Elder wrote:
|| In article ,
|| says...
||| this got me wondering just how
||| much it would have to reach before people on this newsgroup reached
||| a point where they would be seriously thinking about giving up
||| their car?
|||
|| I wouldn't give up my car, but I would have to give up working for a
|| company in an industry I have 10years+ experience of, in a company
|| where I am pretty appreciated and I enjoy working for, in an office
|| that is pretty comfortable, and a not bad area, and find a job in
|| walking distance, in a different trade, starting again, for far
|| lower money, in less comfortable surroundings, and save the car for
|| emergencies.


Driving through Bristol yesterday I saw one garage selling diesel at £1.29.9
pence per litre! the price doesn't appear to be going in a downward spiral
just yet, however if the Western economies take a severe enough hit then
naturally demand will drop and presumably so will the price so will oil
prices, which in turn will make it easier for the said economies to recover,
thereby increasing demand for oil which will in turn force the price up
again, so from now on I see everyday life becoming a lot more interesting, a
bit like like riding a roller-coaster in fact )