Thinking about petrol (gas)

That s a swell idea on saving the fuel.My vote goes for you.

Yes, that's a good idea; you should definitely be Prime Minister! There's a new housing estate near to us with the same problem. When it was built we were excitedly thinking that maybe someone would build some more shops and we'd be able to use them too! But nothing happened, there's still just a few small shops which don't sell all the things that we need. And now there are lots more people around, and still the same old shops, and so people drive for miles. So, maybe I can do some kind of postal vote? My husband is half Australian - would that work? Lol!

This is part of the reason we are selling up and moving lilaclady. One is to be closer to hubbys' work as the amount it costs to fill his car each week is crazy. He was in a car pool situation but that has recently changed hence the fuel bill up again. Also we are out away from town so have to travel to shops. Where we are hoping to move to it has a little shopping centre but has all the essentials that we would need and the benefit of being closer for hubby to go to work. But what I do find amazing is the amount of people still eating out each day and shopping (apart from groceries) as the local shopping centre is always full. So I guess for some things have not changed. I can see your point and the benefit it would have and yes you would make a good if not better PM.

You got my vote for PM lilaclady! I've always said we should have a female Prime Minister. Remember Maggie Thatcher in the UK? She was a brilliant PM, (although a lot of people disliked her), but the UK flourished under her leadership! I agree wholeheartedly that these new housing estates being built should have little corner stores scattered around so that people don't have to drive every time they need something from the shops. Besides saving on gas, we would be a lot healthier if we did more walking, or even ride our bikes to the corner store. Yaaaay - vote for lilaclady for PM!

My vote is for you! They are doing the same here. I thought who is going to buy those beautiful houses when no one has any money. They are also building on to our mall. We have plenty of shoppes at the mall. I find it funny the economy is going to crap and they are adding on to the mall. Who is going to have any money to go shopping?

You'll got my vote! That was I also observed in the new housing estates that wer being develop here in my place and that reason too pushed me not to get one lot or house from that housing estate. I might look for someone near my work or near the shops.

its true. sometimes the society do not work in accordance. it may seem to us that they are all brainless people. but not always, they think their own business.

LOL. you got my vote. My husband and I moved 45 miles from where we grew up about 10 years ago. Our home that we were renting was burglarised and we decided to move and buy our own home in the country. What a huge mistake. It is just as bad out here and we are 15 miles away from the nearest grocery store. We had no clue about the gas prices back then. We also used to work in town also and would have been able to shop while we were out after work. There is nothing in our county and the people here do not want anything here. It is ate up. This is the poorest county in Indiana yet we have the highest taxes. These people around here have no clue about civilization and they do not care to ever know.

oh yeah! that is a very interesting ambition and I just hope the president is also thinking about that. Indeed it is very hard to lead people , all te critics is their and I think it is really so hard for our leaders as of now to solve such problems. Well I even thought of year 3k , how will it be? maybe the 1 sack of rice will be sold for a hundred. how was that?

Right now... i am in the real estate business... and most developers are now adding shopping complex to the subdivisions they are developing... and they learned of this concept in europe and the US... even adding a school and a small hospital... and that attracts a lot of buyers... since they do not need to go the distance just to shop or buy groceries...

I think that with all these new housing projects going up, is good for the economy as it gives a lot of work to people. Also where I live, in Calgary, Alberta, the housing that is going up is very expensive so the people buying them have money and don't worry about the price of gas or anything else, as they can afford it. So that could be why they don't put up shopping malls close by. The people living in them can afford gas so they don't need to go shopping to places that they can walk to. At least that is the way it is here. Besides there are already too many shopping malls here now, so more would not help. But I don't know what it is like where you live and I don't know if the housing you are talking about is the same as here or if it is for poorer people.

Yeah I know what you are saying, I sometimes wonder if the rulers of this country actually have a clue what they are doing or if they are just think that they are playing some sort of game. Yeah you can have my vote, anything has got to be better than the rabble that we have at the minute.

I think that when it becomes too bad a problem these shops will come up themselves. People need to decide that they have had enough of petrol prices and stop whining about them and then paying for them. I would vote for you!

the price of petrol have doubled these years!It is not a good news to our everyman without any privileges. we have to save our money to buy the high-price petrol !

You most definitely get my vote hon! I agree with everything you said. No one seems to know how to plan these things ahead of time, and then grumble later and blame the mistake on everyone else.

It makes complete sense! If you look at the layouts of "old towns" business and homes were not segregated into their own private areas. The towns were built to be convenient and useful. People could easily walk to where they needed to go and there were delivery services available (and people were willing to walk further than they do now). Now everything is separated into business districts and residential areas. There are two local areas that used to be primarily residential with businesses mixed in but both were on high traffic streets...so the zoning got changed to business only and now very few people are left actually living there (and if they die or move their homes automatically are considered business). People can no longer live near grocery stores or restaurants so we're essentially forced to drive everywhere while at the same time being told to cut down on our dependence on oil...well, give us a means to reduce or dependence and then maybe we can do something about it!

Hi lilaclady, How I agree with you, where I live the nearest One Stop Shop is fifteen minutes walk away and I do feel sorry for the old people who had to walk that far, its doesn't sound far when you are young but for the old it takes them quite a time and they are huffing and puffing. The reason they don't build shops near the estate is the lease hold is very expensive but is is daft not have shops nearer, it saves a lot of petrol that way, and you would make a better Prime Minister the our Gordon Brown, least you are better looking I,m sure. Tamara