Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Oil and Hookers!


Over a barrel

  • Oil hits over $110 today. Headlines are reporting the record price-per-gallon of gas every 5 minutes. Here's the answer:  Drive less.
  • Whenever I say that, I get a few emails about how cruel and heartless I am, and how evil Big Oil is.  "Muck, I live in Sacramento and work in Los Angeles.  I have a 7 hour commute in each direction, 5 days a week!"  It's an exaggeration of course, but you get the idea. 
  • The fuel-saving option is to work closer to home, live closer to work, utilize mass transit, ride share or carpool, telecommute from home, work an alternative work schedule (four ten-hour days per week), and/or combine driving trips to use less fuel. 
  • The non-fuel saving option is to cut spending in other areas:  Bring a sack lunch, don't eat out, drink tap water instead of bottled water or sodas, quit Starbucks, cut down or eliminate meat and dairy consumption.
  • Or mix-n-match.  Most folks have options.

Hookers

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