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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 08:30 PM Original message |
Old gas pumps can't handle ever-rising prices |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. oh no, there is a station with the old dial pumps here and I love stopping there |
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bluesbassman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Good old Free Market at work! |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. Awww shoot .... |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. these are independents. |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 08:45 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. I feel badly for common citizens .... |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. whatever. |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Really ... who cares what you think ? |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. Well, they can charge by the half gallon. |
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12string (443 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
3. Old Gas Pumps |
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pdxprog (36 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. They could go the Canadian route and charge per liter |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
20. Some of our signs don't work right |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. well, that's an option - just change the units - except Americans are kinda math illiterate... nt |
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StClone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. You beat me -- they sold it by the half gallon! |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:12 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. that's the best option. |
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djp2 (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-12-08 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. Use European Litres |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. There is something amusing about... |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
10. "The pumps, throwbacks to a bygone era" -- yeah, a whole 8 LONG years ago |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 02:53 AM Response to Original message |
13. What's far more telling ishow many pumps are designed for $100/gallon gasoline... |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 03:55 AM Response to Original message |
14. lol my brother is a judge in Reardan Washington lol |
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picadilly (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
15. Add a 0 after 3,99, shift the comma right, jack up to the next dime ... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 10:23 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. We have a winner! (NT) |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
17. Hmmm maybe the Oil companies should be providing pumps |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
21. How quaint! Remember when gas pumps couldn't handle prices over 99 cents? |
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Traction311 (229 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. Good! |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
24. can they price it in units less than a gallon? |
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Rene (758 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-13-08 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. why don't they get rid of the point9 bs. and make ONE good grade of gas for all cars ! |
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