famos's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/149982/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/174220-ethanol-vs-natural-gas-or-coal-comparison-not-even-close?source=feed#comment-768795 768795
Relative to the negative commentators: If their survival was dependent on their decisions, - they would die.

Technology today is so advanced, that there is not a person today who can predict what the world (if there is a world) is going to be like in the next 10 years - concentrate on solving today's problems - and it will probably go a long way in solving next years problems.

As for Obama, if you think he is trying to help this country, then I can understand why you think the way you do.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:42:11 -0500
Relative to the negative commentators: If their survival was dependent on their decisions, - they would die.

Technology today is so advanced, that there is not a person today who can predict what the world (if there is a world) is going to be like in the next 10 years - concentrate on solving today's problems - and it will probably go a long way in solving next years problems.

As for Obama, if you think he is trying to help this country, then I can understand why you think the way you do.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/164726-will-windows-7-resurrect-it-spending?source=feed#comment-703480 703480
I like your optimism - but, as all the previous comments suggest, Windows 7 isn't going to save the world or even Microsoft. I agree with the commentators, Microsoft will need a desired new innovation to have any postive impact on a tired company with tired customers.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:57:51 -0400
I like your optimism - but, as all the previous comments suggest, Windows 7 isn't going to save the world or even Microsoft. I agree with the commentators, Microsoft will need a desired new innovation to have any postive impact on a tired company with tired customers.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/156869-rentech-inks-biofuel-deal-with-eight-lax-based-airlines-for-their-ground-utility-vehicles?source=feed#comment-637424 637424 When you say, : " Unlike cars, utility trucks at an airport never stray far from home. Thus, a centralized biodiesel pump can serve them."

Rentech is making diesel, just diesel, the only difference is, it burns cleaner, that's why they call it "clean" diesel. The so called utility trucks can venture as far away from the airport as they like because they are diesel powered engines that currently burn "dirty" diesel. And in 2012 they will be burning Rentech's "clean" diesel - which will be stored in the same diesel tanks they have stored the "dirty" diesel.

Regarding South Africa; an interesting lesson that we should learn from, i.e. South Africa became independent of petroleum importation. Exactly, what the U.S. talks about, but does not do. The logical next step evolution is coal-to-diesel power generating plants which obviously is far environmentally cleaner than traditional coal-burning power plants and will still be the most economically feasible. The U.S. does have the largest known coal deposits in the world. Why should we use it? We can just keep buying from the Terrorists or run our cars, ships, trains & planes on wind and/or solar power.

Famos ]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:25:58 -0400 When you say, : " Unlike cars, utility trucks at an airport never stray far from home. Thus, a centralized biodiesel pump can serve them."

Rentech is making diesel, just diesel, the only difference is, it burns cleaner, that's why they call it "clean" diesel. The so called utility trucks can venture as far away from the airport as they like because they are diesel powered engines that currently burn "dirty" diesel. And in 2012 they will be burning Rentech's "clean" diesel - which will be stored in the same diesel tanks they have stored the "dirty" diesel.

Regarding South Africa; an interesting lesson that we should learn from, i.e. South Africa became independent of petroleum importation. Exactly, what the U.S. talks about, but does not do. The logical next step evolution is coal-to-diesel power generating plants which obviously is far environmentally cleaner than traditional coal-burning power plants and will still be the most economically feasible. The U.S. does have the largest known coal deposits in the world. Why should we use it? We can just keep buying from the Terrorists or run our cars, ships, trains & planes on wind and/or solar power.

Famos ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/155303-rentech-blows-away-estimates?source=feed#comment-625160 625160 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:10:20 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/114188-renewable-energy-reality-we-re-dependent-on-coal?source=feed#comment-352840 352840
I liked the comments, both the SciFi and realistic ones. Real like, our contemporary problem is, not enough energy and too many people.
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I liked the comments, both the SciFi and realistic ones. Real like, our contemporary problem is, not enough energy and too many people.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/112285-congress-considers-bailing-out-its-ethanol-mistakes?source=feed#comment-339023 339023
Loved your article and the comments.
Solution: don't buy the inferior in every way product (ethanol).

Famos, for the last word.]]> Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:28:09 -0500
Loved your article and the comments.
Solution: don't buy the inferior in every way product (ethanol).

Famos, for the last word.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/111454-plentiful-coal-not-peak-oil-is-greatest-global-warming-threat?source=feed#comment-334387 334387
I sure was happy to read all the comments. How about you? I bet you enjoyed reading them. We are tired with all the distortions.

Your entire article was an incorrect negative attack, based on out and out lies. Unfortunately, there are too many people like you, with no positive answers, just negativism. Like you're trying to make our country fail. I'd suggest you give up writing, take up another profession. Maybe coal miner or something like that.
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I sure was happy to read all the comments. How about you? I bet you enjoyed reading them. We are tired with all the distortions.

Your entire article was an incorrect negative attack, based on out and out lies. Unfortunately, there are too many people like you, with no positive answers, just negativism. Like you're trying to make our country fail. I'd suggest you give up writing, take up another profession. Maybe coal miner or something like that.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/110620-does-anyone-care-about-alternative-energy-anymore?source=feed#comment-329946 329946
You'd better check were you got your food to eat today. Or how you got to work today (if you have a job), or what keep you from freezing to death last night. The answer, PETRO ENERGY. I am not saying that we quit on alternate energy. I'm saying the food you ate today didn't get here by Picken's sailboat. And you'd better solve your immediate problem or you won't be around to solve your future problem.

Famos, for the last word.
]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:31:34 -0500
You'd better check were you got your food to eat today. Or how you got to work today (if you have a job), or what keep you from freezing to death last night. The answer, PETRO ENERGY. I am not saying that we quit on alternate energy. I'm saying the food you ate today didn't get here by Picken's sailboat. And you'd better solve your immediate problem or you won't be around to solve your future problem.

Famos, for the last word.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/110620-does-anyone-care-about-alternative-energy-anymore?source=feed#comment-329863 329863
I agree with your story, but I write the following for a different reason, i.e. I'm not promoting the use of oil for the benefit of the Mideast. On the contrary, I'm promoting it for the salvation of the U.S. right now. We need to solve the immediate problem now, which gives us the time we need to solve our future problem.

I hate to tell you, if we couldn't use oil/diesel for transportation and had to wait for "new age green technologies" you'd starve or freeze to death in the process. However, we have enough energy material, that being coal to last 100 years. And we have the "now" technology to convert "dirty" coal to "clean" diesel. In spite of the asinine TV commercial "In Reality, there is no such thing as clean coal," paid for by the Arab's.

I suggest a new commercial: "Clean Diesel Now, to save your a__, butt."

Famos, for the last word.
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I agree with your story, but I write the following for a different reason, i.e. I'm not promoting the use of oil for the benefit of the Mideast. On the contrary, I'm promoting it for the salvation of the U.S. right now. We need to solve the immediate problem now, which gives us the time we need to solve our future problem.

I hate to tell you, if we couldn't use oil/diesel for transportation and had to wait for "new age green technologies" you'd starve or freeze to death in the process. However, we have enough energy material, that being coal to last 100 years. And we have the "now" technology to convert "dirty" coal to "clean" diesel. In spite of the asinine TV commercial "In Reality, there is no such thing as clean coal," paid for by the Arab's.

I suggest a new commercial: "Clean Diesel Now, to save your a__, butt."

Famos, for the last word.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/110604-where-will-oil-go-from-here-goldman-says-45-iran-says-100?source=feed#comment-329809 329809
I hate to tell you, if we couldn't use oil/diesel for transportation and had to wait for "new age green technologies" you'd starve or freeze to death in the process.

famos, for the last word.]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:50:00 -0500
I hate to tell you, if we couldn't use oil/diesel for transportation and had to wait for "new age green technologies" you'd starve or freeze to death in the process.

famos, for the last word.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/109525-how-will-temporary-decline-in-oil-prices-impact-energy-sector?source=feed#comment-322938 322938
I like your article and the following comments - it just quits before the finish line. It doesn't deal with the now. The right now. Everything that is talked about, is in the future. The too distant future. Futuristic technology. Futuristic infrastructure. We should keep developing that futuristic solution, but we should concentrate on the problem at hand. Sort of like operate and remove the cancer tumor right now, while we are developing a cancer vaccine.

Right now, we and the world function and survive on transportation and transportation is diesel. And we can produce and are producing that diesel from a number of sources and one of those sources is coal.

We are going to let the patient die of the cancerous tumor while we try to save him by a cancer vaccine. - We are the patient.

Famos, the last word.
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I like your article and the following comments - it just quits before the finish line. It doesn't deal with the now. The right now. Everything that is talked about, is in the future. The too distant future. Futuristic technology. Futuristic infrastructure. We should keep developing that futuristic solution, but we should concentrate on the problem at hand. Sort of like operate and remove the cancer tumor right now, while we are developing a cancer vaccine.

Right now, we and the world function and survive on transportation and transportation is diesel. And we can produce and are producing that diesel from a number of sources and one of those sources is coal.

We are going to let the patient die of the cancerous tumor while we try to save him by a cancer vaccine. - We are the patient.

Famos, the last word.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/109096-pilgrim-s-pride-files-chapter-11-not-a-bailout-in-sight?source=feed#comment-321138 321138
To the three previous commentators: You wieners and criers give me a pain. I'd bet none of you have ever owned a business, not alone built one. I know you don't know the history of this company, for if you did, you'd sing a different tune.

Bo Pilgrim, chicken magnate, started from nothing. Because his father died abruptly from a heart attack, leaving their store in debt and the family with just $80, Bo was forced at age 11 to work at several different jobs. At the age of 17, he and his brother Aubrey purchased a farm supply store in Pittsburg, Texas, with money borrowed from a bank and a local dentist. Twice over the years, commodity chicken down-cycles almost bankrupted Pilgrim's Pride. I wish you'd read about Pilgrim's Pride in the Wikipedia web page. They are an American success story. They went from nothing, to the largest in their field. The only thing left to say, is I hope they make it.]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:58:37 -0500
To the three previous commentators: You wieners and criers give me a pain. I'd bet none of you have ever owned a business, not alone built one. I know you don't know the history of this company, for if you did, you'd sing a different tune.

Bo Pilgrim, chicken magnate, started from nothing. Because his father died abruptly from a heart attack, leaving their store in debt and the family with just $80, Bo was forced at age 11 to work at several different jobs. At the age of 17, he and his brother Aubrey purchased a farm supply store in Pittsburg, Texas, with money borrowed from a bank and a local dentist. Twice over the years, commodity chicken down-cycles almost bankrupted Pilgrim's Pride. I wish you'd read about Pilgrim's Pride in the Wikipedia web page. They are an American success story. They went from nothing, to the largest in their field. The only thing left to say, is I hope they make it.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/104892-does-obama-have-what-it-takes-to-turn-the-economy-around?source=feed#comment-301353 301353
I just finished reading your article and the comments. First, let me identify myself somewhat, i.e. I to, am an American that lived in Canada, i.e. as a "landed immigrant" in 1968. Landed Immigrant because dual citizenship had been discontinued and I was not about to give up my American citizenship. One of my better decisions.

We lived and worked approximately 500 miles north of the U.S./Canadian boundary line. Living that far north thru the Canadian winters, most Canuk's wrongly assumed we were Canadians, not Yank immigrants. Over time, close relationships developed which produced candid conversations and the "bad public image" that you refer to, was more a result of envy, than anything. An interesting remark made by a number of Canadians, "only the failures live this far north, if we had enough money we'd live further south. Sometimes this remark include the USA and often the most critical Canadians were the one's that had been refused American citizenship.

Most of the world lives in a love/hate dilemma, i.e. they hate us because we have so much and they'd love to live in the U.S. if they could. I won't argue the preceding point because I've lived and worked in enough area's of the world to know it to be true.

The U.S. problem is a timeless. The "have-nots" want what the "have's" have and if they can't convince the "have's" to give it to them, the "have-not's" will try to take it, any way they can, which include, but not limited to, beg, steal, intimidate, tax or even kill. Proven through history.

What brought this to a head in this country, was entitlements, ignorance, stupid lending and borrowing practices, poor values, etc.
Can it be rectified - that's a story for next time.

Famos, for the last word]]> Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:05:45 -0500
I just finished reading your article and the comments. First, let me identify myself somewhat, i.e. I to, am an American that lived in Canada, i.e. as a "landed immigrant" in 1968. Landed Immigrant because dual citizenship had been discontinued and I was not about to give up my American citizenship. One of my better decisions.

We lived and worked approximately 500 miles north of the U.S./Canadian boundary line. Living that far north thru the Canadian winters, most Canuk's wrongly assumed we were Canadians, not Yank immigrants. Over time, close relationships developed which produced candid conversations and the "bad public image" that you refer to, was more a result of envy, than anything. An interesting remark made by a number of Canadians, "only the failures live this far north, if we had enough money we'd live further south. Sometimes this remark include the USA and often the most critical Canadians were the one's that had been refused American citizenship.

Most of the world lives in a love/hate dilemma, i.e. they hate us because we have so much and they'd love to live in the U.S. if they could. I won't argue the preceding point because I've lived and worked in enough area's of the world to know it to be true.

The U.S. problem is a timeless. The "have-nots" want what the "have's" have and if they can't convince the "have's" to give it to them, the "have-not's" will try to take it, any way they can, which include, but not limited to, beg, steal, intimidate, tax or even kill. Proven through history.

What brought this to a head in this country, was entitlements, ignorance, stupid lending and borrowing practices, poor values, etc.
Can it be rectified - that's a story for next time.

Famos, for the last word]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/104120-the-perversion-of-american-capitalism?source=feed#comment-299104 299104
Thank you for correcting my math. Overwhelmed by all the zeros. I believe you to be right on both counts. Refreshing to know someone does read the comments.

famos, the last word

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Thank you for correcting my math. Overwhelmed by all the zeros. I believe you to be right on both counts. Refreshing to know someone does read the comments.

famos, the last word

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/104120-the-perversion-of-american-capitalism?source=feed#comment-298862 298862
I certainly appreciate the monetary banking lesson, but me being a very simple person, I have a hard time with understanding the philosophy of the non-existent "interest" phony money.

I feel that money is a mutual agreement of a unit value that we can use in place of an inconvenient barter system and consequently, we can use it to establish a value on monetary interest (or money put to work). And consequently, I find myself right back where Naufal Sanaullah left me, i.e. our problem resulted from some of us borrowing/spending money that we didn't have, didn't work for or could not pay back. Pretty simple when you think about it.

By the way, I don't think 300 million total American populace can ever pay back $30 trillion of debt because that equals $100 billion for every person in the U.S. Correct me, if I'm wrong.

famos, last words ]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:05:39 -0500
I certainly appreciate the monetary banking lesson, but me being a very simple person, I have a hard time with understanding the philosophy of the non-existent "interest" phony money.

I feel that money is a mutual agreement of a unit value that we can use in place of an inconvenient barter system and consequently, we can use it to establish a value on monetary interest (or money put to work). And consequently, I find myself right back where Naufal Sanaullah left me, i.e. our problem resulted from some of us borrowing/spending money that we didn't have, didn't work for or could not pay back. Pretty simple when you think about it.

By the way, I don't think 300 million total American populace can ever pay back $30 trillion of debt because that equals $100 billion for every person in the U.S. Correct me, if I'm wrong.

famos, last words ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/104120-the-perversion-of-american-capitalism?source=feed#comment-298760 298760
Was that a dream or a nightmare or a prophecy?

famos, last words
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Was that a dream or a nightmare or a prophecy?

famos, last words
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/103976-the-biggest-bubble-of-them-all?source=feed#comment-298752 298752
I liked your preface/your opening self describing paragraph.

Question: Does one man, the president, Mr./President Bush get all the credit for the multi-trillion government deficit? I don't think so. He gets to share that honor with many others.

However, we do agree, i.e. your part about culture being the paramount issue. I do agree that culture is at the base of our problems and particularly lack of understanding and respect for debt, that's exemplified by the whole government solution of solving our debt problem by providing/creating more debt. Great. It's amazing they can't see that. Perfect example of the blind leading the blind.

Note: A lot of good thinking comments.

famos, for last words.
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I liked your preface/your opening self describing paragraph.

Question: Does one man, the president, Mr./President Bush get all the credit for the multi-trillion government deficit? I don't think so. He gets to share that honor with many others.

However, we do agree, i.e. your part about culture being the paramount issue. I do agree that culture is at the base of our problems and particularly lack of understanding and respect for debt, that's exemplified by the whole government solution of solving our debt problem by providing/creating more debt. Great. It's amazing they can't see that. Perfect example of the blind leading the blind.

Note: A lot of good thinking comments.

famos, for last words.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/104120-the-perversion-of-american-capitalism?source=feed#comment-298699 298699
Read "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. Only the chronology is different.

famos]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:37:27 -0500
Read "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. Only the chronology is different.

famos]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/103570-bye-bye-dividends?source=feed#comment-297312 297312
You tell me what I meant or thought for saying "his kind" and "their cultural level". It would appear to most to be ambiguous, but lets hear your meaning of my words. Be careful, it might prove you to be a raciest.

famos


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You tell me what I meant or thought for saying "his kind" and "their cultural level". It would appear to most to be ambiguous, but lets hear your meaning of my words. Be careful, it might prove you to be a raciest.

famos


]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/103570-bye-bye-dividends?source=feed#comment-297192 297192
I agree with all your concerns, but we get all tied up in our specific items and concerns and forget about the bottom line, which is, Obama and his kind have never contributed anything positive and Obama and his kind will drag us down to their cultural level by their criteria (which we stupidly accept), i.e. beggars deserve and have the right to take the Worker's earnings.

Famos

]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:47:28 -0500
I agree with all your concerns, but we get all tied up in our specific items and concerns and forget about the bottom line, which is, Obama and his kind have never contributed anything positive and Obama and his kind will drag us down to their cultural level by their criteria (which we stupidly accept), i.e. beggars deserve and have the right to take the Worker's earnings.

Famos

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/102591-how-much-longer-must-this-deleveraging-process-go-on?source=feed#comment-293950 293950
I really liked and enjoyed reading your metaphor about greed and debt and especially the part about Greenspan trusting the addicts.

Just curious, are you inside or outside your metaphor?

famos

]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:49:28 -0400
I really liked and enjoyed reading your metaphor about greed and debt and especially the part about Greenspan trusting the addicts.

Just curious, are you inside or outside your metaphor?

famos

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/102545-world-oil-supplies-declining-faster-than-expected-iea?source=feed#comment-293629 293629
Don't shoot yourself just yet, there's still coal (I mean light) at the end of the tunnel.

It sure makes me happy to read all these positive comments. I agree.
It's reassuring to see people thinking about "over population," food shortages that can be addressed by making fertilizers made from nat. gas, all good approaches to the problem. And the greatest solution of all, using the U.S. largest coal reserves in the world to make very clean and very competitive diesel fuel. Of course, CTL (diesel) will take a very hard adjustment and conversion for our country to make, i.e. driving to our corner gas station and using the diesel pump in lieu of the gasoline pump.

famos ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:32:57 -0400
Don't shoot yourself just yet, there's still coal (I mean light) at the end of the tunnel.

It sure makes me happy to read all these positive comments. I agree.
It's reassuring to see people thinking about "over population," food shortages that can be addressed by making fertilizers made from nat. gas, all good approaches to the problem. And the greatest solution of all, using the U.S. largest coal reserves in the world to make very clean and very competitive diesel fuel. Of course, CTL (diesel) will take a very hard adjustment and conversion for our country to make, i.e. driving to our corner gas station and using the diesel pump in lieu of the gasoline pump.

famos ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/102586-pickens-s-new-investment-strategy-cash?source=feed#comment-293535 293535
I have never agreed with T. Boone Pickens' energy strategy to begin with, i.e. wind & natural gas as his solution to the U.S. energy problem.

The U.S. energy problem is - the supply of fuel for our transportation needs which is the largest energy user by far.

So Boone's obvious answer is to put wind sails or natural gas conversion tanks on airplanes, railroad trains, automobiles, freight trucks, and go back to sailing ships.

Oh yes, by the way, I remember Boone saying in an interview that he was advocating wind & natural gas for the good of our country, out of the goodness of his heart, - he didn't need the money. Well, he got that right. He's not making money, nor are the investor's that believed him.

famos ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:12:25 -0400
I have never agreed with T. Boone Pickens' energy strategy to begin with, i.e. wind & natural gas as his solution to the U.S. energy problem.

The U.S. energy problem is - the supply of fuel for our transportation needs which is the largest energy user by far.

So Boone's obvious answer is to put wind sails or natural gas conversion tanks on airplanes, railroad trains, automobiles, freight trucks, and go back to sailing ships.

Oh yes, by the way, I remember Boone saying in an interview that he was advocating wind & natural gas for the good of our country, out of the goodness of his heart, - he didn't need the money. Well, he got that right. He's not making money, nor are the investor's that believed him.

famos ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/102591-how-much-longer-must-this-deleveraging-process-go-on?source=feed#comment-293516 293516
The obvious answer to your question:
How Much Longer Must This De-leveraging Process Go On?

The Answer: Obviously, until our economy is de-leveraged. Until we stop lending to people that in no way can pay off their debts i.e. people/businesses that buy beyond their means. I guess they have to learn a hard lesson. Might take a long time because with this election, we might continue to give them something for nothing. Solving this debt problem with more debt. That makes a lot of sense.

famos]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:53:08 -0400
The obvious answer to your question:
How Much Longer Must This De-leveraging Process Go On?

The Answer: Obviously, until our economy is de-leveraged. Until we stop lending to people that in no way can pay off their debts i.e. people/businesses that buy beyond their means. I guess they have to learn a hard lesson. Might take a long time because with this election, we might continue to give them something for nothing. Solving this debt problem with more debt. That makes a lot of sense.

famos]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/100550-from-subprime-to-meltdown-is-peak-oil-responsible?source=feed#comment-286317 286317
I like and agree with most of your comments, i.e.. "Debt and not Peak Oil was responsible for the Meltdown". But, ....

I wish/hope you'd be a little more optimistic about young people (The Me First Generation). I agree with you that the people that were around in the 30's (meaning they grew up in the 40's & 50's) were not prone to over-borrow and were more inclined to save then the current middle aged and young people but I believe they are going to learn, albeit the hard way. I've always said, "Practicability always win's out in the end." Examples of what need's to be learned, as follows"

Loving parent's taking the time and responsibility for their children and teaching them discipline and respect before they enter school.

Parents living within their means, not being sheep and taking on unpayable debt, e.g. the ostentatious house (and not a home), the big, gas guzzling, needless pickups (toys) & van's, the regular expensive restaurant eat-outs because they don't know how to cook a meal.

High Schools where every kid (is over-weight) requires a car and school parking lot's (and budget cost's) are as big as shopping mall's.

Business where banks push credit cards onto kid's and any unqualified borrower (who have yet to learn responsibility) and CEO's who have no shame from stealing obscene so called compensation.

I'm sorry CLH, it appears that I'm even less optimistic than you. Our "values" really need to change.

Sorry,

Famos
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I like and agree with most of your comments, i.e.. "Debt and not Peak Oil was responsible for the Meltdown". But, ....

I wish/hope you'd be a little more optimistic about young people (The Me First Generation). I agree with you that the people that were around in the 30's (meaning they grew up in the 40's & 50's) were not prone to over-borrow and were more inclined to save then the current middle aged and young people but I believe they are going to learn, albeit the hard way. I've always said, "Practicability always win's out in the end." Examples of what need's to be learned, as follows"

Loving parent's taking the time and responsibility for their children and teaching them discipline and respect before they enter school.

Parents living within their means, not being sheep and taking on unpayable debt, e.g. the ostentatious house (and not a home), the big, gas guzzling, needless pickups (toys) & van's, the regular expensive restaurant eat-outs because they don't know how to cook a meal.

High Schools where every kid (is over-weight) requires a car and school parking lot's (and budget cost's) are as big as shopping mall's.

Business where banks push credit cards onto kid's and any unqualified borrower (who have yet to learn responsibility) and CEO's who have no shame from stealing obscene so called compensation.

I'm sorry CLH, it appears that I'm even less optimistic than you. Our "values" really need to change.

Sorry,

Famos
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/100550-from-subprime-to-meltdown-is-peak-oil-responsible?source=feed#comment-285628 285628
How come no one talks about "over population" anymore? It was an issue in the sixties. Are there less people today?

Or "values"? Like paying our debts, living within our means, saving, etc.

When existing light crude oil gets too expensive to make gasoline to burn, we will be forced to use the only resource that we have, that can satisfy the transportation gap. Coal (made in the USA to diesel (made in the USA).

Famos



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How come no one talks about "over population" anymore? It was an issue in the sixties. Are there less people today?

Or "values"? Like paying our debts, living within our means, saving, etc.

When existing light crude oil gets too expensive to make gasoline to burn, we will be forced to use the only resource that we have, that can satisfy the transportation gap. Coal (made in the USA to diesel (made in the USA).

Famos



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Some one has given Saddam Hussein credit. Following except from a letter that I wrote to a friend of mine:

"And you're right about Obama, "he sure does outtalk and outthink McCain!" I sure wish the Republican's were running a more politically correct and forceful candidate. Might be because he had the hell beat out of him in that Vietnam prison camp. Sort of scary and concerning. No telling what he might do.

And, I sure hope I'm wrong about Obama. I'd hate to make a mistake like I made about the Iraq war, i.e. I didn't think we'd find a weapon of mass destruction - some say we did? I believe they called it a "Suddam Hussein." However, at the time, we Americans didn't have a thing to worry about because this weapon was only being used on it's own people, which brings up the question: How could Saddam Hussein be called a weapon of mass destruction?

Answer: Because of the death toll."

Well Peter JS, I think we're very much on the same page. I liked and agreed with Kevin's article and your comments. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Famos]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:44:52 -0400
Some one has given Saddam Hussein credit. Following except from a letter that I wrote to a friend of mine:

"And you're right about Obama, "he sure does outtalk and outthink McCain!" I sure wish the Republican's were running a more politically correct and forceful candidate. Might be because he had the hell beat out of him in that Vietnam prison camp. Sort of scary and concerning. No telling what he might do.

And, I sure hope I'm wrong about Obama. I'd hate to make a mistake like I made about the Iraq war, i.e. I didn't think we'd find a weapon of mass destruction - some say we did? I believe they called it a "Suddam Hussein." However, at the time, we Americans didn't have a thing to worry about because this weapon was only being used on it's own people, which brings up the question: How could Saddam Hussein be called a weapon of mass destruction?

Answer: Because of the death toll."

Well Peter JS, I think we're very much on the same page. I liked and agreed with Kevin's article and your comments. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Famos]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/99431-ibm-lessons-from-the-great-depression?source=feed#comment-279820 279820
What I like: I like your story/information and your attitude.

What I don't like: Doomsday advocates, Monday Morning Quarterbacks, smart ass's that never have a good thing to say or a good idea.

Famos

P.S. I'm putting your book,"The Maverick and His Machine"
on my "to read" list. Thank you.]]> Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:58:05 -0400
What I like: I like your story/information and your attitude.

What I don't like: Doomsday advocates, Monday Morning Quarterbacks, smart ass's that never have a good thing to say or a good idea.

Famos

P.S. I'm putting your book,"The Maverick and His Machine"
on my "to read" list. Thank you.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/94322-300-barrel-oil-is-coming-barron-s-interview?source=feed#comment-248741 248741
I give up. Everybody shoot themselves, while you can still afford a bullet.

famos

P.S. In the mean time I'll drive your dead bodies to the diminishing landfill in my clean-diesel car powered by waste animal fat/by products by the new Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Corporation plant in Geismar, Louisiana.
This plant is a 50:50 partnership between Tyson and Syntroleum to convert low grade, inedible fats and greases into renewable transportation fuels for the military and civilian markets.

Good Americans, don't give up so easy.

famos
]]> Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:03:21 -0400
I give up. Everybody shoot themselves, while you can still afford a bullet.

famos

P.S. In the mean time I'll drive your dead bodies to the diminishing landfill in my clean-diesel car powered by waste animal fat/by products by the new Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Corporation plant in Geismar, Louisiana.
This plant is a 50:50 partnership between Tyson and Syntroleum to convert low grade, inedible fats and greases into renewable transportation fuels for the military and civilian markets.

Good Americans, don't give up so easy.

famos
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/94322-300-barrel-oil-is-coming-barron-s-interview?source=feed#comment-248556 248556
Human labor (energy)? Did you swim over to China/Far East to get that computer that your using? Or did you walk to the manufacturer, if it was produced in this country?

The answer, if by plane, ship, truck FedEx/UPS, etc. some form of diesel was used. Stop the diesel/transportation and you'll go hungry, cold and probably be killed in the riots.

I agree with a lot of alternative energy advocates, but the immediate solution is use our coal to supply our most important transportation fuel. Everything is already existing and in place. Including the coal.

Let's not hide from the problem. Let's solve it. Right now.

famos ]]> Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:29:43 -0400
Human labor (energy)? Did you swim over to China/Far East to get that computer that your using? Or did you walk to the manufacturer, if it was produced in this country?

The answer, if by plane, ship, truck FedEx/UPS, etc. some form of diesel was used. Stop the diesel/transportation and you'll go hungry, cold and probably be killed in the riots.

I agree with a lot of alternative energy advocates, but the immediate solution is use our coal to supply our most important transportation fuel. Everything is already existing and in place. Including the coal.

Let's not hide from the problem. Let's solve it. Right now.

famos ]]>