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Old 12-10-2010, 07:59 PM
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It just seems to me that the last time gas was spiking folks were in an uproar, this time nothing us sheeples just continue on with our life's and pay pay pay. Over in england the kids have it right, they break and burn chite when they raise there college rates......
 
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Old 12-10-2010, 08:00 PM
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I could go for breakin/burnin chite. Where's this goin on?
 
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Old 12-10-2010, 08:05 PM
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I could go for breakin/burnin chite. Where's this goin on?
I don't know when but it should be soon..
 
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Old 12-10-2010, 08:10 PM
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You guys need to see the fuel bill for about 25 diesel delivery trucks if you think what you are paying is bad.
 
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Old 12-10-2010, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by buckdropper
It just seems to me that the last time gas was spiking folks were in an uproar, this time nothing us sheeples just continue on with our life's and pay pay pay. Over in england the kids have it right, they break and burn chite when they raise there college rates......
Got a Democratic President in office now, so the media has got to protect him, thats why your barely hearing anything about it.
 
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Old 12-10-2010, 08:44 PM
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i imagine they do that because people might go into the gas station to buy gas, and when they realize how much change they have they might decide "ohh i can get a dr pepper and a snickers" if you pay with card outside you never set foot inside, resulting in no extra sales

possibly
We have stand alone gas stations here, so I don't think that's the case.
 
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Old 12-10-2010, 08:51 PM
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They give a cash discount because depending on the card you use and the processing company they use it can add between 1.5% to 3.5% added to the purchase that the station has to pay.
 
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Old 12-10-2010, 08:56 PM
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You think it's bad now, just wait until we get the slightest sign that the economy is improving. My guess is that $4.00+ per gallon gas (or more) will be the "new norm" once things get back to normal. Makes me think about how all the guys who are buying new fullsize trucks this year are going to be begging to get rid of them in about a year or two......
 
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Old 12-10-2010, 10:32 PM
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Sure sucks putting over $70 in the truck.

I paid $3.129 yesterday up the road but some stations around here are up to $3.299.

When I bought the truck in 2/09 gas was $2.039.
 
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Old 12-10-2010, 10:58 PM
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$3.19 a gallon...............
 
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Old 12-11-2010, 12:43 AM
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Our money and your money is about par now and over here we're paying $4.05 a gallon for reg and $4.50 for high test.
I have that stupid Diablo chip so I've always used hi test.
Today's fill was $4.50 x 25 gallons = $112.50

We get screwed on everything up here though, from gas, groceries, cell phones, the whole works.

In the big scheme of things you guys still have it pretty good compared to the rest of the civilized world.

Is it hard to get an American citizenship? I'd love to move my *** down to Florida and soak up the sun, I can work from home so location doesn't matter for me.
 
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Old 12-11-2010, 08:24 AM
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2.97 here in milwaukee... painful. its like 3.19 back home in chicago, so I can't complain too much
 
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Old 12-11-2010, 08:29 AM
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I don't get it. Did all of you think that a drilling moratorium was going to reduce the price of oil? I think the worst is yet to come.
 
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Old 12-11-2010, 08:38 AM
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I was watching some economist dude on the TV last night, he was explaining the whole 'supply and demand' thing and how China this year alone has increased demand by 8% and next year they plan to add x million new vehicles to their roads, so things will only get worse.
 
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Old 12-11-2010, 08:43 AM
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Its $3.15-3.19/gallon up here....so much for gas prices dropping for winter...don't want to think about the summer prices yet if they are not going to drop back down.

And cigs up here are around $6 a pack.....good thing I don't smoke
 


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