Gas Prices = Apprehension for Next Season?

[Moe Ghoul]

I suggest we could solve the obesity problem and a host of illnesses caused by it by liposuctioning the obese for biofuel. Implant some kinda valve on their bodies and hook up for a fill up. Reduce dependency on oil and healthcare costs.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Andy..for those of us at work..that should be labeled NSFW..

 

[thetrailboss]

Worried indeed. Even though I will be close to Sugarbush, as you said, heating costs are going to be going higher :roll: and that will take a chunk out of the budget. I will be running the thermostat cooler, taking shorter showers, and trying to drive less.....

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

There's an easy solution...have your credit limits raised and have the steeziest ski season of your life thanks to your Visa card...then just make the minimum payment for the next 15 years...lol..just kidding

 

[andyzee]

Andy..for those of us at work..that should be labeled NSFW..

You are correct, my apologies to you and your clientle. Can the dead really see that?

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

You are correct, my apologies to you and your clientle. Can the dead really see that?

Well actually I have my own office upstairs from where the customers(relatives of the dead) sit..so I can look at porn..I swear my mouse and keyboard is sticky from the heat..:blink:

 

[Moe Ghoul]

Go wash your keyboard in the sink ..

I'd use salad tongs to be safe

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I'd use salad tongs to be safe

Wow that was a real thread ender

 

[RichT]

OK check this out!...............1965 gas .31c a gallon.....avg blue collar wage $2.85/hr this my friends translate to @ 80k salary year.............$4.85 A GALLON!! and our cars get much better gas mileage now! How can this be??

 

[wa-loaf]

OK check this out!...............1965 gas .31c a gallon.....avg blue collar wage $2.85/hr this my friends translate to @ 80k salary year.............$4.85 A GALLON!! and our cars get much better gas mileage now! How can this be??

Um, what's confusing. Increased demand, a weak dollar and unregulated speculation lead to higher prices. What does that have to do with wages? FYI, cars got better mileage in the 80's than they do now.

 

[snoseek]

OK check this out!...............1965 gas .31c a gallon.....avg blue collar wage $2.85/hr this my friends translate to @ 80k salary year.............$4.85 A GALLON!! and our cars get much better gas mileage now! How can this be??

So are you stating the average worker bee clears 80k?

 

[Greg]

So are you stating the average worker bee clears 80k?

Probably not, but try raising a family in the Northeast with an HHI under $80K and it will be pretty tough.

 

[ckofer]

So are you stating the average worker bee clears 80k?

A) I think that was gross income, not cleared.

B) Fuel mileage was poor back then

C) Fuel use is only one portion of the equation

D) The phrase "worker bee" may offend some

 

[Mike P.]

Just bought home heating oil today $4.46 a gallon in SE CT. I did not read all ten pages but expect lift ticket prices to go up (Generators at the slopes that run lifts & snow guns run on gas or diesel) Food will be even more costly in the lodge too!!!

 

[snoseek]

D) The phrase "worker bee" may offend some

huh?


Anyway I consider anyone taking home 50+ k per year to be pretty well off and well above average.

 

[wa-loaf]

Anyway I consider anyone taking home 50+ k per year to be pretty well off and well above average.

Only if you are single.

 

[Greg]

Only if you are single.

And without kids and a mortgage.

 

[snoseek]

Probably not, but try raising a family in the Northeast with an HHI under $80K and it will be pretty tough.

Household income is different (that would indeed be tough, but possible), he was talking average blue collar wage. Take away the cable tv, i-phone, bigger houses, computers, increased vacations, computers, five ski quivers, and all the other modern amenities that make life "better" and yeah maybe families could survive on one income and kids would actually be raised by their parents.

 

[snoseek]

And without kids and a mortgage.

I seem to get by on much much less than 50,000 take home just fine. It's not like I'm eating rice and beans for dinner 6 nights a week. I do pay rent, it's not cheap.

 

[Greg]

...and kids would actually be raised by their parents.

Are you a parent? If not, check what you think you know at the door.

If you are a parent, at some very basic level I agree with you a little bit. It might be nice if my wife was able to stay home full time with the kids......maybe. My wife's personality is such that we both feel she needs to maintain an "adult identity" so she works four days a week. Plus it does help a bit financially. And yes, my kids are in day care/preschool those four days a week. They just so happen to be very healthy, polite, smart and well adjusted kids.

In fact, I just met with my 5 year old's teacher today. She's technically in a kindergarten curriculum, despite the fact that she is too young to start in the public school's first grade program in September. Her teacher indicates that at every level she is ready for it though. Probably one of the kindest souls on the planet too. Her little sister is following a very similar, perhaps even more accelerated path.

So, yeah, perhaps kids should be home with mom that first year or year and a half, but there are some pretty obvious benefits to day care/preschool too. So, again, what is your parenting experience?