I'm not feeling so gassy these days
. . and I'm not sure it's a good thing
Monday, May 5, 2008 by ZubaZ | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Holy cow! I'm planning where I go and how I get there more and more.
Oil hit $120US today and I'm feeling it at my house. Thank goodness I work out of the house and the wife works close by. The summer trip looks right out though. (
Check out the Gas Temperature Map for the US. I'm in a green zone . .but it still hurts.
Oil hit $120US today and I'm feeling it at my house. Thank goodness I work out of the house and the wife works close by. The summer trip looks right out though. (
Check out the Gas Temperature Map for the US. I'm in a green zone . .but it still hurts.
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vStyler
Reply #2 Monday, May 5, 2008 2:26 PM
Reply #2 Monday, May 5, 2008 2:26 PM
Bet the Hummer, Navigtor, Yukon crowd feels persecuted right about now. On the bright side they have something to spend all that excess cash on and learned a good lesson. 
Piss on the oil companies, I'm still goin on vacation.
Piss on the oil companies, I'm still goin on vacation.
wulfn1
Reply #3 Monday, May 5, 2008 2:27 PM
Reply #3 Monday, May 5, 2008 2:27 PM
wierd this thread isn't showing up in the recent list.. but it shows up on the "recent forum activity" sidebar ,... at least on my computer....
wonder if I need a reboot?
wonder if I need a reboot?
ZubaZ
Reply #4 Monday, May 5, 2008 2:48 PM
Reply #4 Monday, May 5, 2008 2:48 PM
Piss on the oil companies, I'm still goin on vacation.
I know you John. Your sense of a vacation is leaving the house, isn't it? 
ALMonty
Reply #5 Monday, May 5, 2008 2:52 PM
Reply #5 Monday, May 5, 2008 2:52 PM
Some how I knew this was a Zubaz thread.
If you can afford a vehicle like this you can afford gas prices.
This weekend I spent $78 to fill up my truck and car at $3.45 a gallon. I don't think that's too bad.
Bet the Hummer, Navigtor, Yukon crowd feels persecuted right about now
If you can afford a vehicle like this you can afford gas prices.
This weekend I spent $78 to fill up my truck and car at $3.45 a gallon. I don't think that's too bad.
vStyler
Reply #6 Monday, May 5, 2008 2:53 PM
Yes
Actually, condo on the beach in Tampa - St Pete, Busch Gardens, perhaps a 'faux' Safari and plenty of Pool\Umbrella drink relaxation time.
June 13 here I come!
Reply #6 Monday, May 5, 2008 2:53 PM
Your sense of a vacation is leaving the house, isn't it?
Yes
Actually, condo on the beach in Tampa - St Pete, Busch Gardens, perhaps a 'faux' Safari and plenty of Pool\Umbrella drink relaxation time.
June 13 here I come!
LightStar
Reply #7 Monday, May 5, 2008 3:48 PM
Reply #7 Monday, May 5, 2008 3:48 PM
Vacation! Gee, I wish I could go on vacation! 
Actually, John knows I just got back from two weeks in Hawaii, Aloha all!
Oh, and my Jaguar gets 20-25 MPG!
Actually, John knows I just got back from two weeks in Hawaii, Aloha all!
Oh, and my Jaguar gets 20-25 MPG!
angus1949
Reply #9 Monday, May 5, 2008 4:06 PM
I live near the coast in the Tampa Bay area. Nice for vacations...sucks to live here though. Gas has been up to $3.75 and food is up 40% just this year.
And now Bush is talking about sending $770M in food aid OUT of the country, and I thought everyone quit droppig acid in the 60's.
Reply #9 Monday, May 5, 2008 4:06 PM
Actually, condo on the beach in Tampa - St Pete, Busch Gardens, perhaps a 'faux' Safari and plenty of Pool\Umbrella drink relaxation time.
June 13 here I come!
Hav a great time vStyler! June 13 here I come!
I live near the coast in the Tampa Bay area. Nice for vacations...sucks to live here though. Gas has been up to $3.75 and food is up 40% just this year.
And now Bush is talking about sending $770M in food aid OUT of the country, and I thought everyone quit droppig acid in the 60's.
Hog56
Reply #11 Monday, May 5, 2008 4:23 PM
Reply #11 Monday, May 5, 2008 4:23 PM
You lot wanna try livin in the UK, At a rough estamate I'm payin $10.90 a gallon (5 litres). So whats a vacation??????
ZubaZ
Reply #12 Monday, May 5, 2008 4:39 PM
Reply #12 Monday, May 5, 2008 4:39 PM
How much driving you doing though Hog? My impression (and short work visit in Budapest and Paris) indicated less of a need to drive a personal vehicle.
Here in Texas, mass transit (trains, buses) isn't really part of the culture so even if you wanted to reduce your driving it's difficult. Also, the communities around Houston aren't designed around walking to the market or pub or what have you. It's drive or do without. (
Hopefully, as gas prices increase and become more painful the attitude will shift.
Here in Texas, mass transit (trains, buses) isn't really part of the culture so even if you wanted to reduce your driving it's difficult. Also, the communities around Houston aren't designed around walking to the market or pub or what have you. It's drive or do without. (
Hopefully, as gas prices increase and become more painful the attitude will shift.
vStyler
Reply #13 Monday, May 5, 2008 4:55 PM
Reply #13 Monday, May 5, 2008 4:55 PM
I lived in UK my first 18 years, gas has always been twice as expensive there due mainly to smaller vehicle size and shorter driving distances, i biked or modeped everywhere.
vStyler
Reply #14 Monday, May 5, 2008 4:58 PM
Reply #14 Monday, May 5, 2008 4:58 PM
@ angus, I'm in Middleburg just south of Jax so its only about a 3-4 hour drive, why leave the state when your already in a vacation destination eh.. ...and your Dad is paying for the entire week
...and your Dad is paying for the entire week
Hog56
Reply #15 Monday, May 5, 2008 5:10 PM
Reply #15 Monday, May 5, 2008 5:10 PM
Zubaz I live in a little village about 8 mile from the nearst town and public transport sucks, so without a vehicle you don't go anywhere,don't go to work, don't go shopping etc etc, so you see i have to have a car to do just about anything. On average i spend about £30 a week on petrol (Gas) and thats keeping my driving to the minimum.
CarGuy1
Reply #16 Monday, May 5, 2008 5:54 PM
Reply #16 Monday, May 5, 2008 5:54 PM
I am one lucky SOB when it comes to gasoline.
I drive over 70 miles a day and I normally trade my car in for a new one when it runs low on gas.
It's nice to work for a car rental company.
I drive over 70 miles a day and I normally trade my car in for a new one when it runs low on gas.
It's nice to work for a car rental company.
eieio
Reply #17 Monday, May 5, 2008 10:04 PM
Reply #17 Monday, May 5, 2008 10:04 PM
I drive a company car so that gas is paid for but the fuel bill on my personal vehicle (it's a pickup, I live in Texas; everyone drives a pickup in Texas) is close to $100 a month
ZubaZ
Reply #18 Monday, May 5, 2008 10:09 PM
Reply #18 Monday, May 5, 2008 10:09 PM
<--- Kingwood, just north of Houston.
No pick-up . . but I'm an import.
No pick-up . . but I'm an import.
eieio
Reply #19 Monday, May 5, 2008 10:26 PM
Rose Capitol (That's Tyler to non-Texans)
Reply #19 Monday, May 5, 2008 10:26 PM
<--- Kingwood, just north of Houston.
Rose Capitol (That's Tyler to non-Texans)
eieio
Reply #20 Monday, May 5, 2008 10:33 PM
Reply #20 Monday, May 5, 2008 10:33 PM
From the title of this post and considering it was posted by Zubaz, I was expecting .. no I was afraid of finding something ... a bit different.
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Reply #1 Monday, May 5, 2008 2:22 PM
I am paying higher food prices too, to cut back on gas consumtion, which is frustrating, but again it's more cost efficient to pay up to twenty dollars more for a grocery trip than it is to pay almost fifty dollars for the gas I would need for round trips to different markets for "bargains".
I haven't convinced my husband yet of the advantages of owning a horse and buggy, but it's getting close. Though I imagine the price of horses and buggies will rise dramatically if they don't do something about the petroleum issue.