tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793210.post112416110537110093..comments2024-03-29T00:45:35.848-07:00Comments on Toner Mishap: Adjusted for the Here and NowThe Misanthropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697151793588884333noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793210.post-1124210701302141672005-08-16T09:45:00.000-07:002005-08-16T09:45:00.000-07:00Gas is getting to be ridiculous. I am really disgu...Gas is getting to be ridiculous. I am really disgusted by this.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793210.post-1124207869581111272005-08-16T08:57:00.000-07:002005-08-16T08:57:00.000-07:00Q, The smaller more fuel efficient cars are expens...Q, The smaller more fuel efficient cars are expensive to buy. Trading in a car for a smaller car will not bring the financial savings to make the deal worth while.<BR/><BR/>I heard the news reporter this morning say that "the government's latest excuse for rising gas prices was..." While I thought that was shoddy reporting inserting editorial comment, I agreed with her 100 percent. <BR/><BR/>I just wonder if prices would be so high if this White House gang weren't in bed with the oil companies?The Misanthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697151793588884333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793210.post-1124207449660541872005-08-16T08:50:00.000-07:002005-08-16T08:50:00.000-07:00In Canada, we're up to a dollar per litre, which w...In Canada, we're up to a dollar per litre, which works out to $3.75 per US gallon. Of course, that's Canadian dollars, which are worth less than the greenback.<BR/><BR/>I certainly regret the negative impact of high oil prices on the economy. But there are a lot of SUVs and pick-up trucks on our city streets, and I won't be sorry to see them go.<BR/><BR/>I remember the energy crisis of the 70s, and people switched to energy-efficient cars. It just about killed the American automobile industry. People must have more disposable income now, or they'd switch to smaller cars, like they did then.<BR/>Qstchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018824090441668781noreply@blogger.com