shelba43130's Blog

We are too! Maybe that is one answer to this problem. If people get a little exercise by walking when they can that would help too.
We shop where we work and we go to church on Sunday, that is the only place we go most of the time.

I think the gas prices are apalling.The oil compaanies post such huge profits.The price of gas is 3.70 a gallon where i live in Ravenna.We really need to do something about it.we really need to boycot filling up for at least three days and see how the oil companies react to that

I buy gas every two weeks. We go practically no where else. Church on sunday, work and we shop where we work. I am on my husband every time he takes the long way around, just to miss a light or two. I am allways looking out for the gas we spend.
I sent this email to the white house. Maybe someone there will see it and spread the word to the write person.
I agree with sending this to all of our politicians. That was a GREAT Idea!
Something else we could do is boy cot filling up as long as possible, maybe use one car or bike, or walk.
We could send an email to everyone that we know and they could send it around to the next place and all that they know.
I am saying even, just copy my orginal statement if you feel like it and pass it to everyone we know. I will do the same thing.
I have a web site for our family I will put it on there, that will reach alot of people that is for sure. If we all do what we can, that is one step closer to getting some prices lowered.

shelba, first of all, no employer is required to offer any kind of benefits to anyone. they are "at will" based on each company's policies. if someone is not getting the benefits they "want" (no one DESERVES them), then they should find an employer who will offer them to them. it's really just that simple.

yes gas prices are ridiculous.........so, cut back on consumption, stop buying unecessary stuff (video games, mcdonald's, etc) and "tighten" the budget until things turn around.

what's so hard about this? why don't people get it? just recently, there were thousands of people waiting in line to buy the new grand theft auto video game, for $60 a pop. now, i don't know about anyone else, but wouldn't that $60 be better spent on things like milk? bread? eggs? fuel?

As far as benefits, I got sidetract. I am not eleigable for it till I have been there one year. I need insurance now. And as far as having a choice, I have none because this is a working job. The company's are just hiring parttimers so they can cut back on the full time benefits. Now that is just not fair.
My husband was fulltime, he got into trouble and they cut him to parttime. If jobs were plentiful he would have told them to kma,kiss my a. But he knows the jobs are rare and he took parttime just so he had money comming into the house. Tell me what to do in that situation, you would have done exactly what he did. Just to have a job is a good thing, and if it has benefits, you are darn lucky and if they are good benefits, you better never leave that job, not into days world.

shelba

This tax holiday is not going to give us any relief. The oil company's will jack the price up to $4.00 per gallon, so the 18 cents will not save us anything. We still can not afford the gas.

sheiba - You are receiving great advice from mommiegrandma. Most conservatives want to do away with unions altogether. This leaves you at the mercy of tyrannical employers. During my 33 yrs. driving a motorcoach, we didn`t have a union. We did have however, a boss that was fair and just. So we never had a need for a union. Jobs are at a premium nowdays and if you have a good one, sometimes you have to kiss your` boss`s @ss to keep it. This is not right but sometimes necessary. In cases like that, there is a need for a union. As Mommie G said "Hang in there and keep the faith. We need a change in Washington."