tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post3507702487609131872..comments2023-12-27T22:31:19.008-07:00Comments on The Bike Nazi: Salad DaysBikeboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-66876787515844428022008-05-30T15:08:00.000-06:002008-05-30T15:08:00.000-06:00Hey, bob t, that's an interesting editorial, allri...Hey, <B>bob t</B>, that's an interesting editorial, allright.<BR/><BR/>I like the fact that he criticizes the current "tip-toeing" around the real issue by politicians, and his well-founded criticism of artifial perks like Chrysler's 2.99-per-gallon promotion.<BR/><BR/>But I wouldn't support an artificial minimum price. Let the market decide. Suppose gas dropped back to $2.50 - would anybody with common sense go out and buy a big ol' Hummer or Escalade? If somebody buys one of those pigs, maybe they deserve it! Operating cost should be a major factor in a vehicle purchase decision, whether gas is 80 cents or 8 dollars!<BR/><BR/>(And if Detroit doesn't have any more sense than to keep rolling 'em off the assembly line, perhaps they deserve to follow DeSoto and Studebaker into oblivion.)Bikeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-24697978365524153022008-05-29T18:01:00.000-06:002008-05-29T18:01:00.000-06:00Bikeboy, check out this editorial from yesterday's...Bikeboy, check out this <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/opinion/28friedman.html?em&ex=1212206400&en=6af07e103f4e0dc8&ei=5070" REL="nofollow">editorial</A> from yesterday's New York Times. I think that you would give it a hearty AMEN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-10460130056695758162008-05-29T14:59:00.000-06:002008-05-29T14:59:00.000-06:00Hopefully the mild discomfort of a little exrta he...Hopefully the mild discomfort of a little exrta heat doesn't push them back into their cars. The more they drive those cars the hotter it's gonna get!Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229026802517811502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-23099898204873368812008-05-29T14:10:00.000-06:002008-05-29T14:10:00.000-06:00The summer heat will probably reduce the numbers b...The summer heat will probably reduce the numbers but the true test will come when the weather turns cold. Hopefully gas prices will motivate some to keep going anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-89349821090457465462008-05-29T08:37:00.000-06:002008-05-29T08:37:00.000-06:00Salad days, indeed! I'm pulling up behind another ...Salad days, indeed! I'm pulling up behind another rider or two at every traffic light now. But I also suspect that the summer heat will "thin the herd" a bit. Still, it's great to see that we're progressing.dbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527673886975332497noreply@blogger.com