the price of gas

[low_delta]

They said we'd see four-dollar gas by the summer. I wonder if it will it five. Gas is $3.99 here, and higher in the city. I filled up at $3.89, on monday, and broke $50 for the first time. $51.62. And the tank wasn't even on empty like it sometimes is.

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[marswalker.livejournal.com]

yah. It broke the $4 mark here a couple weeks ago, same for up north.

2 weeks ago, at the rental car counter, hertz was charging $3.19 in Dallas.

[northernsnokat.livejournal.com]

We put in $25 in the Prius for the first time. This is getting ridiculous!

Happy Birthday Kevin!

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

It's getting to the point where we may have to go back to Hay Power...I can teach Peaty's new goats to pull a little wagon, I suppose:)

Hey, mister...Happy Birthday!!! ya got any exciting plans, huh, huh huh?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Plans involve food. Maybe ribs.

[raven-nest.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday Vinnie!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Vennie!

[i.livejournal.com]

happy birthday, kevin! :-D

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Thank you Dave!

[stellar7.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Thanks Jenn!!

[roadskoller.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Thanks, sis!

[eideteker.livejournal.com]

Any day now, it's going to cost me $20 to fill up.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

There are definitely advantages to motorcycles. How far does that get you?

Advantage #1: Arrive at work with a smile on your face.

[eideteker.livejournal.com]

Depends on how I ride, and how much I've had to eat. I have a six gallon tank (usually hits reserve after 4.5), and I average 45-50mpg. Back when I was doing more highway riding and weighed less, I regularly averaged 50+. My bike has a 650cc engine; I know folks with 250s who regularly average 70+. To say nothing of smaller bikes and scooters.

Really, for most folks, there's no reason to haul around several tons of steel and air. I like to count the number of people actually using more than one seat in their daily commute and the numbers are very low. You can still own a weekend grocery getter while riding a bike during the week. Better for traffic, does less damage to the roads, and better fuel economy. The fuel savings alone can fund the purchase of a small, used 250-650cc motorcycle and reasonable amounts of safety gear.

As someone who used to ride to work in a suit (rain or shine), I have little patience for people who find excuses why they need a car to drive by themselves to work.

Re: Advantage #1: Arrive at work with a smile on your face.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I couldn't ride in the cold. I can't take the cold. The rain isn't as bad, but I would still hate that too. The car is so convenient. I don't have to suit up to drive to work. Or figure out where to put my gear, at work. I had my motorcycle temps, once.

That *shouldn't* be an excuse, though.

I only have a two-mile commute. I should ride a bicycle to work. But again, there's rain and cold. And figuring out what to do with it when I get there. I have a Honda Spree scooter, that I should get running. But I hear the two-cycle engines put out more pollution than cars do. I've been thinking about this for years, and never taken any action. *sigh*

[kingseyeland.livejournal.com]

Off topic. Happy birthday, according to LJ. How does it feel to be 25?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Actually, I didn't much care for 25. I'm much happier now. The body's showing the early signs of decrepitiude, but you can't have everything.

Thanks!

[banana.livejournal.com]

Assuming google's sums are good, it's about $8 here: http://www.google.com/search?q=1.10+gbp+per+litre+in+usd+per+us+gallon

Anyway, happy birthday!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

$8 is twice as much as it is here. It seems like it used to be a lot more expensive than ours. Has yours gone up at the same rate as ours, resulting in a smaller difference, percentagewise? Or is ours just going up faster than yours?

[banana.livejournal.com]

Don't know the answer to to either of those questions, I'm afraid.