Comments on: Rural Areas Impacted By Gas Expenses http://newscoma.com/2008/06/09/rural-areas-impacted-by-gas-expenses/ Got A Two-Pack Habit And A Motel Tan Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:34:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: th@talldude http://newscoma.com/2008/06/09/rural-areas-impacted-by-gas-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-18028 th@talldude Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:00:51 +0000 http://newscoma.wordpress.com/?p=4501#comment-18028 <strong>Is Small Town USA Ready For Expensive Gas?...</strong> I wasn't on Twitter long today, when TWalk posed this question. I immediately thought of Small Town, USA (see recent post, Would You Live There?), and my own shopping habits. There is no shortage of talk about our country's economic... Is Small Town USA Ready For Expensive Gas?…

I wasn’t on Twitter long today, when TWalk posed this question. I immediately thought of Small Town, USA (see recent post, Would You Live There?), and my own shopping habits. There is no shortage of talk about our country’s economic…

]]> By: Gas Theft « Newscoma http://newscoma.com/2008/06/09/rural-areas-impacted-by-gas-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-18021 Gas Theft « Newscoma Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:30:10 +0000 http://newscoma.wordpress.com/?p=4501#comment-18021 [...] 10 06 2008 I’m not one to say I told you (being the collective world in general) [...] [...] 10 06 2008 I’m not one to say I told you (being the collective world in general) [...]

]]> By: Desperate times call for desperate measures… « GingerSnaps http://newscoma.com/2008/06/09/rural-areas-impacted-by-gas-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-18022 Desperate times call for desperate measures… « GingerSnaps Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:12:24 +0000 http://newscoma.wordpress.com/?p=4501#comment-18022 [...] times call for desperate measures… Posted on June 9, 2008 by GingerSnaps As Newscoma reports of the times we are living in, many are finding themselves in dire straits. Rather than go the crime route, I have gone the route [...] [...] times call for desperate measures… Posted on June 9, 2008 by GingerSnaps As Newscoma reports of the times we are living in, many are finding themselves in dire straits. Rather than go the crime route, I have gone the route [...]

]]> By: Hot Gas : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee http://newscoma.com/2008/06/09/rural-areas-impacted-by-gas-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-18027 Hot Gas : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:18:15 +0000 http://newscoma.wordpress.com/?p=4501#comment-18027 [...] Newscoma thinks the New York Times is right on the money about the impact of high gas prices on rural areas: Recently, I went to court. Gas theft was an issue. Farmers are having to watch their implements. It went from people stealing anhydrous to stealing gas. [...] [...] Newscoma thinks the New York Times is right on the money about the impact of high gas prices on rural areas: Recently, I went to court. Gas theft was an issue. Farmers are having to watch their implements. It went from people stealing anhydrous to stealing gas. [...]

]]> By: Guess Who’s Back Lingering Around My Cabin Door? « Tiny Cat Pants http://newscoma.com/2008/06/09/rural-areas-impacted-by-gas-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-18026 Guess Who’s Back Lingering Around My Cabin Door? « Tiny Cat Pants Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:52:17 +0000 http://newscoma.wordpress.com/?p=4501#comment-18026 [...] Lingering Around My Cabin Door? Posted on June 9, 2008 by Aunt B. I’m pointing you to Newscoma again because she’s telling you how it is in rural America with the price of [...] [...] Lingering Around My Cabin Door? Posted on June 9, 2008 by Aunt B. I’m pointing you to Newscoma again because she’s telling you how it is in rural America with the price of [...]

]]> By: newscoma http://newscoma.com/2008/06/09/rural-areas-impacted-by-gas-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-18025 newscoma Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:29:33 +0000 http://newscoma.wordpress.com/?p=4501#comment-18025 I think it may be the difference between rural areas with lower wages. Trucks/farming implements are imperative in agriculture-based industries in rural America. (We are big soybean/corn country here.) Most people, as was highlighted in the NYT story, live round trip from where they are employed which can be miles. The average income where I live is roughly $30,000 dollars a year but the folks I'm talking to are around the $20,000 level. And just moving to where the money or public transportation is available is not always an option (I've been considering it for two years but would like to stay in the state.) The thing that I keep trying to communicate is that national averages and rural averages are not always spotlighted in mainstream media. I'm seriously considering getting rid of one of my vehicles and purchasing a scooter. There is also really no middle class where I live. Those with and those without. Missy, You make some very valid points. I think it's going to get worse before it gets better. I'm trying to be optimistic though. I think it may be the difference between rural areas with lower wages. Trucks/farming implements are imperative in agriculture-based industries in rural America. (We are big soybean/corn country here.) Most people, as was highlighted in the NYT story, live round trip from where they are employed which can be miles.
The average income where I live is roughly $30,000 dollars a year but the folks I’m talking to are around the $20,000 level.
And just moving to where the money or public transportation is available is not always an option (I’ve been considering it for two years but would like to stay in the state.) The thing that I keep trying to communicate is that national averages and rural averages are not always spotlighted in mainstream media.
I’m seriously considering getting rid of one of my vehicles and purchasing a scooter.
There is also really no middle class where I live. Those with and those without.
Missy, You make some very valid points. I think it’s going to get worse before it gets better. I’m trying to be optimistic though.

]]> By: missybw http://newscoma.com/2008/06/09/rural-areas-impacted-by-gas-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-18024 missybw Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:16:21 +0000 http://newscoma.wordpress.com/?p=4501#comment-18024 But as I just blogged this morning... the people in the stories you related are considered the "fringes of society". And nobody is taking them and their woes seriously. Sadly, the rest of us are a huge part of the Fringe's problem because unless you are in the lowest demographic you aren't changing too much about your life. And the lack of habit changes is why the prices are where they are. Most experts agree that there would need to be a 25% reduction in consumption in order to make any real difference. And I read last month that in March, when prices really started going into warp drive, we only dropped 3.4%. It will be interesting to see what the next few weeks bring. But as I just blogged this morning… the people in the stories you related are considered the “fringes of society”. And nobody is taking them and their woes seriously. Sadly, the rest of us are a huge part of the Fringe’s problem because unless you are in the lowest demographic you aren’t changing too much about your life. And the lack of habit changes is why the prices are where they are. Most experts agree that there would need to be a 25% reduction in consumption in order to make any real difference. And I read last month that in March, when prices really started going into warp drive, we only dropped 3.4%. It will be interesting to see what the next few weeks bring.

]]> By: Josh Maxwell http://newscoma.com/2008/06/09/rural-areas-impacted-by-gas-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-18023 Josh Maxwell Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:01:11 +0000 http://newscoma.wordpress.com/?p=4501#comment-18023 Well said? Great information, keep up the great work! Well said? Great information, keep up the great work!

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