Author Topic: When gas price tops $5 a gallon.... (Read 1670 times)

Eldon · « **on:** May 24, 2008, 10:29:29 PM »

get ready for these new cars.

Bindare_Dundat · « **Reply #1 on:** May 24, 2008, 10:50:15 PM »

My neighbor has the sports model.

Alex23 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 25, 2008, 12:18:31 AM »

Brutal animal abuse.

I would pay 5+ for diesel right now.

We make our own and leads to about 3$/gal and we make 20mpg with the hummer and 35+mpg with the Jetta.

Take about 45mins and I make 40gal in 48hours.

Fuck Oil Cartel.

Benny B · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2008, 12:29:28 AM »

Either move to a major city with good public transportation like NYC where you don't need a car, or buy yourself a bicycle and start doing all your shopping at WalMart. No doubt times will be hard on the boulevard, homies.

Beefjake · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2008, 11:00:36 AM »

5 bucks a gallon is just a tad over 1$ / litre

In Europe 1.5€ / litre is about normal.

1€ is around 1.4$

War-Horse · « **Reply #5 on:** May 25, 2008, 11:06:39 AM »

Quote from: Beefjake on May 25, 2008, 11:00:36 AM

5 bucks a gallon is just a tad over 1$ / litre

In Europe 1.5€ / litre is about normal.

1€ is around 1.4$

Sad to say but we're catching up to you guys.....quick!!

benz · « **Reply #6 on:** May 25, 2008, 11:10:36 AM »

us$ 1,2 x liter 97 octanes here and raising

Beefjake · « **Reply #7 on:** May 25, 2008, 12:40:29 PM »

Quote from: War-Horse on May 25, 2008, 11:06:39 AM

Sad to say but we're catching up to you guys.....quick!!

I was about to add that when I read my post

I know that the shock for you is much bigger

we've always had quite expensive gas

Bindare_Dundat · « **Reply #8 on:** May 25, 2008, 12:48:33 PM »

Quote from: Beefjake on May 25, 2008, 12:40:29 PM

I was about to add that when I read my post

I know that the shock for you is much bigger

we've always had quite expensive gas

In the end we have to learn to shut up and suck it up I'm guessing is what your trying to tell us.

War-Horse · « **Reply #9 on:** May 25, 2008, 02:38:50 PM »

Quote from: Beefjake on May 25, 2008, 12:40:29 PM

I was about to add that when I read my post

I know that the shock for you is much bigger

we've always had quite expensive gas

What makes it diffucult is that our country is so broad. We didnt build the infrastructure to have a deli and other necessities close by our homes. We spread out and put the grocery store 15miles away...this will hurt us as we cant easily walk down the block for our laundry, work, and food.

We will pay the price for our huge bloated excessive materialistic lifestyles.....

MB_722 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 25, 2008, 02:45:06 PM »

Quote from: War-Horse on May 25, 2008, 02:38:50 PM

What makes it diffucult is that our country is so broad. We didnt build the infrastructure to have a deli and other necessities close by our homes. We spread out and put the grocery store 15miles away...this will hurt us as we cant easily walk down the block for our laundry, work, and food.

We will pay the price for our huge bloated excessive materialistic lifestyles.....

I saw this a couple of weeks ago. some of you might find this boring. watch if you want.
Suburbia in the last 25 years is terrible. Space is being used inefficiently. This doesn't have much to do with the price of oil but it's good nonetheless.

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In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in America is a nation of places not worth caring about.

James Howard Kunstler: The tragedy of suburbia
http://www.ted.com/talks/view?id=121

Slapper · « **Reply #11 on:** May 26, 2008, 11:01:24 AM »

Quote from: Beefjake on May 25, 2008, 11:00:36 AM

5 bucks a gallon is just a tad over 1$ / litre

In Europe 1.5€ / litre is about normal.

1€ is around 1.4$

In Europe gas is heavily taxed because they have social programs that are beyond anything conceivable here in the US, more or less, depending on the country of course.

As a nation we're too fucking stupid. Beyond stupid I'd say.

Beefjake · « **Reply #12 on:** May 26, 2008, 10:57:44 PM »

Quote from: Bindare_Dundat on May 25, 2008, 12:48:33 PM

In the end we have to learn to shut up and suck it up I'm guessing is what your trying to tell us.

No, not really. Just that expensive is relative term.

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What makes it diffucult is that our country is so broad. We didnt build the infrastructure to have a deli and other necessities close by our homes. We spread out and put the grocery store 15miles away...this will hurt us as we cant easily walk down the block for our laundry, work, and food.

Propably true. I bought my fiers car at the age of 28 when my daughter was born. I don't use car on/off work etc.

Price of gas doesn't bug me as much as the price of food.
Don't really mind about taxing gas, tobacco, alcohol but food should be cheaper!