I know this post is a bit off topic but in many ways still has something to do with marketing efforts and adventures because it affects the pocket book and that affects all of our businesses and exploits. Anyway, did you you get a load of those gas prices this week!
I remember paying $3.35 a gallon this past summer and everyone saying that gas prices below $2.50 would never be seen again in our life time. Gas this afternoon in our small Midwest town was $1.87! That's darn near half of what it was less than a year ago. I know, it's probably just short lived but for the moment it's more money in every one's pocket book and that is always a great thing for our economy and withe slump we are in here in our great automotive driven state, anything that helps a little is a good thing.
I'm hearing lots of reasons from global warming to speculators but at any rate, it is definitely due to the current surplus and lower supply and demand for fuels in our area of the US. We had temperatures into the 40's well into early January this year and that is almost unheard of in a state that is usually in the low teens for a January average and 3 feet of snow on the ground.
What ever the reason, I hope it continues for a while and that we are all smart enough to not loose site of the need for alternate fuels for our automobiles and home heating needs. I get concerned that the emphasis is lost in times like these and forward progress in the areas of alternative fuels comes to a crawl.
Let's all be smart and continue to live as though the gas prices are still $3.50 a gallon and do our part to save our world for our children. I don't know if I ever or do now believe in global warming and the effects of fossil fuels on our global conditions, but know I care enough not to think it's worth risking our children and grand childrens future over it.
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