Anonymous
03/03/2022 13:21
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'll fill up at Costco tomorrow and won't need gas again for a month. Be like me, drive less, depend on your car less. Oh wait, you chose to live out in the burbs where you don't have options. Oh well.
Are you always such a smug urban a-hole, or is it just today?
There is a crazy commie or climate-change sock-puppet cheering on crazy inflation which will rise prices for EVERYTHING, including food and utilities for those already living in apartments and drive people into poverty. I already live in an apartment and love my urban lifestyle, but I don't diss others who make different choices, so this idiot pisses me off, because he/she has no clue what tremendous challenge this will be for the working poor and middle classes regardless where and how they live.
DP
These changes have been coming for decades. Literally my entire adult life. If you were busy fighting the change and clinging to some artificial suburban ideal then why should anyone feel bad? Choices have consequences.
What changed exactly in the last decades? We still have suburban sprawl and only a few really dense cities. And the way suburbia develops is to provide easy access to everyday amenities to reduce the driving distance, some even provide walkable downtown areas for suburbanites to walk. And believe me, those who can afford a 3mil home in DC metro and 3 luxury cars aren't likely to reduce their "footprint" when working poor living hand to mouth doing low wage jobs have to move to smaller more squalid apartments. Inflation will hurt the poor and middle class more than UMC and wealthy.
Anonymous
03/03/2022 13:14
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'll fill up at Costco tomorrow and won't need gas again for a month. Be like me, drive less, depend on your car less. Oh wait, you chose to live out in the burbs where you don't have options. Oh well.
Are you always such a smug urban a-hole, or is it just today?
There is a crazy commie or climate-change sock-puppet cheering on crazy inflation which will rise prices for EVERYTHING, including food and utilities for those already living in apartments and drive people into poverty. I already live in an apartment and love my urban lifestyle, but I don't diss others who make different choices, so this idiot pisses me off, because he/she has no clue what tremendous challenge this will be for the working poor and middle classes regardless where and how they live.
DP
These changes have been coming for decades. Literally my entire adult life. If you were busy fighting the change and clinging to some artificial suburban ideal then why should anyone feel bad? Choices have consequences.
Anonymous
03/03/2022 13:11
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'll fill up at Costco tomorrow and won't need gas again for a month. Be like me, drive less, depend on your car less. Oh wait, you chose to live out in the burbs where you don't have options. Oh well.
Are you always such a smug urban a-hole, or is it just today?
There is a crazy commie or climate-change sock-puppet cheering on crazy inflation which will rise prices for EVERYTHING, including food and utilities for those already living in apartments and drive people into poverty. I already live in an apartment and love my urban lifestyle, but I don't diss others who make different choices, so this idiot pisses me off, because he/she has no clue what tremendous challenge this will be for the working poor and middle classes regardless where and how they live.
Anonymous
03/03/2022 13:02
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How else are we going to get flyover country to give up their smelly trucks?
They may think twice before rolling coal.
Cause for celebration- I would like to see $10/gas. I walk and bike nearly everywhere.
Have you ever been to the midwest, pp? Have you ever visited rural America?
Do you understand that it is not possible for everyone to bike and walk everywhere?
Do you understand that the farmers that grow your food and raise your crops need fuel for their farm equipment?
You are just clueless.
They made dumb decisions about where to live. They chose to live in the middle of nowhere, rather than in a city with access to transit options or bike usage. Their making stupid choices about where they live and being dependent on gasoline in order to get to anywhere isn’t my problem. As for farmers, same question applies - why did they pick a farm out in the middle of nowhere? Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Blue-voting midwesterner here. Your comments are extremely ignorant and insulting. You really think everyone in America should pile into the coastal big cities? You can’t think of any reason for people to want/need to live elsewhere? Did you know that the entire midwest is not exactly the middle of nowhere? I live in Kansas City. Not exactly in the middle of nowhere. Yes, our public transit is severely lacking, and I would love to see that change. I’ve been involved in groups looking for solutions, but a practical solution for this city has simply not been found. But my entire life does not hinge on public transit or walkable stores. I do my best to reduce my carbon footprint.
Yes, I know people in the midwest who have to travel 30 miles to grocery shop. But they typically only have to go once every two weeks. They live quite sustainable lives otherwise, and I would love to see your carbon footprint compared to theirs.
I don’t think you understand how massive the carbon footprint is of a fat midwesterner living in a sfh
Even if they had the same sq ft but lived in a multi family in a walkable neighborhood, carbon footprint is massively smaller.
Not everyone wants to live in a multi-family and share walls with other families. Those who do already live in the cities. People had been living in rural settings since the dawn of time and it will continue. Suburbia is already well served where driving distance many have to go in order to get access to necessities is reduced. Why do you care if some drive to get their groceries once-a week 10-15 min each way, or make their 30 min drive to Costco once a month? Are you obsessed that soccer-moms driving their SUVs to take their kids to sport practices will destroy the planet?
Anonymous
03/03/2022 12:41
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
Anonymous wrote:I'll fill up at Costco tomorrow and won't need gas again for a month. Be like me, drive less, depend on your car less. Oh wait, you chose to live out in the burbs where you don't have options. Oh well.
Are you always such a smug urban a-hole, or is it just today?
Anonymous
03/03/2022 12:37
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How else are we going to get flyover country to give up their smelly trucks?
They may think twice before rolling coal.
Cause for celebration- I would like to see $10/gas. I walk and bike nearly everywhere.
Have you ever been to the midwest, pp? Have you ever visited rural America?
Do you understand that it is not possible for everyone to bike and walk everywhere?
Do you understand that the farmers that grow your food and raise your crops need fuel for their farm equipment?
You are just clueless.
They made dumb decisions about where to live. They chose to live in the middle of nowhere, rather than in a city with access to transit options or bike usage. Their making stupid choices about where they live and being dependent on gasoline in order to get to anywhere isn’t my problem. As for farmers, same question applies - why did they pick a farm out in the middle of nowhere? Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Blue-voting midwesterner here. Your comments are extremely ignorant and insulting. You really think everyone in America should pile into the coastal big cities? You can’t think of any reason for people to want/need to live elsewhere? Did you know that the entire midwest is not exactly the middle of nowhere? I live in Kansas City. Not exactly in the middle of nowhere. Yes, our public transit is severely lacking, and I would love to see that change. I’ve been involved in groups looking for solutions, but a practical solution for this city has simply not been found. But my entire life does not hinge on public transit or walkable stores. I do my best to reduce my carbon footprint.
Yes, I know people in the midwest who have to travel 30 miles to grocery shop. But they typically only have to go once every two weeks. They live quite sustainable lives otherwise, and I would love to see your carbon footprint compared to theirs.
I don’t think you understand how massive the carbon footprint is of a fat midwesterner living in a sfh
Even if they had the same sq ft but lived in a multi family in a walkable neighborhood, carbon footprint is massively smaller.
Your viewpoint is very limited. How do you not realize that it is not feasible for everyone to live in a walkable sky rise? We tried REALLY hard to make it happen. We couldn’t make it work. Just a few of the factors for us…schools, affordability, aging parents nearby, jobs. Not everyone has the same set of circumstances. Maybe stop flying over and try meeting people who don’t live exactly like you.
I get that lots of people have fully bought in to the myth that living out in the country makes you a rugged individualist and inherently more virtuous than a cosmopolitan apartment-dweller, but it's high time that we stop pretending that their lifestyle isn't vastly more destructive than the city-dweller's.
Anonymous
03/03/2022 12:25
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How else are we going to get flyover country to give up their smelly trucks?
They may think twice before rolling coal.
Cause for celebration- I would like to see $10/gas. I walk and bike nearly everywhere.
Have you ever been to the midwest, pp? Have you ever visited rural America?
Do you understand that it is not possible for everyone to bike and walk everywhere?
Do you understand that the farmers that grow your food and raise your crops need fuel for their farm equipment?
You are just clueless.
They made dumb decisions about where to live. They chose to live in the middle of nowhere, rather than in a city with access to transit options or bike usage. Their making stupid choices about where they live and being dependent on gasoline in order to get to anywhere isn’t my problem. As for farmers, same question applies - why did they pick a farm out in the middle of nowhere? Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Blue-voting midwesterner here. Your comments are extremely ignorant and insulting. You really think everyone in America should pile into the coastal big cities? You can’t think of any reason for people to want/need to live elsewhere? Did you know that the entire midwest is not exactly the middle of nowhere? I live in Kansas City. Not exactly in the middle of nowhere. Yes, our public transit is severely lacking, and I would love to see that change. I’ve been involved in groups looking for solutions, but a practical solution for this city has simply not been found. But my entire life does not hinge on public transit or walkable stores. I do my best to reduce my carbon footprint.
Yes, I know people in the midwest who have to travel 30 miles to grocery shop. But they typically only have to go once every two weeks. They live quite sustainable lives otherwise, and I would love to see your carbon footprint compared to theirs.
I don’t think you understand how massive the carbon footprint is of a fat midwesterner living in a sfh
Even if they had the same sq ft but lived in a multi family in a walkable neighborhood, carbon footprint is massively smaller.
Your viewpoint is very limited. How do you not realize that it is not feasible for everyone to live in a walkable sky rise? We tried REALLY hard to make it happen. We couldn’t make it work. Just a few of the factors for us…schools, affordability, aging parents nearby, jobs. Not everyone has the same set of circumstances. Maybe stop flying over and try meeting people who don’t live exactly like you.
Anonymous
03/03/2022 12:20
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How else are we going to get flyover country to give up their smelly trucks?
They may think twice before rolling coal.
Cause for celebration- I would like to see $10/gas. I walk and bike nearly everywhere.
Except all.of the crap you buy at target needs to be shipped and transported. All of your food needs to be transported. It will make food prices skyrocket.
What an idiot living in a bubble you are. Hundreds of millions of people do not live in cities either.
I am literally shaking right now- is this the tone you use with your wife? You sound like a bully
Seriously? How can an adult be this fragile? Seriously you need to see a therapist. Also, just to be clear, I’m a woman, I’m a Democrat, I believe in civil discourse but I also have a spine and don’t cower when someone speaks harshly to me. Your reaction is more shocking than the comment imo.
Anonymous
03/03/2022 12:12
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How else are we going to get flyover country to give up their smelly trucks?
They may think twice before rolling coal.
Cause for celebration- I would like to see $10/gas. I walk and bike nearly everywhere.
Have you ever been to the midwest, pp? Have you ever visited rural America?
Do you understand that it is not possible for everyone to bike and walk everywhere?
Do you understand that the farmers that grow your food and raise your crops need fuel for their farm equipment?
You are just clueless.
They made dumb decisions about where to live. They chose to live in the middle of nowhere, rather than in a city with access to transit options or bike usage. Their making stupid choices about where they live and being dependent on gasoline in order to get to anywhere isn’t my problem. As for farmers, same question applies - why did they pick a farm out in the middle of nowhere? Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Blue-voting midwesterner here. Your comments are extremely ignorant and insulting. You really think everyone in America should pile into the coastal big cities? You can’t think of any reason for people to want/need to live elsewhere? Did you know that the entire midwest is not exactly the middle of nowhere? I live in Kansas City. Not exactly in the middle of nowhere. Yes, our public transit is severely lacking, and I would love to see that change. I’ve been involved in groups looking for solutions, but a practical solution for this city has simply not been found. But my entire life does not hinge on public transit or walkable stores. I do my best to reduce my carbon footprint.
Yes, I know people in the midwest who have to travel 30 miles to grocery shop. But they typically only have to go once every two weeks. They live quite sustainable lives otherwise, and I would love to see your carbon footprint compared to theirs.
I don’t think you understand how massive the carbon footprint is of a fat midwesterner living in a sfh
Even if they had the same sq ft but lived in a multi family in a walkable neighborhood, carbon footprint is massively smaller.
Anonymous
03/03/2022 12:00
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How else are we going to get flyover country to give up their smelly trucks?
They may think twice before rolling coal.
Cause for celebration- I would like to see $10/gas. I walk and bike nearly everywhere.
Have you ever been to the midwest, pp? Have you ever visited rural America?
Do you understand that it is not possible for everyone to bike and walk everywhere?
Do you understand that the farmers that grow your food and raise your crops need fuel for their farm equipment?
You are just clueless.
They made dumb decisions about where to live. They chose to live in the middle of nowhere, rather than in a city with access to transit options or bike usage. Their making stupid choices about where they live and being dependent on gasoline in order to get to anywhere isn’t my problem. As for farmers, same question applies - why did they pick a farm out in the middle of nowhere? Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Blue-voting midwesterner here. Your comments are extremely ignorant and insulting. You really think everyone in America should pile into the coastal big cities? You can’t think of any reason for people to want/need to live elsewhere? Did you know that the entire midwest is not exactly the middle of nowhere? I live in Kansas City. Not exactly in the middle of nowhere. Yes, our public transit is severely lacking, and I would love to see that change. I’ve been involved in groups looking for solutions, but a practical solution for this city has simply not been found. But my entire life does not hinge on public transit or walkable stores. I do my best to reduce my carbon footprint.
Yes, I know people in the midwest who have to travel 30 miles to grocery shop. But they typically only have to go once every two weeks. They live quite sustainable lives otherwise, and I would love to see your carbon footprint compared to theirs.
Anonymous
03/03/2022 08:42
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
Anonymous wrote:As an investor in oil and gas, this trend is finally getting me a return on my investment.
+1
It's kinda funny, given that so many investment banks deeply cut their energy teams over the past 2-3 years. I had a friend who was at CS - they cut something like 70% of their O&G team and those leftover were assigned to ESG
My friend ended up quitting, of course. But now CS is screwed.
Anonymous
03/03/2022 08:30
Subject: Re:$7/gallon gas is coming
Another day, another major price change in crude. Brent went to $120/barrel this morning and up 20% in a week. Gas will be $10/gallon by the end of the month based on the current volatility in the oil market.
Anonymous
03/02/2022 19:42
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
As an investor in oil and gas, this trend is finally getting me a return on my investment.
Anonymous
03/02/2022 19:23
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
I'll fill up at Costco tomorrow and won't need gas again for a month. Be like me, drive less, depend on your car less. Oh wait, you chose to live out in the burbs where you don't have options. Oh well.
Anonymous
03/02/2022 19:21
Subject: $7/gallon gas is coming
Anonymous wrote:Gas jumped from 3.59 to 3.74 in my area.
Maybe people will get 10% thinner in your area from walking 10a% more and driving 10% less
Win win