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From: henry

2008-03-09 02:39 am (UTC)

Only cost me $35 to fill up today (at $3.55). I too welcome high gas prices though, it decreases traffic congestion between my house and the freeway.

From: altamira16

2008-03-09 02:45 am (UTC)

May you people with the heavy cars and large gas tanks learn faster!

From: deemon

2008-03-09 02:53 am (UTC)

I hear Russkies will soon establish a work visa program for importing cheap programmers from US

From: girl_on_a_stick

2008-03-09 02:58 am (UTC)

I mostly agree, but I wonder how it will actually play out, meaning I worry that it'll first hit poor people very hard before the country makes a big change as a whole. Sadly, the people who can most afford to go (more) green with hybrid cars and such are the people who won't notice as much . . .

/ponder

From: henry

2008-03-09 05:28 am (UTC)

There's plenty of cheap, non-hybrid cars on the market that can obtain mpg numbers close to the hybrids; I have one and I welcome rising gas prices. The cars that usually disappear first are the SUVs and large trucks with big gas tanks and bigger appetites. Truly poor people don't have cars.

From: antihope

2008-03-09 03:01 am (UTC)



http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/best/bestworstNF.shtml



I need to find out how to stick a bike rack onto those cars tho. And I'd prefer a convertible for those lovely days that are so infrequent in Philly. Smartcar looks perty. I want a custom plate, too.. MySUV. I'm sure it's taken tho.



I'm having issues debating getting a new car (that has good mileage) or a used car, which may not include some of the better mileage models that are out now. Trying to do the "right" thing environmentally isn't always easy to decide on. I may resort to buying a car in a few months if my boyfriend's new job works out. We'll both end up with 20+ mile commutes. I have no idea about cars, but mileage is important to me, so I'm probably going to use this as a reference:I need to find out how to stick a bike rack onto those cars tho. And I'd prefer a convertible for those lovely days that are so infrequent in Philly. Smartcar looks perty. I want a custom plate, too.. MySUV. I'm sure it's taken tho.I'm having issues debating getting a new car (that has good mileage) or a used car, which may not include some of the better mileage models that are out now. Trying to do the "right" thing environmentally isn't always easy to decide on.

From: ghewgill

2008-03-09 03:46 am (UTC)

I thought people would start to care at $2/gallon. That seems so long ago now...

From: meowpurrr

2008-03-09 04:15 am (UTC)

we're currently on around $8 per US gallon in the UK.

From: erik

2008-03-09 04:19 am (UTC)

The sad thing about Orange County is that people here CAN afford the gas, but it still drives them nuts, and all they do is end up blaming Democrats more. I'm surrounded by fucking idiots.

From: chris

2008-03-09 07:54 pm (UTC)

haha, how could you possibly blame dems for rising gas cost?

From: byron

2008-03-09 05:03 am (UTC)

Cost me $65 to fill up yesterday. I care now. But what can I do? There is no mass transit here. Its all very rural. I have to drive. If they had a solar powered car that would get the job done for me and I could afford I'd buy it.

From: bostonsteamer

2008-03-10 06:53 pm (UTC)

What you can do Is it feasible to bike? Carpool?

From: jeffr_tech

2008-03-09 05:11 am (UTC)

Well if you like that you should come to hawaii! We've had $4 a gallon gas for ages. If you want premium it's $4.15 or so. Doesn't stop idiots from driving enormous trucks with inefficient wheels etc.

From: ctapnep

2008-03-09 11:39 pm (UTC)

right, with 60 miles coast to coast. When it takes 50 miles just to get to work it's a little different.

From: gesundyke

2008-03-09 05:12 am (UTC)

These are the days I'm glad I drive a camry.



3.99?!



is that with or without the lil' packet of K-Y?

From: pinterface

2008-03-09 06:58 am (UTC)

Crazy Rich Californians! It's a good thing all you "expensive gas is awesome" nutters live in climates where you don't have to worry about snow and icy roads. Because in places where water freezes and snow falls, vehicles which were built to handle more than dry roads on sunny days come in quite handy. (Even if just in extracting from ditches people who think 4-wheel drive makes them invincible.) But then, I wish they'd stop plowing/salting roads around here and say "Hey, we have winter here. Buy a vehicle which can handle that.". Of course, I also wish driver's ed taught people how to drive on icy roads--and they don't do that, either.

From: venado

2008-03-13 01:35 am (UTC)

Re: Crazy Rich Californians! :) My Honda Accord doesn't have any problem with Midwestern winters but I guess I don't live in the most rural area - not a big city certainly but it's not a farm town.

From: no_gritzko_here

2008-03-09 07:17 am (UTC)

I've heard, US energy research budget is cut year after year.

Looks like, somebody just enjoys the situation.

From: solteronita

2008-03-09 08:27 am (UTC)

This post seems a little...hypocritical.

From: ydna

2008-03-09 09:19 am (UTC)

People can live without cars.