holy cow, are gas prices high

this weekend, i paid nearly seventy dollars to fill up my gas tank. when whining about gas prices, most folks cite the manifestly false complaint that everyone is forced to use gas, so it’s unfair that it’s expensive.

it seems to me that there are countless alternatives to gas, and even more options for gas consumption reduction. get an ethanol, diesel, electric or hybrid car. take the bus. take the subway. walk. ride a bike. buy a horse. carpool. move closer to work. don’t drive a hummer. don’t drive unless you have to. make your car more fuel efficient.

of course, some of the above are predicated on the assumption that one can switch situations immediately, but in reality some people may be unable or unwilling to compensate at all right away. however, it seems this will only slow, but not altogether prevent, the market adjustments that will occur. in the meantime, we’ll just have to wait it out and stop whining – or even concentrate on the positive benefits of the gas spike to the environment and technology making us less dependent on oil.

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