The Oil Drum: Europe | Peak Gold, Easier to Model than Peak Oil? - Part I

The Oil Drum: Europe | Peak Gold, Easier to Model than Peak Oil? - Part I: "My mom survived WW2 as a teen - she and her family had some gold left, it proved untradeable. Wood (not to mention petrol so scarce it hardly counted) food, cotton, wool, screws, boots, sex, basic tools (sometimes), socks, an animal (any), yes. Gold, not. Even lipstick - better. ;)"