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Americans would hit brakes if gas price hits $3.50
Re: Americans would hit brakes if gas hits $3.50
by jdmartin » Fri 20 Jul 2007, 15:28:40
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('veliger', 'I') don’t want to live in a city, ever. I live in a rural area and lived in suburbia most of my life before moving to a small town and now 2 acres on a hill surrounded by forest. I will only live in a city if I have to, most Americans have voted for suburbs over cities with their feet and wallets. Cities Suck!
That's because most Americans have access to poor excuses for cities - Detroit, St. Louis, Houston, Phoenix, etc. The most valuable real estate in the world is always located in big cities. What do you think they pay for property in Singapore's business district or the various Manhattan Districts? Far, far more than any suburban crapola bunker you can think of, even the ones with 20 roof lines intersecting and a fake rock wall climbing up the front overlooking the lake.
Mark my words, in the future suburbs will be the ghettos and the cities will be the upper echelon - it's already happening in a lot of places. And you think your rural retreat is great because you've got gas to carry yourself off to work 2 hours away. If gas prices tripled, I'd bet you wouldn't think spending a couple hundred dollars a week just to get to work would be so great.
See, cheap oil has made it possible to live in BFE and still take part in the rest of the world. Lack of cheap oil is going to shrink that world substantially.
After fueling up their cars, Twyman says they bowed their heads and asked God for cheaper gas.There was no immediate answer, but he says other motorists joined in and the service station owner didn't run them off.
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Re: Americans would hit brakes if gas hits $3.50
by NotMyBlood » Fri 20 Jul 2007, 15:35:56
Mark my words, in the future suburbs will be the ghettos and the cities will be the upper echelon - it's already happening in a lot of places
I do agree with this part of your post. Barring ofcourse a complete SHTFE(shit hitting the Fan Event) in which case it wont matter all that much where you live.
I already see it happening too. The burbs are so 2004.......
I do agree with this part of your post. Barring ofcourse a complete SHTFE(shit hitting the Fan Event) in which case it wont matter all that much where you live.
I already see it happening too. The burbs are so 2004.......
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Re: Americans would hit brakes if gas hits $3.50
by eastbay » Fri 20 Jul 2007, 15:39:17
jdmartin's 100% correct.
The suburbs will generally fall apart in the next few decades. The cities will fall apart afterwards, however, and the entire natural process is certainly going to be interesting to watch. The best place to watch will probably be from the relative safety of a rural or semi-rural area... or, better yet, maybe from the Space Station
The suburbs will generally fall apart in the next few decades. The cities will fall apart afterwards, however, and the entire natural process is certainly going to be interesting to watch. The best place to watch will probably be from the relative safety of a rural or semi-rural area... or, better yet, maybe from the Space Station
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Re: Americans would hit brakes if gas hits $3.50
by veliger » Fri 20 Jul 2007, 16:15:33
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jdmartin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('veliger', 'I') don’t want to live in a city, ever. I live in a rural area and lived in suburbia most of my life before moving to a small town and now 2 acres on a hill surrounded by forest. I will only live in a city if I have to, most Americans have voted for suburbs over cities with their feet and wallets. Cities Suck!
That's because most Americans have access to poor excuses for cities - Detroit, St. Louis, Houston, Phoenix, etc. The most valuable real estate in the world is always located in big cities. What do you think they pay for property in Singapore's business district or the various Manhattan Districts? Far, far more than any suburban crapola bunker you can think of, even the ones with 20 roof lines intersecting and a fake rock wall climbing up the front overlooking the lake.
Mark my words, in the future suburbs will be the ghettos and the cities will be the upper echelon - it's already happening in a lot of places. And you think your rural retreat is great because you've got gas to carry yourself off to work 2 hours away. If gas prices tripled, I'd bet you wouldn't think spending a couple hundred dollars a week just to get to work would be so great.
See, cheap oil has made it possible to live in BFE and still take part in the rest of the world. Lack of cheap oil is going to shrink that world substantially.
Work is 20 miles away, about 25 minutes on back roads. I travel a little less than half the time; the airport is 60 miles away, 1 to 1.25 hours depending on traffic and time of day.
I have a company car, I don’t pay for gas. Life is gooooooood. Poverty Sucks!!
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