In his Clusterfuck Nation Chronicles of 2008 March 31, Jim Kunstler comments on his ordeal with the world aviation system on a recent trip to the American West. He says that high fuel costs, caused by Peak Oil, are killing them, and they can't fire any more employees or gyp employees on their retirement benefits. He then says, "For now, they slump like war refugees in the blow-molded plastic seats, numb with fatigue, anxiety, and disappointment. But I wonder if there will be riots in the concourses sometime later this year."
Guess what, Jim? It's already happened! It happened at Buenos Aires, Argentina's Ezeiza Airport on 2008 January 12. MSNBC reported it. Just click on MSNBC you will see how frustrated passengers, stranded two days by a strike, revolt against the airport, destroying computers and other toys of the Communications Age. It even includes a video. It may be caused by a strike, but I suspect the strike was caused by reasons having to deal with Peak Oil, such as high demand and low supply. The union said the stranding was caused by overbooking, trying to cram more cash-paying passengers per plane. So here comes Peak Oil. This one's already happened.
