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frankthetank
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 Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:53 am Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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I had read this somewhere, but it makes sense. I was telling my wife yesterday, if you think $4 is expensive for a gallon of gas, then you (wife) go push our car 35 miles and tell me how long it takes you. The gasoline (1 gallon) will do it in 30 minutes without breaking a sweat.
$4 for 28000 calories isn't too bad.
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Tuike
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:47 am Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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| 300 c/gal RBOB has been broken ( record at 300.40 c/gal ) |
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Troyboy1208
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:53 am Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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| Ouch so that is like what at the pump? Add two bucks to it? |
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nocar
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:30 pm Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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Well, I can't really say I feel sorry for you Americans.
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nemo
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:29 am Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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| I just saw a headline proclaiming record fuel prices in Sweden. 13 SEK/liter (95 octane) works out at around 8.4 $US/gallon. |
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olekriri
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frankthetank
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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I'm guessing there are a lot of bikes in Norway?
Read that food banks are way down on donations, while need is way up. People are putting gas in their tanks instead of donating (CNN article).
Gas was still 3.49 here yesterday. I biked to the grocery store and bought bananas. Hauling 9 pounds of groceries in a back pack in 78F heat 9 miles (18 round trip) isn't fun.
Still not noticing a lot of biking yet.
Thinking about getting a locking gas cap for the car.
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Gerben
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:52 pm Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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| I went to work on my bike today. First time since last year's summer. Better to work on my condition again in case I'll have to do this every day. |
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JoeW
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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| Troyboy1208 wrote: | | Ouch so that is like what at the pump? Add two bucks to it? |
at my location, you add about 75 cents to the wholesale price, and that's where the retail price is headed. so where i'm at, gasoline currently retails for $3.499 and i expect it to go to $3.75 or so. |
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Zardoz
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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| nocar wrote: | | Well, I can't really say I feel sorry for you Americans. |
I don't recall any of us asking you to feel sorry for us.
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Pholostan
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:41 pm Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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| frankthetank wrote: | | Thinking about getting a locking gas cap for the car. |
I've had one on my car the last ten years or so. Almost every car has one. Then again, gas has been at $7-8 a gallon here for years.
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Armageddon
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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| Pholostan wrote: | | frankthetank wrote: | | Thinking about getting a locking gas cap for the car. |
I've had one on my car the last ten years or so. Almost every car has one. Then again, gas has been at $7-8 a gallon here for years. |
Have you heard about the thieves that crawl under your car and drill a few holes into your gas tank and drain the gas out that way ? |
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gnm
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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Exactly what I was going to say Arm... Best to leave the locking cap off and just lose the gas vs. replacing the fuel tank.
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Armageddon
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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| gnm wrote: | Exactly what I was going to say Arm... Best to leave the locking cap off and just lose the gas vs. replacing the fuel tank.
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With that reasoning , I should just leave my front door open each night. lol, j/k |
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patience
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: Another Gasoline Record |
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Gas here in south Indiana is $3.65, but in Louisville, KY it's $3.75. Both are up $.35 from last week. Gas station guys say $4.00 soon.
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