Buffalo Boy's Blog

Its a good thing I only drive a mile to work. Technically if I had nothing to do after work, I could walk. Gas prices are expected to rise another 20 cents. For those of you who drive big cars and SUVs, It sucks to be you.

I drive a Toyota Corolla. Not its not fancy, not its not big, but it gets me from point A to point B. Its small, its economical and the most I have ever had to spend to fill it up came last week at $35.00. I can handle that though. Even if it starts heading to $40.00 I can handle it because I only fill up everyother week.

I try not to drive on Sundays, I try to stay close to home in general on weekends because its just not worth it to go out and drive anywhere when it costs that much to fill up my gas tank.

The rest of you out there should be yelliing and screaming over these prices. It won't get you anywhere because this is where prices are going to stay. Oil is a fuel of the past. We are past peak oil and thats all there is to it.

The Bush Administration should get a ton of heat over this for not having any kind of real energy plan that doesn't involve fossil fuels. They are so married to the oil companies its pathetic and they are probably reaping huge payouts from oil lobbyists for not lifting a finger to correct their putrid energy policies.

Energy prices are going to be like this for a while so trade in your SUVs and start looking for cars that are more fuel efficient. Its time to start altering our lifestyles to conserve. And believe me we can conserve here in the US. We are the biggest users of fossil fuels despite having a fraction of the population.