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 Higher Gas Prices- Are you changing your useage?, How are you dealing with higher gas prices
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Superchecker
post May 11 2008, 05:39 AM
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Gas is getting more expensive, how are YOU dealing with this?

Less driving??
Car-pooling?
Less $$$ in your pocket??
Considering some form of transit??

Is anyone venturing down to hte US for slightley cheaper fuel?? Heard that you can save between 15 & 20 cents a litre down there....

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drive alot
post May 11 2008, 05:43 AM
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I drive alot. So I pack a bicycle in my truck in order to save gas whenever I can.
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post May 11 2008, 06:23 AM
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^ higher gas price can be a good thing .... more exercise, less cars.
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post May 11 2008, 06:42 AM
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QUOTE (drive alot @ May 11 2008, 05:43 AM) *
I drive alot. So I pack a bicycle in my truck in order to save gas whenever I can.



that makes no sense
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d alot
post May 11 2008, 06:46 AM
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QUOTE (required @ May 11 2008, 07:42 AM) *
that makes no sense
Do u drive?
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Monte Carlo
post May 11 2008, 06:53 AM
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guest X
post May 11 2008, 07:00 AM
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I stopped driving months ago. Mostly walk or use transit. Lost some weight too on account of this activity.
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uh
post May 11 2008, 07:00 AM
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God, Monte Carlo aka Bud is such a retard.... only posts retarded pics of himself but can't communicate in words.
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Monte Carlo
post May 11 2008, 07:09 AM
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post May 11 2008, 07:37 AM
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NO, I haven't really done anything different. Obviously, I have less $$ because of this.
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Yabut
post May 11 2008, 08:09 AM
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QUOTE (uh @ May 11 2008, 07:00 AM) *
God, Monte Carlo aka Bud is such a retard.... only posts retarded pics of himself but can't communicate in words.


but like my dear old Social Credit voting Dad used to say: "If you're still taking public transit at 30...you're a failure.
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post May 11 2008, 08:35 AM
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I started riding to work 2 days a week. I hope to ramp this up to 4 within the next few weeks.

I'm also limiting the number of long road trips I do.
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Ban Pellegrino.
post May 11 2008, 08:42 AM
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I smile as I step on the gas, vroom vroom. I don't even notice the price when I fill up. Who cares if it takes an extra twenty to fill. What, are you all that poor?
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Cdn consumer
post May 11 2008, 08:47 AM
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Since I live only a few miles from the U.S. border I simply cross the border and full up my tank with cheap gasoline which ironcially was imported from Alberta, Canada!
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Mike Hunt
post May 11 2008, 09:44 AM
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I would take transit but the transit here is very much lacking. Even compared to a lot of so called third world countries transit here is a bit of a joke and expensive. If you live south of the Massey tunnel "what transit" a few buses. Transit has a long way to go, no pun intended.
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Guest
post May 11 2008, 12:43 PM
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You are asking these die-hard racist about changing their transportation habit? Are you kidding me?
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jeanix
post May 12 2008, 11:32 AM
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Imagine people in poor third world countrys that buy gas, they will be the ones with out. What difference does it make to me if it costs an extra ten to fill my tank?
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I'm A Complete Duce
post May 12 2008, 11:35 AM
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I kind of envy those people who can live and work and shop in the same area. Like Kensington in Toronto or Chinatown in Vancouver, Yaletown, Denman Street area etc. Take a cab when they need too and walk the rest of the time. No parking tickets, no traffic snarls, no icbc rates.
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Hmph
post May 12 2008, 11:38 AM
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Nope. In fact, to escape transit I just bought a gas guzzling SUV. Even at $50 a week in gas it's still better than taking the bus.
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schmuck
post May 12 2008, 11:39 AM
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I jus' bought a motorbike today... ya!
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No change
post May 12 2008, 11:42 AM
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It still takes less than $40 to fill my tank and that lasts about 10 days, and if i want to save more $$$ I have my husband fill it on Reserve land and he gets the gas tax free with his status card!!



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Guest
post May 12 2008, 11:51 AM
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Carpooling with my sexy next door neighbor and going halfers on the gas...
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Spygirl
post May 12 2008, 12:34 PM
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I traded in my Envoy which at 135.2 costs $120.00 to fill and gets me about 450 kilometres. My new car costs $66.00 to fill and gets me 500 kilomteres or more. So it's not just $10.00 a fill.
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Guest
post May 12 2008, 12:51 PM
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My nest vehicle?

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post May 22 2008, 07:35 AM
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schmoozer
post May 22 2008, 07:39 AM
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QUOTE (Hmph @ May 12 2008, 11:38 AM) *
Nope. In fact, to escape transit I just bought a gas guzzling SUV. Even at $50 a week in gas it's still better than taking the bus.



You must be driving about 10 kms a week?
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VERY ASTUTE INVESTOR
post May 22 2008, 07:39 AM
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not at all. In fact my astute investments in oil companies and canadian oilsands trust in the early part of this century has made me incredibly wealthy. The price of gas is incidental. In fact the higher the price goes the more money I make as the winfall profits that the oil co's make are reflected in their share price and MAKES ME RICHER!!!!!!!!!!!!

ROFLMAO
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schmoozer
post May 22 2008, 07:41 AM
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QUOTE (Spygirl @ May 12 2008, 12:34 PM) *
I traded in my Envoy which at 135.2 costs $120.00 to fill and gets me about 450 kilometres. My new car costs $66.00 to fill and gets me 500 kilomteres or more. So it's not just $10.00 a fill.



Spygirl standing next to her ride:


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schmoozer
post May 22 2008, 07:42 AM
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QUOTE (VERY ASTUTE INVESTOR @ May 22 2008, 07:39 AM) *
not at all. In fact my astute investments in oil companies and canadian oilsands trust in the early part of this century has made me incredibly wealthy. The price of gas is incidental. In fact the higher the price goes the more money I make as the winfall profits that the oil co's make are reflected in their share price and MAKES ME RICHER!!!!!!!!!!!!

ROFLMAO



Ya, I'm laughing at you too!!
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Hmph
post May 22 2008, 07:50 AM
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QUOTE
QUOTE (Hmph @ May 12 2008, 11:38 AM)
Nope. In fact, to escape transit I just bought a gas guzzling SUV. Even at $50 a week in gas it's still better than taking the bus.


You must be driving about 10 kms a week?


Nope. I drive quite a bit actually.
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