RANT/RAVE: Gas Prices

[Cronos]

$1.99 as of yesterday in Lawrence KS. Not that it matters since I don't have a car.

Seriously: I leave my car back in St. Louis so of course now Gas prices plummet. When last I bought a tank of gas, it was $3.80 a gallon, now it's freaking $1.70 or whatever. Makes me angry.

[Jocephus]

$1.99 as of yesterday in Lawrence KS. Not that it matters since I don't have a car.

Seriously: I leave my car back in St. Louis so of course now Gas prices plummet. When last I bought a tank of gas, it was $3.80 a gallon, now it's freaking $1.70 or whatever. Makes me angry.

do you find yerself "needin" a car in chi-town?

id love to not have a car (if i was in a big city, that is)...or at least, one that i didn't have to use that often

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Rave: Low gas prices just in time for a 2 car roadtrip next weekend

Rant: I think gas prices in this comfort zone will slow necessary development of alternative energy/hybrid vehicles.

[GatewaySnayke]

Shut up, hippie.

The REAL reason gas prices are down is because of the unbridled patriotism the Gang of 10 showed this summer when they refused to back down until we lifted the moratorium on offshore drilling. And I don't think we have yet, have we?

[Cronos]

$1.99 as of yesterday in Lawrence KS. Not that it matters since I don't have a car.

Seriously: I leave my car back in St. Louis so of course now Gas prices plummet. When last I bought a tank of gas, it was $3.80 a gallon, now it's freaking $1.70 or whatever. Makes me angry.

do you find yerself "needin" a car in chi-town?

id love to not have a car (if i was in a big city, that is)...or at least, one that i didn't have to use that often

I don't this year, but I probably will next year when supervised clinical stuff starts up. In order to be the most competitive for good spots it helps to have a car so you can go out into the suburbs if necessary. All the spots close to public transportation will be filled up by those with the deity-like Curriculum Vitas.

By then, I'm sure, it'll be $4.00 a gal again.

[clement]

Rave: Low gas prices just in time for a 2 car roadtrip next weekend

Rant: I think gas prices in this comfort zone will slow necessary development of alternative energy/hybrid vehicles.

Not only that, but the primary reasons they've dropped so far is because of the economic mess we're in. We're raving about exchanging 40% in our 401-K's and 50% of our home values and hundreds of thousands of jobs for $2 a gallon of gas.

[TabascoElvis]

Rave: Low gas prices just in time for a 2 car roadtrip next weekend

Rant: I think gas prices in this comfort zone will slow necessary development of alternative energy/hybrid vehicles.

Not only that, but the primary reasons they've dropped so far is because of the economic mess we're in. We're raving about exchanging 40% in our 401-K's and 50% of our home values and hundreds of thousands of jobs for $2 a gallon of gas.

Good point