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Um...or walk, bike, take a bus.....move closer to work, work closer to home.
Fact is, Americans don't like solutions, they like whining. Let's get off our collective "fat asses" and do something about it. Stop driving to the gym then take the elevator up just to run on a treadmill and walk on a stairclimber for a couple of hours.
I must be the only guy in LA who doesn't drive. Period. I walk and take the bus EVERYWHERE (yes it does suck) but that's how I lost 30lbs in one month (5+ miles a day walking). I have to be strategic with my grocery shopping (limit to what I can carry) cause the store is a mile away, but I still manage to do it.
Gas is still cheaper (adjusted for inflation) than it's ever been. It's only $2.67 here in LA (on my corner at least). Could you imagine paying $6.00 a gallon in Europe? We're lucky here. And Canadians, what's the matter with you? $C.99 per litre is NOT that much, I'm sure you'll live or get by.
Personally, I don't think anyone really cares about who's benefitting (i.e. - Enron or Halliburton). My proof is that issues like this are brought up all the time and mostly ignored. Apathy is what drives up the price.
People will whine and bitch about the price but when it comes time for action, nothing will happen. The truth is, we'll still pay at the pump, drive even more, buy our suv's, vote certain elements into office, fail to see the connection between Saudi's, Bushes, Cheney's etc, refuse to make adjustments and refuse to change or effect change. That's the American way.
You don't like it? Boycott it!
But truth is, no one will. We're too passive, weak minded; we assume our Prez will take care of things. That's the real terrorism.
Even though I don't drive, I still pay the cost in the end. Delivery, shipping, petroleum products (i.e. - plastic based) costs all go up. It's not just gasoline.
By the way, drilling in Alaska will not solve our "current problem". It's time to hold our leaders accountable; whatever happened to out alternative energy policy and not this ridiculous notion of hydrogen either (my opinion)?
Thank you
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