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Old 05-12-2008, 02:32 PM
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$10 a gallon gasoline?

Wowee I just saw a news clip that suggested gas prices could get to $10 a gallon.

What would you do (in terms of changing your driving habits or lifestyle) if gas hits $5 this summer?

The bejazd family is making thoughtful decisions to conserve at every opportunity. High gas prices are actually helping our business at present, because clients who might have driven some distance for the same service are now sticking closer to where they live and coming to our office.

I know I am walking more and turning down invitations to do things that involve driving very far. My son's high school actually has corrals for students' horses...they haven't been used in years!!! I'm wondering if we'll see kids riding their horses to school again next fall!
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Old 05-12-2008, 02:41 PM
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Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear

Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good for business — if you run a bike shop. Commuters around the country are dusting off their old two-wheelers — or buying new ones — to cope with rising fuel prices, bicycle dealers say.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i...Mpv_QD90JIGR80

Maybe we'll start getting back to healthy!
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Old 05-12-2008, 02:43 PM
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I have to say that my boyfriend and I did a lot more walking around the city this weekend instead of driving. It really paid off too . . . I lost weight and managed to eat well!

And when we had to go too far for a walk, we hopped on public transportation.

The only driving we did was when he picked me up at the airport and dropped me back off!

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Old 05-12-2008, 03:27 PM
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Do you suppose that if gasoline really reaches that level that Congress will take a look at oil company windfall profits?
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Old 05-12-2008, 03:29 PM
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Do you suppose that if gasoline really reaches that level that Congress will take a look at oil company windfall profits?
Would it really be categorized as "windfall profits"? I wonder what the cost of business is for them.
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Old 05-12-2008, 04:00 PM
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Do you suppose that if gasoline really reaches that level that Congress will take a look at oil company windfall profits?
No. They did that after Hurricane Katrina, remember. They're all friends, so nothing happened. And nothing will happen if we keep re-electing the same a-holes to congress/senate every single time.
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Old 05-12-2008, 05:28 PM
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Gas is about 3.60 in S. Texas right now. At this point, I'm checking my schedule to begin working 4 days a week. I live 45 miles from work and I already drive very little other than home/work/grocery store. Most of my stops are not too far off my usual path. If it get's to $5, I may also move in with a friend a few days a week!
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Old 05-12-2008, 06:10 PM
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i had a baby in October and lost my job soon after...that being said, we decided i would stay home for a while. Gas here in VA is almost $3.70 a gallon and after daycare too? i would be working for free. so instead, he is pulling a little extra overtime and the bills are still getting paid while i baby sit on the side. we also double up on our food trips, like two subs from subway, an extra strawberry-limeade from Sonic (well, that one is just me lol) and since my mom lives a block away we do a lot of "can i ride to the store with you?" back and forth!
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Old 05-12-2008, 06:40 PM
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Maybe this is just me being extreme, but if gas gets that high...I see people going back to the old ways. I live in a really small town, so I am fortunate to be within walking distance from the local bar, general store, vet, church, etc. I can definitely imagine some changes in the local infrastructure if that becomes a reality.
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Old 05-12-2008, 07:16 PM
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Would it really be categorized as "windfall profits"? I wonder what the cost of business is for them.
The costs of product obviously do go up for them, but take a look at their profits from the last several reports.

They are setting records.

Huge records.
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Old 05-12-2008, 07:20 PM
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Do you suppose that if gasoline really reaches that level that Congress will take a look at oil company windfall profits?
They should take a look at the special interest groups.
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Old 05-12-2008, 08:49 PM
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I hope this does not happen while I am still alive.

I hope they can make cars that do run on ethanol produced from corn SOON.
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Old 05-12-2008, 08:57 PM
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My company fortunately lets employees work remotely sometimes... I often wonder how much more they will be letting us do this if it gets that bad.

I've turned down a couple of invitations for things I otherwise would have loved to attend (a friends engagement party for example) because it is going to be 3 driving hours away Unless I can work out a carpool deal, I don't think I could make it.

I really worry what this is going to do with the airline industry (I've heard all KINDS of bad scenarios on the news) because my family relies on air travel to see each other I would be devastated if my sister or me or whoever couldn't get together because of insanely high airline tickets.
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Old 05-12-2008, 10:21 PM
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Gas is about 3.60 in S. Texas right now. At this point, I'm checking my schedule to begin working 4 days a week. I live 45 miles from work and I already drive very little other than home/work/grocery store. Most of my stops are not too far off my usual path. If it get's to $5, I may also move in with a friend a few days a week!

That is how much gas is here with a grocery store, starbucks, and gas station across the street from us. If it hits 5 bucks a gallon or higher, I will be quitting my job and staying home to conserve gas (husband has a good job, works out of the home, and can support me). my paycheck just cant compensate $5 per gallon gas and the cost of living increases that will go along with continued gas price increases.
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Old 05-12-2008, 10:35 PM
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i would ride public transportation if gas got that high and the cost of the train/bus worked out to be less.
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