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Old 03-13-2008, 11:33 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Exclamation Oh Yeah!

I work in a mail production facility. Specifically My job is in the fleet garage.
Over the past few months I have noticed changes.
We have employees who drive 75 miles one way to work.
Two of them used to drive their big trucks, they are now driving smaller vehicles. One went to a Cougar, the other to a Mercedes Diesel.
One of our supervisors used to drive a Full sized Chevy conversion van, now he drives a small Chevy sedan.
One of our techs used to drive his Lexus SUV, now he drives a Honda Civic. I asked him, He said "Gas is too high, Lexus uses too much"
I have watched the parking lot change as well.
Six months ago the lot was full off SUVs and Full size Pickups, today it will be more sedans and hatchbacks.
A year ago some guys at work would rag on me for my Metro, in the past four months I've had two of them ask me to help them find one.

The change is coming.
Slowly,
people are not as free with their money as they used to be.
Maybe I notice more because I'm looking for the change,
or maybe I'm paranoid and waiting for the fall of mankind.
Don't Know.
But I see change on the way.
Wait til Gas in the States is $5.oo.
They will change faster then.
Or they'll stay home.
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