Why Do Higher Gas Prices Anger You?

It's probable that some of that Alaskan crude would have to be sold overseas, the refineries in Washington couldn't handle that much.
We're using 30 million bbls a day so a 10 year supply unearthed doesn't buy us much time.
It's just so short sighted JW. We need to get off fossil fuels not hector conservationists.
It'd be better if we don't open the fields and the price of gas jumps to the point where inventors and scientists are prodded to make more breakthroughs in propulsion design.
We just can't see the trees for the forest.

Are you bothered by gas prices? If so, why? Do your reasons aline with those stated in the article, or the ones I proposed?

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No, I'm not bothered by high gas prices. And quite frankly, I think Americans are crybabies for complaining that $3/gallon is expensive. Here in Germany, we pay more than $5 per gallon. Few here find it outrageous.

The problem with this argument is distance, or space. I get the feeling that few Europeans understand just how large the US is. In most parts of the country, New England excepted, you have to drive long distances to get anywhere. Europe, in my experience, is much more compact.

Maybeso. But Europe has been coping for decades. In the late '60s, I could walk from base to the Strassbahn, as I believe it was called, ride to Mainz, and catch a train to Wiesbaden. Now, I'm 150 miles to the nearest train station. Anyway, I guess there's a station in Albuquerque. We've a bit of catching up to do, and better sooner than later.

And the companies who can't sell their products will try to find a way to bring the cost down. So rather than having one warehouse to cover an 800 mile radius (totally made up number) they will keep one for every 400 or 300 mile radius to make their supply lines shorter. Instead of one factory for the whole country, they might build one on each coast (read increase in jobs) etc...

I'm obviously not an economist, but people and businesses adapt as soon as they know that they have to. This is no different.

Ditto BLT on Greyhound. And yes, it does sound like a big, fat opportunity, especially with the long waits and early checkins at the airports.

Most produce is grown in the San Joaquin valley in central California. It is then trucked to every state,and every major city.
If trucks stopped hauling food into NYC,then NYC would be completely out of food in all of its warehouses and grocery stores in 3 days.

mysteryman wrote:

Most produce is grown in the San Joaquin valley in central California. It is then trucked to every state,and every major city.
If trucks stopped hauling food into NYC,then NYC would be completely out of food in all of its warehouses and grocery stores in 3 days.

That's the way it currently is. But two generations ago, New York city got its food from places like upstate New York. This changed when transportation costs declined. It can change back when they rise again.

mysteryman wrote:

Most produce is grown in the San Joaquin valley in central California. It is then trucked to every state,and every major city.
If trucks stopped hauling food into NYC,then NYC would be completely out of food in all of its warehouses and grocery stores in 3 days.

That's the way it currently is. But two generations ago, New York city got its food from places like upstate New York. This changed when transportation costs declined. It can change back when they rise again.