[dante]

Man finds American Dream® slipping away solely due to higher gas prices... As opposed to having 2 car payments, a truck that gets 17mpg, a boat, and a 70-80(?) mile daily commute.

Bring on the lazy reporting of news crews interviewing people filling up their massive SUVs and complaining about gas prices.

 

[Pesqueeb]

65MPG Bitchez!

 

[johnbryanpeters]

65MPG Bitchez!

nice.

 

[BurlyShirley]

American dream is no longer the house with picket fence and a dog, it's also apparently a late model 4X4 Chevy, a skiff for "recreational lobstering" and living so close to bankruptcy that you have to cut back on food when gas prices go up by <$2.

Absolutely pathetic article.

 

[jonKranked]

DEY TUK R JURBBBSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

derp

 

[Westy]

A dude I know built a 3 million dollar house a few years ago. He is selling it at a massive loss to pay for his $16000/month living expenses. He blames Socialism and high taxes. I suggested he cut down on his monthly custom built motorcycles/assault weapons/vacation expenses and just got a confused look.

 

[Silver]

A dude I know built a 3 million dollar house a few years ago. He is selling it at a massive loss to pay for his $16000/month living expenses. He blames Socialism and high taxes. I suggested he cut down on his monthly custom built motorcycles/assault weapons/vacation expenses and just got a confused look.

I would suggest suicide to him. See if you can make that work.

 

[stevew]

I would suggest suicide to him. See if you can make that work.

What makes you think he knows how to shoot?

 

[BurlyShirley]

Aren't our gas prices now still lower than what they typically are in europe?

 

[dante]

A dude I know built a 3 million dollar house a few years ago. He is selling it at a massive loss to pay for his $16000/month living expenses. He blames Socialism and high taxes. I suggested he cut down on his monthly custom built motorcycles/assault weapons/vacation expenses and just got a confused look.

It's people like him who make me want to give that whole French Revolution thing another shot.

 

[4xBoy]

Aren't our gas prices now still lower than what they typically are in europe?

U.K. is $9.48 a gallon.

Yeah we have it rough.

 

[Westy]

What makes you think he knows how to shoot?

He shoots regularly. Training for the day when the socialists and brown people come to steal his food.

 

[stevew]

65MPG Bitchez!

i'm sure syadasti has data to prove that mpg claim outrageous...

 

[stoney]

A dude I know built a 3 million dollar house a few years ago. He is selling it at a massive loss to pay for his $16000/month living expenses. He blames Socialism and high taxes. I suggested he cut down on his monthly custom built motorcycles/assault weapons/vacation expenses and just got a confused look.

How can you actively spend that much a month? Even in my wildest fantasies, I'd have trouble spending that much for more than a month or two. After which I would have every bike I've ever wanted, a track car, and a luxury dd. I just don't get it.

 

[4xBoy]

He shoots regularly. Training for the day when the socialists and brown people come to steal his food.

First person I would target, (Theoretical zombie attack) he has a stock pile I could live off of for a long time.

 

[Westy]

How can you actively spend that much a month? Even in my wildest fantasies, I'd have trouble spending that much for more than a month or two. After which I would have every bike I've ever wanted, a track car, and a luxury dd. I just don't get it.

Cook, maid, gardener, nanny, clothes, political contributions/bribes. You don't stay rich by acting poor.

 

[Pesqueeb]

i'm sure syadasti has data to prove that mpg claim outrageous...

Probably. Thats just what BMW claims, I've never actually bothered to calculate it out. 3 gallons last me more than a week though.

 

[DaveW]

Probably. Thats just what BMW claims, I've never actually bothered to calculate it out. 3 gallons last me more than a week though.

Either way it's a lot more bank account friendly than my Tuono.... $30NZD (about $22 USD) to fill from empty and the fuel light comes on after only 200km (120miles).
Still cheaper than my Mitsubishi Lancer though.

 

[jonKranked]

Aren't our gas prices now still lower than what they typically are in europe?

see? SEE? socialism = high gas prices

 

[dante]

Cook, maid, gardener, nanny, clothes, political contributions/bribes. You don't stay rich by acting poor.

I'll restate my former quote...

It's people like him who make me want to give that whole French Revolution thing another shot.

 

[Fool]

Cheap at twice the price.

 

[KavuRider]

American dream is no longer the house with picket fence and a dog, it's also apparently a late model 4X4 Chevy, a skiff for "recreational lobstering" and living so close to bankruptcy that you have to cut back on food when gas prices go up by <$2.

Absolutely pathetic article.

People are going to (hopefully) soon learn what it means to truly be broke.

 

[dante]

Wife's current mode of transportation. A bazillion miles per gallon, and now that the snow/ice is finally melting she's going back to riding to work ~4 days per week. Bring on the $5/gallon gasoline!

 

[Andyman_1970]

It's really hard for me to feel bad for d-bags like that when you've got thousands of people in Japan right now that have lost every material item they own not to mention loved ones........

 

[KavuRider]

Wife's current mode of transportation. A bazillion miles per gallon, and now that the snow/ice is finally melting she's going back to riding to work ~4 days per week. Bring on the $5/gallon gasoline!

Nice ride!

I remember when we had a gas shortage here in Phoenix a few years ago, a pipeline broke South of us or something.

HUGE lines of people at the gas stations, reports of people getting into fights or stabbed because the stations would run out of gas or people would cut in line. Crazy stuff.

 

[KavuRider]

It's really hard for me to feel bad for d-bags like that when you've got thousands of people in Japan right now that have lost every material item they own not to mention loved ones........

Exactly.

 

[stoney]

Wife's current mode of transportation. A bazillion miles per gallon, and now that the snow/ice is finally melting she's going back to riding to work ~4 days per week. Bring on the $5/gallon gasoline!

I can't wait to get to a situation where riding to work becomes an option again. Huge time and money saver across the board.

What I'm really hoping for is that Wifey can get her business off the ground. If she can pull 4 projects per month that's ~$4k/m in cash. Non-existant income is the best kind of income.

 

[dante]

Nice ride!

Coming soon to an internet near you...

 

[Andyman_1970]

HUGE lines of people at the gas stations, reports of people getting into fights or stabbed because the stations would run out of gas or people would cut in line. Crazy stuff.

Kind of a tie in to the earthquake thread.......it's been interesting how the calm and orderly the Japanese people are waiting for food, water, gas.....compared to us 'mericans..........

 

[KavuRider]

From the article:

Jeff worries that he can't be a good provider or a good spouse if he can't provide insurance, which costs about $760 a month

The hell? That much for health insurance?

 

[Silver]

From the article:


The hell? That much for health insurance?

For insurance that actually covers something? That's not even that bad.

 

[Pesqueeb]

From the article:


The hell? That much for health insurance?

Sounds about right for individual coverage.

 

[KavuRider]

For insurance that actually covers something? That's not even that bad.

Sounds about right.

Wow.
I did not know that.

But then again I have crappy insurance.

 

[general sherman]

U.K. is $9.48 a gallon.

Yeah we have it rough.

So because Europe has allowed there prices to go through the roof so should we...Are you kidding me?

There are many reasons for there prices being what they are. There are even more reasons why ours shouldn't be as high as they are. So to condemn people who are not happy about it is ridiculous. I drive a Ford truck that easily provided me with 20 plus miles per gallon. I know that isn't you average economy car and I'm OK with that as I use thew truck for work. I now am lucky to see 12 mile per gallon with the newer fuel we are forced to use in California. This newer fuel has not been proven to do anything for our environment yet we've allowed Sacramento to continue requiring it. It added to the cost and they increase the tax and were not supposed to be frustrated by that. We continue to buy oil from other sources at extremely high prices and sell our own oil to other countries for extremely low prices and we're not supposed to be frustrated by that. We have enough oil in our own land to supply our needs and bring the worlds price down to a competitive level yet we don't because the damage it would do to OPEC and our politicians hide behind the environmentalists. Oh yah, we're not supposed to be frustrated by that.

I don't know when it happened but at some point the cycling community has seemed to become so liberal that they have lost all reason....Say it ain't so

 

[Pesqueeb]

So because Europe has allowed there prices to go through the roof so should we...Are you kidding me?

There are many reasons for there prices being what they are. There are even more reasons why ours shouldn't be as high as they are. So to condemn people who are not happy about it is ridiculous. I drive a Ford truck that easily provided me with 20 plus miles per gallon. I know that isn't you average economy car and I'm OK with that as I use thew truck for work. I now am lucky to see 12 mile per gallon with the newer fuel we are forced to use in California. This newer fuel has not been proven to do anything for our environment yet we've allowed Sacramento to continue requiring it. It added to the cost and they increase the tax and were not supposed to be frustrated by that. We continue to buy oil from other sources at extremely high prices and sell our own oil to other countries for extremely low prices and we're not supposed to be frustrated by that. We have enough oil in our own land to supply our needs and bring the worlds price down to a competitive level yet we don't because the damage it would do to OPEC and our politicians hide behind the environmentalists. Oh yah, we're not supposed to be frustrated by that.

I don't know when it happened but at some point the cycling community has seemed to become so liberal that they have lost all reason....Say it ain't so

 

[syadasti]

Probably. Thats just what BMW claims, I've never actually bothered to calculate it out. 3 gallons last me more than a week though.

The only thing I've noted about motorcycles is that they emit more pollutants in every measured category other than C02 compared to passenger cars. It's the manufacturer's fault for being greedy - they'll lose a small bit of profit if they have to make emission controls comparable to passenger cars. They are stealing from the public's healthcare costs by not making cleaner motorcycles. That's starting to change but who knows if the GOP neuters the EPA...

 

[dante]

There are many reasons for there prices being what they are. There are even more reasons why ours shouldn't be as high as they are.

Care to share those reasons? This is the P&WN forum...

 

[X3pilot]

Here's a little something to make em happy.

Devastation in Japan leads to lower gas prices.

But next, stand by for the fallout over higher sushi and chinese take out prices due to increases in rice prices.

 

[Silver]

So because Europe has allowed there prices to go through the roof so should we...Are you kidding me?

There are many reasons for there prices being what they are. There are even more reasons why ours shouldn't be as high as they are. So to condemn people who are not happy about it is ridiculous. I drive a Ford truck that easily provided me with 20 plus miles per gallon. I know that isn't you average economy car and I'm OK with that as I use thew truck for work. I now am lucky to see 12 mile per gallon with the newer fuel we are forced to use in California. This newer fuel has not been proven to do anything for our environment yet we've allowed Sacramento to continue requiring it. It added to the cost and they increase the tax and were not supposed to be frustrated by that. We continue to buy oil from other sources at extremely high prices and sell our own oil to other countries for extremely low prices and we're not supposed to be frustrated by that. We have enough oil in our own land to supply our needs and bring the worlds price down to a competitive level yet we don't because the damage it would do to OPEC and our politicians hide behind the environmentalists. Oh yah, we're not supposed to be frustrated by that.

I don't know when it happened but at some point the cycling community has seemed to become so liberal that they have lost all reason....Say it ain't so

Pretty well written and reasoned for an American, actually...

 

[ohio]

The only thing I've noted about motorcycles is that they emit more pollutants in every measured category other than C02 compared to passenger cars. It's the manufacturer's fault for being greedy - they'll lose a small bit of profit if they have to make emission controls comparable to passenger cars. They are stealing from the public's healthcare costs by not making cleaner motorcycles. That's starting to change but who knows if the GOP neuters the EPA...

Or it could be that it's really difficult to fit the equipment for tighter emissions controls within the very confined space of a motorcycle.

Also, nice dismissal of CO2 as unimportant. Guess global warming isn't a big deal? My little beemer got 70mpg and took 1/5 of the energy and materials to manufacture of, say, a prius, golf TDI, or civic hybrid. It also took up less space on the road and in the city, easing congestion. It spent zero time idling in traffic.

Could motorcycles be cleaner? Yes. Should they be? Yes. Is it some massive conspiracy led by the manufacturers to poison the populace? Sure, that's more likely than, say, the fact that motorcycles represent such a tiny proportion of traffic in the US that it's not worth the EPA or CARB's time to battle the highly vocal riders/populace over emissions. This is one of those rare cases where you can blame the people, not the corporations.