Gas is high, what are you doing?

Mjr7531
Mjr7531 Posts: 856
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Gas is high, and yes, I do beleive we should all complain, it is outrageous how much they're charging us for gas, I don't care how much they charge in other countries, for what we've been paying and for how much it's gone up, it's totally unreasonable,
I'm trying to get my voice heard, I'm walking to school now and my part-time job, and I'm pulling my touring bike out to make the longer trips I can't walk.

What are you doing?
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited August 2005
    paying...
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited August 2005
    Too high up here. Oh well, I cannot drive very far here so fill up twice a month at the most does me.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited August 2005
    Paying way too high a percentage of my salary to just get to work. That house better get done fast.
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  • labrat
    labrat Posts: 120
    edited August 2005
    My bicycle is getting a lot of use to and from work. Not only does it save gas - it is about the only exercize I get.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited August 2005
    When I do move closer to work, I will be biking on all days with reasonable weather. The savings in gas will quickly pay for the bike.
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  • simm
    simm Posts: 570
    edited August 2005
    I'm commuting 90 miles each way until my house sells and then I will be moving. The commute is getting old fast and the current gas prices are making me consider a lower paying job where I live.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2005
    i only live about 1.2 miles from work. so it's a 5 min trip for me. then once there.. I have a company car.. so my employeer pays the high fuel prices, not me thankfully.
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  • Polk65
    Polk65 Posts: 1,405
    edited August 2005
    MJR, your actions are to be commended. I am walking more.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited September 2005
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited September 2005
    using public transit filling up only 2x a month. Only using the car to run errands.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited September 2005
    I'm not doing anything differently.
    Never Forget
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2005
    Unfortunately, there's not much that I can do. I live in a rural area, and it takes me about 15 mins to get to work. It's not a horrible commute, but the fact of the matter is that I have to drive to get anywhere. I also live on top of a big hill outside of town, so even to ride my bike into town would be bad because I'd never make it back up the hill!

    I did have a trip planned for next weekend, but I cancelled that due to the gas prices. I now would no longer be able to afford the gas to drive, plus a hotel room. My girlfriends kinda pissed because I was supposed to visit her away at college. *sigh*
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2005
    Who cares. Buck up. What have you done for the Hurricane victims?

    Gas this, as that, whaaa whaa whaa, cry me a river. Take the bus. LOOSE your internet connection. You can do it!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited September 2005
    I'm leaving the RAM 1500 in the garage and driving the econo-box instead.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited September 2005
    RuSsMaN wrote:
    Who cares. Buck up. What have you done for the Hurricane victims?

    Gas this, as that, whaaa whaa whaa, cry me a river. Take the bus. LOOSE your internet connection. You can do it!


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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2005
    What have I done for the Hurricane victims? Donated money. Can't donate blood for medical reasons (low blood pressure, I always pass out).

    Take the bus? Provide one for me, and I'll take it...

    I don't pay for either of my internet connections....

    The only thing, at this point, that I could give up within reason is my cellphone.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited September 2005
    Gas is high, what are you doing?
    The same thing I did yesterday and the day before that and most likely be doing the same thing tomorrow.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    I have no choice but to drive to work , seeing that it's a 50 mile drive. If a job that pays at least what I make now, were to open up closer to where I live, I would definitely look into it. But until then, I'll keep on biting the bullet. I am trying to talk the wife into letting me buy a rice burner motorcycle to commute with on nicer days.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited September 2005
    I moved within 15 miles of where I work, on purpose. Did it a long time ago. No real need to do anything right now. :)

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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2005
    Hmm. I didn't do anything. However, Dad bought a Jetta TDI. So, with 50mpg, that should help a bit. I drive to FTCC (community college) and then to work on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. That's about 45 miles. Hopefully I'll be able to take the TDI. :D
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  • Spawndn72
    Spawndn72 Posts: 453
    edited September 2005
    I will fill up and go to work. I will be cutting back on how much driving I do on the weekends.
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited September 2005
    Same here, nO non sense driveing... bad thing is i have to wait 20 -25 minutes a day for my daughter after school, in 105 degree heat.. No way i can sit with no A/C while my 3 year old bakes in the back seat.. we have one car so i drive my wife to work, daughter to school to drop off/pickup and back to pick my wife up after work, its a non stop driveing day for us.. OH well what ya gonna do, it's not like you can just turn in your SUV for a compact and not be upside several thousand dollars... :mad:
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