Reply #53: I know [View All]

[Danmel]

and part of me thinks that gas really does need to go higher- like it is in Europe- to spur conservation- unfortunately, it does hit me pretty hard. I drive a Camry, my husband drives a small car- we have two kids and have never owned a large vehicle or SUV- never felt the need for it. I try to be mindful of what I use and make environmentally sound choices.


I live in the NYC burbs- cars are necessary-= if I could afford to live in the city and send my kids to a decent school there , I would. I would like to think I could send my kids to a NYC public school and feel secure they'd get a good education, unfortunately without a guarantee they'd get into one of the select high schools, I simply don't have enough confidence in the system to risk that for my kids. Since I can't afford to do that, I'm stuck here in the burbs, which believe me, is not my first choice.

It pisses me off that these idiots who have to drive Suburbans, and Tahoes and Navigators (and Hummers) are driving up my costs when I try to be responsible. And it mightily pisses me off that the Govt can pass an "energy" bill that doesn't raise mileage standards or do anything meaningful to encourage conservation when our men and women are getting slaughtered in Iraq for oil.