There's a line around the block at the Gas Station!

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: j00fek
why arnt people b!tching about the price of milk? it went up .50 in the past month

Funny, my milk prices haven't changed in a bit. The last time they went up, the money was to supplement the farmers who still don't make that much.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I think I'll ride my bike to work again tomorrow.

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I think I'll ride my bike to work again tomorrow.

How far is the trip?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

get a second job if you can't manage the extra couple dollars.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
crap. i was going to fill up today.

why the hell did it go up 32 cents in one day?

Obviously because they are out of gas and the refinery can't keep up because they shut it down for maintenance.

That's the last excuse we got.

Are the stations out of gas???

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
get a second job if you can't manage the extra couple dollars.

Your insight is so useful and helpful to all the readers. I didn't realize it was so simple!

 

[thomsbrain]

that's a big jump. i'm used to lines of 30+ cars at Costco (where they are well-equipped to handle the lines thanks to smart station designs), but I'm not sure I've ever seen a line at a non-Costco station.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Ktulu

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I think I'll ride my bike to work again tomorrow.

How far is the trip?

20 miles round trip. I ride to work 3 days a week and drive in the other 2.

I'd ride my motorcycle but the damned thing is down for maintenance currently. I need a couple parts and then I have to put it back together...maybe another week or so before I can ride it again.

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Ktulu

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I think I'll ride my bike to work again tomorrow.

How far is the trip?

20 miles round trip. I ride to work 3 days a week and drive in the other 2.

I'd ride my motorcycle but the damned thing is down for maintenance currently. I need a couple parts and then I have to put it back together...maybe another week or so before I can ride it again.

And here I feel that 14 miles round trip is too much. I'm a lazy bum.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
get a second job if you can't manage the extra couple dollars.

Your insight is so useful and helpful to all the readers. I didn't realize it was so simple!

Lets say you consume 40 gallons of gas per week. You are paying .60 more per gallon. You need to come up with an extra 25 bucks per week to cover that. Find a minimum wage job 5 hours a week. Seems not out of the question.

 

[isekii]

i wouldn't mind biking.
but it's hot and i dont want to sweat.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Ktulu

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Ktulu

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I think I'll ride my bike to work again tomorrow.

How far is the trip?

20 miles round trip. I ride to work 3 days a week and drive in the other 2.

I'd ride my motorcycle but the damned thing is down for maintenance currently. I need a couple parts and then I have to put it back together...maybe another week or so before I can ride it again.

And here I feel that 14 miles round trip is too much. I'm a lazy bum.

You get used to it. I started out riding to work once a week and then stepped it up to twice a week. I just started riding 3 days a week about a month ago.

My commute is pretty hilly too but I can do it in about 40-45 minutes...sometimes less if I hit most of the lights green. 35 minutes is my personal best time. I push myself pretty hard on the rides but I can shower at work so I like to get a good workout in.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: j00fek
why arnt people b!tching about the price of milk? it went up .50 in the past month

because maybe, just maybe, and it's only a thought, people dont drink as much milk as they use gas?

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Ktulu

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Ktulu

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I think I'll ride my bike to work again tomorrow.

How far is the trip?

20 miles round trip. I ride to work 3 days a week and drive in the other 2.

I'd ride my motorcycle but the damned thing is down for maintenance currently. I need a couple parts and then I have to put it back together...maybe another week or so before I can ride it again.

And here I feel that 14 miles round trip is too much. I'm a lazy bum.

You get used to it. I started out riding to work once a week and then stepped it up to twice a week. I just started riding 3 days a week about a month ago.

My commute is pretty hilly too but I can do it in about 40-45 minutes...sometimes less if I hit most of the lights green. 35 minutes is my personal best time. I push myself pretty hard on the rides but I can shower at work so I like to get a good workout in.

wish i could bike to work too. but i work 35 miles from my home and biking 70 miles a day is just not feasible.

/waits patiently for others to tell him to move closer to work or find a job closer to home. oh life is so simple and easy for some when they can get up and move on a whim or leave their career behind simply because of a bunch of greedy oil execs

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
get a second job if you can't manage the extra couple dollars.

Your insight is so useful and helpful to all the readers. I didn't realize it was so simple!

Lets say you consume 40 gallons of gas per week. You are paying .60 more per gallon. You need to come up with an extra 25 bucks per week to cover that. Find a minimum wage job 5 hours a week. Seems not out of the question.

When you're already working 40 hours a week each parent, raising kids, and running a household, yeah, it is out of the question.

And besides, why the hell should I (or anyone else for that matter) have to lose more of my free time because the oil companies feel like raping us in the ass?

I understand your "solution" can work, but it's just the the nonchalant way you and so many others present it that annoys so many people. "Eh it's no big deal, move closer to your job! Get a new job! Get a second job!" Like those are things that shouldn't bother you, let alone are even possible in many cases. I'd like to hear how a family of four with two working parents who barely have enough to pay their bills each month can just up and move, or start wasting a couple hours each day by biking to work, or go look for and find new jobs that pay as much as their current ones without disrupting the household.

 

[iversonyin]

ZOMG, OIL COMPANIES RAPING MEEE ARSE.

/lawnchair

Love gas thread.

 

[iversonyin]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
get a second job if you can't manage the extra couple dollars.

Your insight is so useful and helpful to all the readers. I didn't realize it was so simple!

Lets say you consume 40 gallons of gas per week. You are paying .60 more per gallon. You need to come up with an extra 25 bucks per week to cover that. Find a minimum wage job 5 hours a week. Seems not out of the question.

When you're already working 40 hours a week each parent, raising kids, and running a household, yeah, it is out of the question.

And besides, why the hell should I (or anyone else for that matter) have to lose more of my free time because the oil companies feel like raping us in the ass?

I understand your "solution" can work, but it's just the the nonchalant way you and so many others present it that annoys so many people. "Eh it's no big deal, move closer to your job! Get a new job! Get a second job!" Like those are things that shouldn't bother you, let alone are even possible in many cases. I'd like to hear how a family of four with two working parents who barely have enough to pay their bills each month can just up and move, or start wasting a couple hours each day by biking to work, or go look for and find new jobs that pay as much as their current ones without disrupting the household.

Don't bring kids to the world if you can't afford them.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
get a second job if you can't manage the extra couple dollars.

Your insight is so useful and helpful to all the readers. I didn't realize it was so simple!

Lets say you consume 40 gallons of gas per week. You are paying .60 more per gallon. You need to come up with an extra 25 bucks per week to cover that. Find a minimum wage job 5 hours a week. Seems not out of the question.

When you're already working 40 hours a week each parent, raising kids, and running a household, yeah, it is out of the question.

And besides, why the hell should I (or anyone else for that matter) have to lose more of my free time because the oil companies feel like raping us in the ass?

I understand your "solution" can work, but it's just the the nonchalant way you and so many others present it that annoys so many people. "Eh it's no big deal, move closer to your job! Get a new job! Get a second job!" Like those are things that shouldn't bother you, let alone are even possible in many cases. I'd like to hear how a family of four with two working parents who barely have enough to pay their bills each month can just up and move, or start wasting a couple hours each day by biking to work, or go look for and find new jobs that pay as much as their current ones without disrupting the household.

It takes me 20 minutes to drive my car to work and another 20 minutes to drive home in the evening on a good day. By bike I can do it in 40 minutes. I wouldn't say that the extra 40 minutes I spend commuting by bike each day is wasted though. How many people spend that much time driving to and from a gym just to get half the exercise I'm getting on my commute to and from work?

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: archcommus
When you're already working 40 hours a week each parent, raising kids, and running a household, yeah, it is out of the question.

And besides, why the hell should I (or anyone else for that matter) have to lose more of my free time because the oil companies feel like raping us in the ass?

I understand your "solution" can work, but it's just the the nonchalant way you and so many others present it that annoys so many people. "Eh it's no big deal, move closer to your job! Get a new job! Get a second job!" Like those are things that shouldn't bother you, let alone are even possible in many cases. I'd like to hear how a family of four with two working parents who barely have enough to pay their bills each month can just up and move, or start wasting a couple hours each day by biking to work, or go look for and find new jobs that pay as much as their current ones without disrupting the household.

Everything you are describing was a personal choice. You choose where you live, where you work, whether or not to have kids, how much to pay for housing, how much to spend on extras, etc. Why should someone else feel bad for your life decisions? When will people be forced to take responsibility for their own actions?

 

[EKKC]

to become a winner: ride a bike. telecommute. car pool. and finally, stop posting about gas prices in ATOT where it won't make things better, instead, maybe complain to your local representative, where you voice can possibly make a difference.

life's a bitch. deal with it.

 

[iversonyin]

Originally posted by: EKKC
to become a winner: ride a bike. telecommute. car pool. and finally, stop posting about gas prices in ATOT where it won't make things better, instead, maybe complain to your local representative, where you voice can possibly make a difference.

Won't make a difference. Its not political problem, its an economic problem.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
get a second job if you can't manage the extra couple dollars.

Your insight is so useful and helpful to all the readers. I didn't realize it was so simple!

Lets say you consume 40 gallons of gas per week. You are paying .60 more per gallon. You need to come up with an extra 25 bucks per week to cover that. Find a minimum wage job 5 hours a week. Seems not out of the question.

When you're already working 40 hours a week each parent, raising kids, and running a household, yeah, it is out of the question.

And besides, why the hell should I (or anyone else for that matter) have to lose more of my free time because the oil companies feel like raping us in the ass?

I understand your "solution" can work, but it's just the the nonchalant way you and so many others present it that annoys so many people. "Eh it's no big deal, move closer to your job! Get a new job! Get a second job!" Like those are things that shouldn't bother you, let alone are even possible in many cases. I'd like to hear how a family of four with two working parents who barely have enough to pay their bills each month can just up and move, or start wasting a couple hours each day by biking to work, or go look for and find new jobs that pay as much as their current ones without disrupting the household.

It takes me 20 minutes to drive my car to work and another 20 minutes to drive home in the evening on a good day. By bike I can do it in 40 minutes. I wouldn't say that the extra 40 minutes I spend commuting by bike each day is wasted though. How many people spend that much time driving to and from a gym just to get half the exercise I'm getting on my commute to and from work?

I agree, that's really great you have the time to spare and are getting that workout, that's not wasted time at all. But my example is citing 50+ year old full time working parents. Biking 20 miles a day on highway just isn't realistic.

Originally posted by: iversonyin

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
get a second job if you can't manage the extra couple dollars.

Your insight is so useful and helpful to all the readers. I didn't realize it was so simple!

Lets say you consume 40 gallons of gas per week. You are paying .60 more per gallon. You need to come up with an extra 25 bucks per week to cover that. Find a minimum wage job 5 hours a week. Seems not out of the question.

When you're already working 40 hours a week each parent, raising kids, and running a household, yeah, it is out of the question.

And besides, why the hell should I (or anyone else for that matter) have to lose more of my free time because the oil companies feel like raping us in the ass?

I understand your "solution" can work, but it's just the the nonchalant way you and so many others present it that annoys so many people. "Eh it's no big deal, move closer to your job! Get a new job! Get a second job!" Like those are things that shouldn't bother you, let alone are even possible in many cases. I'd like to hear how a family of four with two working parents who barely have enough to pay their bills each month can just up and move, or start wasting a couple hours each day by biking to work, or go look for and find new jobs that pay as much as their current ones without disrupting the household.

Don't bring kids to the world if you can't afford them.

Wow, ignorance and immaturity together. So because a working couple doesn't have lots of extra money to spend that means they don't have the right or the ability to have children? And then when a common commodity gets so expensive and they can't afford a second job to help that expense it's THEIR fault for not seeing that circumstance coming 5, 10, 15 years prior?

Incredible...

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: iversonyin

Originally posted by: EKKC
to become a winner: ride a bike. telecommute. car pool. and finally, stop posting about gas prices in ATOT where it won't make things better, instead, maybe complain to your local representative, where you voice can possibly make a difference.

Won't make a difference. Its not political problem, its an economic problem.

i'm not saying it will, but the chance of that making a difference should be higher than complaining in ATOT

 

[iversonyin]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
get a second job if you can't manage the extra couple dollars.

Your insight is so useful and helpful to all the readers. I didn't realize it was so simple!

Lets say you consume 40 gallons of gas per week. You are paying .60 more per gallon. You need to come up with an extra 25 bucks per week to cover that. Find a minimum wage job 5 hours a week. Seems not out of the question.

When you're already working 40 hours a week each parent, raising kids, and running a household, yeah, it is out of the question.

And besides, why the hell should I (or anyone else for that matter) have to lose more of my free time because the oil companies feel like raping us in the ass?

I understand your "solution" can work, but it's just the the nonchalant way you and so many others present it that annoys so many people. "Eh it's no big deal, move closer to your job! Get a new job! Get a second job!" Like those are things that shouldn't bother you, let alone are even possible in many cases. I'd like to hear how a family of four with two working parents who barely have enough to pay their bills each month can just up and move, or start wasting a couple hours each day by biking to work, or go look for and find new jobs that pay as much as their current ones without disrupting the household.

It takes me 20 minutes to drive my car to work and another 20 minutes to drive home in the evening on a good day. By bike I can do it in 40 minutes. I wouldn't say that the extra 40 minutes I spend commuting by bike each day is wasted though. How many people spend that much time driving to and from a gym just to get half the exercise I'm getting on my commute to and from work?

I agree, that's really great you have the time to spare and are getting that workout, that's not wasted time at all. But my example is citing 50+ year old full time working parents. Biking 20 miles a day on highway just isn't realistic.

Originally posted by: iversonyin

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
get a second job if you can't manage the extra couple dollars.

Your insight is so useful and helpful to all the readers. I didn't realize it was so simple!

Lets say you consume 40 gallons of gas per week. You are paying .60 more per gallon. You need to come up with an extra 25 bucks per week to cover that. Find a minimum wage job 5 hours a week. Seems not out of the question.

When you're already working 40 hours a week each parent, raising kids, and running a household, yeah, it is out of the question.

And besides, why the hell should I (or anyone else for that matter) have to lose more of my free time because the oil companies feel like raping us in the ass?

I understand your "solution" can work, but it's just the the nonchalant way you and so many others present it that annoys so many people. "Eh it's no big deal, move closer to your job! Get a new job! Get a second job!" Like those are things that shouldn't bother you, let alone are even possible in many cases. I'd like to hear how a family of four with two working parents who barely have enough to pay their bills each month can just up and move, or start wasting a couple hours each day by biking to work, or go look for and find new jobs that pay as much as their current ones without disrupting the household.

Don't bring kids to the world if you can't afford them.

Wow, ignorance and immaturity together. So because a working couple doesn't have lots of extra money to spend that means they don't have the right or the ability to have children? And then when a common commodity gets so expensive they can't afford a second job to help that expense it's THEIR fault for not seeing that circumstance coming 5, 10, 15 years prior?

Incredible...

Its immature and irresponsible to have kids when you can't afford them the basic needs. You have the right when you have the ability. PERIOD.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: iversonyin
Its immature and irresponsible to have kids if you can't afford them the basic needs. PERIOD.

They COULD afford things just fine. Sometimes things change, jobs are lost, extra debt is incurred, gas prices become ridiculous, these things can't be forseen. Is that so hard to understand?