Monday, June 30, 2008

Gas Pains...

"Oil rises as gas prices hit all-time high: The national average price for a gallon of gas rises to $4.086, with 33 states paying more than $4 a gallon. "

Before you know it they will have loan applications at the gas pumps .

I don't know where you live but here in Connecticut, the gas prices are fucking outrageous! I had to fill my tank up yesterday because it was empty, duh, and I nearly shit my pants when I saw the price meter keep going up and up and up... I ended up putting in over $70.00 fucking dollars. I was so pissed. When in the hell is this going to stop? There is no good reason why these assholes keep gouging the public. Then you have the God damn Republicans who don't want to do anything about it. Makes me totally sick.

I have now decided that I am going to buy a scooter and have been looking through the Internet feverishly. I actually saw one that was modestly priced and a Honda for that matter...
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Metro said...

My home province added a 2.4¢ carbon tax to fuel yesterday.

The actual price at my local station went up about four cents.

We're now paying $1.40 or so per litre. Which is roughly $5.30 per gallon US. The irony is that we're not hostage to OPEC: we produce most of our oil domestically!

On my blog I mentioned that fuel prices here are expected to rise to $2.25 per litre by 2012. A comment from England asked how much that was in pounds. It's about 1.80, I believe.

My interlocutor stated that he was paying 2.25L.

But it's starting to work, finally. People buying scooters, hybrids, and electrics will eventually help us get off the whole oil train.

My guess is that the "free market approach" Republicans will be the first ones calling for fuel price controls when their buddies in the oil business start worrying about where all the consumers are going.

You'll love a scooter. Check prices for a used Ruckus. They sell for under a grand here, although that's climbing.

July 2, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Pugs said...

I actually saw a few on the Metro's from Honda up in Ogunquit, ME this past weekend. they looked pretty cool in person...

July 8, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Metro said...

I ride a 1973 Yamaha U7e--I'm a bit concerned that as a 2-stroke it's as dirty as my car. But on the other hand it burns dribbles of gas, so how bad can it be?

It's missing two turns signals, tops out at about 40 mph, and has a rubber-mounted tractor spotlight for a headlight.

I call it the Twenty-First Century Sex Machine--a line I stole from Sigue Sigue Sputnik.

July 8, 2008 at 4:16 PM

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