Damn those text messages...
So the other day I received one of those chain text messages on my cell phone telling everyone not to buy gas on the 15th of this month.
Why are there still enough people delusional enough to believe that some sort of boycott will lower prices? Anybody who avoids buying gas that day will surely purchase it within a few days before or after. The oil companies have the half of a brain it takes to understand this.
If you really want to avoid forking over too much dough for gas, let's review some things you can do that really will make a difference.
1. Start walking to church. Yes, for some people church is too far for walking. However, I know way too many people who really do live just a block and a half away from church and drive regularly, even though they are perfectly healthy enough to walk and have hardly anything to carry. You know who you are.
2. If you live 15 miles away (or more) from work and commute by car five days a week, something has to give. Move closer to where you work, get a job closer to where you live, figure out how you can use mass transit, carpool, or work out some combination of the above. And if you live less than three miles from work, walk or ride a bicycle. No need for an expensive gym membership, and less money spent on gas. And less wear-and-tear on the car. It's a win-win-win solution.
3. Be aware when you drive. Are you accelerating to the speed limit so you can brake to a stop at the red light you can see from two blocks away? If so, please stop. Are your tires properly inflated? Are you letting the car idle while you chit chat with your neighbor who you're dropping off? Stop doing that too. And while you're at it, stop going on drives with friends just for fun. And if you have the chance to coast down a hill, even if it means going five under the limit, take your foot off the gas and let gravity do the work.
If anybody has any other suggestions, please leave them in the comments section.
Why are there still enough people delusional enough to believe that some sort of boycott will lower prices? Anybody who avoids buying gas that day will surely purchase it within a few days before or after. The oil companies have the half of a brain it takes to understand this.
If you really want to avoid forking over too much dough for gas, let's review some things you can do that really will make a difference.
1. Start walking to church. Yes, for some people church is too far for walking. However, I know way too many people who really do live just a block and a half away from church and drive regularly, even though they are perfectly healthy enough to walk and have hardly anything to carry. You know who you are.
2. If you live 15 miles away (or more) from work and commute by car five days a week, something has to give. Move closer to where you work, get a job closer to where you live, figure out how you can use mass transit, carpool, or work out some combination of the above. And if you live less than three miles from work, walk or ride a bicycle. No need for an expensive gym membership, and less money spent on gas. And less wear-and-tear on the car. It's a win-win-win solution.
3. Be aware when you drive. Are you accelerating to the speed limit so you can brake to a stop at the red light you can see from two blocks away? If so, please stop. Are your tires properly inflated? Are you letting the car idle while you chit chat with your neighbor who you're dropping off? Stop doing that too. And while you're at it, stop going on drives with friends just for fun. And if you have the chance to coast down a hill, even if it means going five under the limit, take your foot off the gas and let gravity do the work.
If anybody has any other suggestions, please leave them in the comments section.
posted by Utah Peaknik at 11:30 AM
1 Comments:
The biggest problem I've had since I started walking and taking the bus as much as practical is that I still have to move the car around once in a while to discourage those darned wasps from building nests in it.
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