Me: Did you see that gas dropped below $3.00 just in time for me to fill up? Pretty sweet.
Sam: I wish it would go up to $5.00 a gallon. Gas needs to be as expensive as it is in Europe so people will stop driving huge gas-guzzling cars.
Me: Well, yeah. I just meant…
Sam: And so cities will invest in pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly infrastructure and mass transit.
Me: Of course. It’s just a little Woo Hoooo, not even that big, more of a w’hoo.
Sam: Less urban sprawl! More infill!
Me: A wuh, at most.
Sam: Developing alternative energy sources has got to be a top priority, and it never will be as long as gas is considered affordable.
Me: Yes. All of that. I just thought for me, only me, it was kind of nice to pay a little less today. I drive a small car, you’re a bicycle commuter. We’re good people. Only now I feel like an asshole.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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