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TheCandidacy.com educational post:Why does Gas cost so much?
thecandidacy.com — "What ’s the most you have ever spent in one day for Gas? $50? $75? $100? Before today I could have safely said my one day max was eighty bucks after filling up my wife's nearly empty SUV. Today was an eye opener! I filled two cars, one boat, one personal watercraft and two five gallon gas cans for misc. yard equipment. The grand total?..."
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- naner, on 07/18/2008, -1/+7The human anus is not an approved container for the storage or transportation of gasoline.
- domainlovah, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3hmmm. I wonder if they will add that one to the disclaimer list on the pumps....
- Qong, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2Agreed haha. Whoever made that logo, well, I don't know about you!
- tim04, on 07/18/2008, -1/+2I feel no sympathy for this man...2 cars (one of which is an SUV), a jet ski, and then a BOAT? If you don't plan on changing your habits, you don't get to complain.
You operate what you can afford, simple economics. If all of a sudden you can't afford it, then don't drive it. It's just like subprime loans, but without the risk of bankruptcy.- domainlovah, on 07/18/2008, -2/+2What part of the post was about not affording it? I suggest you go back and reread. The point of the post is about what is driving the cost of gas so high!. Just because you can afford to pay a higher price, doesn't mean you should have to get gouged at the pumps.
I don't think speculator/the future market is the only place to look to place blame. However, when 25% to 75% of the price at the pump comes from all the intermediary players vs. the actual cost to drill, pump, refine, deliver and market, then it is something we need to take a look at. - tim04, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1afford doesn't only mean to have the means of buying something. It can also mean if you think it's worth it. Bill Gates can afford to buy pretty much as much gas as he wants, but if he thinks the price is too high, then he will probably bike, transit, or walk instead.
- domainlovah, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1hmmm.. I'm no linguist, but I believe the word you are searching for is "utility" or "value." "Afford" means what it means. In no dictionary that I'm aware of does it mean "if you think it's worth it."
With that said, I appreciate your opinion and if you read my previous response (outside of you not understanding what I wrote in the post) I think we are now in what I call "Violent Agreement."
- domainlovah, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1hmmm.. I'm no linguist, but I believe the word you are searching for is "utility" or "value." "Afford" means what it means. In no dictionary that I'm aware of does it mean "if you think it's worth it."
- Qong, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2I agree with what you're saying pretty much, though not in reference to the article exactly.
The high price of oil and gas should be fueling a huge amount of innovation, not complaints from people. Instead of crying about the price of gas when it comes to filling up their huge unnecessary truck, they should be looking to ways to cut back on costs, as in not driving a huge unnecessary truck.
Instead it seems that people would just rather regulate and destroy the market, not caring about the consequences that come along with doing that; all to allow them to continue driving their huge unnecessary trucks.
I know, I have an extreme prejudice against SUV's. It's been there for a long while now, and I really don't see it going away. It's probably because I enjoy skillful driving and riding a bike, neither of which mesh well with huge unnecessary trucks.
- domainlovah, on 07/18/2008, -2/+2What part of the post was about not affording it? I suggest you go back and reread. The point of the post is about what is driving the cost of gas so high!. Just because you can afford to pay a higher price, doesn't mean you should have to get gouged at the pumps.
- RHMiller, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2I just filled up our little Peugeot here in the Dom. Rep.
I paid 207 Dominican pesos per gallon which is USD $6.09
Add to that the strikes and blockades by local transport union terrorists and we’re also looking at shortages.
I do take steps to reduce my energy consumption, including walking to do errands when I can and turning things off when not in use. But there is still pain at the pump that most people here cannot endure for much longer.
Interesting times are upon us.- domainlovah, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1and at $6.09 per gallon you're still only at about 75% of the cost of fuel in Europe. I wonder how long the recent drop in oil prices ($16 bucks a barrel this week alone) will take to reflect in the price at the pumps. Fact is cost of a barrel needs to drop by half to get anywhere back to a sane rate.
Unfortunately, some of us have no choice but to endure. yes, we can conserve, stop doing things that are optional, etc. However, without a basic, strong public transportation system (similar to those in Europe) we can't ever reduce our consumption drastically.
The other thing to consider when comparing American consumption habits vs. European (RHM this is not directed at you) is the simple geographic size difference. Our travel distances dictate some of our consumption (not all) and unless we can find some type of "worm hole" to travel through, I don't know how that will change.
- domainlovah, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1and at $6.09 per gallon you're still only at about 75% of the cost of fuel in Europe. I wonder how long the recent drop in oil prices ($16 bucks a barrel this week alone) will take to reflect in the price at the pumps. Fact is cost of a barrel needs to drop by half to get anywhere back to a sane rate.
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