Comments on: Gas Prices

By: eunice henwood brown

eunice henwood brown — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:26:58 +0000

If people get rid of these monstrous SUV’s then it will be safer to drive “Smart cars.” A friend of mine just got one and it is really spacious inside. She bought it online. It comes with panels that snap on and off so if you want to change the color or if you get into an accident just pop that baby off. Body shops beware.
I also recommend Philly Car Share. Check to see if the have a “pod” near you.
We now have small fuel efficient cars and if we need something bigger we rent something bigger…works for us.

By: Badtux

Badtux — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:39:44 +0000

Ditto on the “Eastern urban elites” statement. When it is a 9 hour drive to the nearest city at 55mph, vs. 6.6 hours at 75mph, we’re talking about the difference between being able to complete a monthly shopping trip within one day and having a very expensive overnighter.

Once upon a time small towns had all the stores you needed to survive. That hasn’t been true for decades now. Most of these small farming towns are too small and poor even for Wal-mart to consider building a store in nowdays, and unlike in the early part of the 20th century the railroads are *gone* so there’s no way to get stuff in other than to go to the city and get it. So folks do what they gotta do.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:42:09 +0000

of course that last sentence should end “….I just DON’T understand it sometimes.”

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:41:05 +0000

jeeri: Sure do. And I also remember the secret Health Care Task Force meetings a certain First Lady insisted on holding. I - as a believer in democracy and open government - was equally appalled by both. The strange thing is, with the exception of dear, sweet Wendy Whiner all here see clearly see the problem with the Energy meetings. Leaders who insist on operating in secret are not to be trusted. Strangely enough, half of those very same people want the very person who A. insisted on a secret process for health care and B. blew it big time – to be our next president.
It’s a big ole crazy world and I do declare, I just understand it sometimes.

By: jerri

jerri — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:33:26 +0000

Remember that secret energy meeting that cheney had…it’s been 7 years and finally the secret is out.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:12:36 +0000

You east coast urban elites are all alike - and yeah, I’m one now. But i wasn’t always. Growing up in the midwest I can assure you the 55mph speed limit is NOT the answer.

By: Snarki, child of Loki

Snarki, child of Loki — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:34:00 +0000

I, for one, do not want to see the return of “The Highway Patrol Full-Employment Act of 1974″ aka, the 55 speed limit.

Improving fuel efficiency and mass-transit, on the other hand, are both good ideas that hopefully will get more attention now.

By: DBK

DBK — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:45:20 +0000

I moved to Minnesota recently and decided to get a 4WD SUV because of the winters. I wanted the old Honda CR-V, the ones that got like 30 MPH, or a RAV4, which was similar. I was shocked to find these vehicles were now bigger than they used to be and got worse gas mileage.

I got the RAV4 (21/27, or something like that), but I work from home and only drive a little and our other car gets really good mileage. If I didn’t feel that we needed a better vehicle for bad weather and if I didn’t bang my head each and every single time I ever got into a Civic, I’d have gotten the Civic.

My old Nissan Sentra got amazing gas mileage. I once did a trip to Atlantic City and decided to drive no faster than 55 each way. It was about 90 miles from where I lived to AC. With me and another guy in the car I got 49 miles to the gallon. Now the Sentras are all big cars, but mine was an ‘84 Sentra and that was a little guy. Great vehicle, too, and very reliable.

By: Susie

Susie — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:59:42 +0000

My first car got 36 mph; my new Subaru gets 20mph, 25 highway. I feel a lot safer in it than I did in my first, a ‘63 Bug. But man, the gas prices are killing me.

By: gas additives

gas additives — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:54:20 +0000

Yeah, prices are getting pretty crazy. I just hope we don’t get to the point where they start rationing things and have to wait in long lines to get whatever gas we can…