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05-23-2007, 06:06 AM #1
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05-23-2007, 06:14 AM #2
In through the out door..
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I get a per mile reimbursement, but with gas like this, it doesn't cover much more than gas (e.g. wear and tear on the car). I did 473 miles for work on Sunday and Monday (to the Bicycle Inn for a hearing). That's a lot of gas, even in my small car
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05-23-2007, 06:26 AM #3
Ride it Like You Stole It
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$3.45 per gallon and climbing in Wisconsin
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05-23-2007, 06:30 AM #4
Seven!
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$3.79/gallon for premium, which I have to use. Luckily I only drive a few miles each day and do the bulk of my commute on Bart or bus.
Last edited by bikerz; 05-23-2007 at 09:47 AM.
Keep calm and carry on...
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05-23-2007, 06:34 AM #5
Shine on...
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The gas station on the way to work said $3.39.
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05-23-2007, 06:43 AM #6
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At two locations you can get it for $2.99 most others it's $3.04 or more.
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05-23-2007, 07:15 AM #7
Two-mile commuter
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Earlier this week, $3.10 in the Philly burbs.
I saw an article about how people are now shopping less, but not driving less, despite the high prices. Well, DUH. Gas topping $3/gal doesn't make bus routes and bike lanes suddenly appear! Even if people are willing to change jobs or move to reduce commutes (and use less gas), that takes time. Entropy is powerful; things may need to get really bad before people consider changing jobs or moving.
We're moving our two-year-old to daycare in our township and out of his beloved daycare that is no longer on my way to work ("new" job, we've been driving 7 miles out of the way twice a day for nearly two years and that's gotten old). There just are NOT a lot of daycare providers in the area. As it is, any money we save on gas goes to a higher tuition (we had additional reasons for moving him). We'd hoped to take him by bike in good weather, but there is a nasty stretch of two-lane road with no shoulder where some IDIOT tried to squeeze past me without driving into oncoming traffic.
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