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Yes, Eurpoe's mass transit systems are phenominal. You can take a bus, a train, or a subway just about anywhere. I remember the second time I was in Germany and gas was around 2.50 marks (around $5 USD) I went EVERYWHERE on public transit. But in Kansas City, a city of close to 4 million if memory serves we have less than half a dozen bus routes. They put these ads on TV like you can get anywhere on "The Jo" (Johnson County Transit line) but only if you're lucky enough that one stops even remotely near where you're going. Oh...and buses only come around 3 or 4 times a day...not like when I was in Long Beach and it was like a new bus every 15 minutes. So not driving in KC is just not a reality.

I also really don't know where these people got the idea that oil companies would just die if you didn't buy gas for one fucking day. You'll have to buy it sooner or later if you want to drive...so they'll be making money.

But all in all, I'm with Nonuv...as usual. People here need to stop bitching about gas when they're driving 15mpg Expeditions and Escalades. I honestly don't mind paying 2 bucks a gallon for 89 octane when I only use about 1 1/2 tanks per month...or around $45-$50 bucks per month. I can swing that. And if you've got the money for a Dodge SRT-10 or an Excursion, chances are you can afford whatever you're paying as well. We need to be weened off of cheap gas and catch up to the rest of the world. I'm not saying I wouldn't like to see gas back at $.99 per gallon like it was 2 or three years ago, but I completely get that compared to the rest of the world, we pay jack shit for petroleum. Maybe now's a good time to look into a car that'll burn E85 ethanol (for fuck's sake, it's made from corn in what basically amounts to a still).