What would happen if we didn't have Oil?

OK, I've really had it with the argument that we can live without oil, as if oil is only used for transportation.  Being refined into gasoline and diesel is only a fraction of what oil is actually used for.  You think if we didn't have a supply of oil we could just use wind power and water power, and solar power?  Think again.  I found this site, but for those that don't want to read it, I'll summarize....

Here is a list of the products that are made with oil:

Ink, telephones, cameras, movie film, loud speakers, VCR tapes, LP records, cassette tapes for communication departments.  That means no ink for your printer, or speakers for your computer and no news reels to propagandize us with. No TV cabinets, which also transfers to computer cases, phone cases, etc. 

Dish washing liquids, floor wax, soap dishes, hand lotion, mops, ammonia, ice cube trays, ice chests, ice buckets, and detergents.  This means, no washing dishes, no mopping the floor, and if you think it's no big deal that we won't have ice chests or ice buckets, you also won't have the insulation in your refrigerator.  Hope you don't like to keep your food cold.  You'll be digging a hole in the back yard and burying it.

Shaving cream, shoe polish, tooth paste, nail polish, perfume, toothbrushes, hair coloring, lipstick, hair curlers, combs, deodorant, soft contact lenses, shampoo, toilet seats, shower doors, shower curtains, curtains and cold cream.  So, you'll be shaving with home made lye soap, brushing your teeth with baking soda and hydrogen peroxide on your finger and pooping over a hole in the floor and everyone will see you take a shower. And don't even get me started on the Divas who won't have their nail polish or lipstick.  But continue on, because they won't be shopping anyway.

Shoe polish, slacks, pajamas, purses, panty hose, permanent press clothes, sweaters, dresses and shoes.  Doesn't matter I suppose that you don't have shoe polish, because you won't have shoes....unless you go back to leather for shoes.  How's that gonna sit with the PETA people? We'll also have to go back to animal skins for clothing, because I don't think there's enough cotton in the world, and it's treated anyway.  So, Diva's, no more playing dress up....you'll be wearing home made clothes.  And (horror for me) no yarn either, to make you're own clothes.  I guess I'd better learn to spin yarn from natural fibers.

Toys, dolls, fishing lures, golf balls, motorcycle helmets, tents, model cars, golf balls, skies, roller skate wheels, fishing rods, golf balls, dice, TV cabinets, sports car bodies, golf bags, safety glasses, movie film, life jackets, golf bags, beach umbrellas, tennis rackets, beach umbrellas, golf balls, guitar strings, luggage, ball point pens, golf balls, and did I mention golf bags?  So I suppose you'll have to play kick the can.  And you do realize that if you're not going to have sports car bodies, made of plastic, you also won't have the plastic protective gear that sports players wear.  So, not only can you not play any sports, you can't watch any sports.  OMGosh, what will the President do if he can't play B-ball?

Linoleum, paint brushes, paint rollers, paint, electrician's tape, glue, plastic wood, trash bags, transparent tape, synthetic rubber, car battery cases, safety glass, eye glasses, plywood adhesive, roofing shingles, caulking, roofing, rubber cement, faucet washers, garden hose, folding doors, tool racks, and wire insulation.  I suppose that would mean no more new houses.  You won't be able to paint, unless you make one out of animal hair (good way to get rid of the wild boar problem in Texas), but you have to use real wood, and nail it together because the fake wood won't be available, and you can't glue the chips together to make plywood.  I suppose under this plan, the price of housing will necessarily sky rocket.

Antiseptics, anesthetics, disposable diapers, rubbing alcohol, vitamin capsules, insect repellent, cortisone, petroleum jelly (note the word PETROLEUM in that?), artificial limbs, vaporizers, aspirin, heart valves, antihistamines, false teeth and bandages.  I guess we all had better learn Homeopathic medicine practices.  And you'd better not get sick.  I guess we can say those who want to get rid of oil just want to see people die, can't we?  Hmm.  And you can use cloth diapers, but you have to wash them in lye homemade soap. And I won't even go into the President needing petroleum jelly.  And we can always cut down all the willow trees for our pain relievers. And I know it doesn't list it, but you do realize that "rubbers" are not made out of rubber right?  And birth control pills come in a plastic blister pack, so we won't even talk about free birth control, because all you'll have left is the rhythm method. And get your abortion without anesthesia.

And the number one thing that uses oil?  Credit cards.  Gee, there goes the idea of a cashless society.  You will have to choose, cashless society that puts everything on a debit card, or oil. And heaven forbid, we'll have to give up that EBT card and go back to those embarrassing food stamps.  I suppose we can print them with the Food Stamp President's picture on them.

Still think we can give up oil?  We'll be a third world country, or else we'll be living the life of our pre-Industrial age ancestors.