BamaLefty
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:36 PM
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I Just Paid $47.60 For Gas-- Thanks Dubya! |
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Granted, I do drive a pickup truck... but still $47.60 for gasoline is outrageous. Especially for a 17 year old high school student paying it out of his own pocket like me.
We oughta tell the Middle East what they can do with their oil. But of course, I know Bush's cronies wouldn't like that one bit. :mad:
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:39 PM
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1. OPEC is more than just the ME |
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I suspect that this is the way that the member nations are getting back at America for being such asshats.
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:39 PM
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:40 PM
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3. l'll bet you didn't get your windows washed and under the hood |
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check either. When I was your age, I got all of that and didn't have to pump my own gas either for 35 cents a gallon.
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:44 PM
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Not sure about the under the hood part, but washing your windows is free.
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:41 PM
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4. $56.70 on Saturday. Hurt like hell! |
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:45 PM
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6. I'm still under $30 to fill all the way |
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:evilgrin:
and I get 30 mpg, so it'll last me at least two weeks.
Of course,who the fuck knows what the price will be then :hide:
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:46 PM
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7. I overheard a discussion at the fuel pump today by a guy |
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towing a boat. He said that a bunch of his friends who are boaters are all talking about selling their boats because they can no longer afford the luxury of boating due to the high price of gas. This will devastate several industries including tourism. But I guess that's what happens when an oil dependent country decides to vote for an oil man.
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:59 PM
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17. But who's going to buy them? |
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A boat (even more than a car because most are 2-cycle engines- although 4-cycle engines are becoming mor popular) is a hole in the water you throw money into.
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:48 PM
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8. A pick up truck seems to be more acceptable on DU than an SUV |
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You're safe here! :silly:
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:51 PM
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:49 PM
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9. prices just went up AGAIN! |
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they have now gone up 25 cents in just over a week - 2.79 for regular, but i use the middle grade, so it's 2.89 for me. ugh. it's getting too expensive to go ANYWHERE!
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Wed Aug-17-05 06:30 PM
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Is usually the day gas goes up in Alabama, not sure about nationwide.
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Wed Aug-17-05 06:53 PM
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30. That used to be the case here in Oklahoma |
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But lately it's been going up EVERY day.
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Wed Aug-17-05 08:07 PM
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33. seems like it was mid-week last time, too....... |
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but i do recall them doing it on a friday in early summer as increased traffic began.
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:49 PM
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10. $40 earlier this wk, had to look twice to make sure. |
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RW guy @ feedstore was bitching about Exxon too
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:50 PM
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I bought a pack of smokes and had the attendant put the rest on the pump...$15 and some change...less then a half of a tank...it used to be that 15 bucks would give me 3/4 of a tank...
Thanks for nothing Bushidiot...!
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:51 PM
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12. Was that per gallon or the whole tank? |
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:52 PM
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14. $31 for a PT Cruiser, a year ago could fill for $20.....n/t |
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:57 PM
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I have a small car, with a small tank, and I have been paying over $50.00 to fill it for over six months now.
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:59 PM
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16. A fill-up for my 1980 Bronco is about $72.00. |
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30 gallon tank @ $2.72 a gallon...
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Tue Aug-16-05 10:02 PM
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18. I'm 17 and I don't pay for gas. |
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My bicyle > your truck. I've had it since sixth grade, and it has gotten me everywhere I need to go. :D
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Tue Aug-16-05 10:28 PM
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21. But Dude, Chicks Can't Ride Your Bike |
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My smokin hot passengers > Curious "Massacure" George
ROFL just pickin atcha man
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Tue Aug-16-05 11:05 PM
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26. lmao, just cause I use a bike doesn't mean I don't have my license. |
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I can't manage to find a job so my parents ensure my on one of their cars. But when they use the car they record how far I went on it, and I get handed extra chores. I'm too lazy to do chores so I just take my bike!
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Tue Aug-16-05 10:04 PM
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19. My neighbour said "You oughta fill up that truck I drive. 125 gallons..." |
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"...a side, and around 3 bucks a gallon..." He's a truck driver. Wonder if he's thinking Pig Boy's lied to him yet?
$2.67 for Regular tonight.....
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Tue Aug-16-05 10:11 PM
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20. I paid 2.42/gal last Thursday. I still had almost half a tank before that, |
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so I'm not sure what it will cost me next week. Gas is 2.59 to 2.68, so there's a good chance it'll be over $25 to do my 10-1/2 gal tank.
Hubby is gone right now, but I shudder to think about filling up his truck. (Ford F150 V-6 - all the shitty mileage of a V-8, none of the power!)
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Tue Aug-16-05 10:35 PM
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Can someone tell me why I'm paying more in Maryland than people in California where gas is typically 25 cents higher?
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Tue Aug-16-05 10:40 PM
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AL>MD
$2.54 for unleaded. So am I correct in saying that? :cry:
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Tue Aug-16-05 10:50 PM
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25. Not in the DC suburbs |
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Tue Aug-16-05 10:41 PM
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24. 29 bills on a 4 cylinder 10 gallon tank (granted I topped off) |
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but still. When I first bought the car all I need was 12 bucks 10 for gas and 2 for smokes. and I quit smoking.
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Tue Aug-16-05 11:08 PM
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27. When was the last time I actually filled my tank? |
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Too long ago to remember. I usually just go to $20 or $25. Costs too much to actually fill the tank.
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Wed Aug-17-05 07:02 PM
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31. $34 yesterday plus a $7 car wash = YIKES! |
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When I first got my car, I was only paying $10 for a full tank! God damn it.
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Wed Aug-17-05 07:08 PM
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32. $7 for a fill up. Why did they stop making these? |
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Wed Aug-17-05 08:09 PM
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34. Oil depletion knows no politics |
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the sooner everybody learn that oil depletion is non-political, the sooner everybody will get the notion that our oil based society is headed for the big fall!!
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Wed Aug-17-05 08:09 PM
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35. $26 to fill up a Miata. |
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and the tank wasn't even empty. Last time I filled up was 3 weeks ago and I paid $19.
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