Blogging on Fumes: Gas Boycott & Spinal Tap?
Posted on | May 15, 2007 |
I’m never quite sure about how this works because if you don’t fill your gas tank today, then you probably filled it yesterday to avoid filling it today, right? Or tomorrow. This source agrees with me. Or, you’re like I was yesterday, driving up the hill from the grocery store and suddenly noticed I had absolutely no gas in my tank — well, in the car’s tank — because I don’t have one, right? Anyhow, I was able to get home and coerce the MoH into taking my car to the ball park instead of his so he would have to fill up my tank. Slick, huh? If the car ran out of gas while he was in it, at least he could coast down the hill, and his cell would be charged so he could call me to come and get him. My cell is never charged. Ever.
But I’m doing my part as it is with the gas thing, because I almost never drive anywhere. I’m sticking it to the oil companies by sitting here all day, writing, cooking, taking pictures of food, and eating. That doesn’t take gasoline. Besides, it’s about damn time the rest of the country had to choke on the gasoline prices we ALWAYS have to put up with. But this site just thinks the whole idea of a boycott is a “Pain in the Gas” and it isn’t going to do anything to the price of gasoline. Loser.
And blogland is pushing it around, too, *snort* like me, duh, if you’re actually still reading this expecting something interesting to miraculously appear on the page for a change. But I agree with this person, because you have to use less consistently. Not just avoid pumping. And if you read this chain of comments, people are really thinking it’s a waste of time. In fact “Answerer 9” believes his boycott of the taco stand down his street is more important. It seems he’s annoyed because “no one who works there is understandable.” Okay.
If you’re really in the dark about how the whole gas pricing thing works, then you could go here. It has everthing you ever wanted to know about gasoline and its price.
The real issue is to think about alternatives. Kind of like going on a diet. We’re all really good at that, right? (Yes, I know it’s the Phoodplan weigh-in day, but I’m doing my civic responsibility right now, er, or something like that…) This source has some suggestions for us all:
- Get over trying to control the world economy. You mean I’m insignificant, a blip on a radar screen…*sob*
- Drive a smaller car. Well, the one I have is paid for, and since I’m not exactly bringing home the bacon anymore, I’ll have to not do this one. Sorry.
- Use the lowest grade of gasoline. Wait. Isn’t this like ordering the house wine?
- Drive slower. I could be taking my life in my own hands — or putting it in others’ if I even thought about this. Picture water flowing through a hose. You can’t decide to “go slower” while everyone else is driving like bats outta hell. Sheesh.
- Try to drive in high gear. Huh? Doesn’t this just mean push down harder on the gas pedal?
- Avoid accelerating quickly and coast…This isn’t a bad idea, but coasting up the hill we live on would be an interesting physics experiment.
- The lighter your car, the less gas you’ll use. Reduce drag. I’m on a diet, okay? Gimmeabreak.
Or, we already know we could use alternatively fueled cars, right? This source has some pretty interesting things to say about what happened to the ev1, an electric car. But Chevrolet wants our opinion on this car as a solution to the fuel problem. Not bad… 
Or we could all convert to veggie fuel and drive around smelling like french fries or McFishwiches. Car Talk has some easy to read info — you know — those guys on NPR. And these people all love their “Greasecars.” Hmmm…not bad, you’re thinking, and I wonder how much it costs and if it’s hard to convert? Andy will let you know. No, I don’t know Andy, but he’s the man with the greaser info. But don’t forget to stop by treehugger, because they’ve got the skinny on all this stuff. Plus, you can get your fix on what’s up with Al Gore and why Sir Bob is all pissed off about Live Earth.
Sir Bob’s Sour Grapes
Now, I wonder if that VW is grease-powered?
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By N2H
May 15th, 2007 @ 8:10 pm
Gas Boycott = Lame and Useless
Spinal Tap = Freakin’ Awesome
Spinal Tap Exploited to Sell Cars = Not Awesome
I have a gas guzzling SUV. Yes, I am an environment killer. We needed something that fit us and the kids…plus extra for all of the field trips I was driving for at the time. And still have room to haul stuff around for our business. In CA, no one gives my car a second look….but drive it through Boulder, CO…whole ‘nother story! We’d like a smaller car, (it costs $95 to fill this one up!), but we wouldn’t be able to haul our business stuff. Hrmph.
May 15th, 2007 @ 8:40 pm
Yah, when I go to pick up the RT in the afternoon and pass the school at the top of the hill, there must be 25 or 30 SUVs lined up to pick up their kids.
Maybe I should be in the veggie oil business.
May 16th, 2007 @ 5:39 am
I hate gas. I think if we took all their ideas and put them into our tanks we’d get what we need….
crap
Recycle crap. What do you think?
May 16th, 2007 @ 3:24 pm
Recycled crap would probably work. I mean think about what chicken shit does for your roses and lawn. Who cares if it smells like, well…shit.
The big question is how do we turn those ideas into crap to recycle it to begin with. Oh. I forgot. The ideas are already crap. Heee…
And your tag is going up today — after my food blog. Dessert first!