jbcritch
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Chattanooga, TN
They found clean car was better unless the dirt was in a perfectly uniform golf ball shape.
...good call. That's right! Now how to get dirty like a golf ball...
They found clean car was better unless the dirt was in a perfectly uniform golf ball shape.
Is it the swiss that use human waste and recycle it to produce useful energy for powering peoples homes, etc?
Just remember that gas prices in Europe are a lot higher everyone, it could be worse.
High taxes is what drives the high cost in your country.
Let's not forget that a big chunk of our $/gal price goes to TAXES!
NY is one of the highest in the nation at $.32+ a gallon (close race with Wisconsin)
They keep raising them for "roadway improvements" but nothing seems to get better. Money just goes into the general fund, then there's not enough left to keep the roads in good shape. Just like the toll boths installed on the NY Thruway that were only supposed to be there 5-10 years until it was paid for. 40 years later......
Taxes are like Heroin for politicians - once a tax gets started, it just can't stop. It can go up, but seldom down.
We need to get our collective "heads out of the sand" as a country and have a real energy policy. We won't drill because we're worried about environmental impact, but we're willing to have our oil supply held hostage by some third world dictatorship? We have oil reserves. More than enough for 50-100 years. We need to get busy getting it out of the ground. We won't drill off the coast of Florida - but guess what....China will!:mad0259:
What was the question?..........Oh yeah, boy those gas prices are going up!
Steve
ahhhh....voice of reason. Too many times I am reminded that I must be in the minority when viewed within the VW community.
I'm surprised to see many comments regarding the high price of oil and that they think we should pay more per gallon. Huh!?!? Please explain that one to me! If you want to pay more, feel free to leave the change next time your at the pump paying for your tank of fuel...
Most of the people who make that claim have a very short commute and seem to forget that high gas prices will inflate the price on just about every product out there...being a regional manager of a very large service organization with about 250 technicians (who have company vehicles), I can tell you the extra $$$ is passed directly to our customer who in turn passes it on to you. Just about every company does this...
Bottom line - oil is our life blood of this country. Until we have a true replacement to fossil fuels, we need to keep our energy costs in line - increasing the price on oil is not the best way to reduce consumption - provide a better replacement then you will see a reduction in use. Why force people to use a less than desirable replacement by driving up the cost of the better product/tool that will keep this country moving in right direction...especially with our economy in its current state....
ya... but they don't commute for 25-30 miles a day. If they do, they take their frickin trains.
We aren't set up for this... it actually impacts our spending.
Not in Europe but I do commute like that. 35 miles EACH way so approximately 70 miles each day.
This means a tank and a half a week. Total impact of $5 gas would be about an extra $2k a year in fuel costs on top of my current costs. Guess what? I still think that fuel is too cheap.