mockney piers

I don't really have any of the answers, and I sure as hell never said any of it would be easy, and that's rather the point of peak oil; that once plentiful and cheap ceases then we have the motivation to do something about it. Of course that's too bloody late. The HUGE profits from the energy companies are basically being squandered. Energy rich countries are diversifying, quite right too, but are moving as far as I can see into industry and commerce, of which there'll be very little if we don't have energy alternatives. So yes the transition issues as it were are huge, but something has to be done. Governments shouldn't be subsidising us buying different light-bulbs they should be ploughing money into scientific research, renewable energy sources and mandating the likes of BP to be doing more to find replacement, carbon neutral energy sources. I gather the Earth is basically a huge engine, that must be harnessable surely, the Icelandics manage it, though they are a bit more volcanic than us. It can't really be much more difficult than building hundreds of huge platforms in middle of the ocean to suck black goop out from way under the ground can it?!?

I can't hear the name Jamie Blunt, without thinking his parrot's a cunt.

I use only energy efficient light bulbs. In a thousand years it will have saved all the energy I burnt powering my amp, xbox a plasma screen tv!! I'm passionate about green issues but I'm also completely despondent about mankind's ability to do the anyhing about it; taken as a whole we're a spectacularly selfish bunch. We're so driven by economic growth and consumerism, that mere things like not destroying the environment pales. Mind you world's been through far worse than we're able to throw at it and survived. Whether we do is an entirely different matter!! As the mash said "Earth (5 billion) was quoted as saying "What's all this earth under threat stuff all about, I'm going to be fine thank you very much"" (paraphrase)

Of course people won't use energy efficiency light bulbs because they poke out the top of a lampshade/take a bit to brighten/aren't subsidised by the government, so this world is of course doomed!!!! ;-)

I'm not sure it'll be such a disaster, and may be the spur we need to address the far more important issues regards global warming. Once oil becomes too expensive to waste on such things as petrol and the cost of hydrogen production is parity or cheaper then people will switch to that (it's already pretty widespread in Argentina for instance) killing two birds with one stone. Oil burning power stations will be no longer economically viable either. We will of course never enjoy the abundance of cheap goods that we enjoy today, but then something of a reality check and paying the real opportunity costs of our goods is something we need if we really are to save the world, and there won't be any win win choices, just more expensive ones. The 50-70 year period from the sixties to whenever the new reality kicks in really will be a time of 'you've never had it so good', and that's before we get into the water wars and hegemonic struggles for resources to come. But we should come out of it intact. And hell, what's wrong with saving up for stuff, christmas clubs and paying the cost of a decent wage for that chap down the road who makes your t-shirt? It might even be a better world!! *doesn't hold breath*

Of course there was that Southampton game ;-)

The Kings Road Cricket Club is mostly made up journos, some from the South london Press. They enjoy flexing their tabloid muscles from time to time (they sure as hell can't count). Nice bunch though.

Here you go Sandperson http://www.krcsc.co.uk/?p=29

a jaunty bunch and no mistake (the strokes meet the avalanches via billie piper), I'm far too old to be listening to this, but hey, I can have a mid life crisis. The Death Set - Negative Thinking

Very true sandperson, very true (and cheap as chips too!!!)

Anna, You know I think you're great, but this "i'm a better fan cos I go to Anfield a lot" attitude is a bit grating. It doesn't make you a better fan it just shows that you're young and single without dependents. I too struggle to get tickets for west ham games, and frankly I'm rarely inclined to pay the prices charged to watch egos swan around, thinking only of their Mercedes SLKs. I have in short, fallen out of love with the premiership, you'll find me at Upton Park more regularly whenever we're relegated frankly. For the most part I now make it to Champion Hill far far more. I'm not a brilliant fan though, more of an enthusiastic blow-in really.

Wise words from a good Essex songwriter Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern - Apologise

arse

"I liked [Peak Oil Issue's] first album" I thought Umbrage Wells was a bit meh if you ask me, Transition Issues really rocks!!

piss up a rope fuck stick. probably sid the sexist, tragicomedy personified.

blimey, i remember when the top 5 posters accounted for 25% (ish) of the posts. This puts even the chosen one Keef, at a mere 4%!! Oh, and here's a picture I took of CWALD's pooch Hannibal.

They are all merely pork scratchings for children...grow up!!!

Tromboning, brass, can this get any ruder? Right I'm off to make some brew, teabag anyone?

Best of luck with your retirement, well deserved it is too. I guess I shall just have to get my all home cooked food at home now :(

Though Mark Lamarr only produces it these days he no longer fronts it; Amstells been at it for about 3 years now, you really don't watch it do you ;)

As a rule HIGNFY is the only one of the million panel shows I'll watch, but if I'm curled up on the settee, i don't mind NMTB, Simon Amstell does make me chuckle. James would have liked him last night "Katie Perry who sang the song 'UR so gay', she of course means gay in the trendy new definition, meaning bad. God she's such a jew!! She shouldn't be so black about everything..etc."

Yes the yank was very good wasn't he, not good enough to make me buy his music though...bleaaaghg

Louisa will be happy..it's Iceland!!

We want [chairman/rubbish striker] out! and we want [chairman/rubbish striker] out! (repeat ad nauseum) seems to be pretty common these days.

You are having a laugh aren't you, why would he employ anyone from a team who played like a bunch of amateurs under his tenure, and suddenly came good the moment he left?!?