Re: Soon to Dust Off the Bicycle

[Guest guest]

Here is a link to " The Gas Game "

With helpful information to changing gas prices at the pump:

http://www.thegasgame.com/

[Guest guest]

Well I know that I will not be pedaling to work, it's almost 55 miles

one way!!

N.

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> According to predictions, oil may hit $200.00 a barrel super spike

[Guest guest]

, I found one way not to pay for gas in early June. Since we are

moving half way across the country in early July and were having

problems coming up with a solution for getting both vehicles to the new

location, I realized I have a perfect way to solve the problem.

Since I have a doctor's appointment in the midwest in early June, I

realized that I can return to Pittsburgh via Amtrak, leaving the SUV in

the garage at the new house. And as a senior citizen, the fare for

taking Amtrak is reduced even more! I will have a few hours between

trains in one of my favorite cities and am planning to visit The

Chicago Art Institute as well as see if I can find one of the

ubiquitious hot dog push carts, I may even get to experience a taste I

have not had in years! (just hope they taste the way I remember them!!)

Don't know how many of you are old enough to remember the gas crisis of

that occurred back in 1973-74, but it was rather interesting to my ex-

husband and I! We lived in New England at the time and the rationing

was a big deal. Depending on what your license plate numbers were, you

were allowed to go on certain days to fill your tank. Lines would be

very long at most if not all stations and at times, those at the end of

the line might not get gas as there would be no gas left! What was

very odd to us, when we decided to move back to the midwest in mid-

March was the fact that, when we stopped at a station in rural New

York, not only did the attendant fill the tank but he also started

cleaning our windshield!!! Now for those of you who don't remember or

were not around back in those days, most gas stations were " full

service " stations; that meant that the guy who pumped the gas, cleaned

your windshield, windows and rear window. They also checked the

pressure in your tires, might even check the oil levels, etc. All of

that for a very small price (I know I could fill my VW bug for $5.00 a

tank!). The only place I know of in recent years that was very close

to that was New Jersey, where it was against the law for YOU TO PUMP

your own gas (that was a shock!)

But that crisis was over by mid-summer and was not nearly as bad in the

midwest as we had found it in the northeast. I know that was a wake-up

call but it does NOT appear that certain sectors of our society saw

that as a warning and took steps to make effective changes in our

dependence on gas.

We do have oil in a number of areas of the country but laws are so

restrictive that no drilling can be done for a variety of reasons. But

we have also not done what we could have to change the situation.

And I am as quilty as the next person!!! I could, if I would get up

and take a walk to the quick shop, and get the chocolate that I may

crave in the evening. Or, I could walk to the grocery store that is

not a far from us.

One thing I still like about Chicago is that YOU CAN take public

transportation to almost, if not all areas of the city. And the price

of a 3 day pass (which means unlimited travel) is $12.00!!! That pass

is good on the subway lines, the elevated, the buses and even some of

the suburban lines.

Ok! that's enough on my soap box, I am grabbing it and leaving

London's Hyde Park Speaker's Corner for the day! (if you want more

info on that, let me know!!!)

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> According to predictions, oil may hit $200.00 a barrel super spike in

> the next two years. Don't know what that will translate at the pump,

> but two employees where my wife works have already switched over to

> pedal power. I'm sure that more people will alter their transportation

> modes as more important needs come into play. Like food, shelter, &

> medication.

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> Then to top it off, the flu pandemic is starting to resurface in the

news.

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> Makes you want to go away to Gilligans Island just to get a breather.

>

[Guest guest]

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> , I found one way not to pay for gas in early June.

My way for not paying for gas involves a length of rubber hose.

[Guest guest]

Oh WOW that takes me back a few years.... that was my roommates' contribution

for borrowing my car while I was at work.

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> , I found one way not to pay for gas in early June.

My way for not paying for gas involves a length of rubber hose.

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[Guest guest]

Oh , and -

Siphoning gas off a vehicle will get you in big doo-doo.

However. So many people round here have been doing this, the school bus co and

other

fleets have put locked gas caps on. Solution- Large nail and hammer, be ready

with the

buckets when the juice starts to flow. Cassandra

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> > , I found one way not to pay for gas in early June.

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> My way for not paying for gas involves a length of rubber hose.

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[Guest guest]

I don't get out of the house much, but I had a chiropractor appt. on Tuesday,

and went to the massage therapist yesterday. I keep doing a double take when I

see $3.79 listed as the price for gas. My mind thinks there should be a 1

substituted for that 3. It blows my mind!

Jeanne in WI

According to predictions, oil may hit $200.00 a barrel super spike in the next

two years. Don't know what that will translate at the pump, but two employees

where my wife works have already switched over to pedal power. I'm sure that

more people will alter their transportation

modes as more important needs come into play. Like food, shelter, &

medication.

[Guest guest]

Jeanne

Got a kick out 0f your note about gas. I remember WW2 and the

rationing system. I was born in 1926

Margaret B

> I remember the gas crisis in the 70's. We had to buy locking gas

> caps because people would siphon gas from cars rather than wait in

> line and pay for it.

> Jeanne in WI

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> Don't know how many of you are old enough to remember the gas

> crisis of that occurred back in 1973-74, but it was rather

> interesting to my ex-husband and I! We lived in New England at the

> time and the rationing was a big deal. Depending on what your

> license plate numbers were, you were allowed to go on certain days

> to fill your tank. Lines would be very long at most if not all

> stations and at times, those at the end of the line might not get

> gas as there would be no gas left!

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