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lurker
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MAR 12, 03:24 PM
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prices up this summer? heck. two weeks ago i was paying $1.66, this week i'm paying $1.99. it's not even spring yet. what's it going to be by july, $2.99? at some point americans wont be able to afford to drive to work, then we're going to see some "adjustments". maybe we should invade a couple more oil-producers? Mexico? Canada? but that doesnt seem to help lately, maybe because the DOD uses oil too?
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JazzMan
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MAR 12, 05:47 PM
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. [This message has been edited by JazzMan (edited 12-03-2008).]
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Wichita
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MAR 12, 08:32 PM
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Damn speculators! 
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Berlin
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MAR 12, 09:37 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Wichita: Damn speculators! |
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Well if it makes you feel and better you can do something bad to something like scream at the gas til prices go down. Yeah that will work yeah. 
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maryjane
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MAR 13, 12:10 AM
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| quote | | prices up this summer? heck. two weeks ago i was paying $1.66, this week i'm paying $1.99. |
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On a vehicle with a 12 gal tank (Fiero), that's only a difference of 3.96 per fillup. Guess I will have to give up internet service, or cigs, or beer, or cookies, or food, or life ins, or something.  Oh wait-it's almost 1st qtr dividend time isn't it? NYSE:XOM
 [This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 03-13-2005).]
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USFiero
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MAR 13, 01:56 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
On a vehicle with a 12 gal tank (Fiero), that's only a difference of 3.96 per fillup. Guess I will have to give up internet service, or cigs, or beer, or cookies, or food, or life ins, or something.
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You take all the fun out of it, you know?
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Wichita
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MAR 13, 10:32 AM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Berlin:
Well if it makes you feel and better you can do something bad to something like scream at the gas til prices go down. Yeah that will work yeah.
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Speculators are making the prices go up, but hey! I don't care. I will really only start being concerned when it gets up to $4.00 a gallon.
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maryjane
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MAR 13, 10:34 AM
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Oh, I don't like higher gas prices anymore than anyone else, and if I had a 60 mile round trip commute to work every day, I'd like it even less. The truth is, we've been paying way less than most of the rest of the world for a long time. I believe our Canadian and Australian members have been paying the equivilent of $2/gal or more for a long time. So far, gas here hasn't breached the $2/gal mark yet, but it only has to increase .001 cents to do so-$1.999 yesterday is what I paid for convience store gas.
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maryjane
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MAR 13, 10:36 AM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Wichita:
Speculators are making the prices go up, but hey! I don't care. I will really only start being concerned when it gets up to $4.00 a gallon.
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Yes, at that point I will be too, but I fully expect to see it happen somewhere down the line. The only good thing is there is an adequate supply--for now.
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Rainman
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MAR 13, 11:34 AM
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I live close enough to work that I can bike all summer long, which was the plan anyway. Fuel prices have not and will not affect my driving style unless they become astronomical. I go out for hours at a time cruising t he backroads, driving all over neighboring states just to go camping, and going out of state to visit family. This happens nearly every weekend in the summer and I don't plan to lete gas prices impact my lifestyle.
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