I can't even tolerate myself.

 

Here is the latest on CNN.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/31/markets/oi...sion=2008103113

 

That's because you bought an SUV.

 

With oil, you've got supply, demand, speculation and outside forces such as Ahmedinedjad saying he'll close the Straits of Hormuz affecting price.

With little increase in domestic supply and little conversion to alternate sources, we'll be in the same oily mess next summer. Okay, it might be less because a worldwide recession may cause a worldwide drop in demand.

Hopefully Washington will pull their collective heads out of their behinds and free up or incentivize supply, while we here at S2k work on conserving.

 

It's my wife's. She's uncontrollable I tell ya.

 

I've met your wife. She's a wild girl, all right.

 

I heard on NPR this AM that Ford was rehiring for its F-150 truck plant. It is good to hear people will have jobs, but I hate to see more of these behemoths on the road.

 

That's the smaller of the Ford trucks....the F250 and F350 would be the behemoths. But, there are still people who need those trucks. The carpenter who built our deck has an F350. In the winter he uses it to plow snow.

I think the high cost of gas is still a clear memory. I can't imagine why anyone would buy a gas guzzler like a large truck, large SUV, or a Hummer, unless they really, really have a purpose/need for such a large vehicle.

 

remember those commercial guys do need them but boy do they get killed on travel. work isn't always next door though and a ten gallon day isn't that unusual.

 

Interestingly enough, I get about 19 mpg with the F 350 and only about 22 mpg with the Element. I wouldn't drive the F350 in town because of parking space limitations and it has a horrible turning radius.

However, on the highway, the F350 is hands down more comfortable and relaxing to drive than any of the other cars we own. And by the time you factor in chiropractor visits so I can walk upright again (if we drive the Element), the cost per mile is about equivalent