Adjusting to the HIGH cost of energy

[sneaky_pete]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Not saying I am rich, but that I don't have financial obligations as high as my income... big difference. The fact that we are all communicating on these computers tells me that most of us here on TBN have some wiggle room. )</font>

I agree Highbeam; living on less than you make and saving/investing the difference is probably the best thing any of us could do in good times or bad.

 

[LarryRB]

no driving vacations. According to what I've read, the absolute highest price for fuel was in 1981, after adjustment for inflation, it was the equivalent of $3.03 today.
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this price is already been beaten. Some areas of Calif I see where the people are paying 315. Here in our area of New England, diesel is close to bumping 300 right now.

 

[MikePA]

<font color="blue"> this price is already been beaten. Some areas of Calif I see where the people are paying 315. Here in our area of New England, diesel is close to bumping 300 right now. </font>
The aforementioned price, $3.03/gallon, was a national average for regular, not spot prices in certain markets.

 

[Moon]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( this price is already been beaten. Some areas of Calif I see where the people are paying 315. Here in our area of New England, diesel is close to bumping 300 right now. )</font>
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The aforementioned price, $3.03/gallon, was a national average for regular, not spot prices in certain markets.
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I for one wonder about this 'adjusted for inflation' stuff. I was working for much less but didn't seem to be affected by the high price of fuel in the late 70's / early 80's. But the double digit interest rates at the time made it near impossible to buy the type of house we wanted.
You know what they say about numbers, figures don't lie, but liars figure. So, my suspicious mind wonders if they aren't just touting those older figures to make us feel a bit better while the oil companies are making record profits.

 

[ByronBob]

I'm trying to discuss with my wife what high tech gadgets can we live without. I don't want or need my cell phone but she insists on having it for me. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Vacations, ski trips and the like are looking slimmer by the penny as fuel keeps climbing.

Might cancel the collision on the vehicles because they're getting to the point where their not worth much to anyone other than us. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Shazbat]

I ride my motorcycle in the rain all the time, a trusty old Yamaha 4-cylinder that gets 50+mpg and costs me $6-7 a week in gas - 1/3 as much as a bus pass.

My wife and I sold our last house because the 120 mile roundtrip commute was killing us mentally, and getting more and more expensive with the increasing gas prices.

It's STILL easier to swallow than when I was in London a couple of months ago, gas or diesel was nearly $8US a gallon - thankfully we had rented a diesel car and drove 550 miles before having to put a smidgeon of fuel in to make it back to the rental place.

 

[NewToy]

It blows my mind every time I get $15.00 worth of diesel into my 6 gallon tractor can. Scared to fill up the Powerstroke, it'll be close to a "C" note!
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John /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[slowrev]

I expect to see DiTech.com terminals on the pumps soon.

Ben

 

[hitekcountry]

Don

<font color="red"> I'll cut my miles by MORE than enough to cancel my share of the increase. Call it a mini-boycott.
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I think that this one Idea is the only control we have that can affect prices and force them back down.

One of the reasons I created this string was to get a sense of how everyone is reacting to high energy prices.
If everyone simply sucks it up and pays the new high prices, and if the supply shortage is truly what is causing high prices, then prices will be dictated on the supply side of the equation. I think that if everyone collectively were to drastically reduce their energy consumption, it would create a glut in fuel supplies in which case prices would fall. I think that is our best if not only hope.


Fred

 

[Devildog]

Well me and the family have cut back. We drive a little slower and I also ride my motorcycle every chance I get. But really when I make my commute into gainesville I still see all the soccor moms driving the big excursions and suburbans like fuel is still $1.00 a gal. I know I dont have that kind of cash. We also are getting back to just staying and enjoying our little piece of gods green earth. Cooking on the grill and enjoying the nieghbors /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif It seems no one wants to stay at home anymore. But anyhow we are trying to do our part.