How long ago was that. Check first, I did not. I figured I would have decent rates. I bought the bike first. I have an impeccable riding record and my rates were still climbing for a big cc Ninja bike. Granted I live in a big city such as Toronto with lots of big and busy streets. I didn't feel like paying for other riders causing accident claims so I parked it.
I want a super moto, really badly. I might let it wait until we move out of the city into the country.
Unfortunately, there are many people who care more about superficial things.
You seem to be obsessed with the raw material availability on this planet.
Are you aware that during Napoleon era, aluminum was more precious than gold? Aluminum was used for high-end dinnerware back then. Now we can manufacture aluminum and it's all over the place. It will be a loooong time before we run out of raw material on earth.It seems that the discovery of new pockets of oil on a global scale is currently of volume whereupon oil reserves are holding constant. The conclusion being that the volume of oil being used is just equal to the volume of new oil pockets being discovered. Perhaps I am mistaken, but It seems that estimates of oil running out is based upon an estimate of consumption in relation to the current estimate of oil reserves in the exclusion of further oil being discovered. The question becomes to the estimators as to how it is known that all oil has been discovered that there is to be discovered to support drawing a conclusion when oil will run out?
And it's always funny to see americans complaint about gas prices while ours are always higher (due to taxes). But these days i'm happy with my car that only uses 5.6L/100km average (real average, not the claimed one) and is a company car paid by my employer because Euro95 gas (the one my car need) cost above 2€/L now. And oil for heating is also getting way to expensive (luckely it's spring and almost time to switch it off) so i'm ordering wood for next winter to use the old stove in my house for heating. It's not really ecological, but prices are so high now a lot of people get in trouble here to pay gas or oil to do it.
And the price raise is speculation, because Russia did not cut of oil or gas supplies (yet). And even if they do, we got stockpiles and my country actually almost don't use russian gas or oil, most comes from Norway and the Netherlands or the middle east.
Btw, cars can run on plant-based oil also, a lot of farmers down here use that kind of oil for their tractor down here...
And the price raise is speculation, because Russia did not cut of oil or gas supplies (yet). And even if they do, we got stockpiles and my country actually almost don't use russian gas or oil, most comes from Norway and the Netherlands or the middle east.
Btw, cars can run on plant-based oil also, a lot of farmers down here use that kind of oil for their tractor down here...
Oh! I haven't been keeping up with current affairs. Seems a good time to sell off my antique Dutch Guilder collection to buy more fuel.
at my local station Diesel is now equivalent of $8.33 per US gallon. less painful to look at it as cost per mile 😀
1,987 Euros/Liter on countryside ( in big city it should be more than 2euros) 2 hours ago. Ouch.
When I owned my 400 cu.in "tricked out" muscle car I considered my fuel consumption in terms of gallons per mile.
I filled up last week and now the car is sitting in the driveway, appreciating faster than any of my other investments.
I used to do the bicycle commute. Now from where I live to where I work is 10.5 km. Unfortunately there are hills and winding roads often with shoulders too narrow to safely pass a bicycle. My estimate is that doing a trip to and from work the result would be at best a hospital visit. Walking is a better choice as there are railroad right of ways almost the entire route. (Unfortunately way too rough for most bicycle daily commutes.) Downside is at my age the commute would take almost 2 hours each way. Worse probably considered trespassing for part of the route. Using pubic transportation requires a layover and changing vehicles. But would be half an hour faster than walking.
Simple option is to buy a house just a few blocks from my workplace. (Or just add a bed in back!)
I drive a 2012 Ford Fusion getting just under 30 MPG when commuting. Much better on the open road.
I figure the current war will actually cost me $30 per week in increased costs for food, fuel and raw materials.
Simple option is to buy a house just a few blocks from my workplace. (Or just add a bed in back!)
I drive a 2012 Ford Fusion getting just under 30 MPG when commuting. Much better on the open road.
I figure the current war will actually cost me $30 per week in increased costs for food, fuel and raw materials.
Ed: you could hope the laws on eating canada geese change, assuming they are still wandering around?
When our family was sufficiently impoverished back in the day us "kids" had to talk dad out of rounding up a few Canada geese that had wandered in front of his path.....
In retrospect perhaps I shouldn't have been so adamant in talking him out of it...
They are good eating and we can take 5 a year in our area. Some other municipalities allow 10. That makes it worth the gas.
Back on the subject of bikes for a moment, I went shopping for a commute/occasional-off-road bike, and came out with this. It's technically a hybrid bike, but the forks are decent and hydraulic brakes are a nice-to-have, too. I used to be into mountain biking, so it's nice to be out and about again, albeit on gentler trails than previously.
All I need to do now is actually use it for commuting. Perhaps when the weather's a bit warmer.
Chris
All I need to do now is actually use it for commuting. Perhaps when the weather's a bit warmer.
Chris
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Yes, I liked bicycling to/from work. No parking hassles, there was a locker room with shower that I used and was the first to get there in the morning before it was crowded.
Now that I'm retired, I can got on all day bike rides if my wife lets me. I wear the pants in the family, as soon as my wife takes them out of the dryer and hands them to me.
Now that I'm retired, I can got on all day bike rides if my wife lets me. I wear the pants in the family, as soon as my wife takes them out of the dryer and hands them to me.
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