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Anybody gonna change plans because of the gas prices? I just drove 2000 miles last week and averaged $70 to $80 per fill up! Gas companies are making a killing off us right now....
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I've been paying nearly $100US ($130CAN) since last year. What's the problem? ![]() ![]() |
When I am at the gas station and get the typical "Ill bet that gas is getting expensive" My favorite response has been "I hope it gets up to 5 dollars a gallon to get some of these ass**** drivers off the road. I'll pay just for the convienance factor". You should see the look on their faces. Ive gotten to use it twice now.
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Dennis, $1.10 L
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$1.26 ![]() ![]() And worth every penny. ![]() |
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gosh.. I have no idea what my neighbor pays?
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Just put 30 gal in the boat for $86 bucks, (holds 70)) and burned 1/2 of it today. Burned another 1/2 tank in the 2, (towed a Heavier boat this time) for the 80 mile round trip (test loop!, worm Drowning party)
![]() What Am I Gonna Do?---Same f-ing thing tomorrow! ![]() Except!, H2 will not yank the boat anymore!--Gas guzzlin, small blocked, underpowered, Heavy, good looking, constantly shifting, good looking, Very stinky brakes (little fade) @ the bottom ! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No big change of plans here. We were thinking of driving down to Corpus for a weekend, but the heat is more of a deterrent than the gas!
Actually, I've been driving my H2 MORE since the gas prices went up. Was driving the Slade for daily errands (it gets about 17 MPG), but now that the prices are up, I want to stick it in everyone's face that I drive a guzzler. ![]() Stacy |
Although the gallon price is a factor, my problem isn't the dollar per gallon. Its the fill up every other day thing that makes it fun. 52K miles on a '05 is allota driving.
BUT: Say it with me: "Self employed". Translated,that means that whatever I burn in fuel is a tax write off....so....might as well do it in a vehicle I love. Isn't a hybrid something that makes my grass stronger against grub worms? |
Well, I'm moving out west (not because of gas prices
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2.89 here and going up. Not going to change my habit's at all. You only live once.
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Do what I did!
Get yourself a Harley! ![]() 50mpg and you get almost as many thumbs up from kids! Ric-H0 |
Just paid $3.19 for low grade today, It sucks, but, oh well. Can't leave the HUMMER home, my wife will just take it.
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I actually thought about a Harley. I have a local friend here that builds bikes for a living and he offered to build me one....Just might have to!! ![]() |
drive the s55...it gets around 22 on the highway when i keep it at 80
in the low teens @ anything over 110 though |
Makes no difference here. Last year driving to and from Moab we had to use Premium. That was around $3.30 a gallon then.
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Who, you and the mouse in your pocket? ![]() ![]() |
What & walk...or get caught in one of those little cars??? I don't think so.
Just jack your prices up to coincide with the gas prices & keep on gettin' it. If everyone's prices top out with the gas figures it a wash. Worst case scenario...everyone become self-employed & right it off. Just my .02 LC |
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I smell inflation...which is inevitable with rising energy cost. It is first felt on the producers side(PPI-producers price index) then dwindles down to consumers(CPI-consumers price index). Inflation=rising home interest rates...BTW, the Fed raising the Fed Funds rate(directly affects the "prime" rate) does not directly increase mortgage interest rates, however inflation does. Im with Phil....i dont particularly care for paying more for gas...or anything else for that matter. It will not stop me from driving my truck as a please but it doesnt mean i like it. |
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I smell inflation...which is inevitable with rising energy cost. It is first felt on the producers side(PPI-producers price index) then dwindles down to consumers(CPI-consumers price index). Inflation=rising home interest rates...BTW, the Fed raising the Fed Funds rate(directly affects the "prime" rate) does not directly increase mortgage interest rates, however inflation does. Im with Phil....i dont particularly care for paying more for gas...or anything else for that matter. It will not stop me from driving my truck as a please but it doesnt mean i like it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Everything.... EVERYTHING is affected by fuel costs. You don't simply adjust your habits, costs to accomodate. The economy is a slow moving vehicle but it does move. With the fuel prices reaching upward and upward, shipping costs for everything gets higher and higher, travel costs for business gets higher and higher and eventually everything on the consumer end does cost more (as Boss Hoss was stating). This retards capital investment in business so 5-10 years down the road the economy is still taking a dump because all the money was spent on freight/travel/fuel costs and the direct/indirect results of it. So, worrying about spending a few quarters more per gallon right now might not seem like much to some, it's going to bite you and everyone else in the ass if it's not brought under control. It is all about supply and demand, but it's supply and demand of the oil futures that's affecting the fuel costs. |
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I smell inflation...which is inevitable with rising energy cost. It is first felt on the producers side(PPI-producers price index) then dwindles down to consumers(CPI-consumers price index). Inflation=rising home interest rates...BTW, the Fed raising the Fed Funds rate(directly affects the "prime" rate) does not directly increase mortgage interest rates, however inflation does. Im with Phil....i dont particularly care for paying more for gas...or anything else for that matter. It will not stop me from driving my truck as a please but it doesnt mean i like it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Everything.... EVERYTHING is affected by fuel costs. You don't simply adjust your habits, costs to accomodate. The economy is a slow moving vehicle but it does move. With the fuel prices reaching upward and upward, shipping costs for everything gets higher and higher, travel costs for business gets higher and higher and eventually everything on the consumer end does cost more (as Boss Hoss was stating). This retards capital investment in business so 5-10 years down the road the economy is still taking a dump because all the money was spent on freight/travel/fuel costs and the direct/indirect results of it. So, worrying about spending a few quarters more per gallon right now might not seem like much to some, it's going to bite you and everyone else in the ass if it's not brought under control. It is all about supply and demand, but it's supply and demand of the oil futures that's affecting the fuel costs. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Weeelll its good thing that I get to be on the supply of the equation as well ![]() |
I like it.
A) It keeps ******* tree-huggers off of the road. That's important to me, because when I return, B) I am driving to Knoxville, TN from SATX. The fewer tree-huggers, the lower my blood pressure. I'll pay a couple hundred for that. My wife doesn't think it's a good example for my son when I'm yanking some prick through the window on the side of the highway to administer a beating. C) I own VLO, FTO, and a few other oil stocks, so I guess I win even if I lose. Just wait until Iran cuts off production to the west. I wish we'd just get it over with and take over Venezuela. |
Not that it helps with the current prices or inflation, but one benefit with the higher prices is that more and more money is being put into finding more oil here in the states.
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I smell inflation...which is inevitable with rising energy cost. It is first felt on the producers side(PPI-producers price index) then dwindles down to consumers(CPI-consumers price index). Inflation=rising home interest rates...BTW, the Fed raising the Fed Funds rate(directly affects the "prime" rate) does not directly increase mortgage interest rates, however inflation does. Im with Phil....i dont particularly care for paying more for gas...or anything else for that matter. It will not stop me from driving my truck as a please but it doesnt mean i like it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Everything.... EVERYTHING is affected by fuel costs. You don't simply adjust your habits, costs to accomodate. The economy is a slow moving vehicle but it does move. With the fuel prices reaching upward and upward, shipping costs for everything gets higher and higher, travel costs for business gets higher and higher and eventually everything on the consumer end does cost more (as Boss Hoss was stating). This retards capital investment in business so 5-10 years down the road the economy is still taking a dump because all the money was spent on freight/travel/fuel costs and the direct/indirect results of it. So, worrying about spending a few quarters more per gallon right now might not seem like much to some, it's going to bite you and everyone else in the ass if it's not brought under control. It is all about supply and demand, but it's supply and demand of the oil futures that's affecting the fuel costs. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Weeelll its good thing that I get to be on the supply of the equation as well ![]() |
It just hit $74 a barrel
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VLO just hit 68.75 ![]() |
Whoa job security
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Yes, I think your level of security just went up a bit ![]() |
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![]() That is great. I hope they go back to rationing. Then nobody will be on the road.... Well except for maybe... ME |
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Still going up. |
it's $3.38 here in kauai, hawaii for regular unleaded. i heard that it will go up 14 cents again next week. it's okay to put regular unleaded gas on the H2 right?
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will hit $80 a barrel this summer or come very close to it
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Still going up. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> where are you getting your price updates at? |
lets seee... awww i use my rig to cruz for chicks in vegas..hummmm nope not gonna change my plannn hehehehe
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Checking with the office. Will find out later where the info comes from. |
Just checked a site I have in my favorites and they have a link to energy commodities futures. As of 1:28 (quotes are delayed) the last trade was at $74.75. That is down $0.05 from a minute before.
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