Cost of gas is beginning to hurt

On 2007-04-20 18:26:28 -0700, Al said:

C J Campbell wrote:

(snip)


We have another gas tax hike coming in July here in
Washington, but that was decided by a Democratic controlled legislation
in Olympia.

Actually...the autofuel tax increase in Washington that kicks in July 1
was passed by the Republican-controlled legislature in 2005.

Al
1964 Skyhawk
KSFF
Spokane, WA

Okay, doing some further checking, Democrats controlled both houses in
2005. The Dems had a 26-23 majority in the Senate and a 55-43 majority
in the House.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

C J Campbell wrote:

Okay, doing some further checking, Democrats controlled both houses in
2005. The Dems had a 26-23 majority in the Senate and a 55-43 majority
in the House.

Well in the eyes of Democrats thats a landslide.

C J Campbell wrote:
It cost me more than $40 at Costco yesterday to fill my gas tank. I
figure it costs me at least $10 in gas every time I drive to the airport
-- and I have a hybrid car. I am beginning to wonder how long some of
the younger instructors can keep this up.

You live 60+ miles from the airport? You just need to move closer to
the airport!!

Matt

On 2007-04-18 14:44:21 -0700, Matt Whiting said:

C J Campbell wrote:
It cost me more than $40 at Costco yesterday to fill my gas tank. I
figure it costs me at least $10 in gas every time I drive to the
airport -- and I have a hybrid car. I am beginning to wonder how long
some of the younger instructors can keep this up.

You live 60+ miles from the airport? You just need to move closer to
the airport!!

Matt

As the crow flies, it is only about 15 miles. But the road is really,
really crooked.

Hey, the house is free. It is in the woods, on the beach, with its own
creek. I can walk out my front door and pick all the oysters and clams
I want. Seals and whales play out in front, and eagles nest in my yard.
Sure, it is ten miles to the nearest town. But there are compensations.
OTOH, I notice that bears have been clawing up some of the trees in the
back yard...
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

C J Campbell wrote:
On 2007-04-18 14:44:21 -0700, Matt Whiting said:

C J Campbell wrote:

It cost me more than $40 at Costco yesterday to fill my gas tank. I
figure it costs me at least $10 in gas every time I drive to the
airport -- and I have a hybrid car. I am beginning to wonder how long
some of the younger instructors can keep this up.


You live 60+ miles from the airport? You just need to move closer to
the airport!!

Matt


As the crow flies, it is only about 15 miles. But the road is really,
really crooked.

Hey, the house is free. It is in the woods, on the beach, with its own
creek. I can walk out my front door and pick all the oysters and clams I
want. Seals and whales play out in front, and eagles nest in my yard.
Sure, it is ten miles to the nearest town. But there are compensations.
OTOH, I notice that bears have been clawing up some of the trees in the
back yard...
Sounds great! Hmmmm, complaining about $10 for gas to the airport from
the FREE house. Rent around here is something like $1,500 a month, how
many times could we drive to the airport...

On 2007-04-18 17:23:24 -0700, Margy Natalie said:

C J Campbell wrote:
On 2007-04-18 14:44:21 -0700, Matt Whiting said:

C J Campbell wrote:

It cost me more than $40 at Costco yesterday to fill my gas tank. I
figure it costs me at least $10 in gas every time I drive to the
airport -- and I have a hybrid car. I am beginning to wonder how long
some of the younger instructors can keep this up.


You live 60+ miles from the airport? You just need to move closer to
the airport!!

Matt


As the crow flies, it is only about 15 miles. But the road is really,
really crooked.

Hey, the house is free. It is in the woods, on the beach, with its own
creek. I can walk out my front door and pick all the oysters and clams
I want. Seals and whales play out in front, and eagles nest in my yard.
Sure, it is ten miles to the nearest town. But there are compensations.
OTOH, I notice that bears have been clawing up some of the trees in the
back yard...
Sounds great! Hmmmm, complaining about $10 for gas to the airport from
the FREE house. Rent around here is something like $1,500 a month, how
many times could we drive to the airport...

Hey. I'm retired and I don't even have a pension. :-) I have to save
money any way I can.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

C J Campbell wrote:

Hey. I'm retired and I don't even have a pension. :-) I have to save
money any way I can.

You need one of these :

http://www.kawasaki.com/Products/Detail.aspx?id=200

70 mpg!

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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On 2007-04-18 14:44:21 -0700, Matt Whiting said:

C J Campbell wrote:
It cost me more than $40 at Costco yesterday to fill my gas tank. I
figure it costs me at least $10 in gas every time I drive to the
airport -- and I have a hybrid car. I am beginning to wonder how long
some of the younger instructors can keep this up.

You live 60+ miles from the airport? You just need to move closer to the
airport!!

Matt

As the crow flies, it is only about 15 miles. But the road is really,
really crooked.

Hey, the house is free. It is in the woods, on the beach, with its own
creek. I can walk out my front door and pick all the oysters and clams I
want. Seals and whales play out in front, and eagles nest in my yard.
Sure, it is ten miles to the nearest town. But there are compensations.
OTOH, I notice that bears have been clawing up some of the trees in the
back yard...
Sounds like one nice place.
Maybe a helicopter.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:54:50 -0700, C J Campbell
wrote:

It cost me more than $40 at Costco yesterday to fill my gas tank. I
figure it costs me at least $10 in gas every time I drive to the
airport -- and I have a hybrid car. I am beginning to wonder how long
some of the younger instructors can keep this up.

Man, how far do you have to drive?
I'm still driving my old SUV at close to 20 MPG and it happens to be
20 miles round trip which works out to $3.25 or less so far.
With my wife's Prius which is running 46 to 47 MPG it's less than half
that.