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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Avoid All Unnecessary Travel" was the message during WWII.
Here we are, the beginning of summer and road trips.
Within supplies of oil running lower every day, the demand will increase.
Instead of promoting less driving, we might be stuck with gas lines (odd/even days) like the Seventies.
Because Americans cant be denied their vacations . . .
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"Avoid All Unnecessary Travel" was the message during WWII. (Original Post)
no_hypocrisy
Yesterday
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Just get a sponsor to pay your road trip expenses, just like Sean Duffy, our Secretary of Transportation.
Midnight Writer
Yesterday
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ck4829
(38,098 posts)1. Well... Pain is the only way the "median voter" will learn anything

EYESORE 9001
(29,898 posts)2. Lots of vacations are being canceled, I imagine
with more sudden cancellations occurring as summer proper hits us.
Midnight Writer
(25,778 posts)3. Just get a sponsor to pay your road trip expenses, just like Sean Duffy, our Secretary of Transportation.
Hugin
(38,015 posts)4. I'm seeing an increased number of new looking...
Jerry cans being filled lately.
FBaggins
(28,765 posts)5. The US produces more than we consume
The avoid unnecessary travel message is now delivered through the pricing mechanism.
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