Comments RJL has made

Good Ideas .... But

I have spent the last 15 - 20 minutes reading everybody's "rants" on why the price of gas it too high, who is to blame and some alternative options, but nobody has really hit the nail on the head.  We all depend on gas for everything that we use ... if it is the food we eat ... the close on our backs ... or the cars that we drive... those items have been touched in one way or another by gas (growing food, making close, delivering product).  We can sit and blame the government, oil companies, car dealers but we are the ones who put gas at the top of our consumption list for just about every single item we touch daily.

Let's say this...how about everybody use less gas.  Let's car pool....  Let's not take the car to the post office, dinner, movies (whatever) that is within 1 mile from our house.  Let's consolidate all of our errands into one trip.  Get the milk, movie, paper and post office all in one trip instead of making 4 trips.  This might not be easy for some people but for the majority of us who live in outlying metropolitan areas, this is easy to do.  Where I live, there is a 5 fast food restaurants, movie theater, post office, music store and every single convenience store all within 1 mile.  I do have small children as well so I found myself driving everywhere when all I had to do was buy a pull wagon (one of the nice ones with seat belts and cup holders for the kids) and take a walk (weather permitting).  It takes a bit longer but it is time well spent.  I also keep my car in top condition... correct air pressure in the tires... change oil and filters as needed and there are also new products on the market that increase gas mileage that actually work!!

All I'm saying is to take control of our own actions and stop blaming others for what we all have done.  We created a market where we are so dependant upon gas and our cars that we would be crippled without them.  Let's use less, save some money, try bettering our environment and maybe we will have some gas for our kids to have when they need it.  If you want more information about some products just let me know.  Just my 2 cents.
On Gas price rant posted 3 years, 7 months ago 36 Responses