Comments on: $2.00+

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 12 May 2004 03:08:42 +0000

i just moved and made the smart choice of moving down town..

yes.. gas prices are more expensive in downtown Atlanta.. however.. now that i’m .82 miles from the job.. truth be told.. if i only went to work and back.. and worked out my grocery runs in between.. that’s 2 miles a day.. heh.. x30 for a month.. that’s still only 60 miles.. i get around 30 miles per gallon on my little del sol.. so.. um.. that’s like.. what.. 5 months before i have to fill up again? it’s been 3 weeks since i’ve moved.. i filled her up when i moved.. and i’m still well above the 3/4 tank mark ;) gotta love city living..

plus.. once i get my finances straight.. i’m getting a bike.. then heheh.. well i might not have to get gas for the sol til x-mas ;) (keep in mind.. this is if i were a COMPLETE shut in…. i’m not far off.. but i still get out every now and then)

By: Kristina

Kristina — Tue, 11 May 2004 23:49:41 +0000

I’m sorry…I couldn’t get past the word fuggin…
I think that is the funniest word I ever heard…and that means that I have no life, right? :) I’m gonna say it all the time now… :)

I understand. I almost had a heart attack when it took $27.00 to fill up my tank. Seriously, you should try MARTA.

By: Phillip Kerman

Phillip Kerman — Sat, 08 May 2004 07:14:56 +0000

Riding a bike actually saves time. This assumes you invest a reasonable amount of time each day exercising.

What I don’t get is why people freak out about fuel efficiency only when the price of gas goes up.

One last thing–if you do ride your bike just once for a trip you would otherwise take a car… or you take the bus to work–just once–you will be making a pretty major contribution to efficiency.

By: mattma

mattma — Sat, 08 May 2004 05:43:21 +0000

I’m all for alternatives in the form of better fuel cells, but I also think that if someone wants to drive a 69 GTO that gets 8 miles to the gallon, more power to them. Personally, I don’t want to spend that much money on gas. Something else I was thinking about is the West’s reliance on foreign oil is probably the only thing keeping the Arab states relatively peaceful with the West. Just imagine if we stopped the flow of money overseas for oil. If the West plans to move away from oil, better be prepared to either pay off the rogue nations or beef up defense even more. Just my $.02.

By: Derek Vadneau

Derek Vadneau — Fri, 07 May 2004 20:22:43 +0000

While I agree with driving more fuel effecient cars, smaller, less powerful cars/trucks are not always on option in Canada – or anywhere it snows half the year. I’d like to drive one of those mini cars, just not during winter.

I don’t drive a big car, and I think driving an SUV or truck in a large city is completely rediculous. However, people in the little town my dad lives in are happy to have trucks, especially the people the truck owners pull out of ditches!