xmas74
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Thu Jun-07-07 08:29 AM
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I've made that argument before too but I'm usually ignored or treated like the dumbest person on the face of the earth.
Unless you live in the middle of nowhere, built your own house only w/ materials found on the land right there (that includes the tools), grow and harvest all of your own food only from plants that grow naturally in that area, etc, you'll use gasoline somehow.
Oops-chances are you used gas of some sort just to get yourself stranded in the middle of nowhere. And I can guess they don't live in the middle of nowhere since they have the internet access to post here.
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| -How long could you survive if private gas sales ceased? |
taterguy |
Jun-06-07 01:26 PM |
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I don't even have a car, so pretty far, I suppose. |
Vash the Stampede |
Jun-06-07 01:27 PM |
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how would public transport get gas? |
onenote |
Jun-06-07 01:31 PM |
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Uhm, the electric rails don't use gas. |
Vash the Stampede |
Jun-06-07 01:33 PM |
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but public buses |
sabbat hunter |
Jun-06-07 01:46 PM |
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It'd be like Kenmore after a Sox game |
SallyMander |
Jun-06-07 01:32 PM |
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I'd be ok because I walk to work and we are near a grocery store |
WindRavenX |
Jun-06-07 01:28 PM |
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and how would the grocery store get re-stocked? |
onenote |
Jun-06-07 01:30 PM |
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lol didn't even think of that |
WindRavenX |
Jun-06-07 01:51 PM |
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By hang gliders, of course :-) |
firefox_fan |
Jun-06-07 02:00 PM |
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the grocery stores would get restocked because commercial vehicles could still buy gas |
fishwax |
Jun-06-07 02:14 PM |
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That'd be the killer. |
spoony |
Jun-07-07 08:32 AM |
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how are they supposed to get food to the grocery store if there |
wildhorses |
Jun-06-07 01:30 PM |
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commercial vehicles can still buy gas |
fishwax |
Jun-06-07 02:15 PM |
#49 |
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I'd be fine until I was fired |
demnan |
Jun-06-07 01:28 PM |
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What do gas sales have to do with your employment? |
taterguy |
Jun-06-07 01:29 PM |
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Tourism would affect everybody |
sandnsea |
Jun-06-07 01:50 PM |
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In my case, I have a 30 mile commute |
EstimatedProphet |
Jun-06-07 09:05 PM |
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According to Taterguy, anyone who can't |
libnnc |
Jun-06-07 11:17 PM |
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You've had similar conversations! |
xmas74 |
Jun-06-07 11:39 PM |
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Baahahahaha! |
Blue-Jay |
Jun-07-07 01:36 AM |
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The poster probably has to commute to work everyday. |
xmas74 |
Jun-06-07 11:38 PM |
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The semi trucks at the factory I work at burn diesel |
NickB79 |
Jun-07-07 02:46 AM |
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Well gasoline is an essential part of my diet, so I would die within 24 hours. |
BlooInBloo |
Jun-06-07 01:28 PM |
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no more than a day or two |
onenote |
Jun-06-07 01:29 PM |
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Ok, amend my little hypothetical to only ban retail sales to individuals |
taterguy |
Jun-06-07 01:30 PM |
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Go back to the 70's |
jdlh8894 |
Jun-06-07 01:33 PM |
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Oh god that's worse than no gas!!! please no bell bottoms or "leisure suits". nt |
Javaman |
Jun-06-07 03:14 PM |
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Or brown/yellow/orange plaid patterned shirts and ties. |
susanna |
Jun-06-07 09:35 PM |
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assuming that such a distinction could work |
onenote |
Jun-06-07 01:35 PM |
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Three mile bike ride to work, three blocks to the grocery store. |
Buzz Clik |
Jun-06-07 01:29 PM |
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7-mile bike ride to work, two blocks to the grocery. n/t |
susanna |
Jun-06-07 09:37 PM |
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We'd all go hungry in a week. |
porphyrian |
Jun-06-07 01:30 PM |
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People who live a rural lifestyle wouldn't. |
Maddy McCall |
Jun-06-07 01:35 PM |
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Oh, the urbanites would flee into rural areas and take your food during the next week. |
porphyrian |
Jun-06-07 02:08 PM |
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LOL |
undergroundpanther |
Jun-06-07 02:34 PM |
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Heh, yeah, more good points. |
porphyrian |
Jun-06-07 02:48 PM |
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Unfortunately, the SE is in the midst of a major drought right now, and those who are not watering |
nealmhughes |
Jun-06-07 03:07 PM |
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We need to change the way we farm in America. |
porphyrian |
Jun-07-07 09:24 AM |
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Well, now, I'd ask you to consider this... |
susanna |
Jun-06-07 09:46 PM |
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I think that's awesome, susanna. |
Maddy McCall |
Jun-06-07 10:44 PM |
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Glad to share it with you! |
susanna |
Jun-07-07 09:33 PM |
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We'd survive but we'd be stuck in one spot. |
xmas74 |
Jun-06-07 11:42 PM |
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Good point. |
Maddy McCall |
Jun-06-07 11:59 PM |
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I believe you are correct. |
xmas74 |
Jun-07-07 12:11 AM |
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I'ld walk to the hardware store |
trashcanistanista |
Jun-07-07 07:43 PM |
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Does this include losing power to my house? |
Maddy McCall |
Jun-06-07 01:31 PM |
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well I could bike |
Johonny |
Jun-06-07 01:31 PM |
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Until the grocery shelves got bare and I'd used the last of |
Warpy |
Jun-06-07 01:31 PM |
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Pandemonium |
liberal N proud |
Jun-06-07 01:32 PM |
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Based on your later ammendment |
SteelPenguin |
Jun-06-07 01:33 PM |
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Big Picture |
NeedleCast |
Jun-06-07 01:33 PM |
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Not only that, but the shortages would cause inflation that no one could take. |
Sapere aude |
Jun-06-07 01:42 PM |
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What about the deeper implications? |
fiziwig |
Jun-06-07 01:33 PM |
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I ride my bike all the time now |
watercolors |
Jun-06-07 01:33 PM |
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indefinitely |
Lance_Boyle |
Jun-06-07 01:35 PM |
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Good question... |
KansDem |
Jun-06-07 01:35 PM |
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I could bike without being killed by a car or gasping from the fumes! |
candice |
Jun-06-07 01:36 PM |
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It's not the "inconvenience" though. |
Norquist Nemesis |
Jun-06-07 01:37 PM |
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I could last a year |
Mojorabbit |
Jun-06-07 01:44 PM |
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How Long Could You Survive If Our Water Supply Ceased? |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Jun-06-07 01:45 PM |
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I could survive for a long time thank you very much |
taterguy |
Jun-06-07 03:04 PM |
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Depends on if these dowsing rods work...lol |
spoony |
Jun-07-07 08:34 AM |
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there would be |
Marblehead |
Jun-06-07 01:48 PM |
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My clients would be destroyed |
sandnsea |
Jun-06-07 01:48 PM |
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Oh, about six months, provided that commercial vehicles had enough. |
Gormy Cuss |
Jun-06-07 01:49 PM |
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Long enough to buy a bicycle |
lapislzi |
Jun-06-07 01:50 PM |
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No problem, I'd start a local delivery business |
Deb |
Jun-06-07 01:51 PM |
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It's not cheating if you become a bike courier |
taterguy |
Jun-06-07 02:48 PM |
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The country would come to a complete |
SheilaT |
Jun-06-07 01:55 PM |
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That depends. If I didn't change any of my habits, I could go about 30 days without |
sinkingfeeling |
Jun-06-07 01:57 PM |
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Forever |
jdlh8894 |
Jun-06-07 01:59 PM |
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You're never going to die? what's your secret? nt |
Javaman |
Jun-06-07 03:29 PM |
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It wouldn't take long before....coal fired steam vechicles |
LeftHander |
Jun-06-07 02:01 PM |
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It's a fun but shallow question |
Tactical Progressive |
Jun-06-07 02:02 PM |
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100% correct |
Locrian |
Jun-07-07 10:52 AM |
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My bike gets nearly 1000 miles per gallon ... of ass lard. |
chaska |
Jun-06-07 02:12 PM |
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Lots o' peddlin' |
BadgerKid |
Jun-06-07 02:29 PM |
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Hmm, well, I guess I was pretty close to accurate if we're talking about... |
chaska |
Jun-06-07 03:09 PM |
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i'd be ok |
shanti |
Jun-06-07 02:23 PM |
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I'd be fine |
undergroundpanther |
Jun-06-07 02:25 PM |
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Oh fucking fantastic, yet another "I don't use any gas, ever" thread |
ComerPerro |
Jun-06-07 02:29 PM |
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I use gas |
undergroundpanther |
Jun-06-07 02:40 PM |
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I'm guessing your answer would be "Not very long" |
taterguy |
Jun-06-07 04:42 PM |
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Depends |
undergroundpanther |
Jun-06-07 09:26 PM |
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You're tired of them too? |
xmas74 |
Jun-06-07 11:50 PM |
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Seems like someone always shows up boasting about how they don't have a car and therefore use no gas |
ComerPerro |
Jun-07-07 01:11 AM |
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Thank you. |
xmas74 |
Jun-07-07 08:29 AM |
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It would immediately be a major invconvenience, but I would survive |
TommyO |
Jun-06-07 02:55 PM |
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My entire community would essentially shut down |
yardwork |
Jun-06-07 03:11 PM |
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Are you insane? No one has ever walked five miles and lived to tell the tale |
taterguy |
Jun-06-07 03:50 PM |
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LOL! I see that you live in my neck of the woods. |
yardwork |
Jun-06-07 08:54 PM |
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LOL I walk five miles easy |
undergroundpanther |
Jun-06-07 09:31 PM |
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So do I - I regularly walk five miles or more at a time |
yardwork |
Jun-07-07 09:54 AM |
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I would die immediately upon hearing there was no gas...nt |
Javaman |
Jun-06-07 03:11 PM |
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Good question |
MistressOverdone |
Jun-06-07 03:13 PM |
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I work at home. We can walk to the supermarket. |
rucky |
Jun-06-07 03:54 PM |
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I love Lehmans! |
Lorien |
Jun-06-07 09:07 PM |
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A long time. I work at home and live downtown. |
Lorien |
Jun-06-07 09:03 PM |
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I could go on for a loooooooooooong time, but wouldn't because I would have to give away all my food |
lonestarnot |
Jun-06-07 09:06 PM |
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How many pats on the back do you need on this subject? |
libnnc |
Jun-06-07 10:53 PM |
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My life takes place within 3 square miles more or less |
The Inquisitive |
Jun-06-07 11:53 PM |
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well right now it wouldn't be so bad work wise |
recoveringrepublican |
Jun-06-07 11:56 PM |
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I'm biking and taking public trans |
sakabatou |
Jun-07-07 12:28 AM |
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I would bike if others weren't driving |
Jed Dilligan |
Jun-07-07 12:55 AM |
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I'd be fine. I'd have to bike a couple extra days each week to work, and I'd be |
Marr |
Jun-07-07 01:14 AM |
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I would ride my bike. |
Blue-Jay |
Jun-07-07 01:48 AM |
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dingdingding! |
xmas74 |
Jun-07-07 08:30 AM |
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Indefinitely. |
MrSlayer |
Jun-07-07 03:17 AM |
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What is your point? |
Raskolnik |
Jun-07-07 09:17 AM |
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The point was just to get people thinking about and discussing transportation options |
taterguy |
Jun-07-07 09:34 AM |
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Let's cut to the chase then. |
Raskolnik |
Jun-07-07 09:42 AM |
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I honestly don't think it's that simple |
taterguy |
Jun-07-07 10:55 AM |
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Of course you're subsidized by people using gasoline. |
Raskolnik |
Jun-07-07 11:33 AM |
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Thanks for the clarification |
taterguy |
Jun-07-07 06:07 PM |
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My husband and I could continue to work and we live close enough |
bleedingheart |
Jun-07-07 09:30 AM |
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I'd telecommute more, and I'd bike three miles to a bus... |
bunkerbuster1 |
Jun-07-07 09:35 AM |
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"survive"? i could survive indefinitely |
maxsolomon |
Jun-07-07 11:35 AM |
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Since I'd lose my job pretty quickly |
tammywammy |
Jun-07-07 06:16 PM |
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Forever...I hope it happens for real...........nt |
Nimrod2005 |
Jun-07-07 06:17 PM |
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What do you think would happen? n/t |
Raskolnik |
Jun-07-07 06:57 PM |
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I'd go nuts! |
danagsk8 |
Jun-07-07 06:18 PM |
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No problem. My truck burns diesel, not gas................. |
oldhippie |
Jun-07-07 06:35 PM |
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We have emergency stock of oil in this country. I would assume |
glowing |
Jun-07-07 06:41 PM |
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