Crystal Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Anyone else enjoying the drop in gas prices? Living in American = driving a lot, so I was pleased to see this yesterday: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/vegancrystal/Misc/Petrol.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offense74 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 When I was in Iran you could get 8 litres for a buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Still about 40 cents per gallon more around here. The other side of that story though is that it will take much higher gas prices to force government to provide usable public transportation. I don't think we'll see much positive change until gas is at least $10 per gallon. I'd actually prefer to see that, even though I would suffer tremendously in the interim until public transportatiobn caught up. Even at $3 per gallon, the SUV market was pretty much crushed. $10 per gallon would crush the entire auto industry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelicanAndrew Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 They were selling gas for about 1.92 last week. Now it's back up to about 2.10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Good points MichaelHobson, but the interim would crush me as well as the auto industry ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 I live less than a mile from New Jersey (which is among the cheapest states for gas), and it's been 1.91 for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Good points MichaelHobson, but the interim would crush me as well as the auto industry ! Yeah, I hear you on that. Those of us on the bottom rungs of the economic scale would be most affected. Now if we can just elect some people that will be proactive and build a decent public transportation system BEFORE gas is $10 per gallon. But, that just wouldn't be the american way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andgbr Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Still about 40 cents per gallon more around here. The other side of that story though is that it will take much higher gas prices to force government to provide usable public transportation. I don't think we'll see much positive change until gas is at least $10 per gallon. I'd actually prefer to see that, even though I would suffer tremendously in the interim until public transportatiobn caught up. Even at $3 per gallon, the SUV market was pretty much crushed. $10 per gallon would crush the entire auto industry! unless they start using their brains! so, it's a good thing to hear actually.. something good can come out of that.. like GM making EV2? that'd be great.. i hope they make one soon, my first car will have to be environmentally friendly.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 unless they start using their brains!*lol* I don't see that happening any time soon. On another note, across town gas was only US$1.77 a gallon I just worked that out to: euro: 0.36/literpound sterling: 0.24/liter Let the gas-guzzzling times roll (d'oh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeB Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I live in america too but I dont drive very much at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I live in america too but I dont drive very much at all. That's because you're awesome!!! I wish I could say the same, but I have ended up working 20 miles from home. My other half though, Tiffaney she works only 3 miles from home and often goes a week at a time without being in a car. She takes the bus and on nice days she walks the three miles home. I have noticed in our neighborhood, with the recent daily snow, that about 2/3 of the cars never get cleaned off! That means most people are not depending on their cars for daily transportation. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if 2/3 of the people around here don't even have cars. Most at least are like us, only one car per household. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeB Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 well michael its a luxury i have since i work close to home, not everyone can do it. I dont have a big problem with driving 20 miles, its a far distance. I do hope that people are conscientious about their driving and do as little as possible, but enough to put food on the table and have some fun now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdarthveganx Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 well michael its a luxury i have since i work close to home, not everyone can do it. I dont have a big problem with driving 20 miles, its a far distance. I do hope that people are conscientious about their driving and do as little as possible, but enough to put food on the table and have some fun now and then. I drive to school and work. Other than that I ride my bike everywhere for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I walk everywhere except work & school (35 miles). Hopefully if my plans go through and I move to Pittsburgh, I'm hoping my driver's license just becomes a nice picture of me in my wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigress Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Another reason for me to live in the USA is the cheap fuel .. the list just keeps getting longer and longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veganmadre Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I walk everywhere except work & school (35 miles). Hopefully if my plans go through and I move to Pittsburgh, I'm hoping my driver's license just becomes a nice picture of me in my wallet. I, really, only use my drivers license to buy alcohol. It's true, though. I still have my California license. Guess I really aughta change it...maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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