From the local newspaper....
From the local newspaper....
Once again, I'm glad I opted for the four-banger rather than the V-6 when I bought my Ford Ranger. Sure, there's sometimes a pucker-power moment when merging on the freeway but 28 MPG is nice.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Obama wants high gas prices. Just ask Rush.
Obama wants you to downsize the American dream and have you ride a bus to work and an electric car to the grocery store. Just ask Rush.
From his ass to your ears.
With the exception of 'DSG's Outback, everything we drive or ride gets at least 30MPG - we've been practicing this for years. I'll ride a motorcycle to work any chance I get.
That said, Nicki made a comment yesterday regarding the threat of $5/gal gasoline: "Guess we'll be riding our bicycles to more places."
Which would work except for the fact that we don't have any bike lanes to speak of on our area roads. :roll:
ETA: All of our bicycles have rear racks installed which will accept trunk bags and the tote cart shown below. Would be nice to use them as grocery getters but riding on city streets in NEOH is suicidal.
"Everyone wants to be an AM Gangsta until it's time to start doing AM Gangsta shit."
Yeah, Ive been to your neck of the woods. Driving a bike would not be a wise choice. Could do so easily in my area but it may take you four hours to get where you are going. :POriginally Posted by N8YX
With the exception of 'DSG's Outback, everything we drive or ride gets at least 30MPG - we've been practicing this for years. I'll ride a motorcycle to work any chance I get.
That said, Nicki made a comment yesterday regarding the threat of $5/gal gasoline: "Guess we'll be riding our bicycles to more places."
Which would work except for the fact that we don't have any bike lanes to speak of on our area roads. :roll:
ETA: All of our bicycles have rear racks installed which will accept trunk bags and the tote cart shown below. Would be nice to use them as grocery getters but riding on city streets in NEOH is suicidal.
"A night sky full of cries. Hearts filled with lies. The contract: is it worth the price?"
I'm not really sure why anyone is surprised?
For starters, we are rapidly burning up a finite resource; at a pace faster than the earth can replace it. Gas WILL hit $5/gallon. Then $10, then $40, then $50... It's a fact. We'd better prepare for it now.
And, seeing as the Koch Brothers want Obama out of office; they have to figure out a way to derail the economic recovery. What better way than to raise the taxes they charge: They increase the costs of gasoline.
Funny thing is that the U.S. has now become a net exporter of gasoline because the international market is more lucrative than the domestic one. Add in the Iran thing and the fact that oil companies have recently shut down a number of outdated and unprofitable refineries and you have an explanation for the current rise in gasoline prices that doesn't require a conspiracy.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
No conpsiracy theory needed here...
Koch Energies, Inc. What do you think they do? Not refine gasoline? But, since they do, and since gasoline has a more or less inelastic demand curve, and since the US is rewarding oil companies for gouging us; they can charge pretty much whatever they want.
Add the profits for the (rightwing speculators with a goal) wars and threats to Iran about impeding war....thanks to republican warhawks
"If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop
telling the truth about them." - Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
“I’m not liberal/conservative, I’m anti-idiotarian.”
At some point in the last 20 years, the left moved to the center, and the right moved into a mental institution
Our gasoline price at the local gas station just went to $1.33 a liter ..... which boils down to about $5.40 a gallon you would pay in the U.S. ..... I have a 20 year old mini van with a 6 liter engine ....this is really hurting me!
Why,driving into a brick wall at 60 miles per hour, would I expect it not to hurt!
Walk and Talk like a Canajun!!
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