I realize that gloating is not becoming, I do, but I don't care.

May 27, 2008 13:29

Gas prices were $133 yesterday, and will go up more, la-la-la-la. How does it feel to waste $100 and more a week on gas, my dear SUV owners?

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aite May 28 2008, 00:14:31 UTC
Spend/waste distinction is rather subjective, wouldn't you agree?

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kitsele May 28 2008, 13:49:31 UTC
Whether it is spend or waste is not the critical point here, and I know you know what I meant to say :) No one REALLY needs an SUV, unless they have 3+ kids, and even then there are hybrid SUV's out there.

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aite May 28 2008, 15:01:32 UTC
People with a bunch of kids don't needs SUVs either. It's people who transport kayaks or some such who probably do. Hybrid SUVs weren't there just recently, and at these gas prices they still aren't worth the extra cost upfront. The problem is, if people rush out to replace their cars with fuel-efficient ones right now, it will be absolutely no good for the environment. The best thing for the environment, if we are to use any cars at all, is to use each car as long as possible.

Same, btw, goes for any other STUFF we use.

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kitsele May 29 2008, 23:42:23 UTC
My point exactly, those SUV's should have never been bought. Hence my gloating at SUV owners right now :)

I'm not sure about all the other energy inefficient stuff. Do you by chance know if it's better to have the big 10-year old washer/dryer or replace them with the front-loaders? I hate to see all that water wasted...

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aite May 30 2008, 02:36:26 UTC
I wish I knew, sorry :( I would imagine that large appliances are recycled rather than just dumped.

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ex_yzzzma459 May 28 2008, 16:10:15 UTC
some of those hybrid SUV's have the same gas milage as mine. it's a joke.

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kitsele May 29 2008, 23:55:44 UTC
I bet they do :( I was thinking of getting an Altima hybrid, but it was using the hybrid technology to enhance the car's power, not to make it more fuel efficient, how ridiculous is that.

I dunno, we use our Prius in any imaginable way. We've gone on many trips in it, camping several stuff, with a kayak. Somehow we are able to fit everything in it. And before the Prius we had Insight, did you ever see that car? It was a 2-door, and I used to call it a booger :)) And we went everywhere in it too! That thing was getting up to 70 miles to the gallon, it was incredible!

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ex_yzzzma459 May 30 2008, 00:50:24 UTC
Well, James is talking about selling his car and getting a hybrid.
I'm stuck with my beauty for another 2.5 years :)

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kitsele June 2 2008, 17:51:16 UTC
Yay for James! Hope Colin is feeling better! How did your doctor's visit go?

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ex_yzzzma459 June 2 2008, 18:25:04 UTC
The doctor's visit went great. We only had to wait for 10 minutes, and no one had a meltdown :)
Colin's fever is gone but he is still coughing and has a runny nose.

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