Mother's day is Sunday. Your Mom loves you in a way no one else can!
Grasshopper No.1 gave me an "Elvis Presley Live" CD as a belated birthday gift. I loaded it into my CD fanny pack and trundled out to the local mall for my walk. Wouldn't you know my CD player batteries were dead. Why would they die just as I loaded a new CD? So I had to wait a day to play Elvis. The next day I loaded new batteries. Still my new CD would not play. So my thought was, "my old CD player has finally crapped out". Nope, other CD's worked. Then I put Elvis into my car CD player. Again it wouldn't play. So I guess I go back to Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass. I do appreciate No.1's effort.
The notion of there being a "tipping point" with gas prices is intriquing. At what price will you change the way you use your automobile and live your life. I know some people are refraining from filling their tanks. When the price gets to $20, $30 or $40 on the pump, they just stop pumping. This act of defiance doesn't solve anything but it makes you feel better.
A tipping point is when you refuse to buy a different vehicle (even though you need one) because the improvement in mileage on the new car is very small (maybe non-existent).
A "tip" is when you cancel a trip because the calculated gas cost is prohibitive.
A "tip" is when you are choosing between shoes for the kids or gasoline.
A "tip" is when you are choosing between food for the table or gasoline.
You get the idea. There is a price point of gasoline in everybody's budget that causes buying habits to change. It is different for everyone. If you are Hilary Clinton and earned $20 million last year, I don't think gas prices matter. If you are Obama and you earned $4 million last year, I don't think gas prices matter. If you are McCain and you wife is worth over $100 million dollars, I don't think the words "tipping point" mean anything. Did I leave anyone out. Woe is us.
Hopefully you don't reach the "tipping point" when if comes to Mom. Drive less, love more!
Love,
Dad