This was a month ago when gas was around $2.60 or something here. He said, most of the commerical drivers don't really care about fuel prices; they just swipe and never even look at the price since the companies pick up the bill. Then he went on to say something you never see the people interviewed by the news say. He said he hopes the price keeps going up and in big jumps; people need a shock to wake up and realize they are the problem and need to change. A view you will seldom hear expressed.

There was a sense of this back around 1980/81. Detroit was well into downsizing. By us on Lake Michigan big power boats sat in the boat yard (unused and basically unsellable) and some owners dumped them for motorsailors and sailboats. People really did begin to make changes; but then prices stablized and even dropped significantly. Then we slowly worked our way to a point we are now; even worse off especially from a vehicle perspective and gas mileage. To my surprise I heard a couple weeks ago gas (gas ~ 2.62/2.67 here at time) in constant dollars was still lower in price than 1981. I wonder if we have finally broken that 1981 adjusted price. If so is that the point we begin to see change again?

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• Gas pains at lunch!!!, Noel, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:30:41
  • still cheaper than Canada, Trev, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 17:44:21
  • $3.79 bp ultra at 1 station on Long Island, adl6009 , Thu, 1 Sep 2005 12:24:56
  • Commuter Rail!, NickR, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 07:50:22
  • 3.49 Regular/3.61 Super on Long Island n/m, Justin34, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 07:00:34
  • Somehow it affects Europe..., Mattias.se, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:52:28
  • I rode by bike to work, Schu, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:31:29
    • It's not worth my life..., LesH, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:17:02
    • I might friday..., Mattias.se, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:42:44
  • $3.47/gal premium at Raceway Gas, Livingston, NJ nm, Pete Saab 9-5, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:18:39
  • Sold out of Reg and Mid in NC, awldune, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:14:46
  • $3.39 for premium in Somervile MA, RedAeroGirl, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 05:36:34
    • Re: $3.39 for premium in Somervile MA, BlackAreo, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:27:19
      • Hey BlackAero :), RedAeroGirl, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:43:15
        • sounds like a great pic., a prodigal son, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:18:39
  • Gas lines at dinner time in ATL - over $4/gal reg and, RS , Thu, 1 Sep 2005 04:37:16
    • Gouge, Mattias.se, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:50:23
      • There was a scam e-mail that a lot of people got, RS , Thu, 1 Sep 2005 07:17:08
  • $47 for 16 gallon fill up at $2.98/gallon..., t_mokes, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 22:50:51
  • $3.19/gal here at Noon, $3.39/gal at 415 pm nm, MJM , Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:41:58
  • Re: Gas pains at lunch!!!, Dan , Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:10:19
    • I was thinking about this today; did a little math., saw, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 16:00:50
    • Gas prices arent so bad, NickR, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 04:25:31
    • Re: Gas pains at lunch!!!, mike 94' aero, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:16:17
      • I was really surpirsed by a truckers comments, saw, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 16:18:09 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: Gas pains at lunch!!!, Dan , Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:12:21
      • Re: Gas pains at lunch!!!, gizmo , Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:38:10
        • Don't forget the explosoin of POVs in China, Geoff, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:46:36
  • $3.14 yesterday for premium in Attleboro, MA, NickR, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:46:58
    • Sunoco and Global were both at $2.95 this afternoon...., turrbo , Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:59:43
      • $3.39 - $3.59 in Beverly, MA..., AeroDave, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 16:03:10
  • Re: Gas pains at lunch!!!, NonStop , Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:24:35
    • gouging in Indiana, Scott R., Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:31:01
      • Not expensive enough (+), vvk, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:50:47
        • Agree, AdamB , Thu, 1 Sep 2005 03:32:30
          • We're approaching it - where is it 8$ / gal?, NIckR, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 04:20:44
            • There were some stations in Atlanta, GA, RS , Thu, 1 Sep 2005 07:18:11
            • around $7/gal here, AdamB , Thu, 1 Sep 2005 05:40:32
  • I was about to recommend some antacids! j/k n/m, Jonathan Scupin , Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:09:35
    • LOL! nm, Mattias.se, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:53:51

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