and divorced.
Call me a black widow spider woman with tools. ;)

[sepia]

Originally posted by Roadblock
Cool. I was totally confused there. Of course, that is a state of my that I have gotten used to, especially where the fairer sex is concerned. :D


I'm sorry I confused you. I was the confused one. but, that's nothing new.
As for being part of the fairer sex, I don't know, I am a hunter. I'm not sure how fair that is. My life is a safari for fun and new experiences. I don't want to miss a thing.
I've also been told by some of my male friends that to be with me is just like hanging out with one of the guys--it's an attitude thing. guess it has to do with teaching them stuff like how to insert dollar bills with their tongues and one tooth and stuff like that. but, I also am juggling at the moment--fun but tedious. 7 monthes and 10 minutes is about my attention span.
Hard to believe I went to one of those southern boarding/finishing schools and was trained for the big cotillion coming out and all that, eh?

[Big Chris]

Sounds like you been a busy girl. Maybe you should spend some time writing a memoirs or something, it sounds like it would be an interesting read

[sepia]

Originally posted by Big Chris
Sounds like you been a busy girl. Maybe you should spend some time writing a memoirs or something, it sounds like it would be an interesting read

Funny, you are the 2nd person in UTC to say that. Got a bit caught in my juggling this weekend. Eeeeeeeeek!!
But, I will say the same thing I would say to the other person, I could present it in 2 ways, as either a hilarious comedy of errors or a sickening read if it was to be an auto. My exploits have led me to this gypsy life of moving every 2 years and then getting stuck here for a few too many. I have been annulled, widowed and now divorced. My first marraige lasted a quick 15 days before we filed for the annulment. It was more like a big costume party, or drag show actually as he was quite gay. It just wasn't acceptable for him not to be married in his profession. I couldn't be fake. The only man I loved got killed. The father of my child I divorced. Meanwhile, here I am jumping off cliffs hangliding while 6 mos pregnant--I'm tall and it didn't show much as I wore a big T over my suit. The owner about killed me when he found out.

Meanwhile, I must go tear down another computer, pack another box for my move, get my cable modem so I can get back up on broadband (my DSL went TU this wekkend so I'm switching), and according to that stupid thing written under my avatar, I have a F*^&>"*# Buffalo to Milk.

Maybe I will write that book one day. Now. Let's get back to topic, which I've forgotten, so an edit or something will be coming. Oh yeah, the oil shortage.

Can't everyone see that the US is just tromping through the world taking over all the countries that have oil? And, we will keep doing so until we have them all. I bet we do it until we get up into Siberia. The Aleyeska Pipeline had plenty, why wouldn't Siberia just a few miles away? Why aren't we kicking butt in countries that do have threatening armaments and bad guys like N. Korea? They probably have no oil. We will go to Syria next. Just watch.
Sep :dontknow:

[Roadblock]

You sound like you have had an interesting, if not trying life there sepia. ;)




I started this thread with a joke, and that was all it was ever meant to be. Rather than see it go any more off track, I think I will close it now with a final joke.

A husband and wife are getting ready for bed. The wife is standing in front of a full-length mirror taking a hard look at herself.

"You know, dear," she says, "I look in the mirror, and I see an old woman. My face is all wrinkled, my boobs are barely above my waist, and my butt is hanging out a mile. I've got fat legs, and my arms are all flabby."

She turns to her husband and says, "Tell me something positive to make me feel better about myself."

He thinks about it for a bit and then says in a soft, thoughtful voice, "Well, there's nothing wrong with your eyesight."

:D