Archive for the ‘Common Sense’ Category
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
This past summer, as gas prices were hitting an all-time record of $3.24 per gallon, many of us (myself included) wondered if things really could get any worse. After all, over the past four years, gas prices had risen nearly 80 percent, so the madness had to stop at ...
Posted in Common Sense, Miscellaneous, Oil Prices | 7 Comments »
Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Unfortunately, this year it looks like we're not going to be able to count on a nice drop in gasoline prices during the fall and winter. With crude oil futures sitting at $90 a barrel and demand for both oil and gasoline going nowhere but up, it looks as ...
Posted in Aerodynamics, Car Maintenance, Common Sense, Drive Less, Driving Habits | 36 Comments »
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
Picture your typical afternoon commute. If it's anything like what most of suburbia has to deal with, you're probably visualizing being stuck on a major highway, surrounded by slow moving vehicles being piloted by angry looking drivers.
Now - look a little closer at this picture in your head. Are most ...
Posted in Common Sense, Driving Habits | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
With the price of gasoline up over 40% since the beginning of the year, many people are trying to find new ways to save money at the pump.
While many of these ideas are useful and worth the extra effort - i.e. adjusting your commuting time, cleaning out your car's trunk, ...
Posted in Common Sense | 89 Comments »
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
I'm not trying to beat a dead horse, I'm really not. But for some reason this topic has got me pretty fired up - and considering the response I received from my previous post regarding this issue, I'm not the only one who feels this way.
I'm sure by now ...
Posted in Common Sense | 17 Comments »
