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Need a loan for gas yet?

#1 Postby azsnowman » Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:17 pm

WELL.....it's about time to refinance the HOUSE to fill up the cars now :grr: S.O.B.S...we hit "$2.50" a GALLON and prices are expected to KEEP CLIMBING.........say what you want, I know who is responsible for this OUTRAGE! and NO..it's NOT whom you think it is

Dennis :grr:
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#2 Postby Stephanie » Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:21 pm

Yeah - it's called MasterCard! :lol: :grrr:
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#3 Postby Brent » Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:23 pm

$2.28 a freaking gallon here!!! Up 10 cents from yesterday. I almost wrecked. :eek:
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#4 Postby feederband » Mon Aug 08, 2005 7:14 pm

Doesn't look like we will ever get below $2.00 again... :x
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#5 Postby beachbum_al » Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:03 pm

One day it was $2.17 and the next day when I went into town it was $2.28.
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#6 Postby MomH » Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:48 pm

We filled up on our way south for breakfast Sunday morning. On the way home a couple of hours later realized it had gone up two cents a gallon. Mind you -- Sunday morning- absolutely no way they got a gas shipment that morning -- no reason for it other than all other stations had gone up.
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#7 Postby Hurricaneman » Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:03 am

Gas prices have gotten so outragous that we have to fill the car half full
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#8 Postby Astro_man92 » Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:10 am

do you remember when 10 cents agalon was ourtragous lol (1920's)
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#9 Postby Stephanie » Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:34 am

Astro_man92 wrote:do you remember when 10 cents agalon was ourtragous lol (1920's)


I don't think many of us do... :roll:
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#10 Postby gtalum » Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:41 am

MomH wrote:We filled up on our way south for breakfast Sunday morning. On the way home a couple of hours later realized it had gone up two cents a gallon. Mind you -- Sunday morning- absolutely no way they got a gas shipment that morning -- no reason for it other than all other stations had gone up.


I can't say this is the case at the particular station you mentioned...

But generally they price gas based on what the next shipment is going to cost them, not what the previous shipment cost. There is a bit of playing around with prices to compare with other stations, but the most important factor by far is how much the next truckload will cost.

Most of your local gas stations are locally owned franchises. They are not generally owned by the oil company that they advertise for. In fact, much of the time they don't even sell gasoline from those companies.

In the Tampa area, for instance, almost all gas stations sell Citgo gas, regardless of the sign up front. That is because the Port of Tampa has a huge Citgo terminal, and that's where most of the trucks fill up.
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#11 Postby Miss Mary » Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:01 am

LOL but it sure wreaks havoc with our Visa bill. We usually credit card swipe at the pump. I just need to stop using the CC for other purchases, and it will all even out.
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#12 Postby gtalum » Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:05 am

One good effect of higher US gas prices (by world standards and by historical standards the prices are still quite low) is that people are considering more efficient automobiles.
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#13 Postby bfez1 » Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:40 am

$2.37 here this morning. This is absurd. What are people suppose to do?
How much longer can we go on doing this? :grr:
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#14 Postby gtalum » Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:42 am

Ask the people in Europe who pay ~$6-$8 per gallon. :D

As for what to do: drive fewer miles per person, buy a more fuel-efficient vehicle, and/or suck it up and pay for the fuel.
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#15 Postby Kim_in_MN » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:10 am

Stephanie wrote:
Astro_man92 wrote:do you remember when 10 cents agalon was ourtragous lol (1920's)


I don't think many of us do... :roll:


No but I definitely remember it being under a dollar a gallon when I got my driver's license.

Kim
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#16 Postby beachbum_al » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:18 am

I went this morning to get gas and I swear on Monday gas was only $2.28. Today it is $2.35 :x I think I will be taking a loan out before long.
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#17 Postby PTrackerLA » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:20 am

Try $73 for a full tank! UGH! I need a hybrid!!! (but I won't :lol: )
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#18 Postby TexasStooge » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:21 am

Who needs gas money when you can buy a monthly bus pass in the Dallas area for $40?
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#19 Postby gtalum » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:28 am

Kim_in_MN wrote:No but I definitely remember it being under a dollar a gallon when I got my driver's license.

Kim


It was 99 cents in Atlanta when I graduated from college... in 1999. :D

At the same time it was 69 cents in Oklahoma!
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#20 Postby Lindaloo » Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:19 pm

I drive my Mustang to work. My gas bill was 234 dollars for last month. This is getting ridiculous!! :grr:
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