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I have been poor, most if my life, and I stand by it.
Your contractor? You're thinking about gas, and your contractor is. Good. We should be thinking of gas as this wildly volatile thing that can completely upend life on the whim of giant corporations, and thinking of using alternatives.
I think of gas as a necessary thing that I need to buy to get somewhere. I'd LOVE to have an EV or a hybrid but they cost more money than I can spend on a car. The cheapest used hybrid here is 5 times what I paid for my current very reliable diesel.