This is what I was busy with:
This is my hedge against crazy oil prices. It gets between 50 and 60 mpg (US gallon). So I have effectivley doubled my reach as far as mileage goes. Leaving the 4 cylinder car for my wife to use instead of the larger 5 cylinder truck, also saves us money. Of course I must pay for the bike, but these things can last a LONG time because they are so easy to work on. Engines can be replaced etc...
I will be able to afford to commute all the way up to about $10/gal. I wonder if I will still have a job at that point? Also I have started car pooling with a co-worker. This is a somewhat short term strategy since he retires in about a year. But in the meantime we can ride together and split the costs - effectivley the same cost per mile as the motorcycle (or less since the tires and maintanence will be less).
Im preparing a thread to talk about other strategies. Some obvious, others not so obvious. The goal is to be able to transition to a post peak world, without causing total economic collapse (grapes of wrath style).
On the motorcycle theme see this local news story.
And oh yeah Oil is now firmly above $140. Now around $141 to $142. So we will see Gasoline rise to approx $4.20 over the next few weeks if oil stays up there.
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