grandfather pumped water with a windmill. food was canned, preserved and stored in the root cellar, we made most of our own clothes, and provided our own entertainment. The extended family worked together to provide us with a good living. We did have a car so that was a modern appliance that used oil. However, my father used a horse/buggy to get around much of his life. Yes, that world was still based on oil but did not have to be. This is the world I see as an example of what we can have. It was not a bad world. Unfortunately most of us do not live in rural areas anymore. This is not as possible in an urban setting.
I am not expecting things to be easy but if the energy companies would even just tell people the truth they would be helping. I just love all those commercials on tv that tell us how much they have done for us today and how we are not running out of oil (I know cheap oil but they do not say that) so it is all okay. They could also be honest about the risks of deep oil drilling and fracking.
I happen to be a fan of Kunstler and realize more than most that this whole damn world is oil based and what that means. But I also, like Kunstler, refuse to be a dooms dayer. I will not give up and I am helping my children and their children to see that there are things that can be done.
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