Yep I've had it with gas. More over, I think I've had it with Americans. Why aren't we banding together and just saying FUCK IT and NOT BUY ONE GOD DAMN gallon of FUEL for anything. Live like Grizzly Adams for a MONTH. If you can't survive for a MONTH like our ancestors did, you're a human being that needs a realignment. It's not that hard. One Month i think would CRIPPLE this damn country. I would bet you a finger that prices would be A BUCK o' FIVE again most ricky tick. I'm so pissed off with gas and the way these prices are getting so out of whack. I do not live in California anymore, but I'm sure it's even worse than here. Either way, I've been riding my BIKE to work lately. I work 6 miles from where I live, and with my hours the way they were before, it was damn near impossible to get the kids to Day Cares and make it to work on time even in a car or motorcycle. Now that our hours have been readjusted to 0730-1600, I can now commute with the bike and make it to work on time and make it home to pick up the kids on time, as well. I have a TREK 4100 Mountain bike that i bought a number of years ago to commute to work back in Fremont, and recently, I have rediscovered my new found love for biking again.
First off, i actually biking. I loved it as a kid, and as an adult as well. Having kids slowed it down some, but now that they're older its been easier and more fun to get back into it again. Anyway, I got a new toy. I've been abusing the TREK pretty bad. And yes, i know it's got a lifetime warranty on it and all that, but I found another bike that I freakin' dig. So, i bought it. A Cannondale F4. So, I'm doing my part (sort of) and I'm REFUSING to buy gas to go to work with. Unless I absolutely have to. I'm a hippocrit ( i know i spelled that wrong) for not TOTALLY bucking system but OH well. I'm rediscovering the Oregon Tree Hugger in me that i miss. So, we walk everywhere and bike it as well.
I use the truck to do vacation stuff and family functions and getting groceries. If I had a trailer i could attach to the bike, I'd use that god damn thing. But as it stands right now, that's not an option.
I'm done ranting.
Joe Horn, out.
1 comment:
hey, check out this movie: crude awakening... its about the oil situation and it sure changed my point of view on the whole thing. i totally agree that we need to put our cars away and bike and walk. the biggest thing i learned from the movie was that americans are greedy and that cheap gas is the reason we are in the mess we are in. if we have to pay high prices for gas, then the powers that be will be FORCED to find alternative energy instead of starting wars in oil rich countries so we can take it for our suv's. after seeing that movie i am actually glad the prices are high, in europe they have had high gas prices for years and they are way ahead of us in wind power, solar power and cars that get good gas mileage. i know it sucks and i know the oil companies are raking it in (our own president is probably a zillionaire right now, ass) but sooner or later we will all change our ways and rather than drill up alaska or our coastline or continue to war in the mddle east, we will see solar power plants and other creative energy sources that dont f-up the environment. check that movie out and let me know what you think!
xoxoxo
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