Date:         Wed, 12 Feb 2003 22:35:45 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
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From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Price of gasoline - an older perspective ;)
Comments: To: jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET
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>but we've found that it's just easier and less aggrevating to pay
the money (for gas or women!) and get on down the road. and if
the cost goes up too much, we just have to decide where else to
cut down on expenses. or, in the case of gasoline, where we need
to drive the most. joel <
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You pretty well summed it up with the damned if I do damned if I don't.
I'm mostly not obligated to go anywhere by car, I'm less than a mile from
the grocery and I could ride my bicycle on those trips.
The mandatory things are doctors trips for Mom and Dad at probably 20
mile round trips.
I have nieces and nephews that have had job transitions over the past few
years that placed their employment at sixty to seventy miles from their
homes (clear across the city). Since they are young couples with children
the additional burden of fuel cost can make an impact not felt by persons
with 'an older perspective'.
One news commentator mentioned the magic number of $3.00 a gallon for
gasoline by the end of this year.
I'm a cynic when it comes to these things ........... once a tax is in
place we have it forever and once the petroleum companies get near that
$3.00 a gallon I doubt that they'll back off of it easily.
The cost are spread right on through the entire trucking and
transportation industry and your milk and bread are going to increase in
price along with increases in farming cost to produce all things edible.
Even if you don't leave home for your VW replacement parts the UPS will
add to their existing fuel surcharge and the postal rates will take
another jump.
I look upon rising fuel costs as the flame that starts an inflation fire.

Stan Wilder

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