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LAST EDITED ON Apr-03-04
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>This sucks, no question. What galls
>me is the people complaining
>but don't make any effort
>to change anything, and blame
>it on "price gouging". To
>me that's as major a
>cop-out. Be it true or
>not, those folks just point
>the finger and do nothing
>about it and nothing will
>change. Same as folks complaining
>about not seeing any deer
>(when the facts are that
>Fish and Game stats show
>80% of hunters don't hike
>any farther than 1/2 mile
>from their vehicles). Bottom line
>is real simple; if you
>want to even have a
>chance to make a difference,
>change your behavior. Bellyachin and
>doing nothing nets you nothing
>but personal frustration.
>
>The only way I've seen prices
>go down over the past
>is when people reduce their
>driving and need for gas.
>The supply goes back up/stations
>when aren't selling it, and
>the prices fall. Funny thing,
>that supply and demand thing.
>Fundamental economic principles always seem
>to kick in when they're
>utilized. Free market economys work
>when the government stays out
>of them (man, don't get
>me goin......).
>
>Anyway, this reminds me of that
>old saying "when life hands
>you a lemon, go make
>lemonade"......
>
>HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE;
>Go ride your bike on
>short trips around town instead
>of firin up the truck;
>walk the dog more; get
>out the reloading stuff and
>reload for the season; start
>your exercise program if you
>haven't yet, and get serious
>about it this time; take
>a hike in the local
>foothills; drive the wife's car
>more often, cause I know
>those little Hondas get better
>mileage than our 4WDs
;
>Get some work done around
>the house. In other words,
>use less gas and they
>will drop the prices cause
>they ain't sellin it. If
>NOBODY does that, then we
>have no power over this
>at all. Let the truck
>sit more than it does
>and enjoy life outside the
>cab. Even if that doesn't
>work for awhile, you'll be
>clearing up all those dang
>honeydos early, freeing up more
>time to fish and hunt
>AND you won't be spending
>those hard earned bucks on
>stupid gas while you're doing
>em....
I live outside Yreka Ca. and there was a grass roots group who went to Gov, Davis over a year ago and demanded they reduce gas price's and nothing ever came of it, there are people trying to make a change, but but it take a bigger audience to make a dent...same goes with the fish & Game dept....