Solution to Emissions and Tubs

There was much ado about our fuel prices before. However, they’re coming down after being in record highs for the past month or so.

A couple months ago, however, there was an equal – if not more - amount of ado about the Australian’s Government’s refusal to sign up for the Kyoto Protocol. This said ado was due to our country being rated as one of, if not the worst expellers of emissions on the gas ball we our globe.

I was watching the news the other night - at the time when fuel was at its most expensive - and I was simply amazed at some of the interviews they had with motorists complaining about the pump prices.

And I shit you not:

“It’s terrible. I’m hesitant to use my car, and I’m having to walk everywhere.”

“I’ve had to use public transport.”

“I’ve had to sell my two first born children into slavery, and my thoroughbred horsey to the violin shop, just so that I can fuel my twin turbo V10 Volkswagen Black Cloud Machine. I need to reach my manicurist who operates just around the corner, and I also need to pop down to the booze-o to pick up my daily bottle of Moet”

Maybe I’ve exaggerated the third one a little. I think it was Moet & Chandon. But the first two were genuine.

I’m sure there are plenty of things in the world that are much worse than walking. Like… catching public transport, in where you run the risk maybe being annoyed by someone’s ringtone. But… ugh… Look, I’m having trouble expressing my incredulity.

But maybe we’re onto something here.

Governments have been trying to address a massive obesity problem lately, and henceforth maybe reduce the rising diagnostics of diabetes. There has been much talk of education programs to teach people the importance of a healthy diet and exercise.

Also, scientists around the globe has been fervently trying to come up with an alternative fuel source, so that we’re not so reliant on the planet’s ever dwindling fossil fuel canyons. Our local government has been running extensive ad campaigns to entice people to use the public transport system, despite the fact that our network of bus and rail is second only to the dusty cart tracks of Nepal.

So much for attempting to discover an alternate fuelling method that doesn’t kill the planet, or instigate wars, as a solution to both these scourges was simple.

Whop up the prices of fuel… Now they should run another campaign: Use our buses or maybe walk. It sure beats paying through the nose for fuel, Tubby.