Black Gold..

When I quit my job at L & T, my colleagues and clients were amused that crude prices had skyrocketed. That meant a boost for the business and indirectly each one of them. It was $77 then, a year ago. I guess by this time their suppressed smirks must have transformed into conspicuous grins. World over, prices of gasoline have gone up tremendously. Rs.5 in India is exorbitant. 25% in US is unimaginable. Yet, fortunately the difference is just a dollar; not worth the cribbing. Prices are rising and will keep on rising. The peak production has been achieved and no matter what, there is a guarantee that consumption is not going down.

Mankind is going to give birth to more humans, eat more food, buy more cars, of course drive them more, watch more TV, use more A/C to counteract the global warming, consume more paper and do everything that consumes more power. So what the hell is all this noise about. I used to think, I was the only one who who would start working when the the critical time is well past. It appears the world works that way. Face the fact. Alternate energy is not going to be available till oil is going to be unaffordable for the millionaires.

So what is the solution? Speed up the entire process. Consume all the oil and get over with it. Meanwhile, join an oil company for work, buy more energy shares and have all the fun consuming power. If you dont agree with me, then the least you can do is - shut the @#$% up!!