Die-off donuts and Coop Carpool Non-Profit

One thing I told the carpool buddies is the "die-off" theory, that without cheap oil we'll have a massive die-off of the human population. I don't know if that's true or not, its rather scary for sure. However, some websites that discuss peak-oil almost seem gleeful about it...like overweight people are gonna have a hard time putting up with less food (see, for example, http://www.culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=1 which admittedly refers more to water supply issues in light of infrastructure breakdown following peak oil).

Frankly, I suspect we'll all benefit from less food, here in the USA anyway, at least for a while. But for us who aren't overweight, less food may eventually mean we get weaker FASTER. I remember an episode of "survivor" when the original guys went back to the island for an all-star episode. That Richard Hatch guy had bulked up for it by eating a lot. He even said at one point that the skinnier people were going to have a hard time of it.

So, in recognition of this, we have designated Fridays as "Die Off Donut" day. We get a dozen and each of us bulks up with 4 of them on the way in.

The only bad thing is they cost more. It DOES seem like everything is costing more lately. This should not be a surprise since transport costs are rising and they have to pass the buck on somehow.

Meanwhile, on the Cooperative Carpool front (I need a good acronym!)...a bulk email looking for folks at work who live near our part of West Knoxville yielded great results. We won't have any problem rounding up 10 - 12 or even more people who want to participate. I'm looking into forming a non-profit, getting a van, and getting this thing in gear. Our employer, who does a lot of work for Dept of Energy, is pushing for 4-10 schedules (4 days a week, 10 hours a day) and we are considering this as well. This would push our gas charges down 20% and perhaps we could charge less each month.