Steve, I don’t think it’s about the cost of petrochemicals and whether we individually can afford to purchase them.
The object is to reduce non-essential fuel consumption by an amount equal to the current manufacturing shortfall to prevent shortages.
It would be handy, over the next few months, to have gasoline to drive to work, gas and oil to heat our homes this winter and a hot meal and hot shower once in a while.
By all means, travel and enjoy yourself this weekend. That’s what holidays are for.
I would just gently suggest finding a way to reduce your total consumption 20% or so in all areas, as this thing progresses through the autumn and winter.
My wife, for example, is planning to begin car-pooling with a coworker next week. Together, my family purchases only about 20 gallons of gasoline per month for our shared minivan, and haven’t been on a commercial airplane since 1986, so it is difficult to find much “fat” to cut.
Wonder if I’d look too silly, balding and portly at my advanced age, on a Harley? Or perhaps a Vespa, with movie-director wrap-around sunglasses?
Ciao, baby!
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