[Siffidiolla]

So how much is the cost of Gas/Petrol where you are located?

If making a commute to the Dojo, has it affected you attendance in any way?

Also, I don't know about other parts of the country, but here in Southern California Gas is around $3.49 a gallon.

I'm not sure if this is the reason, but I'm seeing less people at the parks, the malls, Grocery stores and other places where people are usually in droves. (And need cars to get to.)
Yet I'm still seeing huge numbers of large SUVs.

This could be a signal of something unpleasant.

[carlsberg21]

Kendo costs me around 150€/year of gas, and my car uses a little less than 5L/100km (it's an old and small one). The fees for the club is of 120€/year, so gas is more than half of the cost of one year of kendo, even if I includ a shinai.
Gas is around 1.3€/L here, $4.9/gallon.
And yes it affects my attendance: nearly no more CDs or cinema, but MP3s and DivXs, I'm a poor student.

[PriernPayorse]

This could be a signal of something unpleasant.

Like a bike ride in LA?

[verizon]

state upped the tax on gasolie around a quarter a gallon in Idaho. hasn't affected attendance in the commute as it was always overbudgetted, but it is cutting down on post-keiko festivities.

[dremucha]

Like a bike ride in LA?

God forbid Angelenos would have to do so.
Massive Protests would ensue. (Sponsored by McDonalds of course)
I used to bike it 10 miles to downtown each day, but the murderous behavior of our lovely car drivers forced me to choose life with unbroken legs over Green.

[Kalobbis]

Wow, petrol is expensive in the US
In the UK its just past the £1 mark. Thats about $2 since the value has dropped so much. You guys have got a bad deal.

[surefireinvest]

Oh, in that case...

[RogHammon]

Not sure about that. We're talking price per gallon rather than price per litre. I think you guys have had it worse for quite some time now.

[SueveDobe]

It worse in the UK

We are blessed with "Bottler Broon" our modern day 'Robin Hood'... oh hang on , he stole from the rich to give to the poor where as "Broon" just steals from everyone, unless its a Liarbor Party Donation.

[Ganoshenko]

Regular in my area is around 3 bucks. By myself I can only afford to drive to a dojo 150mi away around once a month. I drive a honda pilot powered by organic hydro carbons hehe. You ever wonder why gas is the only product that has tax included? The gov takes about 45 cents per gallon. hmmmm...

[gymnAnemoe]

I've allways found these "OMG gas is soo expensive"-threads kind of amusing. In m home town the gas price is around 6.60 USD/Gallon (US gallon). So in my perspective 3.50$ is a unbeliveable cheap. I live in the northernmost part (quarter)of sweden so we get our fair share of long distances and need our cars. High gas prices is the best incentive of finding more efficint ways to get to work/school. I allway go by bike but I'm fortunate to enough live just 2km from school. On the other hand I have friends who live just as close but find it unthinkable leave thier car at home.

[Konidurase]

I've allways found these "OMG gas is soo expensive"-threads kind of amusing. In m home town the gas price is around 6.60 USD/Gallon (US gallon). So in my perspective 3.50$ is a unbeliveable cheap. I live in the northernmost part (quarter)of sweden so we get our fair share of long distances and need our cars but it's a good incentive to start finding alternative means of transportation like the bus.

That is because there is such a little population in Sweden. If your in the capital though it has one of the best transport systems in europe.

[theonsushv]

That is because there is such a little population in Sweden. If your in the capital though it has one of the best transport systems in europe. Not sure if you mean we need cars because we have a small population and long distances of if you mean we have high prices because of small population and smaller customer base. Gas is expensive because we have really high taxes on gas (which I think is great) and public transportations aren't as bad as most people think. The big problem is that people avoid public transportations due to some illogic love of their cars, even when the car costs more and takes almost as long as the best public alternative.

[BokerokyBan]

The big problem is that people avoid public transportations due to some illogic love of their cars, even when the car costs more and takes almost as long as the best public alternative.

Chicks dig cars.

[aparneioninny]

Not sure if you mean we need cars because we have a small population and long distances of if you mean we have high prices because of small population and smaller customer base. Gas is expensive because we have really high taxes on gas (which I think is great) and public transportations aren't as bad as most people think. The big problem is that people avoid public transportations due to some illogic love of their cars, even when the car costs more and takes almost as long as the best public alternative.

I mean when something is in higher demand, they can sell it for cheaper. That is why Sweden is generally more expensive than the UK and why the US is cheaper than the UK

[IodinkBoilk]

my buddie in Boston took back a receipt showing he'd paid £54 to fill a gas tank....on a small Nissan. His friend needed hospital treatment after reading it.... Now £1.01+ PER LITRE in the UK.

I am sure you smug lot in the USA now feel a lot better having a laugh at us poor (both literally and figuratively) Brits...

[Loopyjr]

I mean when something is in higher demand, they can sell it for cheaper. That is why Sweden is generally more expensive than the UK and why the US is cheaper than the UK

Unfortunately, dear Adam Smith would disagree and say that if there's more demand, he'll charge you a HIGHER price for the good since you'll be willing to pay more to get it.

Although they can sell it for cheaper, when given that option and the option of taking more money from you for nothing, they'll likely opt for the latter. It's a pisser of a world. Don't you just love the 'enlightenment'? (Yes, I'm aware that the alternatives can hardly be considered better)

[uMG6uOSo]

Of course, supply and demand only works in a world where companies..oh heck..let's just call 'em what they are; Vast Economic Baronies; are reasonably fair (and or reasonably regulated when they know that the very structure they depend on can collapse if unbrideled greed is not reeled in from time to time.

Bob Mobil: Sir, I realize that we have the world by the nads as far as gushing profits are concerned and the recent squeeze campaign is a boon to our already exploding market share, and we now have enough money to make even the janitors of our vast empire trillionaires, but sir, it is my duty to warn you that if we continue on this course of wildly zealous gauging the of the world, we may end up sparking global economic instability, which may lead to perhaps disaster the likes of which the human race has never seen!

Mevlin J Aramco: Bob, I know this fact. and, uh..No one wants to see this sort of thing happen. No one.

Bob Mobil: Excellent news sir! So shall I tell the secret council to start planting the seeds of lower gasoline prices?

Mevlin J Aramco: Mm..No, I'd still rather not.

[triarmarm]

Gas around here (San Francisco Bay Area), is around $3.50 per gallon on average, but the gas stations near my house are like $3.60 per gallon.

The trip to my dojo is 20-25 miles, about one gallon, so 2 gallons per practice, 2 practices a week, excluding the occational trip to other dojos here in the NCKF, godo keikos, kyoka renshus, and other kendo events on the weekends. I got a 17 gallon tank, running about 20 miles to 1 gallon.

[Pelefaifs]

$3.23 a gallon in my area. It's still much cheaper than taking the train.