U.S. Gas Prices...Protesting in Near Future?

mommy3457
mommy3457 Posts: 361 Member
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When do you think people in the U.S. will start protesting the gas prices? How high would they have to be? Just curious as to what you think.
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  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Probably when it's as high as the UK.
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    Well I can't speak for everyone, but I need to get to work and my kids need to be at various places. I can't go without.
  • mommy3457
    mommy3457 Posts: 361 Member
    Probably when it's as high as the UK.

    How high is it there?
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Probably when it's as high as the UK.

    How high is it there?

    I believe it's close to $8 a gallon there.
  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
    Probably when it's as high as the UK.

    How high is it there?

    I believe it's close to $8 a gallon there.

    Around £1.37 per litre.

    so about $9.45 per gallon or about $7.98 per American gallon.
  • goalss4nika
    goalss4nika Posts: 529 Member
    Probably when it's as high as the UK.

    How high is it there?

    I believe it's close to $8 a gallon there.


    OMG ARE U SERIOUS?????:grumble: :explode: :angry:
  • mommy3457
    mommy3457 Posts: 361 Member
    Wow! I was thinking when it hits $5 here. $8...that is way too high.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Probably when it's as high as the UK.

    How high is it there?

    I believe it's close to $8 a gallon there.

    Around £1.37 per litre.

    so about $9.45 per gallon or about $7.98 per American gallon.

    What the...what?! I'd have to walk to work, or buy a little half-car. :frown:
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Probably when it's as high as the UK.

    How high is it there?

    I believe it's close to $8 a gallon there.


    OMG ARE U SERIOUS?????:grumble: :explode: :angry:

    Besides hurting people, I'd have to buy a damn Prius. I already spend $200 a month on gas. If that almost doubles I'd have to change jobs.
  • algebravoodoo
    algebravoodoo Posts: 776 Member
    Probably when it's as high as the UK.

    How high is it there?

    I believe it's close to $8 a gallon there.


    OMG ARE U SERIOUS?????:grumble: :explode: :angry:

    Besides hurting people, I'd have to buy a damn Prius. I already spend $200 a month on gas. If that almost doubles I'd have to change jobs.

    My husband commutes an hour one direction to get to his job and I 45 minutes to get to mine. Together, we spend some 400$US each month just to get the paychecks. I pick up a coworker along the way so mine is not so painful when it is time to fill the tank. His coworkers refuse to carpool under any circumstances... they see it as low-class or some rot as that. Fortunately, he drives a Yaris to work!
  • Aerosam
    Aerosam Posts: 121 Member
    Yeah I drive a diesel that does 53mpg average but I still cycle to work to save on fuel, and burn calories!
  • tmm_0127
    tmm_0127 Posts: 545 Member
    Even if people did protest, the prices wouldn't change.
  • LadyMud17
    LadyMud17 Posts: 193 Member
    Only when gas is pricey will we change our ways. So I say let it come, and then people will clamor for alternatives :) We all make our beds,, lie in them.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    seems pretty silly to protest gas prices.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Probably when it's as high as the UK.

    How high is it there?

    I believe it's close to $8 a gallon there.

    Around £1.37 per litre.

    so about $9.45 per gallon or about $7.98 per American gallon.

    Oh lord the terrible thing about the US is we arent set up like Europe where we can live without a car. Good luck living in Phoenix or LA.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    hahaha--- if we don't protest wars you think we will protest gas prices? The only damn thing we would get off our *kitten* and protest against is a beer ban.
  • karl39x
    karl39x Posts: 586 Member
    Probably not in the near future, people here are *kitten*.
  • TwinkieDong
    TwinkieDong Posts: 1,564 Member
    almost EVERYONE in this country is too ignorant and too happy to change things. Our poorest have more perks that rich in other nations. As long as we can have people be the victim instead of taking responsibilities then nothing will change.
  • NotRailMeat
    NotRailMeat Posts: 509 Member
    almost EVERYONE in this country is too ignorant and too happy to change things. Our poorest have more perks that rich in other nations. As long as we can have people be the victim instead of taking responsibilities then nothing will change.
    QFT
  • Sylvitryinghard
    Sylvitryinghard Posts: 549 Member
    1 liter benzin in Germany is 1,64 € thats 2,16 $ everybody hates it.... and what can we do? politicians suck. stupid taxes.
  • SkyPixie
    SkyPixie Posts: 224
    I live in the UK and drive a diesel car but am currently in the US for work, here diesel is around $3.90 a gallon .. in the UK where I live its $9 a gallon.

    The UK protested .. they protested to the point that they blockaded the refineries and wouldn't let the tanker drivers through, the garages all ran out of fuel .. chaos reigned .. did it make a difference .. no, I am now paying the equivalent of nearly $100 a week to get to and from work :grumble:
  • bernied262
    bernied262 Posts: 882 Member
    Probably when it's as high as the UK.

    How high is it there?

    I believe it's close to $8 a gallon there.

    Around £1.37 per litre.

    so about $9.45 per gallon or about $7.98 per American gallon.

    Oh lord the terrible thing about the US is we arent set up like Europe where we can live without a car. Good luck living in Phoenix or LA.

    Have you ever tried public transport in the UK? Agreed, on mainland Europe it is pretty good, in the UK, not so much. A few yrs ago, I worked at a place that was 18 miles away from my house. If i used public transport, I would have had to make 5 train changes and the overall journey time would have been 2.5 hrs one way!!! Sure, things are getting better, but I would never really on the public transport system,
  • VixenArgentum
    VixenArgentum Posts: 91 Member
    I'd like to think that people will find ways to use less of it, like carpooling, using a fuel efficient car, and developing useful mass transit. (I spent a month in Japan...and I miss being able to go wherever I wanted to in the blink of an eye for cheap.)

    I love my car to bits, but if I can help it, I try to do what I can.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Probably when it's as high as the UK.

    How high is it there?

    I believe it's close to $8 a gallon there.

    Around £1.37 per litre.

    so about $9.45 per gallon or about $7.98 per American gallon.

    Oh lord the terrible thing about the US is we arent set up like Europe where we can live without a car. Good luck living in Phoenix or LA.

    Have you ever tried public transport in the UK? Agreed, on mainland Europe it is pretty good, in the UK, not so much. A few yrs ago, I worked at a place that was 18 miles away from my house. If i used public transport, I would have had to make 5 train changes and the overall journey time would have been 2.5 hrs one way!!! Sure, things are getting better, but I would never really on the public transport system,

    Yeah it's not easy when a typical commute time is 30-45minutes. So how are you managing to keep petrol in your car? What does it cost you a month to get to work?
  • bernied262
    bernied262 Posts: 882 Member
    Probably when it's as high as the UK.

    How high is it there?

    I believe it's close to $8 a gallon there.

    Around £1.37 per litre.

    so about $9.45 per gallon or about $7.98 per American gallon.

    Oh lord the terrible thing about the US is we arent set up like Europe where we can live without a car. Good luck living in Phoenix or LA.

    Have you ever tried public transport in the UK? Agreed, on mainland Europe it is pretty good, in the UK, not so much. A few yrs ago, I worked at a place that was 18 miles away from my house. If i used public transport, I would have had to make 5 train changes and the overall journey time would have been 2.5 hrs one way!!! Sure, things are getting better, but I would never really on the public transport system,

    Yeah it's not easy when a typical commute time is 30-45minutes. So how are you managing to keep petrol in your car? What does it cost you a month to get to work?

    It costs me £0 to get to work as i now work from home :) I only use my car for going to the gym and running about at the weekend. I fill up once a month, and last time it cost me £85, which is about $130
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Probably when it's as high as the UK.

    How high is it there?

    I believe it's close to $8 a gallon there.

    Around £1.37 per litre.

    so about $9.45 per gallon or about $7.98 per American gallon.

    Oh lord the terrible thing about the US is we arent set up like Europe where we can live without a car. Good luck living in Phoenix or LA.

    Have you ever tried public transport in the UK? Agreed, on mainland Europe it is pretty good, in the UK, not so much. A few yrs ago, I worked at a place that was 18 miles away from my house. If i used public transport, I would have had to make 5 train changes and the overall journey time would have been 2.5 hrs one way!!! Sure, things are getting better, but I would never really on the public transport system,

    Yeah it's not easy when a typical commute time is 30-45minutes. So how are you managing to keep petrol in your car? What does it cost you a month to get to work?

    It costs me £0 to get to work as i now work from home :) I only use my car for going to the gym and running about at the weekend. I fill up once a month, and last time it cost me £85, which is about $130

    That's wonderful! And I didnt read where you said a few years ago, LOL! Out of curiosity though for those who have to commute in the UK or europe and dont have access to public transportation. How do they do it? How do they afford to keep gas in their car so they can work?
  • GadgetGuy2
    GadgetGuy2 Posts: 291 Member
    I'm exercising my free market right to not buy gas (ultimate goal). My commute is 76 miles per day. I drive a converted (plug-in) Prius. Currently shopping for an all electric for the wife. I have no electric bill. I have solar panels on the house. Its fun driving on sunshine.

    I know too much about geology and economics to believe the long term trend on fossil fuel prices will EVER be down.

    Spend your retirement money wisely. Now, before retirement, on gas .....not my cup of tea. During retirement on travel and entertainment.....now your talking.
  • aloranger7708
    aloranger7708 Posts: 422 Member
    Most people view gas as a necessity, not an option. So most likely people will always buy it.

    I remember when gas was $1.00 and everyone complained. Then it hit $1.50 and people said, "I wish it were a dollar!" Now that gas is $3.85+, people are saying, "I wish it were $3.50 again!"

    It's a never ending cycle. No one is going to stop buying it.
  • WDEvy
    WDEvy Posts: 814 Member
    Gas is so cheap in the US.....
  • alikat5544
    alikat5544 Posts: 86 Member
    I just sold my SUV and got a much more fuel efficient Mazda 3 Hatchback which gets 39 mpg (2012 Skyactive motor). Hopefully my gas bill will shrink dramatically after switching from a 14 mpg Turbo premium gas hog. Basically we have to change our ways because the prices aren't going to change.

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