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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:24 AM Original message |
TV Box is floating $8.00 a gallon. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. If $8 per gallon is what it takes to get people out of their cars, |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. yeah...fuck all those people who don't have a choice n/t |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. People don't have a choice now; in most places, unless you have |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. And people with no other choice are just out of luck |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. What about a finite resource don't people get? One day there will be no other choice. We are going |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Complaining is part of the American way! |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:05 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Fucking A! We suck! |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Um, okay... |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #23 |
40. Uh, what I meant was, we've let 30 years to wit we could have reacted to the finite nature of oil. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:25 AM Response to Reply #7 |
28. Precisely. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
32. We need to develop better public transportation before we tell people to give up their cars |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #32 |
43. Right. The public transportation in the area I live |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #32 |
45. It's too late for that. There's not enough recoverable oil left |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. So let's all give up our cars, quit our jobs we can longer get to |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:53 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Yea, THAT's what I said... |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:45 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. ............. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:48 AM Original message |
I know people with this point of view. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
8. Exactly, so why rob people in the interim and why should it be allowed to happen? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Who's doing the robbing? |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:58 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. the oil companies do not set the price... n/t |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. OPEC osmek, they SUCK ASS. If Nigeria blows then what? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. There was an interesting article written back in '08... |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
56. K |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Yes, therefore the government should step in and stop the fucking robbery. How much profit did they |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Well, beginning Monday, |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Electric car? |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Maybe someday, |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:01 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Car pool? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Yes we are. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #11 |
29. Question: Would Renting A Motel Room or Extended Stay Hotel Room Near Where You Work Be Cheaper? |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Carpool. Partial Public Transport. Consider Hypermiling. |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #27 |
39. I said in my post |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. Well try hypermiling |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
20. That logic is like saying a famine is a good thing because you |
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Raschel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #20 |
42. Bicycling will give the elderly more muscle, and people with disabilities more air. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
34. yay..more unemployed people...just what we need |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:01 AM Response to Reply #34 |
58. I've wondered before why companies |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 03:27 AM Response to Reply #58 |
64. Too many companies are just sure that employees would not work hard if they were not watched |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
46. It won't get me out of my car, or even get me to alter my driving habits. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
59. Have you noticed food costs skyrocketing due to increased fuel costs? Should we just eat less? |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 01:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
62. Are you insane? |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
15. I'd rather bicycle, myself |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. See above. This poor devil has no fucking choice as he puts it. Stuck. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. no, i am not stuck...but loads of people are... |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. So are you in Portland? |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #21 |
30. SE Oregon - on the snowy side of the mountains |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. That's Why I Hate LA |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Couldn't have said it better myself!! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #15 |
35. My husband is 66, in poor health and I can't see him biking 32 miles each way to work |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #15 |
36. That is such a selfish comment |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #36 |
55. I know I am fortunate, but its also by design |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:30 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. All that is nice |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 01:09 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Do you think that the individual you're responding to is somehow responsible for gas prices? |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
33. Yeah---thanks to wall street and the speculators |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
37. 8 dollar gas would make the bus cost effective . |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
38. 1 in 4 gallons of fuel is burned by the trucking industry, IIRC. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Or, We Can Make Stuff Here |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. Perhaps. Although by "here" I doubt you mean "within 20 miles of my home." |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
44. Not going to happen |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
47. The President cannot set some arbitrary cap on fuel prices... |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Yes He Could |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:50 PM Response to Reply #47 |
57. Yes he actually can. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
50. what about the trucking business?? |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
51. Yeah, that will help the economy. |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-23-11 12:45 AM Response to Reply #51 |
61. It'll go to 5 and we'll be fearing 8, and |
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