Hey big oil...

May 29, 2008 20:34

FUCK YOU.

For the $4.16 a gallon you charged me today.

Amazing that I can get milk cheaper.

I want a hybrid.

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germboy May 30 2008, 04:49:00 UTC
Yeah. It's fucking nuts.

I have to drive 50 miles or more a day, and our reimbursement doesn't even come close to covering it. It's disgusting. I pity people with SUVs.

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bluelightphase May 31 2008, 07:55:38 UTC
Ouch... I drive about 27 each day, with a little extra on Saturday to do laundry, and Sunday to run errands. I havent gone anywhere in forever. My camera is mad at me that I havent taken it to the mountains recently.

Yeah, my boss was going to get a big SUV, but, being smart enough to realize that even if gas drops, he plans to have his next vehicle for a good many years, when gas could go even higher, so, he's doing a hybrid SUV. (he'd actually utilize it's space with the family and such). The gas mileage on them isnt too bad. Beats my car!

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roboknob May 30 2008, 22:51:10 UTC
Electric car! Dont get a hybrid!

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bluelightphase May 31 2008, 07:53:28 UTC
If only it were practical enough for me financially to do so.

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socialistguy May 31 2008, 22:02:34 UTC
OMG I never thought of that. Is organic milk now cheaper than gas?!

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bluelightphase June 1 2008, 01:52:23 UTC
No, regular milk is cheaper than gas. It's not far behind though, saw regular gas today for $4.26 a gallon, and I can get organic milk at Fred Meyer for $5.

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socialistguy June 1 2008, 18:39:58 UTC
Heh, at the rate it's going now, it'll get there.

Milk will adjust over time as well though. Did you see that Dow Chemical has raised the price of many of their petro products 20%?

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/28/business/dow.php

What's so stupid is that we have to wait until January to get anything really meaningful done. There isn't a lot of time to adapt as it is and our slow 18th century political system isn't helping.

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bluelightphase June 1 2008, 18:46:40 UTC
Yeah, I wouldnt doubt it. Now I just need a milk to gasoline converter. =D

Oii... That is not unexpected. I've watched food prices go higher and higher.... and so it begins...

Well, and dont forget the current people at the top dont WANT change. They have no incentive to. THey'll be out of office in a few months, arnt going to be reelected, so they might as ride out the top and make friends in key oil industries so that they can be set long after they are out of office.

In the meantime, the common person suffers.

We met a year ago yesterday...

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