"Gas Prices Are Killing Me." sign in eastern Lancaster County, PA

[seafan]

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A hearse passes by a skeleton and a sign reading "GAS PRICES ARE KILLING ME" at the property of Wayne Quick in eastern Lancaster County, Pa. Crude oil prices rose above $73 a barrel Monday on supply concerns after Iran defied a U.N. Security Council deadline to stop enriching uranium.
(AP/Lancaster New Era, Richard Hertzler)

May 2, 2006

[Redstone]

1. Bitch, bitch, bitch. How about driving less?

Redstone

[Kingshakabobo]

2. Some people don't have that choice. n/t

[Redstone]

3. 5% is all it takes. If you drive 200 miles a week, cut ten miles. Anyone

can do that. And if everyone cuts their driving by five crummy percent, prices will go down.

Just five percent. Five miles for every hundred.

Redstone

[Gold Metal Flake]

4. I slowed down.

In the 1990 Colony Park, I just set the cruise control to 60 when the freeways are open and kept to the right. Takes a little longer, saves gas. I was still getting to work and back home at the same times.

Right now, I actually have one of my VW diesels running, so I'm driving that but I really did notice an increase in mileage whe slowing from 70-75 to 60. It was looking like from 17/18 to 20/22. Every little bit less helps.

[Redstone]

5. You only get 22 MPG with a DIESEL?

Or were you referring to the bigger car?

Redstone

[Gold Metal Flake]

7. Hard to follow my post?

Try looking at it from my side, I have to LIVE with this brain!
:o

The mileage estimate is for te Colony Park, the mercury version of the Ford Crown Victoria station wagon. A 1990 with a 5.0l V8 and EFI. Slowing down had a big effect on mileage. It's a large car with a big profile.

I also own two VW Rabbit pickups with diesels. They get better mileage, when they are running. They have a lot of miles on them. The one I am driving now I rigged up with a straight veg oil system.

http://www.freewebs.com/vegtruck/index.html

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. "Anyone can do that."

Not if you live in Wyoming.

[Warner2008]

8. Maybe you shouldn't live in Wyoming.

Sorry, but it's true.

[Warner2008]

9. Thank you!

Thank you, Redstone. When I posted similar thoughts recently I was roundly slammed as being insensitive and narrow-minded. I agree with you -- I'm glad gas prices are up, and I'm glad people are thinking twice before they hop in their cars to drive to the store for a freakin' gallon of milk.

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. PA.???? GOOD! Maybe Rick INSANETORUM will be booted

out on his ass in November! :thumbsup: