todays gas prices are hurting everyone just wait until the cost of goods go up even more because of transport the only way to stop this is to urge congress to breakup the big oil companies and support the independent truckers protest they were in washington dc today ask your local stations to broadcast the protest on tv i own a cstore i cant afford to buy diesel to sell independent truckers are getting hit pretty hard right now the problem is with wall street there is no shortage of oil bio fuel will not help because the big oil companies are already wanting to get it and that means it will not help prices and just for the record most big oil companies donate largest sums to democrats those hearings in congress last week were just for show nothing else oil reached record high right after the hearings

Rosepetal,
Just a suggestion, you may want to try punctuating your responses as I am having a hard time figuring out what you are trying to say. Just a suggestion....

This does not imply gasoline is cheap;ou think and it will also put things in perspective.
Think a gallon of gas is expensive?
Lipton ice tea 16 oz. 1.29.....9.52 per gallon
Gatorade 20 oz. 1.59 .....10.17 per gallon
Brake Fluid 12 oz.13.15...... 33.60 per gallon
Vick's Nyquil 6 oz. 8.35....... 178.13 per gallon
And the real kicker.......Evian water 9 oz 1.49...21.19 per gallon Water?????????(Evian spelled backwards is Naive)

Just a little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the pump.

Anyone filled up lately?

At what price does it reach the point of no return and we all stop going to work because it cost more to make the drive than it is worth?

BamaBob - 21 April 2008 04:21 PM

At what price does it reach the point of no return and we all stop going to work because it cost more to make the drive than it is worth?

That was my original question when I started this post. My original calculations, however, may have been off a little. I have been tracking my fuel consumption to and from various clients for a few weeks now and it seems as if though fuel costs are taking a bigger bite from my bottom line than what I had previously predicted. Anything above $4.25 a gallon and I will have to increase the rates that I charge my clients. Beyond that, things may get a little "crazy"....

We could be looking at $5.00 a gallon before the end of summer and that is going to HURT!!!!!!!

Maybe we need a national stay at home day or something. Maybe our employers should look at the possibility of some staff working from home a portion of the work week. Something needs to be done both short-term and long-term about this crisis.

I agree totally with you Bamabob. However, as I have stated previously, we are somewhat spoiled here in the U.S. Take a look at Europe...$9 per gallon (U.S.D.) over there. They would be HAPPY to pay $4 per gallon. They have learned to adapt and more than likely, we here will have to do so as well. My friend over there tells me that he and his wife only own ONE vehicle (Subaru) and that they rarely use it unless necessary. Instead, they either walk, bike, or use public transportation. I know that is not an option for some of us here, but it just goes to show that they have learned to do what is necessary to make it from day to day. I will be traveling to Europe in September, and I am looking foreward to talking with the locals over there to get feel for how the high prices have affected them and how they managed to transition. In my humble opinion, our country will mimic what has already happened to them over there and we will gradually wind up doing the same things that they do to live day to day. We take so much for granted here and we rarely realize how truly fortunate we really are. I don't like the high gas prices anymore than the next person and I complain about them just as much if not more... but we Americans are used to having what we want, when we want it, as much as we want...and now it is starting to cost more for that liberty. As long as people still have the B.I.C. (Because I Can) attitude, then things will simply remain as they are. If we all stayed at home for two weeks it wouldn't change anything because there are still literally millions of people out there that would continue their day to day and not give up a single thing...including filling up their tanks. Why? BECAUSE THEY CAN.

You can get gas for 14 cents a gallon in Venezuela, but I am not moving there!

Maybe city planning is one answer. Cities within cities where things are in reach for the people living there. Right now places like Mobile are not conducive to mass transit and many of us travel many miles round trip each day to get to our jobs. If the price keeps going up it might be a viable option to rent a place closer to work and come home on weekends. Beats me......

I wish there WAS an answer to this problem. Gas prices (and groceries) are hurting my family big time. I am fortunate that my husband drives a city issued car, but as a home health nurse, I put LOTS of miles on my car every day. My gas is not reimbursed, but I do count my mileage at the end of the year. I have thought about getting a smaller car, as I currently drive a Suburban, but it really wouldn't be feasible for several reasons. #1 We are a family of 6, and the only other thing that would work, is a van, which really doesn't get any better mileage than my truck. #2 Some of the roads I go down are literally pig trails, and no way would a Civic or Camry make it, without being torn up within a year. Not to mention, if I got an older one, I may be confused in some areas as going there for a different reason (per my police officer husband). Do not want to be confused with a crack 'ho! #3 After recently being rear ended by a semi carrying cars to another location, receiving minor damage to my truck and minor injuries to myself-it is now a "safety" thing in my mind. I think if I would have been in a small car, the results would not have been as good, possibly fatal.

Sure, I could change jobs, but truly I make as much or more doing this as I would in the hospital or any other setting. Not to mention, I set my own hours, take a day off when I want to, go to my kids school functions and take and pick them up from school. I am looking forward to my truck being paid off soon, and hopefully that will offset some of the expense of other things. It is a very scary time economically now.