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Originally Posted by lucky
put it this way, between the oil fires and this, i filled up today, i didnt do it because i thought teh world would end, but because i was low on gas, thats the bitch about all of this is they know we need gas, they will fuck us over... period
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This is the biggest problem. No really viable options. Oh, I know, get a job closer to work so you can walk or ride a bicycle. Great, except for the fact I still have to buy groceries, pick up and take my daughter to school, haul stuff places, etc. I can't move my job closer to my daugher's school and can't move her school closer to my job. Once my daughter is no longer on training wheels, I will likely ride a bike, and just have her ride to school as well. Sorry, she can't ride the bus from my house, her mom lives in a different school district than I do.
Buy a more fuel-efficient car. Great, so now I have to spend several thousand dollars so that I can get 40 mpg instead of 33 mpg. No thanks. Motorcycle has the same limitations as walking or riding a bicycle, so that doesn't help (although I ride it when possible). There are no real alternative sources of energy and frankly, there is no REAL reason for gas to be $4 a gallon. But the oil companies have finally figured out there isn't shit we can do about it, so they keep finding ways to cause a "shortage." Fuckers.