What about carrying larger items, or taking longer trips? Or getting yourself or a loved one to the hospital? Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil2" <vidublu@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 10:30 AM Subject: Re: Why gas prices can change so quickly
> Honestly, I've thought of selling all my autos (the van would be the first > to go if I had a choice btw) and walking (it's a Portland thing). Don't > think I could but might do it to prove it out. Been driving since 15 and > it's kinda like eating meat. > > I can get most all goods/services within biking distance. The only item I > think would be a downer is food. Whole Foods is the only purveyor of > decent > food and they're not the best stock value any more. If we had local food > CoOps, like in other locales, or the local street markets like the third > world, I think I could do without autos. > > > On 4/17/08, Al Knoll <anasasi@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Noticed a satellite uplink (small one) on the roof of my local. Sales >> figures are uploaded daily to the fuel provider so adjustments in price >> to >> the local seller can be made based on sales. My seller makes about 12-15 >> cents a gallon and is contract-bound to a particular distributor who sets >> the price at the truck. >> >> Odd, that. Not fair sez I. Especially with camping season upon us. >> > > > > -- > Neil > '82 Diesel Westy > Me other car is Swedish |
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