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About $3.50/gallon here, give or take. I drive a car that should be getting about 35mpg, but I drive it in such a way that I'm getting about 41mph.Bragger!
All govs should do this.
I wonder if Mercedes will bring back their fuel efficient Smart Cars?
They introduced those years ago when gas was skyhigh.
When I see people zooming like their pants are on fire, I just smile and say, "It's your engine, your money ...waste it how you please." Then I keep driving my way, in the outside lane, about 10 miles below speed limit, cruise control, but judiciously, coasting when appropriate, not heavy on the gas pedal when I accelerate. I know how to time my pace approaching a traffic light ...and study all the curves, the slightest change in incline, and adjust appropriately ...watching my continuous MPG gauge, and try to keep my MPG reading higher than my average MPG ...so my average keeps going up. lol
You're over toward the river. I bet it's pretty over there. But from what I can tell, people are selling properties over that way on the cheap. I think it's bc of the New Madrid.
Here at New Zealand, it's about $13.00 (US dollars) for a gallon.
While the bulk of middle-class retail has started to go bye-bye, the RV/caravan/tiny home industry is an anomaly here - flat out booked several months into the future. It's actually become a renter's market.
A friend (real estate agent) confides that the market has already died; they are still there to prop up what is left of incoming commissions.
So my take is to get while the getting is still available. Folks have about 70% of their equity tied up in their homes. Today, that house is an asset. But margin calls by the banks are being made all over the place. I say, sell the thing, while you still can, to some hopeful who is willing to plop down a mortgage, even if it means losing a few points - especially if you yourself are in debt. At least you will get something for your asset while it is yet an asset. This thing could flip overnight; better earlier than one minute too late.
Angelina had posted earlier (she's from NZ, too), but she didn't convert it to US dollars and gallons:
Years ago I bought one at some hippie bike store down in Carrboro. It's pedal-assistance rather than a pure electric bike, but that's fine. The company that made it is out of business now, so it's hard to get parts for. I was able to find a spare battery on the internet. I found a spare charger that was allegedly compatible with this brand, but it didn't work. The last time I used that bike, I got a flat about 10 miles from nowhere, and my stepson had to come get me in his truck. While worrying about "running out of gas", I forgot basic bike preparedness learned from using a bike as my main form of transportation in Colorado - always bring a couple of spare tubes, tools, and a hand pump. I know better than that.
