03-29-2011, 05:38 AM
Although it isnt hard for me to come up with a reason not to drive to town, here is a better one than I usually use:
The National NO GAS DAY - March 31.
It is a FB effort to protest the cost of gas. (so far they have 1.5 mil fans). Tesoro in Hilo yesterday was $4.259 for regular.
Yes, one day doesnt matter. But it is a message that we are getting closer to not standing for this crap. (Also it is amazing how people have changed their habits since the last gas price run-up! Its a good thing!)
Does this hurt the gas stations on the island. IMHO the high pricing is hurting them already. We stop at Paul's in Pahoa about 1/2 to 2/3 of what we did last year. High gas prices hurt Paul's and our business already.
Yes, there are lots of things we can do to change our reliance on petroleum and many people on Punaweb and elsewhere on the Hawaii net are providing ideas specific to the Big Island.
And since I am not going to town, I wont be buying any other products with petroleum in their manufacturing stream from Wally World or Trader Joe's Lite. Will turn as much off as petroleum based power usage as I can on that day. Conveniently, the electrician may be working on our circuits so HELCO goes off too! This may be the day for the good old fashioned wood BBQ!
And if someone says this doesnt pertain to Hawaii, get over it. Gas pricing, and fuel cost effects are worse for us than [almost] anywhere else in the US.
The National NO GAS DAY - March 31.
It is a FB effort to protest the cost of gas. (so far they have 1.5 mil fans). Tesoro in Hilo yesterday was $4.259 for regular.
Yes, one day doesnt matter. But it is a message that we are getting closer to not standing for this crap. (Also it is amazing how people have changed their habits since the last gas price run-up! Its a good thing!)
Does this hurt the gas stations on the island. IMHO the high pricing is hurting them already. We stop at Paul's in Pahoa about 1/2 to 2/3 of what we did last year. High gas prices hurt Paul's and our business already.
Yes, there are lots of things we can do to change our reliance on petroleum and many people on Punaweb and elsewhere on the Hawaii net are providing ideas specific to the Big Island.
And since I am not going to town, I wont be buying any other products with petroleum in their manufacturing stream from Wally World or Trader Joe's Lite. Will turn as much off as petroleum based power usage as I can on that day. Conveniently, the electrician may be working on our circuits so HELCO goes off too! This may be the day for the good old fashioned wood BBQ!
And if someone says this doesnt pertain to Hawaii, get over it. Gas pricing, and fuel cost effects are worse for us than [almost] anywhere else in the US.