The OTness

[Mawgleah]

Wheee... Zero's giving out free piggy back rides :happy14:

Lordy! What a mental picture THAT makes....hehehe

[Zero]

Wheee... Zero's giving out free piggy back rides :happy14:

I walk nearly everywhere and only use the bus/train when I have to (say to reach somewhere that would take several hours to walk to). Gives me time to think and get some idea's going.

And hey, if your not 12+ stone Then I'm all up for some carrying. "Wil lrun to town for 1k, payment at portal!"

[ReZon]

I remember how mad I was when gas hit $2.60 a couple weeks ago this is just ridiculous now. I drive an old explorer that gets 12-14 MPG tops driving around town, so I don't plan on driving anywhere for the next couple weeks. At least I'll get more exercise now...

Now, to go off the off-topic (is that possible :confused: ) Congrats on hitting 1900 posts ReZon! :happy65:

Fortunately, earlier this year we bought a 2005 Honda Civic, which is getting ~40 mpg highway miles, which my wife has been driving to work everyday. My job only requires being in the car for five minutes a day, so we're pretty safe there too. The fact of the matter is that not everyone has to drive as little as we do, and not everyone has fuel efficient cars. I can't even imagine how much it is costing someone with a bigass SUV to fill up (if they can find a gas station with gas at the moment). I honestly doubt gas will ever go below $2.00 again.

And, whoa, didn't even notice. Thanks :happy34:

[IBeJebus]

Fortunately, earlier this year we bought a 2005 Honda Civic, which is getting ~40 mpg highway miles, which my wife has been driving to work everyday. My job only requires being in the car for five minutes a day, so we're pretty safe there too. The fact of the matter is that not everyone has to drive as little as we do, and not everyone has fuel efficient cars. I can't even imagine how much it is costing someone with a bigass SUV to fill up (if they can find a gas station with gas at the moment). I honestly doubt gas will ever go below $2.00 again.

And, whoa, didn't even notice. Thanks :happy34:

I think we'd be pretty lucky if it drops below $2.50 ever again. Its gonna take a while for everything to recover and even then it be hard pressed to drop that low again.

[gumpygrits]

I think we'd be pretty lucky if it drops below $2.50 ever again. Its gonna take a while for everything to recover and even then it be hard pressed to drop that low again.

I think you're right about the gas prices, it's gonna take a looooong time for them to drop. Someone told me yesterday that the Gulf of Mexico lost 80% of its oil refining capabilitied due to the huricane.

Now I'm just waiting for the price shock in all he industries that relly heavily on gasoline or other petrolium products (travel and shipping come to mind first, but it will end up affecting any industry that has to transport its goods).

[IBeJebus]

I think you're right about the gas prices, it's gonna take a looooong time for them to drop. Someone told me yesterday that the Gulf of Mexico lost 80% of its oil refining capabilitied due to the huricane.

Now I'm just waiting for the price shock in all he industries that relly heavily on gasoline or other petrolium products (travel and shipping come to mind first, but it will end up affecting any industry that has to transport its goods).

IIRC, it was 8 refineries there are destroyed/shut down. Thats huge. We could very well see a shortage of gasoline and other petroleum products for a significant amount of time. Theres no telling how long it will take for them to be operational again.

[Zero]

I really should go and check the news to see precisley whats going on.... I've kinda kept away from it lately...

[IBeJebus]

I really should go and check the news to see precisley whats going on.... I've kinda kept away from it lately...

Its pretty bad down there. New Orleans is flooded(it was gonna happen eventually, but still), looters, all sorts of bad stuff going on there.

I think the worst thing Ive heard so far was that someone opened fire on a rescue helicopter so now theyve had to call off all rescues because its too dangerous. I mean come on, thats just sick. People suck. :(

[Mawgleah]

Yes, it's truly sad. Those who need help can't get it because many of the gangs don't want anyone in there until they can loot what is valuable. And I've never understoon why anyone would build a city that was 25 feet below sea level that close to the sea. I also saw where one of the oil rigs had gotten jamb under a bridge.

What a mess....it will be many, many months (if not years) before that area is back to normal. Maybe it's because Florida is pretty much in many hurricane's path, but we've never been that ill prepared for the aftermath (at least not in recent history). I think the worst part of this is there were no shelters set up (or be in a position to setup up quickly) before the storm hit and now they're scrambling to get that accomplished.

In the meantime, the flooding has prevented many relief efforts and not just because of the water level. With all the debris, critters (especially the nests of red ants that have been disrupted) and other foulness floating about, it's a health hazard. The other areas that aren't flooded are being controlled by arm gangs making relief efforts doubly dangerous.

[ReZon]

Well this kind of finalizes my thoughts on traveling this weekend:

After meeting with Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, President Bush said Hurricane Katrina had severely disrupted U.S. energy supplies and asked consumers to conserve fuel in the coming days. "Americans should be prudent in their use of energy during the course of the next few weeks," he said. "Don't buy gas if you don't need it."

Snagged it from Yahoo news.