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walkoffsooner
4/16/2006, 09:44 PM
Mine is 3 bucks at that I will only drive to work and home no more silly trips to store for beer or whatever. I will have list and go to store once a week we have to make a stand somewhere.
SoonerInKCMO
4/16/2006, 09:48 PM
$7.39.
TUSooner
4/16/2006, 09:48 PM
I'll keep driving no matter what! I may have to sell my house though. :O
OUAndy1807
4/16/2006, 09:50 PM
just get your company to give you a gas card.
Okla-homey
4/16/2006, 09:53 PM
$17.46 (regular unleaded)
BajaOklahoma
4/16/2006, 09:53 PM
My husband's immediate boss gets a car and unlimited gasoline (I was going to type gas, but then I remembered where I was). He fills up his SUV twice a week.

I think that guy needs to hurry up and retire.
SoonerBorn68
4/16/2006, 09:54 PM
I get reimbersed for my fuel expenses & since I'm in the oil & gas industry...I just get more days. :D
proud gonzo
4/16/2006, 10:04 PM
I have to get to class. I don't really have the option of staying home. I'll cut down on fast food before i cut down on driving.
Oldnslo
4/16/2006, 10:05 PM
stay home? no. ride my bike to work? that's more a schedule thing than a price-of-gas thing.
sanantoniosooner
4/16/2006, 10:09 PM
If I stay home too long I wont have one.
Octavian
4/16/2006, 10:11 PM
I just take the metro...haven't noticed the price of gas for months
GottaHavePride
4/16/2006, 10:16 PM
Yeah, as a musician I have to get to gigs. So I'll wind up paying no matter what the cost.
bigdsooner
4/16/2006, 10:16 PM
right now i cant put a $ amount on it. with work, kids in sports, vacations...i cant stop doing these things cause of gas prices. i'd prolly buy us scooters if it gets too far outta hand :) :mad:
Getem
4/16/2006, 10:22 PM
I have started filling up when the tank gets to half full instead of waiting for the empty light. So for me it's like gas is $1.25 again. It's all in the perception...
sanantoniosooner
4/16/2006, 10:24 PM
I have started filling up when the tank gets to half full instead of waiting for the empty light. So for me it's like gas is $1.25 again. It's all in the perception...
Only you fill up twice as often.

You rank up there with my wife setting the clock ahead to trick herself into being on time.
GottaHavePride
4/16/2006, 10:25 PM
You rank up there with my wife setting the clock ahead to trick herself into being on time.

I do that too.
Octavian
4/16/2006, 10:31 PM
I do that too.

me too :O
sanantoniosooner
4/16/2006, 10:32 PM
weak minded ninnies.
Octavian
4/16/2006, 10:33 PM
weak willed ninnies.

;)
Getem
4/16/2006, 10:34 PM
Only you fill up twice as often.

You rank up there with my wife setting the clock ahead to trick herself into being on time.

I thought everybody did that
sanantoniosooner
4/16/2006, 10:37 PM
I finally got one of those clocks that reset to the atomic clock every night just so she can't screw with it.

It sucks having 5 clocks in the house, all set at different times.
MamaMia
4/16/2006, 10:50 PM
I've been trying to conserve. I live in a small town so everything is close by. Its the trips to the city that I have to cut down on. If I have to go, I make a whole day of it and try to get as much done in a day as I can, even if I have to take a nap at my girlfriends before I head home.
yermom
4/16/2006, 11:06 PM
i already drive a LOT less than i did

if gas hits like $4 i'll probably start carpooling or riding my bike to work
soonerboomer93
4/17/2006, 12:44 AM
i live 2 miles from work and get around 30 mpg. I top off my tank every 2-3 weeks so it's not a big concern to me.
Newbomb Turk
4/17/2006, 07:09 AM
Mine is 3 bucks at that I will only drive to work and home no more silly trips to store for beer or whatever. I will have list and go to store once a week we have to make a stand somewhere.

that is NOT silly.
soonerbrat
4/17/2006, 07:49 AM
I have started filling up when the tank gets to half full instead of waiting for the empty light. So for me it's like gas is $1.25 again. It's all in the perception...

I find my car gets better gas mileage when I fill it at half a tank instead of on empty.

I already stay home. and I cut the engine while waiting in long lines. I was driving over 100 miles a day until last week. Now..my ex husband has just moved back into town and he's gonna be taking over the responsibility of driving the kids all over creation. Thank ya, jimbob.
Chuck Bao
4/18/2006, 09:02 PM
My bike gets great gas mileage and I thumb my nose at all you SUV-lovers stuck in the traffic.

You bunch of losers!
sanantoniosooner
4/18/2006, 09:03 PM
My bike gets great gas mileage and I thumb my nose at all you SUV-lovers stuck in the traffic.

You bunch of losers!
Your thumb might be in your nose when you bounce off the grill of my Montero.
oumartin
4/18/2006, 09:07 PM
just buy a honda!
49r
4/18/2006, 09:15 PM
What? They don't make buses or trains anymore? This is the first I've heard of this...

:norm:
Chuck Bao
4/18/2006, 09:19 PM
Your thumb might be in your nose when you bounce off the grill of my Montero.

You're so far behind, but, nevermind, I'll pass you again tomorrow. ;)
sanantoniosooner
4/18/2006, 09:22 PM
You're so far behind, but, nevermind, I'll pass you again tomorrow. ;)
Keep your helmet on. Tomorrows a new day and my grill is waiting.
Chuck Bao
4/18/2006, 09:44 PM
You have a nice grill, I get that. Keep my helmet on, Okay. Heh!

I don't think you live in the center of a city of more than 10 million people.

But, I'm just saying that motorcycles are a good alternative choice.

With that being said, I would love nothing better than to drive my Harley from Okieland down to San Antonio (that is during my semi-annual trips to the US).
sanantoniosooner
4/18/2006, 09:52 PM
I love bikes, I just don't trust everyone else.
Chuck Bao
4/18/2006, 10:17 PM
I love bikes, I just don't trust everyone else.

Fair enough. I'm by you in a flash, anyway.

You can and maybe should worry about the slowpokes.
sanantoniosooner
4/18/2006, 10:18 PM
Fair enough. I'm by you in a flash, anyway.

You can and maybe should worry about the slowpokes.
The slow ones aren't safe from the nuts.

The fast ones aren't safe because the pop up out of nowhere and even safe drivers get spooked by them.
IronSooner
4/18/2006, 10:27 PM
I ride my bike to school and back every day, drive maybe twice a week. Fill up my car probably twice every 3 months.

And from a fellow biker, I expect you to hit me at some point. Just make sure to knock me off the road, not into the middle of it. TIA.
Jimminy Crimson
4/18/2006, 10:28 PM
$4.77 for premium unleaded.

Also, if it happens to be $6.66, drive to a different station. :eek:
RacerX
4/18/2006, 10:37 PM
It's going to be carpool time here before long.

This is getting silly.
Norm In Norman
4/19/2006, 07:48 AM
I've been carpooling for the last 3 or 4 years. I may add another person to the pool if it gets too bad. The funny thing is, the more people in the carpool the less your savings are (percentage wise). 2 people carpool and you've cut your gas in half (well, close to that). 3 people carpool and you've cut it in third (which isn't a ton less than a half) and you've raised your pain in the *** factor by a lot.
yermom
4/19/2006, 07:50 AM
i'm with you on the PITA factor ;)

the person i live with works in the same building i do and we don't even carpool :eek:
Mjcpr
4/19/2006, 08:11 AM
the person i live with works in the same building i do and we don't even carpool :eek:

I would never call you dumb.
IB4OU2
4/19/2006, 08:17 AM
I would carpool with my wife but the every morning ritual of hair, makeup and primping drives me nuts........
Sooner Born Sooner Bred
4/19/2006, 08:17 AM
the person i live with works in the same building i do and we don't even carpool :eek:Is that what you kids are calling it these days?
yermom
4/19/2006, 08:23 AM
i guess we do give each other rides occasionally
mdklatt
4/19/2006, 10:14 AM
i guess we do give each other rides occaisionally

:dolemite:
sooneron
4/19/2006, 11:14 AM
If I have to go, I make a whole day of it and try to get as much done in a day as I can, even if I have to take a nap at my girlfriends before I head home.
OK, how did this get by everyone? Especially the pervs on this thread!!!

Rawr!:texan:
SoonerInKCMO
4/19/2006, 11:18 AM
It's difficult for many of us to talk pervy about someone who has 'mom' in their username. :D
sooneron
4/19/2006, 11:20 AM
It's difficult for many of us to talk pervy about someone who has 'mom' in their username. :D
Where were you on the messican gardener thread??
yermom
4/19/2006, 11:31 AM
It's difficult for many of us to talk pervy about someone who has 'mom' in their username. :D

not SBSB apparently
slickdawg
4/19/2006, 11:37 AM
I have to get to class. I don't really have the option of staying home. I'll cut down on fast food before i cut down on driving.

Either way, a significant economic impact, as many will face the same dilemna.
Harry Beanbag
4/19/2006, 12:03 PM
I just got a new job with a company vehicle, that'll help.
SoonerInKCMO
4/19/2006, 12:19 PM
If it goes up to $4 or so I might think about riding the bus to work some days. Since it's only 4-5 miles to work and I drive a Corolla and it's $20 for a monthly bus pass, it really isn't cost effective for me to trade driving for riding at a lower price than that.
RacerX
4/19/2006, 12:34 PM
I've been carpooling for the last 3 or 4 years. I may add another person to the pool if it gets too bad. The funny thing is, the more people in the carpool the less your savings are (percentage wise). 2 people carpool and you've cut your gas in half (well, close to that). 3 people carpool and you've cut it in third (which isn't a ton less than a half) and you've raised your pain in the *** factor by a lot.

Do you have to ride on his lap?