In re: GA$ PRICES
Hunter1
808 Posts
I always told my wife I wouldn't complain about gas prices until they got to $3.00 - won't be long now! She was always willing to stop at a convenience store or drive through and pay $1.25 for 20 oz of water, I could never understand complaining about gas at something less than $2 for a gallon.
My question: With gas prices the way they are, have any of you actually changed the way you do anything? For myself, I have to admit that we haven't changed much, if at all. We've spoken about limiting trips, etc, but I can't see that we've actually done anything different. I have an 18 mile commute to work, that's not going to change for a couple of years.
My question: With gas prices the way they are, have any of you actually changed the way you do anything? For myself, I have to admit that we haven't changed much, if at all. We've spoken about limiting trips, etc, but I can't see that we've actually done anything different. I have an 18 mile commute to work, that's not going to change for a couple of years.
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"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot."
Charlie Chaplin
That's my story and I'm . . . . . .
>Americans can afford the gas, even now. The
>truth is we don't WANT to pay more. We'd
>rather pay more for 'label' attire, eat out at
>Red Lobster, and spend money impulsively.
>
>That's my story and I'm . . . . . .
The majority of americans can afford the gas! But they are thousands who cannot, like single mothers working for $8.00 an hour, spending $60.00 per week on gas, while trying to decide whether to get a refill on her much needed medication or buy groceries. She makes too much money to qualify for assistance, but barely enough to survive. These are the people that are getting hurt by high gas prices, not the professional people like you and me.
Linda
A few months ago, I was shopping for a new car and very nearly bought the new Accord hybrid. It was great, but a little too "cushy" for me (I like a sportier feel). Also, being a 8-cylinder, it's among the higher MPG's of the hybrids. I wound up with an Acura TSX, a 4-cylinder with almost as good an MPG rating as the larger hybrids (especially on the highway, where hybrids aren't charging themselves as much so need more gas...and where many of my miles are spent). I love my Acura and average about 25 MPG. I've already told them to put me on the waiting list for whenever Acura comes out with a hybrid, and I'll trade my current model in on it in a heartbeat.
i did just have to give up my 96 geo-metro in favor of a something that the car seat would fit in comfortably!!! THAT has been an adjustment...the last time I filled up the geo, it was still uner 15.00!!!!! I rememeber when less than 8.00 would do it.
sigh.
Other than the new car search, can't really say we are changing anything else.
It does me no good to complain about spending $2.50 per gallon of gas. We'll probably never see prices dip below $2 again. However, after visiting Dallas last week and seeing that they pay about $2.80 per gallon, I see that it could be worse...and probably will be in the near future. We need it so we must buy it or start riding a bike to work.
Gene