My Anger is rising.

I understand that but at some point if people stop buying and there is a large drop in demand the price will have to stop increasing as well. They continue to drive the price up because we continue to pay it.

 

Oh, and I call it climate change just to piss off the panic stricken tree huggers.

 

I think everyone is driving less, it's only a matter time that some people (underprivileged) will stop driving all together.

 

Thats unfortunate in the short term however it will bring about change in the way we do things in the US. Hopefully it makes people start using public transportation (where available) and developing more affordable means of transportation.

 

The "where available" is the biggest obstacle once out of the old metro areas.

 

Add when available to that as well. Service is not 24/7 in many cities.

 

That's an easier problem to solve than retrofitting mass-transit (other than busses) in existing cities. And, the urban sprawl grackle is coming to roost.

 

Which is also unfortunate. I live in a college town of about 80,000 (40,000 are students) and we have a pretty damn good bus system. All the buses run on natural gas and are only about $1.50/ride or a monthly pass. It would be great if some other areas could adopt something similar.

 

That seems to be the fundamental problem. I'd much rather live downtown even though it means a smaller lot, unless it isn't safe.

 

Unfortunately in many urban cities safety is a problem. In areas where it is not, gentrification has priced housing well beyond affordable for many.

 

Proletariat of the World- Unite!
Strike down the Landlords!
Smash the Neo-Conservatives!

The history of all civilization is the history of class struggles.

This current topic is nothing more than an example of the
naked, shameless, brutal exploitation of the working class.

Political power is merely the organized power of one class
for oppressing another.

My organization- The Free and Simple People's League-
will do away with all bullshit manifestations of ruthless
power grabs. Free food for all, at a reasonable cost.
Gas will flow from the pumps. Fear no more!

 

And you're not just the president..?

 

Robert... let this glide, my man..
you're in on the deal when the proletariat rise up
and throw off their shackles...life could be sweet
up there as Canadian 'Minister in Charge'.

When the enemy retreats, we advance.
When the enemy advances, we retreat.



"You can't stop what's comin'..."

 

they can continue to drive up the price because there is no oversight. When has deregulation ever been good for anyone other than the deregulated?

 

sorry to sound like a nut here but.....

we will survive this energy crises. we may drastically change our lives but wwIII wont happen over this.

however, once the battle for water starts (its coming) you will cut your neighbors throat for a drink.

 

Yuppers. When Rainwater started gettin' the Bass boys into water, I started payin' attention.

 

Y'all need to move out of desert and go north.

I think I'll open a bottling business next to Lake Michigan.

 

Georgia and Florida are already at it. Florida because the population is close to or past the level existing resources can support. Atlanta has the same problems so they are looking at piping water in from other watersheds. Problem is, the people in those other areas (Augusta and Savannah) are not all that thrilled with losing their water.

There was an article in our local paper yesterday about utilities raising rates because of conservation measures. Seems the lower use has dropped revenues to the point where they are operating at a loss.

 

Georgia is arguing the state line with TN right now. Claiming that the line separating the two is not correct and it is keeping water from Georgia. I'm not sure how that little dispute is going. Haven't heard much about it lately. Didn't hear anything about it until I spent a week in Georgia.