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A neighbor was telling me that the bug spray truck won't be coming through our neighborhood this summer because of the price of gas and they can't get the proper chemicals to make their poison. This summer will be a bummer.
We've had more rain than usual. We might have a food shortage but the mosquitos won't.
People cannot change their commute or their daily driving needs. There won't be any discretionary money left to spend elsewhere if people are living paycheck to paycheck and most is going to the local gas station.
That's pretty much the main story when I see Los Angeles area residents interviewed by the local news outlets. They hate the gas prices but driving their cars in daily life is a necessity, and they're forced to cut back spending elsewhere. Groceries have been mentioned a number of times, along with other purchases for their families.
Public transportation is not a good alternative in cities like Los Angeles, while it may be in some others. Besides not being attractively scheduled, it's not very safe. Often described by locals as a mental facility on wheels.
It doesn't seem to me that most people seem to particularly care about very high gas prices in this country. People have to pay whatever price they charge and they seem to accept it. You would think people would be protesting $5 national average but everyone is quiet. I don't even think this is going to hurt Democrats in November
I think we'll see how much people care come election time.
I understand what the OP is saying. My guess is that you'll start to really notice a change in driving habits and in general less traffic during typical non-commuting days/hours when the national average hits around $5.50/gallon. The average college student or 20-something year old that works at Chili's isn't going to keep driving to work just to keep his gas tank half-full.
The lines at the COSTCO stations where I live are 20-30 deep with cars waiting to fill up all to save a few bucks. They will burn more than that getting to the COSTCO since they are usually in the outskirts miles from town where land is cheaper.
It doesn't seem to me that most people seem to particularly care about very high gas prices in this country. People have to pay whatever price they charge and they seem to accept it. You would think people would be protesting $5 national average but everyone is quiet. I don't even think this is going to hurt Democrats in November
I've got some beachfront property to show you in Phoenix.
The lines at the COSTCO stations where I live are 20-30 deep with cars waiting to fill up all to save a few bucks. They will burn more than that getting to the COSTCO since they are usually in the outskirts miles from town where land is cheaper.
You talking 20-30 cars per pump row or in total waiting across all the pump rows?
I've seen it 4-5 deep per pump x 6 pumps at ours so that's like a 10 minute wait.
It doesn't seem to me that most people seem to particularly care about very high gas prices in this country. People have to pay whatever price they charge and they seem to accept it. You would think people would be protesting $5 national average but everyone is quiet. I don't even think this is going to hurt Democrats in November
Obviously most people with a few active brain cells realize that gas prices increase every product they buy on a daily basis and have few choices, one of which would be to physically go and protest while the more productive action would be to vote in November to replace the Clowns who support Binder's warped agenda that is destroying this country
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