I feel the same about it as I did Y2K....there is NOTHING we can do about it! If God in HIS wisdom has decided the earth is to end no amount of "prepping" will change that or save us. I think its just a way for some to hype up the hysteria related to it. And I agree about the oil....but at the same time unless we are willing to completely change our lives and our dependence on oil we need to have our own sources for it. I for one would be willing to change....I already drive as little as possible, run the ac as little as I can, and do my best to conserve energy.