Are you, personally, doing anything to reduce your reliance on gasoline?
By Stringbean
@Stringbean (1273)
United States
February 16, 2007 4:18pm CST
We still have two cars, but have tried to work our errands out so that we both go in one car at the same time for most of them. You have to get everyone to co-operate if this is going to have a chance of working. Most Americans have been raised in a generation where we want what we want when we want it and we really hate adapting our schedules to fit anyone else's schedule.
Now and then, I decide to wait to make a trip across town when I know I will need to go that direction in a few days anyway.
We haven't switched to an electric car, bicycles (except for fun), or other a hybrid car. Maybe, when it is time to turn the old ones in, we will give that option more thought. Or when gasoline gets so high that making a change will make a lot more sense than it does right now.
What is your family doing?
1 response
@Lostinoz (145)
• United States
17 Feb 07
We haven't really done a whole lot to reduce our reliance on gasoline, however we have made several steps in reducing our consumption. We decided to do once-a-month errands like grocery shopping and cleaning supply shopping. The first month we did this was quite costly because of the large amount we needed to buy, but once we had a good base stock it was not as hard on the wallet.
We also decided to only "go out on the town" once a month and entertain at home more with cookouts with neighbors and card and board games with our kids. We joined NetFlix and GameFly for videos and video game rentals, which saves on going back and forth to town to rent and return. We do ride bikes, but only for fun as well.
