Re: How to save gas money when prices are very hig... - Page 5

feline groovy · ‎07-29-2014

@DottieBlue wrote:
I remember back in the 70's when gas prices doubled in price, from around 25 cents a gallon to around 50 cents a gallon in just a few short months.

People made more of an effort to carpool and take public transportation. Employers even helped to organize carpools. I traded my gas hog for a Toyota, and moved many miles closer to where I worked.

People conserved their power use, turned their heat down and raised the thermostat on their air conditioning.

The increase in the price of gas will absolutely cause just about everything else to go up in price, too.

This is just the way life goes.

Others have it so much worse and I have great sympathy for them. Like another poster said -- we don't have another country invading and killing us, forcing us to flee our homes with only a suitcase of belongings.

We just have to hang in there and do our best until the world gets better.

Porcelain · ‎02-19-2014

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
I sure hope some people on this thread are being sarcastic. They can't be that out of touch can they?

If you live rural you can still walk to downtown? Perhaps you don't really know what the word rural means? You've never seen a rural area?

You also do realize that Uber and Lyft aren't readily available in all areas either, right? You'd be hard pressed to find one in my town or a lot of towns for that matter.

Ride a bicycle? Sure. That will work when it's -10 with the wind chill. Or it's super fun to bicycle through a foot of snow. It's also very safe to bicycle when it's dark outside. And who doesn't want to leave for work at 4:00 a.m. to give themself enough time to get to work via bike? Thunderstorm? Don't worry. In those instances you can call the non-existent Uber to get you where you need to go.

Most people live in the suburbs or exurbs, not the rural countryside. Most people live in some sort of small city or town. In most towns there is a downtown. You know, the place where you can find city hall and the courthouse?

There are people who live in nicer older houses in the downtown area of the small town. Everywhere I've lived has had those neighborhoods. People who live there can walk into the city square. That's what I was referring to. It's not hard to understand what I was talking about at all.

If you choose to live far away from everything you need to get to, you are choosing to depend on gas for your car. Many find that a great tradeoff and don't mind paying for gas. They prefer to live spread out and more isolated from other people.

As to biking, I have lived in an urban center in the midwest and you'd be surprised at how cold it can be and you still see hardy souls riding their bikes places. It always amazed me and I couldn't quite figure out why anyone would do that. It takes serious commitment.

And if you don't have any ridesharing or Ubereats or any other of those conveniences where you live, that's fine. I'm sure you do well on your own. The world did just fine before the internet and ridesharing.

As to your other statements, some of them sound a tad argumentative to me, so I'm assuming you don't want to have a discussion about them or to read my views on them. Not sure why you want to fight. I have not targeted you personally in any way.

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Snoopp · ‎02-02-2015

It won’t be long before we are paying $10 a gallon. That might be the tipping point.

bells4me · ‎03-13-2010

I don't drive unless absolutely necessary

Suzeecat · ‎05-05-2010

In Michigan our governor is attempting to roll back some of the gas tax, and I've heard something about the Federal government giving us some similar relief. My concern with that is, what is to stop the gas station owners from keeping that gas tax for themselves and charging us the same? I know there are rules in place that make price gouging illegal, but with the station owners controlling the pumps and the pricing, it's tricky to enforce and oversee.

icezeus · ‎10-30-2010

@feline groovy

Good tips and thank you for posting the article.

I get my gas from Costco 99% of the time so that trick was already in my bag. (smile) I went this morning before I had to be online for work, and the lines were not that bad. I paid $5.29 and I was not thrilled, but for me it's all about perspective. Luckily, I only go into the office three days a week and work from home for two days so I am not burning as much gas as I could be. As someone else mentioned, my country is not being bombed and I can easily make adjustments to my budget in other areas.

I am blessed and appreciative for my life.

That does not mean that I do not feel empathy for those that have to make hard decisions on how to move forward with these staggering prices.

Higher prices, can affect not only transportation costs for some, how they pay their bills, but also infringe upon their ability to put food on the table, especially if they have a family.

Like the article stated we need to buckle down for the long haul on this one.

feline groovy · ‎07-29-2014

@icezeus @ wrote
@feline groovy

Good tips and thank you for posting the article.

I get my gas from Costco 99% of the time so that trick was already in my bag. (smile) I went this morning before I had to be online for work, and the lines were not that bad. I paid $5.29 and I was not thrilled, but for me it's all about perspective. Luckily, I only go into the office three days a week and work from home for two days so I am not burning as much gas as I could be. As someone else mentioned, my country is not being bombed and I can easily make adjustments to my budget in other areas.

I am blessed and appreciative for my life.

That does not mean that I do not feel empathy for those that have to make hard decisions on how to move forward with these staggering prices.

Higher prices, can affect not only transportation costs for some, how they pay their bills, but also infringe upon their ability to put food on the table, especially if they have a family.

Like the article stated we need to buckle down for the long haul on this one.

granddi · ‎03-16-2010

I'm late to this discussion.

But we might save money other ways to offset increase in gasoline prices. Rather than buy luxury cosmetics, buy drug store brand.Or better yet use up what you have. I don't need another IM tee shirt. It's time to kick in our thrifty consumption habits.

JamandBread · ‎06-24-2021

I am grateful to have a car to drive and a road to drive on. But for the grace of God, I could be living in a subway with 10,000 of my neighbors.
I'm not going to whine about the price of anything at this point.