I am getting really annoyed with all the hand wringing and "woe is me" talk about petrol prices.
Suck it up people!
It's not like we haven't be warned - for the last 50 years.
Industry insiders, forward thinking politicians, conservationists and environmentalists have been talking about Peak Oil since before the first "oil shocks" in the early 1970's.
And what have our politicians and industry "leaders" done?
BUPKIS!
So now we have our pollies talking about reducing the fuel excise by 10 cents a litre - great idea, show me where the money is coming from to replace the shortfall, if you insist on providing this kind of knee jerk "relief" to the "battlers".
And as for "taking a blowtorch to OPEC" Oh Puuleease! Don't you lot get it? There ain't no more easy oil left!
Not to mention the "diplomatic" tone of the sound bite. I'm beginning to wonder about this mob.
And our motoring organisations! "More roads - more roads!", is the catchcry. Such foresight. Haven't you heard of the basic Murphy's Law of "more"?
That is, "The amount of junk you've got, will expand to fit the space you've got to put it in."
"Junk" in this case, being vehicles on roads.
A little vision and leadership goes a long way. Unfortunately, all we have been prepared to vote for, are people with the vision of Mr Magoo and a leadership style based on the "Peter Principle".
Oh, to have a leader like the "Governator" right now! (Wait a minute ... did I *really* just write that?!)
Suck it up people!
It's not like we haven't be warned - for the last 50 years.
Industry insiders, forward thinking politicians, conservationists and environmentalists have been talking about Peak Oil since before the first "oil shocks" in the early 1970's.
And what have our politicians and industry "leaders" done?
BUPKIS!
So now we have our pollies talking about reducing the fuel excise by 10 cents a litre - great idea, show me where the money is coming from to replace the shortfall, if you insist on providing this kind of knee jerk "relief" to the "battlers".
And as for "taking a blowtorch to OPEC" Oh Puuleease! Don't you lot get it? There ain't no more easy oil left!
Not to mention the "diplomatic" tone of the sound bite. I'm beginning to wonder about this mob.
And our motoring organisations! "More roads - more roads!", is the catchcry. Such foresight. Haven't you heard of the basic Murphy's Law of "more"?
That is, "The amount of junk you've got, will expand to fit the space you've got to put it in."
"Junk" in this case, being vehicles on roads.
A little vision and leadership goes a long way. Unfortunately, all we have been prepared to vote for, are people with the vision of Mr Magoo and a leadership style based on the "Peter Principle".
Oh, to have a leader like the "Governator" right now! (Wait a minute ... did I *really* just write that?!)
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