tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post8804919459825275564..comments2023-10-25T17:56:55.769-04:00Comments on DemWit: Stop bitching about gas prices!B.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-12053082843225696392011-03-15T09:34:45.015-04:002011-03-15T09:34:45.015-04:00We will pay three dollars for a Starbucks coffee a...We will pay three dollars for a Starbucks coffee and then complain about over three dollars a gallon on gasoline. We not only sleep through the reality of where we are, we daydream when we are awake. We are so much like spoiled children who don't care how much mommy and daddy have to work to get us what we want, WE JUST WANT IT AND WE WANT IT NOW. And if we don't get it NOW, we scream andFather Tim Farrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-52703079914737400702011-03-13T01:24:56.544-05:002011-03-13T01:24:56.544-05:00I've been grumbling about the price of gas eve...I've been grumbling about the price of gas every time I fill up my tank so I thank you for putting some clear perspective on why we're in this current mess. I didn't blame the gas price mess on Obama but I had failed to think through all the factors including our over dependence on oil and how long we've had to address that dependence and why we've failed to do so.Ms. Henny Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09627215649320278126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-9062355887638343212011-03-10T17:30:54.468-05:002011-03-10T17:30:54.468-05:00I finally had five seconds - read the blog - good ...I finally had five seconds - read the blog - good points all, and while I am not Obama's biggest fan, I can assure you that I do not blame him in any way for the price of gas. I don't see how people can logically come to that conclusion, but they do, like you say.Sharinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-59315366960352349602011-03-09T16:46:23.247-05:002011-03-09T16:46:23.247-05:00Great post about a problem that's been around ...Great post about a problem that's been around for decades and which the American people refuse to address.<br /><br />I don't have a car here in the city, preferring to use my legs and public transporatation to get where I need to go.<br /><br />Instead of investing in higher mileage cars, the auto industry wasted decades by investing in behemoths like the Humvee and SUV gas guzzlers. WeShaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-84076840560664146312011-03-09T12:12:13.918-05:002011-03-09T12:12:13.918-05:00Yep, hopeless. Yep, you have to be 68 years old to...Yep, hopeless. Yep, you have to be 68 years old to realize, HOPELESS!!!! Don't waste your time!!! Ho-mo-SAP-i-ens never change, Neanderthal realized this & JUST GAVE UP!!PVNYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-12262525503126126922011-03-08T23:39:57.303-05:002011-03-08T23:39:57.303-05:00BJ, another excellent lesson for everyone to learn...BJ, another excellent lesson for everyone to learn. <br /><br />Tiny disagrees with Frodo that it will be a car that runs on bullshit. It will be the type she grew up with, which is recyclable and on par with the Amish communities. It will be horse shit, recycled on fields and gardens!Tinynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-70318938034053715372011-03-08T21:44:46.213-05:002011-03-08T21:44:46.213-05:00It frustrates me that the developed world has had ...It frustrates me that the developed world has had the time and technology to transition away from a petroleum-based economy, but has failed to do so. Countless political, economic, and environmental problems could be transcended this way, but I doubt it will occur soon.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-34550032571416704352011-03-08T15:13:36.167-05:002011-03-08T15:13:36.167-05:00The USPS, the US Army, and other affiliated entiti...The USPS, the US Army, and other affiliated entities even sponsor gas-guzzlers in the name of NASCAR. We have never taken the problem seriously, and we won't until economic Armaggedon stares us in the balanced budget countenance we all seem to wear these days. Frodo still believes that we're all waiting for a car that tuns on bullshit. Absent that, we're screwed.Frodo, of Toad Hall,http://loveysdaddyga.tripod.com/blogdirectory/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-55751472095976581712011-03-08T14:54:08.673-05:002011-03-08T14:54:08.673-05:00This piece is right on the money, and I thank you ...This piece is right on the money, and I thank you and those who comment for helping me sort through issues like this. I admire you all, especially you, BJ.BBJhttp://www.usadeepsouth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-37798135960783726482011-03-08T13:19:58.957-05:002011-03-08T13:19:58.957-05:00No, I don't think it sounds too angry. I think...No, I don't think it sounds too angry. I think you made some very valid points. I've wondered for years why we don't cut our consumption AND develop alternative energy sources, but then I'm the queen of going green, recycling, etc.<br />However, I do have to point out that when gas prices rose during W's administration, it was always his fault (and maybe it was). This is just Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-14027206357370151572011-03-08T12:59:29.278-05:002011-03-08T12:59:29.278-05:00Our two-hundred-year binge on fossil fuel will soo...Our two-hundred-year binge on fossil fuel will soon be coming to an end, unfortunately way too late. The consequences will be around for centuries upon centuries. Don't know if we will.<br /><br />When gas prices were above $4/gallon--was it only three years ago?--I saw consumption patterns change among my fiercely bitching coworkers. Then, of course, they changed back. We have all the Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-26141723326451419282011-03-08T12:42:49.299-05:002011-03-08T12:42:49.299-05:00We will have Big Gas prices as long as Big Oil has...We will have Big Gas prices as long as Big Oil has a place at the table.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-69684615776447378142011-03-08T10:40:37.582-05:002011-03-08T10:40:37.582-05:00Beautifully stated. I'm afraid I don't hav...Beautifully stated. I'm afraid I don't have much hope that we will wake up and smell the coffee. As a society, we are too selfish to make sacrifices of any kind. And add to that pile a good dose of ignorance. People will continue to drive their gas guzzling SUVs, Vans and trucks while bitching about the price of oil. People will continue to consume anything and everything simply beacause Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.com