Reply #67: The up side is that I'm seeing no temporary tags here on new SUVs [View All]

[Warpy]

and this is the wild west where all the cowboys want that rugged he man image that only driving two tons of heavy steel that get under 15 miles per gallon can confer. I guess they're going to have to use some new cologne, because they're starting to buy sedans again.

Another up side is that Gov. Richardson's boondoggle, the north-south commuter rail system that runs from Belen to Bernalillo and is nearly up to Santa Fe is gaining plenty of new riders from the exurbs. If they live anywhere near the Rio Grande, they've got a solution to high gas prices and they're taking it. If they moved to the exurbs east or west of the city, they're just plain SOL.

I'm also seeing a lot more folks in town walking, biking, and taking the bus. I will no longer feel weird on my scooter because I'm seeing more of those, too.

We needed something to kick people out of those monster trucks and SUVs. We got it. We'll have it as long as Stupid is in office, threatening the rest of the oil region with war and refusing to open the tap of the Strategic Oil Reserve to lower prices.