Gas sucks

[Audiomechanic]

Originally Posted by upshift

Yeah you have a good point and I agree with you 100%. The only thing is that hybrids do essentially the same thing just on an interval basis rather than a continuous one. I could make some points but for the sake of keeping this thread on topic I will keep my mouth shut It was a good little debate tho.

Twas. Twas indeed.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by OTB

I am not an economist. I am not even particularly smart. I do read a lot.

I don't have a crystal ball.

Energy prices effect the price of EVERYTHING; food ( from the price of fertilizer to the cost of harvest, to the cost of the machines used for harvest to the cost of transpoting that food to the cost of manufacturing and storing that food to the cost of delivering it to the store), ALL manufacturing of anything, transportation, chemicals, phamacueticals,....well, EVERTHING!!

So, if the COST PRODUCING and DELIVERING EVERYTHING goes up, while everything else (like productivity) stays the same; then PRICES WILL GO UP. And, if everything else (like wages) stay the same (and they will have to if there is no increase in productivity) then we will spend more money on EVERYTHING without an increase in income. So people (like you and me) will spend more on essentials (food, housing, utilities, basic transportation), and have less for descretionary items (entertainment, bikes, hobbies, vacations, ect.). So what will happen is a great big shake-out of the entertainment, toy (like motorcycles, atv's, boats, ect) hobbies and the hospitality, service and vacation industries (which employ HALF of all Americans)

You tell ME what you think the results will look like.

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[Bassplayer]

Originally Posted by upshift

I seriously hope you dont have a big truck to fill up or anything bro

2001 GMC jimmy
avg city 17-18
avg hwy 22-26


usually around 60-65 bucks to fillerup

now remember my previous car...
1984 chevy caprice wagon
20 gal tank
8-10mpg anywhere
70 or so bucks to fill up.

[azoomm]

I say thank you to each and every one of you.

Well, in a way. See, my husband is gainfully employed in Oil & Gas. They have found a field in the Gulf that is suspected to be larger than that of the Saudi field. And, THAT field has been tapped now for how many decades? Well, it's a deep water drill... and they are moving a few swarms of semi-submersables there to tap it. With any luck, prices will drop because of it. We might need a few more refineries though