I read with interest Keith Thomson's recent assertion that the world's oil supplies are fast running out.

I also believe that the warning light is starting to flicker on the world oil dashborad, and the situation conjures up an alarming scenario.

While the green-minded of us will point to the fact that on the plus side, pollution of our planet would be greatly reduced, on the reverse side we would be faced with many dilemmas.

Man's advancing engineering and technological skills over the past 150 years or so have meant that such advancements have become almost wholly dependent on oil, and the increasing demand for it certainly justified the name of "black gold" from those who supplied it.

The world's scientists now agree and have stated that the "well" is running dry from this ever-increasing demand.

As supplies inevitably dry up, how could this affect our everyday lives? Imagine pulling into your local garage one week to find that the price of petrol had shot up to £2 a gallon, the following week it's jumped to £4 gallon and by the following month it's rocketed up to £10 gallon! And so on How many people depend on transport for their business, for their day-to-day life?

If you have money to spare, it seems that buying a bike may be prudent. A sizeable amount of available money might be invested in a company which manufactures cycles. It would make sense and also help tackle the nation's obesity problem?

How do we avoid starvation because of our reliance on imports that also would be affected by the ultimate oil crisis?

Great Britain, or the United Kingdom, is an island. Over a period of time, the governments have capitulated to "outside interests" and allowed our traditional farming and fishing strengths to almost perish! So with the oil drying up, how do we survive?

Restoring and supplementing our farmers and fishing fleets could institute the UK's demand and supply solution. And bring our country's people closer together - God knows it needs to!

We have also a possible advantage which could be exploited in this land, that the transporting and distribution of home-grown supplies could be achieved by improving and utilising what remains of our once-great rail network, together with the restoration of steam locomotion, given that we still have sufficient coal to fire the boilers?

Also by (through necessity) the return of the traditional horse and cart, another instrument in the movement of goods. A useful recruit too, as, no oil - no operation of fertiliser plants!

It would be interesting to read other readers' views.