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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 08:13 PM Original message |
Poll: Americans changing driving habits as gas prices soar |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. soon, people will give up the exburbs |
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nicknameless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 08:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. ----- |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 08:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Oh, you better believe it |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 08:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. History is certainly on the side of your argument! When it happens, it |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 08:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Don't forget the bankruptcy laws |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 09:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. traffic was minimal for a Saturday.....and BJ's which is usually a |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 09:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. That's VERY telling |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 07:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
40. There are numerous jokes I can mention but I will turn my Sarcasm meter |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 08:17 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Now, you really should have known better: |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 01:41 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. I know the feminists on this board, and their are many, would have torched |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 02:07 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Again, you got it wrong |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 04:49 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Don't get your panties in a bunch over a joke. Take a pill. |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 05:07 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. But these are YOUR panties........... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 10:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Maybe She Can't Afford Anything Closer |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 06:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
38. C'mon! |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 08:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Where are those houses at in Baltimore? |
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cbear70 (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 06:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
62. do you live in Baltimore? |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 08:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
42. They won't give up exurbs if that is the only housing they can afford |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 12:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
51. Or Exurbanites Will Take Up Farming |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
8. We do not do any excessive driving. |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 11:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. so glad ... |
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Milspec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 03:39 PM Response to Reply #19 |
32. I'm so glad |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 06:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. I only live 3 miles from work, or I'd get a Metro pass, too. |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 08:55 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. i still have to drive... |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 03:25 PM Response to Reply #32 |
56. That's very reasonable |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. I took to riding my motorcycle. I get about 50 MPH. Oh BTW we still |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 06:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
36. If you reserve the SUV and pickup for when the bike just WON'T do, |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 11:46 AM Response to Reply #36 |
50. The truck is parked and my wife drives the SUV to work. |
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eggplant (395 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-06-06 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
11. Ahhhh |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 11:22 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I congratulate you, Eggplant. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 01:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
53. We started our debt reduction program .... |
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tecelote (645 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 05:52 AM Response to Original message |
12. The Real Reason for High Prices... |
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bennywhale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 06:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I wouldn't call paying a little more for gasoline suffering. |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 11:53 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. And that makes the suffering of the Lower 99% of Americans.... |
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bennywhale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 04:07 AM Response to Reply #20 |
49. Maybe people should readjust their lifestyles then |
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TriMetFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 12:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. And..... |
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PaulaFarrell (840 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 02:24 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. The UK may have a decent mass-transit system |
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TriMetFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 03:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I'm not trying to say you are wrong, but...... |
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MockSwede (579 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 04:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. Cost of OIL = Petroleum Costs + Defense Dept Costs |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 08:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
44. Big difference |
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freefall (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 06:10 AM Response to Original message |
13. "$4 a gallon" This article written in August '05 discusses what the |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 11:28 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Thanks freefall, |
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freefall (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 07:27 PM Response to Reply #18 |
63. Thank you, cliss, for letting me know that you found it useful. As |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 12:01 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Excellent article. Very sobering. |
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bennywhale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 06:19 AM Response to Original message |
14. To achieve sustainability people are going to have to be reconnected |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 12:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. You're all heart. Do you have any helpful suggestions? |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 06:46 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. Well, Kathleen Roberts could ride her bicycle 100 miles a day. |
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bennywhale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 04:03 AM Response to Reply #24 |
48. Policies of localising jobs and increasing public transport would be a |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
16. They never ONCE talked about the poor, |
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Jamison (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 02:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Gotta remember the poor are invisible in America. |
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reprobate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. THIS is the reason for high gas prices. From yesterday's thread: |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 12:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Just look at the profits the oil corps are making. Obscene. |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
27. It was in the 80s and my daughter said turn on the AC, I said open |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
29. Here's a link with a gasoline price graph and other interesting info |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 02:54 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Reagan and Chimp. |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #29 |
61. I'm researching retrofitting my car for Ethanol/flexfuel-it doesn't |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
33. Please don't sound thrilled about fellow Americans (including me) Hurting |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
39. On the weekends the wife and I are only using my 34mpg Aveo. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
45. Commutes are small potatoes |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-07-06 08:57 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. We're going to have to change our method.. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 12:37 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. Cows and Goats May Become Common Suburban Lawn Ornaments |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 03:45 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. And turn parking lots into fields for crops! |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-08-06 04:05 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. We Have Uses For That Asphalt. Don't Tear It Up |
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