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Originally Posted by Xringer
"Perform a thought experiment". Don't have to. I just watch the news.
If gas gets up to 6 or 8 bucks a gallon, those folks that drive 100 miles
a day back and forth to work, might be in serious trouble.
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In the UK, we are already paying $9.20 for petrol and $10 for diesel. Thats why I use waste vegetable oil, otherwise I couldn't afford to go to work. I average 30,000 miles a year, as I am an Electrical Engineer and work mostly in the 200 mile radius of london. At least on wvo, when I do pay for it, it is only $2 a gallon.
Energy prices are astronomical. Typically people spend $3000 per year on electric and gas, and our climate is typically -5C for very short periods, up to 28C in summer.
Lifestyles have changed a lot. We now get pizza from the local store for $5, instead of ordering it in for $40. Get 3 dvds a month from 'lovefilm.com' for $10, instead of 3 visits for 2 people to the cinema at $100.