DISQUS

Top Rated · 1 year ago

I wince everytime I get near a gas pump.  Fortunately for us, we have only one vehicle, and public transport is very convenient for us.  I've always bicycled during the summer when I can, and it seems like a pretty popular choice these days.  I'm more concerned about how the price of gas will trickle into everything else we use.  From airline flights to the food trucked to our grocery stores.

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Rob O. · 1 year ago

Strikes me as hilarious that people are freaking out so much over that $4 mark.  I considered $3 gas something to be alarmed about!  It's a real riot to hear people only just now beginning to talk seriously about downsizing their vehicles.  So, a behemoth, 8-cylinder Tahoe was okay as a single-occupant commuter vehicle when gas cost a mere $3.70 but now that it's tipped over the $3.99 per gallon mark, that Tahoe needs to go?  Crazy...

Mind you, I'm certainly not happy about this nor am I immune to the fuel price increases, but I also haven't driven an 8-cylinder vehicle in over two decades - it's been nearly 6 years since we even had a 6-cylinder vehicle.  The small car that my wife, kiddo, & I take to work most days (a.k.a. Caliente) gets around 32 m.p.g.   Sure, it's a bit snug with the child's carseat in the back, but it works and we don't have to get a second mortgage to fill the gas tank.

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BenDoubleCrossed · 1 year ago

NEITHER PARTY OFFERS THE SOLUTION:
 
I read books that discussed the need for energy conservation, mass transit and a sound energy policy in 1965.  America's leaders have not implemented any of the above in 43 years.
 
Alternative fuels may be the answer in the future but not in the near future. For the next decade we need to drill for oil, utilize coal and build nuclear power plants.
 
It is unfair to blame investors for moving their wealth from devaluing American dollars into oil commodities that are more likely to retain or increase in value?  If you want to reprimand speculators then turn your anger toward the Federal Reserve and the US Trade Deficit.
 
END FOREIGN WARS AND DRILL FOR DOMESTIC OIL  
 
A rapidly devaluing dollar, aggravated by the cost of the War in Iraq, contributes to recent rapid increases in the price of gas. And if the trillion plus dollars the US spent fighting that war had been invested in a Manhattan like project to produce oil from known reserves in the Gulf of Mexico, the Continental shelf and synthetic diesel/gas from America’s abundant coal fields, gas would be $2 a gallon or less.
 
And reducing trade deficits keeps jobs in America. Every billion of trade deficit costs 13,000 jobs.  $400 billion for oil last year: do the math.
 
Plus declaring American energy independence is the neighborly thing to do. It would place downward pressure on world oil prices by making more OPEC oil available for the UK, France, Japan, Turkey, etc.
 
Call Congress and demand domestic production in this decade.
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml

Michael Lankton · 1 year ago

I didn't mind paying the premium in fuel costs for one of the family vehicles to be comfortable enough to accommodate everyone. It's nice to have a vehicle that everyone isn't crammed into when you need to cram everyone into it. My time is worth something, and so is my comfort. I don't mind paying more to have my house comfortably warm in winter and comfortably cool in summer, and I felt the same way about the SUV.

Yes, $4/gal was the breaking point for me. It was the point at which the return in comfort did not equal or exceed the return in expenditure I was giving. And yes, I complained about $3/gal gas as much as I complain about $4/gal gas. In the end, what can I do about it besides pay for it, gripe a little, and ultimately make concessions in my lifestyle when the costs overshadow the benefits.

I drove a diesel Passat the same time I was looking at what I'm driving now and have been kicking myself ever since for not getting it, but hindsight is 20/20. When VW is ready with their new diesels this fall I probably will get a diesel Passat like I should have 3 years ago. I was dangerously close to buying a 3/4 ton diesel pickup back then, so thank God I didn't find myself with a diesel that only gets 15mpg at best and a $600/month payment to boot.

Petroleum has to go, period. We have, what, 40-50 years projected til it's all gone anyway? Putting our food crops in the tank isn't the answer because it drives the cost of all food crops up as more and more land is devoted to fuel crops. Ethanol and soy diesel will damage the world economy as much as petroleum does, more probably.

It will be interesting to see if the oil companies let any sane technology arise before they've drained the last drop.

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PPC · 1 year ago

The increase in fuel prices is affecting economies across the globe. Here is South Africa we are facing huge increases month on month, allied to increases in interest rates, electricity and food. It seems if the challenges facing us to live are just becoming more & more. In my opinion telecommuting is set to become much more prevalent as fuel continues rising and the price of broadband internet access keeps on dropping.

SEO Tips · 1 year ago

We need to tighten our belts and end our reliance on fossil fuels. Just like the industrial revolution modernised the world, so the coming energy revolution is going to be interesting. The answers are out there, and alternatives can not be supressed forever.

MB Web Design · 1 year ago

I'm one of very few twenty-somethings I know here in the UK who hasn't learnt to drive yet, and to be honest I don't know if I can be bothered - I work from home, there's good public transport links and quite frankly fuel will be prohibitively expense before long. The government really should be throwing their substantial backing behind alternative energies.

Daniel @ Secret Affiliate Code · 1 year ago

I'm living in Switzerland and here the prices for gasoline are also very high. I'm driving since more than 18 years and it was never that expensive as it is now. Here in Switzerland we pay about $2.20 per liter  which is about $8.32 per gallon!! And if you're not living in a city or near a city the public transportations are not that well either. So working over time to have the same amount of money at the end of the month.

It's getting easier to have a lot of month left at the end of the money these days than a lot of money at the end of the month :-)


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keith watkins · 1 year ago

First of all we are dealing with a finite nonrenewable substance...with that being said the price of petroleum products is only going to escalate...the only question is at what rate..wake it up people by scooters...http://earlybirdmessenger.com/

Andrew. Lawyer. · 1 year ago

A friend of mine is now running his car solely on used vegetable oil.  He's got the right idea!

I think the only way to deal with these crazy gas prices is to stop using gas.  Too bad I'm still stuck with a normal gas-burning car.  :(

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louie · 1 year ago

104 miles round trip?!! that is absolutely mad no matter how far ahead you are. You must be spending at least 20 hours a week on the road alone, why are you not spending that time with the fam? That's 20 hours that can be spent online making money. i used to make that kind of commute when I realized that it was just insane to do that kind of commuting.

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Michael Lankton · 1 year ago

You would think so, but my mortgage is one third what it would be in the city, as well as raising your kids in a sleepy little town is a plus. I also make twice as much where I work than I could if I worked locally.

One of the ways I cope with fuel costs is I stay over night working double shifts two nights a week and then make up for the lost family time by taking at least a 3 day weekend every week to make up for it.

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Goran Website · 1 year ago

Heads up, here in South Africa we are all being effected to such a degree that the lending rate has increased a few % over the period. Lets hope its less then a year.

keith watkins · 1 year ago

Heads up, here in South Africa we are all being effected to such a degree that the lending rate has increased a few % over the period. Lets hope its less then a year.

Wii · 1 year ago

I have just paid £1.31 for a litre of diesel in the UK.  My maths isn't great but I think that works out at £5.50 a gallon ($11 USD).

Amazing as it may seem, the roads have started getting quieter!