[Ansteorra] Re: gas prices too high...sorry had to share this

[Shane B]

I agree that cutting back is a good idea but that is only putting a 
bandaid on a hemorrhaging Aorta.
It will not SOLVE anything - just push back the inevitable.   We need 
alternative fuel sources.  Simple as that

Alastair




>On Apr 21, 2006, at 2:29 PM, Shane B wrote:
>
>>Never gonna happen.  Even the last Administration did not do much.
>>Or the one before.   These prices are here to stay folks until we
>>start using alternative fuels.  Don't bet I am wrong- I always take
>>sucker bets.
>>
>>Alastair
>>
>>
>>>Until we elect an Administration and Congress that can properly
>>>and swiftly handle these terrorist OPEC nations and stop playing
>>>second fiddle to the enviro-wackos and open the vast US reserves
>>>in Alaska and offshore, this situation is only going to continue
>>>to get worse.
>>>
>>>   Wolfgang
>
>It's simple forces of supply and demand.
>
>In the "good old days", we produced (locally, on-shore or just off- 
>shore) almost all of the fuel that we consumed. Distribution costs
>were minimal, and fuel costs at the pump were really, really low.
>What a coincidence.
>
>Currently, we only produce 40-60% (depending on which numbers you
>read, and what day of the week) of the fuel that we consume. Our
>refineries are operating at 85% of capacity, or higher. And still it
>doesn't keep up with our demand. Demand has exceeded supply, and fuel
>costs are taking off like a race-horse. What a coincidence.
>
>If everyone could carpool (or work from home) just 1 day a week, we
>could cut our nation's consumption of automotive fuel by 10-20%. That
>doesn't touch fuel used for shipping (via air, rail or truck) or for
>generating electricity. But it would be a *huge* start, and make more
>of an impact than *any* other measure on the table -- including
>making war in foreign oil-producing countries.
>
>But, to get back on topic: what can we do in the SCA to mitigate the
>high fuel costs, so we can afford to travel to events and keep
>playing our game?
>
>Simple: consume less fuel per person.
>
>There are two ways to do this: 1) travel less, but that would kill
>our hobby over time. Or 2) increase our ratio of (people x miles
>traveled) to (miles per gallon of fuel). In other words: carpool to
>events. If one person drives to an event by themselves, their fuel
>cost is $3/gal. If two people carpool, their fuel cost is $1.50/gal
>each. *No* other single measure can or will have as dramatic a result
>as the simple step of carpooling.
>
>It also has the added benefit, if enough people do it, of reducing
>demand. If we get demand low enough, then once again we are less
>critically dependent on foreign oil, and once again have really,
>really low fuel costs.
>
>Michael
>
>
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