Have gas prices affected your Labor Day?

Post by **pigsteak** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:15 pm

gas was $1.50 a gallon last summer? your math is off.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:57 pm

Spragwa wrote:If she doesn't sleep, she's a real bitch!

are you talking about me?

I'm still heading down. I'd like to pick up a rider to share the cost of gas, but I'm not going to cancel my plans if I do not. Gas prices are high, sure, but it's really not a big deal AT ALL when you think about what the people in Mississippi and Louisiana are going through right now. It's heartbreaking, so I'm not going to bitch about gas prices. Also, people in Atlanta are already paying over $5/gallon today. Put things into perspective and figure out your priorities. Then, instead of moaning, make changes to positively react to the situation. Personally, I'm buying a vehicle with a diesel engine in late winter/early spring and am going to refine used vegetable oil to run it. That's my near- but long-term plan. I just haven't picked out the model yet.

Post by **Saxman** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:27 pm

Would ride my bike but a pack makes that impossible. Well, not impossible, but too uncomfortable to consider seriously.

Post by **eroktix** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:14 pm

Sandy, i like the diesel vehicle idea. i know a few peeps that have done it and its seems to work well.

Post by **ynot** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:28 pm

I'm carpooling and sleeping in a tent instead of my truck. I'll be making alot less trips to the Red and carpooling when I do go.

Post by **Steve** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 2:18 am

Leaving for Seneca in the morning. Gas is always more expensive in West Virginia, they don't have any refineries in the state and they have to truck it in through the mountians. Don't like to pay more, don't like to not get out on a long beautiful weekend. Guess we'll have to keep an eye on the gas gauge in case we have to drive a bit farther to get to gas.

Post by **Paul3eb** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 2:26 am

pigsteak wrote:right..the same people who complain about the extra cost don't think a second on dropping $8 on a premium six pack, or $1.50 for 20 ounces of water or Mt. Dew....

and the people who don't complain can't afford internet in the first place to voice themselves.

figure it this way: the average driver travels about 12,000 miles per year. let's say the average car gets an average of 22 mpg. that's a little less than 550 gallons of gas per year. 550 X .60 is $330. when you're income is tight to begin with, this matters. especially when you realize most cars don't average 22 mpg. and it hits buses and their fees. and other goods, too, though not necessarily all that much, not yet. that's where the impact happens, to the people that are already marginalized. they're already at the edge and just a little breeze can knock them off the side.

no, for the most part, the people who complain don't do much else to adjust their spending habits. but like i said, it's the ones without voices.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/savemoney.shtml

Post by **dipsi** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 3:25 am

I'm spending more each month for gas than my first house payment!
Of course I make as much an hour now as I made in a week then.

Post by **kafish2** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 3:31 am

i guess i wont pre-start to my car to let it run 10 mins while the AC is cooling... maybe i will take the H3 instead of the H2, and i guess i might let my friends pile in instead of driving seperate...

Post by **Andrew** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:13 am

Are there any shortages of gas around the RRG. Greensboro and NC seem to be a little low.