we were warned--out of gas

I would probably escape to far away country side and become Amish. I may have to set up small land to survive. I don't know. I don't think that we are going that far. After all Europe is in the same shoes, isn't it?

I do not applaud cnn for this tactic which does nothing but stir up anxiety and unrest. We would not run out of fuel if Alaska was permitted to utilize the resources there - and if the refineries were not made to shut down due to environmentalactivist outcries. electricity powers most of our businesses - and the electro power comes from hydro or coal or solar etc... the coal does not have to be refined, as far as I know... so we would still have electricity... we could get to work on a golf cart :)

I think I would use wood to heat my home. Maybe the United States should start looking into using coal more efficiently to help lower the price of gasoline. If I still had a job and this happened to me, I guess I would put my bicycle to use. :)

That is something i would not like to see that US out of oil. That would cause mad problems for everyone all over the US. It would be hard all the way around and to ask how would you do this and that would be hard to answer. I have to say that bikes, and horse with the buggie and cart would be back into play if something like that happened. Car pooling for those that have to work. The the power of home if it's not solar then your out of luck with that. so much would be out of wack and everyone would be on edge.

How would you get to work? Not a problem, we live and work on a cattle ranch. How would you get your food? If summer, I'd walk out to my garden and harvest it myself. If winter, I'd walk into my pantry and take down a jar of whatever I want (canned from my garden the prevous summer). We get a quarter of a beef at a time and store in the freezer (a problem, of course, if the power was out). I have 10 chickens that provide us with eggs - and could be used for a meal themselves if necessary. I guess we could go out and rope one of the cows and tie her up to get milk if necessary! I have to add that I don't think living in close proximity to a grocery store would be of much benefit. If there is no gas, there will be no way to transport groceries to the store - especially perishable items. I there is not power, there will be no way for the stores to keep perishable items from spoiling. The food that is able to be transported will be so expensive that most can't afford to buy it. How would you power your home? Well, I guess the gas generator would be out of the question. We do have a fireplace that we could use for heat, and we could cook over a campfire. Our water comes from an artisian well, so no power is needed to pump the water, but we'd have to heat water over the campfire to have hot water. How would you protect your family? I think this would probably be a big issue for many. Those who have not made disaster preparations will look to those who have for their food - and will take it however they can. It would also become a moral issue - do you defend what you have to keep for your own family, or do you help others by sharing what you do have, knowing that it is taking away from providing for your own? What would you do? Thinking through these questions bring a lot of things to mind - for example, if there is no power, would we be able to access the money in our bank accounts to buy food - would we be able to use our credit cards? There are so may things that are dependent on electricity - so many things that are dependent on having adequate supplies of gas to transport goods - it would definitely be a nightmare!

Well my main source of income is right across the street.And the others will continue or no.But that one source of income is enough to pay for rent and electric and water.I could do without a phone,cable,internet,etc.I am close enough to stores to walk if they are still open.I am gradually stockpiling nonperishable food.And I know what to eat in the wild.I have a fire pit in the back yard and a fireplace.So I think I'll be alright.As far as my family I'm helpless there.They all live in different states.All I could do is pray and try to correspond by mail if it still exists.

Well, as to getting to work, most places I work can be reached by bike. But, the thing is, I travel around to different branches. I would hope my workplace is understanding and either place me closer to home, or cut back on the distance I need to travel. I'm sure I would have a job, still. Getting food isn't a problem, I would either take the bus or ride my bike. It might mean I can't shop at the club stores and have to get smaller amounts each time, but I could still do it. There's also places that will deliver. I wish I could hook up a generator to my indoor bicycle trainer as I'm sure it would generate a ton of electricity and I would get my exercise, too. But, mostly, I will have to rely on batteries and other non-electrical needs. Or, the power plants would have to find another way to generate electricity other than gas turbines. I don't have a family to protect. But, I don't see where that would be any different than it is now. I would stay where I was for now. We all would have to adapt if this were the case. And, those companies that refuse to use alternative means of energy better get on the ball or they won't have a business at all in the future if things run out.

This is certain to happen because the supply of oil is finite. Eventually they will dry up. It's just a question of when will it happen. I can imagine everyone biking to wherever they have to go. Of course, that's in the countries that didn't make effort to shift to alternative energy. For those that did, they'll be riding comfortably in their electric/hydrogen-powered cars.

First off, another media hype, that being said. I have two good legs and could walk to work, there are things called shovels and hoes and seeds, start growing my own food. Most homes are powered by electricity, however, there was a time that people used oil lamps to read by, and there was a time that people played cards, and games instead of computers and tv's. As for protecting my family, the same way I would today if someone was threatening their safety. I think there would be a level of crime that we have not seen, and I think people would be come resourceful and revert back to the 'old' ways of living. However, like I said, the media is real good at what if's and hyping things way out of proportion.

How would you get to work, if you still had a job? Well I don't work but my husband does. He can ride a bike to work from here. How would you get your food? Well there are farms surrounding where we live that have all kinds of foods in the spring and summer. If they were still producing I guess we could get a little from there. If the commissary still had food somehow we could get some there because it is right next door to the clinic where my husband works. Oh...we have a surplus of MRE's too. Not my first choice of food but we wouldn't starve. Survival is a big part of my husband's training so it would be scary and far from ideal I think we would be ok. How would you power your homes? No idea. We aren't in charge of this. We would definitely have candles and you don't need power to eat MRE's. How would you protect your family, if you had to go there? We live on base so I am not as worried about security as I would be if I lived somewhere else. What would you do? Me personally? I would panic! My husband would be the calm rational one in this case. We actually got gas on base yesterday and they were only allowing us to buy 5 gallons at a time. You weren't allowed to pay at the pump, you had to pre-pay so you couldn't sit there and keep re-starting the pump. After Hurricane Katrina the gas problem was a mess too. You had to sit in line for hours to get a couple of gallons of gas. People were going out and siphoning the gas from other people's cars. This was in Biloxi, Mississippi. Scary thought.

This is a tough question but, I'll give it a shot. I would imagine that, without power, my office would no longer be open but, since it is my bosses only source of income, I think they would fight like heck to keep it open. In which case, I would probably take a bit of a salary cut to have my boss pick me up on his way in to work so I wouldn't have to drive as I probably wouldn't be able to afford gas anymore. Unless I just had my hubby take me to work on his motorcycle and then pick me up every day. Walking, and even riding my bicycle, are not an option since my job isn't the easiest to get to on side streets and, it is far enough that it would take me way too long to walk and just long enough to be intolerable by bicycle. If at all possible, I would hope to get the bosses to let me work from home by connecting the office line to my home line. Assuming we still have gas, although really expensive gas, I would work with my neighbors to arrange a grocery car pool. Large groups could go together in someone's van, each pitching in for gas, and we could all do our grocery shopping together. Not all of us, of course. My subdivision is huge. 550 homes huge. So, it would have to probably be broken down to many groups of 4 or 5 homes. But, that would alleviate some of the burden if we all pitched in to help one another. Plus, it would conserve on gas as well. As for my home...I guess I would have to go back to a wood burning fire place and the hubby and I would likely be confined to our living room for everything. As for my hubby and I protecting each other...any means possible. There is nothing I wouldn't do to protect him and the same goes for him with me.