Gas Prices!
Nlongenecker
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So yesterday in Northern Indiana gas hit $4.17/gallon! I think I will have to start riding my bike to work, it's like 6 miles. I guess that would guarantee I get my exercise in. What are you going to do to try to offset gas prices in your area?
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You havent seen the prices in England - about £1.40 per litre ($2.30724 USD) - its ridiculous - we get taxed SO much on gas!
Great excuse for biking though!0 -
If I didn't work 33 miles away from home I would totally think about it!0
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if i didnt have to take my son to day care i would ride my bike to work. i work about 4 or 4.5 miles away from where i live0
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I tried it once, went home at lunch and rode my bike back to work.... but I was sweating and gross by the time I got to work, didn't like that.0
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You havent seen the prices in England - about £1.40 per litre ($2.30724 USD) - its ridiculous - we get taxed SO much on gas!
Great excuse for biking though!
That's exactly what I keep saying to people - think yourselves lucky you don't live in the UK!!!
But yes agreed definetely a good idea to b ike if you can. Shame i can't working about 25 miles from work, I would never make it lol plus would have to leave at some really ridiculous hour in the morning ;0)0 -
I get a lift with my husband in a van, but a bike at the back and cycle back from work. 16.5 miles. Only do it in good weather though... If I drive it costs me a quarter of my wages!0
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You havent seen the prices in England - about £1.40 per litre ($2.30724 USD) - its ridiculous - we get taxed SO much on gas!
Great excuse for biking though!
JEALOUS!!!!! I can't remember the last time.
It wsa 4.05 on the way to work yesterday morning, and all the other gas stations were 4.11, on the way home last night our town had gas for 4.03 and everyone else rocketed up to 4.29, so I made hubby stop and called the family to tell them to go fill... sure enough this morning our gas station was 4.29!0 -
You havent seen the prices in England - about £1.40 per litre ($2.30724 USD) - its ridiculous - we get taxed SO much on gas!
Great excuse for biking though!
JEALOUS!!!!! I can't remember the last time.
It wsa 4.05 on the way to work yesterday morning, and all the other gas stations were 4.11, on the way home last night our town had gas for 4.03 and everyone else rocketed up to 4.29, so I made hubby stop and called the family to tell them to go fill... sure enough this morning our gas station was 4.29!
Thats nothing to be jealous of
1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters
So they are paying $8.74 a GALLON0 -
Wish I could bike to work. It is 15 miles of mostly country roads (so too far to do regularly), but cars regularly drive 60+ along much of the road, and there isn't enough room on the side. I would probably be hit and/or killed if I did it for very long.
On the plus side, we really don't go anywhere except to work these days. We have lots to entertain ourselves at home, and we tend to do all our errands and such at one time. So we have always been minimizing our gas consumption - not much we can do to use less than we are now.0 -
Thats a lot! For those of you that don't know 1 gallon is equal to 3.8 liters ... so roughly UK pays $8.75 ... we actually got it cheap here!0
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You havent seen the prices in England - about £1.40 per litre ($2.30724 USD) - its ridiculous - we get taxed SO much on gas!
Great excuse for biking though!
OMG... that would be over $8 a gallon (for us in the US). For almost $90 for 1 tank of gas, I wouldn't be able to afford to drive my little car, and I get over 35mpg!0 -
I just drive as little as possible. It's only about 3-4 miles to work. I've thought about getting a bike and riding to work a couple days a week. I figured within a couple months I will have paid for the bicycle.
I spend 50 bucks every 2 weeks driving to work and then swinging by the gym. So thats almost 5 dollars a day (don't really drive on weekends.)0 -
I would love to bike to work, but my round trip is 150 miles....YES 150. And I drive an SUV. It is almost cheaper for me to stay at a hotel rather than come home on the days I work (I work three 12's).
I am literally sick about the cost. I have to put aside so much for gas, then groceries to feed a large family, it's almost not even worth my time to work anymore. This economy stinks.0 -
Thats a lot! For those of you that don't know 1 gallon is equal to 3.8 liters ... so roughly UK pays $8.75 ... we actually got it cheap here!
I just put $80 in my tank Sunday. I have to fill up at least 2-3 times a week.0 -
Biking to work is not an option since my commute is over 40 miles each way. Working from home might be an option if gas gets to be over $4 or so here in my part of Texas, right now it's between $3.69 and $3.89 a gallon. I am doing things like cutting out trips to see my mother or my grandparents, and only going out to the gym. I have a pretty fuel-efficient vehicle that gets about 31 miles per gallon, but I am definitely noticing the squeeze.0
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You havent seen the prices in England - about £1.40 per litre ($2.30724 USD) - its ridiculous - we get taxed SO much on gas!
Great excuse for biking though!
JEALOUS!!!!! I can't remember the last time.
It wsa 4.05 on the way to work yesterday morning, and all the other gas stations were 4.11, on the way home last night our town had gas for 4.03 and everyone else rocketed up to 4.29, so I made hubby stop and called the family to tell them to go fill... sure enough this morning our gas station was 4.29!
Thats nothing to be jealous of
1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters
So they are paying $8.74 a GALLON
LOL! Boy I'm a dummy, i missed the "liters" part... Way to early for me0 -
my boyfriend did some maths last week (we are in the uk) after seeing petrol prices rise 3 times in one week, in that one week his annual fuel bill rose by £240 pounds.0
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Biking to work is not an option since my commute is over 40 miles each way. Working from home might be an option if gas gets to be over $4 or so here in my part of Texas, right now it's between $3.69 and $3.89 a gallon. I am doing things like cutting out trips to see my mother or my grandparents, and only going out to the gym. I have a pretty fuel-efficient vehicle that gets about 31 miles per gallon, but I am definitely noticing the squeeze.
Isn't it sad that we have to cut out things like going to see our families? I haven't gone to see my parents because of gas prices either!0 -
There isn't much I can do. I can't really drive less, slower maybe but thats about it. I could always buy a car with higher mileage, but I can buy a lot of gas for what that would cost.
A friend and I have been toying with the idea of an electric conversion.0 -
My commute is only 2 miles but some prtetty wicked traffic and hills. I fill up my Prius about once every three weeks depending on how many "side trip" I do for errands, fun and visiting my mom.0
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Here in Iowa gas prices are $3.790
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You havent seen the prices in England - about £1.40 per litre ($2.30724 USD) - its ridiculous - we get taxed SO much on gas!
Great excuse for biking though!
JEALOUS!!!!! I can't remember the last time.
It wsa 4.05 on the way to work yesterday morning, and all the other gas stations were 4.11, on the way home last night our town had gas for 4.03 and everyone else rocketed up to 4.29, so I made hubby stop and called the family to tell them to go fill... sure enough this morning our gas station was 4.29!
Thats nothing to be jealous of
1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters
So they are paying $8.74 a GALLON
LOL! Boy I'm a dummy, i missed the "liters" part... Way to early for me
lol I didn't realize it either at first.0 -
Gas is about 4.10 in my area, my husband works less then a mile from home so in the nice weather he might rid his bike but it does not cost us much for him. Now me it does I have 2 kids so cant take a bike and have to drive my daughter to her school each day cause she cant get a bus where we live. And then driving to the gym and the grocery store but I usually dont do much else because of that.0
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Our last fill up cost just under £65. That's just over $100 US. It's only a Citreon Picasso!
My commute is about 7 miles, and I ride a dinky Yamaha to work and back. Thankfully it gets around 120 miles to the gallon. My wife needs the car for work, so her work mileage is paid for.0 -
My hubby has to drive 160 miles round trip on certain work occassions and he has figured out at what speed to drive to get the most miles per gallon on our car (Jeep Patriot). So on the freeways he like in the middle lane - not slow and yet not fast! It really has increased the mileage. If you check with your cars dealer or website, it will tell you too.
Let's all try to stay positive so we get to our destinations calmly - knowing this will pass....
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That's my problem! My husband and I are avid cyclists, but would need to leave the house by 4:30 am to get to work on time since we're 30+ miles one way. But we hope to move closer in the next few months, and then ride the bikes in! My goal is to leave the car home most days once we reach that point. Gas is $3.65 here in Iowa, but it's all relative I'm sure!0
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Ride my motorcycle as much as possible, however, since this is Portland, Oregon, that means a couple weeks in August.
I drive 12 miles one way to work. On the weekends, I walk every where when possible. Good for the fuel costs, good for the fitness, good for the stress levels.
Sorry to say there is nothing to be done about the cost of gas and it is only going to increase. If our government spent as much money on alternate fuel sources as they have on aligning themselves in the middle east and involving the U.S. in the affairs of Oil Producing countries, we'd all be be driving clean alternative vehicles today.0 -
bought my husband a motorcycle- we live in the country no way to bike to work--I drive a diesel truck--we wont EVEN go there!! (ps i raise cattle-nope a prius wont work for me)0
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Between $3.65- $3.72 here0
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Our gas prices are at $3.85 (as of yesterday anyway, prob higher today). Luckily I stay home with my kids so my only driving is for errands and visiting family. But even that is taking a toll on our budget. We have to plan out all trips to get the most done at one time. no more quick trips. Hubby rides his motorcycle to work to save there (other daily driver is an '87 Blazer). Our biggest concern now is our vacation. We have to take the truck and that will take half our budget for gas alone.0
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