Sunday, August 21, 2011

10 Cars that Refuse to Die - Kiplinger

10 Cars that Refuse to Die - Kiplinger


Here's a great slide show of some oldies but goodies that have been given an admirable title, Too Tough To Die.

Don't be Jim

Don't be Jim
Check out the' I Can Drive Drunk' game included.

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http://www.dontbejim.com/

Best Cars for Long Road Trips - MSN Autos

Best Cars for Long Road Trips - MSN Autos


Being with the family for long stretches requires comfort. What happened to the Family Summer Road Trip? Oh Yes, gas prices soared out of control thanks to greedy speculators and refiners.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Drivers adjust lifestyles to gas prices | Tulsa World

Drivers adjust lifestyles to gas prices | Tulsa World


I wish I could adjust my lifestyle to flow with the pump prices. But impossible. My lifestyle is about transporting those who need it where they want to go, not where I want to go. Not that I'm complaining, cause I'm not. Everyday is an adventure. Just some adventures are more exciting then others.

I'm often asked how I like doing what I do. I always respond with, " Most days I love it. But like any job there are days when I just wish I hadn't gotten out of bed." And it's true. This is my job. And as with any job there are good days and bad days. So, if I could change my lifestyle what I would do is eliminate the bad days.

GasBuddy's weekly gasoline outlook - Gasbuddy Gas Prices

GasBuddy's weekly gasoline outlook - Gasbuddy Gas Prices


"The BIG OIL MONOPOLY has been raking in BILLION's. The highest profit margin of all time. More than any company in the US, all based on fake made up speculations or any other excuse they think will fly. There is no honest reason gas is still over a dollar a gallon more than it was a year ago, none other than greed. And they wonder why we think of them as greedy parasitic bastards. The economy was hurting before the BIG OIL greed mongers saw this as an opportunity to gouge us again. And buy doing so this time, has done more harm to the US economy than ever before. Its time the government does what they were elected to do and protect the American people from the grip they have on us. We need to "LIMIT" the amount of profit they can make on made up speculative reasons. They need to be forced to prove the reason for a price hike like other utilities. We buy gas for what it cost us today, not what we think its going to or might cost us next month because we think OPEC might slow production or whatever."
posted by padlocks2 and agreed with by me.
"This is the way the stations price their gasoline in my area ( northern Indiana) When the price of oil goes up they raise their prices to include the gas they already purchased when oil was at the lower price. But when oil goes down they wait to lower their gas price until that cheaper gas price gets to them. They all do it that way and they usually stick together!!!!"
posted by mlambo and agreed with by me.

I repost these comments because they make sense and where already out there when I went to put in my 2 cents. This way I got 4 cents worth of common sense and still have mine to add for better than a nickels worth. The more common sense the better I believe.

What about my 2 cents? Well, I am an advocate for finding and stoning all the greedy bastards of the world. It's one thing to be smart enough to earn a honest dollar off your fellow mankind. A whole other to actually take advantage of a situation to put a dishonest dollar in your pocket. Which is what I believe the corporate bastards at the big oil companies have been doing for the last few years. Instead of helping fellow Americans by holding prices down for as long as they can, they have jumped at every chance to raise prices and keep them up. Putting billions in the coffers. Thereby putting BIG bonuses into their hands. Greedy Bastards plain and simple.