QUOTE(Mercy! @ Oct 28, 2005 -> 09:20 AM)
Every time this subject comes up, I feel the necessity to state the obvious.
Get Rid of Your Cars! Walk. Ride Bicycles. Take public transportation. Put your feet where your mouths presently are. We all make choices in our lives. YOU have chosen to live a life that requires you to own vehicles which run on petroleum products.
What has anyone here done besides complain about gasoline prices? What concrete steps have you taken?
My job requires internal combustion. No way around it. I try and be fuel efficient.
But even if you stop driving, your food, everything you buy at a store, your electricity, your natural gas, all are affected by oil prices. Businesses need to drive to thrive. When transportation costs rise, you will see it when you check out at the local megaMart. And if you are shopping at small mom and pop stores in the neighborhood, you are paying it in higher retail prices because the megaMarts get much better wholesale prices.