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Survey finds average price of regular unleaded gasoline rose to $2.87 per gallon over last two weeks, even higher prices seen ahead of summer driving season.
April 22 2007: 4:26 PM EDT
(CNN) -- Gas prices rose more than eight cents in the past two weeks to a national average of $2.87 per gallon of self-serve regular -- and are expected to further rise -- according to a national survey released on Sunday.
That marks a rise of 69 cents at the pump since late January, Trilby Lundberg, publisher of "Lundberg Survey," said. The "Lundberg Survey" tallies gas prices every two to three weeks at about 5,000 gas stations.
Well, no extra trips for me! Wonder if people will finally quit buying all those huge trucks, LOL? Guess it has to hit $5 a gallon before that happens...
Well, no extra trips for me! Wonder if people will finally quit buying all those huge trucks, LOL? Guess it has to hit $5 a gallon before that happens...
AND-----It's just a matter of TIME, before it does hit $5 a gallon or MORE. The days of "Cheap" gas is most likely over. So many people, however, still in denial in regards to this. Not Me!! Our wasteful ways as a nation in general, will at some point come "Full Circle" and give us a bite in the rear, we won't soon forget!! Just a matter of time.
Actually a lot of people would save themselves a lot of $$ if they would just keep their foot light on that pedal. Most people here in IL go as fast as they can legally get away with. Don't they notice that if they would go the speed limit (or ONLY 5 miles above!) they cut fuel consumption? folks just don't care... they would rather complain about the price of gas.
Actually a lot of people would save themselves a lot of $$ if they would just keep their foot light on that pedal. Most people here in IL go as fast as they can legally get away with. Don't they notice that if they would go the speed limit (or ONLY 5 miles above!) they cut fuel consumption? folks just don't care... they would rather complain about the price of gas.
I think because for most vehicles you cannot see the actual, current MPG you're getting, it would be impossible to convince the majority of drivers that this is a real concept.
When I had a truck with a digital readout of current MPG, I could see immediate feedback: "65 mph highway=22mpg vs 80 mph highway=17mpg".
Light vs heavy foot with my truck resulted in significant fuel cost savings but the reality was that once I started using a fuel efficient car instead, I more than halved the cost of fuel even with a heavy foot.
Alot of people would save alot of fuel, if they would face up to the fact, the world has changed and is in serious trouble, We cannot just drive around and around all day long and expect it to be ok. If the price of gas is not severely hurting many, the sitting in the ridiculous traffic, miles of bumper to bumper traffic, why hasn't the light bulb gone on in peoples head to make their life better and find their own personal solutions, The gov't isn't going to do it for you. Many are going to have to get their act together and move closer to jobs, or get one that is closer to their homes, They are going to have to learn to walk, or live where they can walk. This is not just a sudden raise in gas prices over and over, something is wrong here, and it would just take one small episode of the 1970's gas shortages to cripple us this time around. It was not fun back then trying to get gas in mile long lines, or no gas stations opened on sundays, and then the rationing of single odd days to buy gas. If this went on today, there obviously would be shootings left and right at stations by people desperate for gas, I don't want to live thru that, and neither should anyone else.
Sounds great to me, the bicycles... that would make things a LOT quieter around here, LOL....
Seriously, I only need about one tank a month and sometimes less than that, so I am lucky.
Alot of people would save alot of fuel, if they would face up to the fact, the world has changed and is in serious trouble, We cannot just drive around and around all day long and expect it to be ok. If the price of gas is not severely hurting many, the sitting in the ridiculous traffic, miles of bumper to bumper traffic, why hasn't the light bulb gone on in peoples head to make their life better and find their own personal solutions, The gov't isn't going to do it for you. Many are going to have to get their act together and move closer to jobs, or get one that is closer to their homes, They are going to have to learn to walk, or live where they can walk. This is not just a sudden raise in gas prices over and over, something is wrong here, and it would just take one small episode of the 1970's gas shortages to cripple us this time around. It was not fun back then trying to get gas in mile long lines, or no gas stations opened on sundays, and then the rationing of single odd days to buy gas. If this went on today, there obviously would be shootings left and right at stations by people desperate for gas, I don't want to live thru that, and neither should anyone else.
AND yet so many people keep buying poor mileage SUVs and trucks. It is sad, but so many folks still Don't "Get It". These people I speak of seem to have the skewed belief that for whatever reason-we have an inherient 'Right"--to cheap gas. We don't, and in reality the oil companies can make whatever profits they desire. When gas does hit $5 bucks a gallon, maybe all of us will see the benefits of driving high mileage vehicles, utilizing public transit more, and changing our wasteful ways.
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