# What won't be affected by the rising price of gas? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 3, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-be-affected-by-the-rising-price-of-gas/319885 "2005-09-03T11:29:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-be-affected-by-the-rising-price-of-gas/319885/1 "2005-09-03T11:29:34Z")
I expect prices in all stores to have to go up to cover the cost of delivery. And the manufacturers of those goods will have to cover their rising costs. I imagine any service type businesses involving vehicles of any type will raise prices. Cabs and buses and delivery services, check. Electricity? Quite likely, especially if it’s from gas-fired or gas-turbine power plants. Cable TV? Maybe not - depends upon how much of their cost is tied to their fleet of repair and installation vehicles. The only sure bet I can come up for my area with is the produce sold by the local Amish farmers. Any other thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-be-affected-by-the-rising-price-of-gas/319885/2 "2005-09-03T12:05:46Z")
All goods are shipped. So I would guess the only things not affected by gas prices would be services transmitted via communication mediums (e.g. writing code for a customer, then emailing it to him). ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-be-affected-by-the-rising-price-of-gas/319885/3 "2005-09-03T18:17:58Z")
Nothing comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-be-affected-by-the-rising-price-of-gas/319885/4 "2005-09-03T18:44:49Z")
AOL trial membership disks will still be free. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-be-affected-by-the-rising-price-of-gas/319885/5 "2005-09-03T18:58:20Z")
Filesharing. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-be-affected-by-the-rising-price-of-gas/319885/6 "2005-09-03T21:42:27Z")
> [@laina\_f](#): > > AOL trial membership disks will still be free. Well, that’s a relief, isn’t it… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-be-affected-by-the-rising-price-of-gas/319885/7 "2005-09-04T01:29:33Z")
Yeah, I forgot that we’ll still get a few dozen emails every day for fake Rolexes, drugs to make my member the size of a compact car, offers from nice Nigerian gentlemen and lots of pr0n.