| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/19/2008 7:43:49 PM | I haven't given anything up because of gas prices ... I only have to tank my car up once a month. It gets over 35 miles to the gallon, has at least a 15 gallon capacity, and I only have a 16 mile round trip to work every day.
I work so much that I don't have time to do anything but drive to work and back and sleep. Well, okay ... I do take a little time after I get off work to "play" here on POF. | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/19/2008 7:56:37 PM | I've given up thinking capitalism is a good thing.
The oil companies aren't going to give up until America is in a depression. What capitalism has to do with the prices of gas? Is it better if gas wouldn't be on sale for any price? Like it used to be in socialist countries?
Do oil companies hate America only? or all capitalist countries?? Do they treat better third world countries???
These statements are too funny when written without any thoughts given | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/19/2008 8:16:18 PM | I've given up some pleasure - driving day trips ... I travel a great deal with my job so, for most of the year, it's just part of the expense of operating my business ...
... even as the price of gasoline has gone up up up, demand hasn't gone down ... data shows that consumption of our natural resources has remained steady or increased despite the spike in fuel prices ... many people still aren't being very proactive to reverse this trend but this is changing ... so many folks want to find fault with the oil companies, but in truth, their business, like most others, is driven by supply & demand. It's simple economics. I don't know of any business that doesn't want to make the most amount of money that it can make as a result of it being in business. And, as one of my dear friends, who is an economist, said too me ... "people will not change their habits of consumption, even when those habits are counter productive, until you get into their pockets" ... as she sees it, there are a lot of positives with high gas prices and those higher prices are going too force change for the better ... it's already happening ... after hearing her arguments, I can't say that I disagree, although I don't like paying the high price for gasoline, it is certainly making me rethink my habits and make changes in the way that I consume all commodities.
jeffery | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/19/2008 8:32:35 PM |
people will not change their habits of consumption, even when those habits are counter productive, until you get into their pockets
I was a business major in college with a minor in economics and know that your friend is correct. Taking her comments a bit further, real change will come about when enough people are seriously "hungry" and can no longer put a roof over their heads. This is what I was implying in my original post when I said "as the price of needs continues to grow".
I like the "change for the better" part too. Luckily, there are economists, probably like her, constantly figuring out where our "point of revolt", so to speak, is. We just need leaders who are on the people's side to act for us. | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/19/2008 9:00:47 PM | I haven't given up anything due to gas prices, however each time I go a specific direction, I endeavour to accomplish other things enroute to or from.
I might drop off clothing to the thrift store, stop at the bank, get that Birthday Card from the Dollar Store (pay $1. not $6.) & groceries on way home. I keep a couple of bottles of water and a couple of organic apples which is much cheaper & nourishing than buying a $10. snack. I paid cash for my 05 Hyundai when it was new, because I wanted a small car so I wouldnt be giving my $ to the big gas companies, & I didnt finance, so I wouldnt be paying extra in way of big time interest to a bank. Banks always make lots of money, even during a recession. Preferably not from me.
I've heard there are too many people on the planet. There are only 1 or 2% of those great family farms that raised animals in a healthy manner. I think they disappeared when I was raising my kids. One day I looked, & they had been replaced by "Factory Farming". Now thats one to Google!! Mother pigs can nurse their young if the young come to her. She is stuck onto a brace-like fixture & cant even turn around. What was free range chickens??..now a bunch are cruelly shoved into the same basket with no excess room. Cattle are given growth hormones so they can be taken to the slaughterhouse sooner. Why do young girls today grow breasts at young ages ie 10-11? Would it have something to do wi eating the meat wi the growth hormones in it? Much more. Genetically engineered food is labelled in Europe, but rarely in N.America. Oh Yeah, An awful lot of BIG Greenhouses went up in the last 5-6 years. They are not Grow-Ops.
I agree gas is important, but I can peddle or walk & still live. But I think food will be our future challenge. Insist on quality for your body. | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/19/2008 9:12:13 PM | Not a thing. I own a 3cyl geo metro which on a 9 gal tank will get me over 300 miles. That would be 35 L on 500km. So no worries. I laugh now at others who used to laugh at my poor little geo. Now I'm laughing. Of course, its nice that a round trip to work daily is only 6km. | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/19/2008 9:14:46 PM | One of the points that my economist friend stressed during our discussion of the current and future economic situation was the need for people to develop skills that can be applied beyond the scope of their primary jobs. Too become cross - functional, so too speak. She referred to it as "better have a good back - up plan".
For example ... I used to be a corporate guy with highly specialized training / skills that were relevent too that specific occupation ...they wouldn't have done much for me outside of the scope of that particular job. Now, I am a licensed massage therapist and that is my primary job. I am happy to do body work in exchange for cash as cash helps me to pay my bills and affords me a way of having things that I need / desire ... but I am not limited to just that option of working for money as I have a skill that I can also barter / exchange in trade. I am not limited too just "making a paycheck" or basing all transactions on the exchange of money but am able to barter what I have for some thing / service that you have. It works both ways because you might not have any money, either, but may have something to barter in return. My ability to do massage therapy is something that I can take with me and apply wherever I am, so I am not limited by regional parameters ... it is a skill that can be applied in a medical / luxury setting ... there are always going to be people in need of healing just as there are going to always be people with plenty of money ... so I'm covered either way.
So many people don't think like that. The well rounded person with the ability to adapt is going to be in a far better place to weather the upcoming shit storm ... 'cause it's no longer a matter of if, but when.
It's probably going to be a good idea to have a garden ... and a bike, too.
jeffery | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/20/2008 3:18:40 PM | I gave up my virginity at 50 years of age because of gas prices..Gee I sure hope no one else wrote that..Actually I gave up my car awhile back and ride a bicycle again. The bicycle has made me healthier as I had swelling in my legs but that's gone now..I really never could afford a car but if I had alittle money I wouldn't mind getting one of those Nano's from India 2,500.00 for a new car sounds great to me I think gas is going to peak at 6.00 a gallon here in S.B. It will be cheaper everywhere else 5.75ish that's my perdiction and I'm sticking to it like my bicycle seat. | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/20/2008 3:47:33 PM | I am still driving my 3/4 ton 4 wd truck with a 4 bolt main 4 brl carburator..
It doesn't get any gas mileage as it's a full time 4 wd..
I mostly only drive it when I have work for it to do.
Now that the weather is getting better I will finnish putting together a subaru station wagon to drive.
I know how to foil the oil companies and help everyone at the same time..
The only problem is that I do not have the money to build my inventions..
I am a mechanic as well as a boat builder and rigger..
I studied physics..
I have some inventions that can change everything..
One uses gravity. another will run on water and recycle the water again and again.
Another will run on salt water ..
Ships running on this will not need to carry fuel and will make no pollution.
None of these will pollute our world....
The only companies that will make money from these will be the ones that build them..
They are self contained.!!!!
Do you think that the people running the world wants inventions like these to be available??? | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/20/2008 10:37:41 PM | I have not given up anything.
See I bought severals thousand dollars worth of oil futures in 1986 when a barrel of oil was 10 dollars, so last week when a barrel of oil hit 110 dollars a barrel, thanks to oil speculators, AL Gore, the myth of global warming,fear mongers, the EPA, Greepeace and other Enviromental groups, I SOLD them. So with my 1000% Profit, I bought me a 1956 Cadillac in MINT condition that gets about 3 MPG.
Anyone want to go cruisin with me???
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/21/2008 2:38:25 AM |
See I bought severals thousand dollars worth of oil futures in 1986 when a barrel of oil was 10 dollars, so last week when a barrel of oil hit 110 dollars a barrel, thanks to oil speculators, AL Gore, the myth of global warming,fear mongers, the EPA, Greepeace and other Enviromental groups, I SOLD them. So with my 1000% Profit, I bought me a 1956 Cadillac in MINT condition that gets about 3 MPG.
Anyone want to go cruisin with me???
Probably not. | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/21/2008 1:29:25 PM | | I have narrowed my stalking range down to an half hour drive...and started a web site... free gas dot com...it lists gas stations that have no video cameras...when it reaches 4 dollars a gallon, you'll check it out. | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/21/2008 3:25:12 PM | | I'm eating more beans to help out with the gas I'm thankful that I own a 2002 Altima, it gets great mileage. What chaps my ass is corporations know that the high gas prices; high health care costs; high grocery prices are hurting employees. Folks this is 2008, not 1930, surely corporations would get wise and have more tele-commuting or virtual offices. I suppose that will happen some day, but probably not in my life time. | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/21/2008 5:49:49 PM | It is so great to live in a city with a tremendous pubic transportation system. Boston has a number of mass transit options, including the subway, buses and trains. You can buy a combined pass that allows you to ride any one of these systems, which by the way, are all connected for easy transfers.
I still keep my vehicle for those times that I want to travel to places not served by the system, but lately I only use my car to go to the local grocery store (for big shopping once a month - small grocers in neighborhood for replenishing essentials and can walk).
I actually love getting outside and walking; great exercise and a chance to run into people in the neighborhood that stay indoors during the winter. | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/21/2008 8:04:58 PM | | In a few months I'm moving across the street from work to save on gas, downtown parking, and insurance. What that means I'm giving up is a few hours in high heels. The 3" and higher heels are going to be for while in court, and not walking to and from work, the court house, the remand, etc. I suppose however, I will likely spend all the money I'm saving on buying new cute flat shoes, as I currently only have two pair, and that certainly will not suffice... | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/25/2008 12:18:28 PM | I just paid off my Honda Civic this month. I had a great Dodge Ram Pick up with the V-8 , new tires geat sound system and had put a lot of money into maintenance just before the trade.
But the cost of filling up was reaching $60.00 levels. It costs as much to fill up my Honda now as it did when I bought my truck in 1997 and gas was about $1.00 a gallon!
So never again will I buy anything that gets less than 35 mpg.
I would LOVE to move to New York City or some other city that is great for walking has a great mass transit system and people are not isolated in their SUV's like where I live.
And that may happen in a few years if I can figure a way to afford NYC-greatest city on earth and I have been to most of the major ones in this country and overseas. London is my second favorite but too expensive to even consider if they would allow me residence.
Lastly, dating is now a luxury (since this is a date forum). In the past I would meet almost any type of woman who wanted to meet me even if I figured we had little chance of hitting it off.
Now I have to be a lot more picky and I know that I am ruling out some great women.
I have dated a LOT in the 80's and 90's using print personals and I went out on more dates than I can remember and had a lot of lasting relationships.
And I really miss those carefree days and taking a chance on a woman that might be a diamond in the rough.
I made some good friends that did not lead past friendship but I still cared about them (and still do).
But the cost of gas has made me re-evaluate my dating standards out of economic necessity. And I only live about 25 miles from Dallas, Texas so I practically am in a suburb of Dallas itself and in a few more years, I will be with all the growth coming my way.
One more thing about the Dallas area. in the 80's and 90's, it was far more compact. All my dates were usually in Dallas itself or the surrounding suburbs. Now the farm towns that I would occasionally get a letter from a woman are now small to medium sized towns. yet I prefer socializing in Dallas since I still have a sense of history and a bit sentimental about Dallas and how nice it once was . | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/26/2008 10:56:11 AM | I gave up nothing and my driving habits arent affected. Heck even if the prices were to climb up another 50 cents i doubt i would change much. I might buy medium/low grade instead of premium.
Fuel is something i need, driving is something i enjoy and i dont think i would make do without. | |
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| What have you given up because of gas prices?
Posted: 3/30/2008 3:02:05 PM | Let's see...we are still "ahead" or at least "average." But I guess I'm not going to choose to date someone based on gas price. Has anyone posted the price of gas country, available online in real time? It's been available for at least 8 years. Here's last week's samplings:
Oslo, Norway $6.82
Hong Kong $6.25
Brussels, Belgium $6.16
London, UK $5.96
Rome, Italy $5.80
Tokyo, Japan $5.25
Sao Paulo, Brazil $4.42
New Delhi, India $3.71
Sidney, Australia $3.42
Johannesburg, South Africa $3.39
Mexico City $2.22
Buenos Aires, Argentina $2.09
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia $0.91
Kuwait $0.78
Caracas, Venezuela $0.12 | |
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