How much is your gasoline?

vinnyl

vinnyl

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Oceana,
I respect your opinion....but I don't agree with your statement that "we" have no choice. I believe that knowledge is a powerful tool, and that "we" can do a lot more than just be spectators. Please don't get this in the wrong way..... this is a difficult topic and opinions may vary.
I've been reading your posts for a long time and truly appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge.
 
jacksdad

jacksdad

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I agree that the "no gas for a day" scheme won't do any good, but if you get enough people behind a plan to stop going to certain gas stations (preferably the biggest ones) for long enough eventually they would have to do something to get business back. Lowering prices would be the likely result. Then the other stations would have to follow suit or lose business. This would take millions of people working together to produce any result, but i think it would work.
 
oceana

oceana

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Originally Posted by Vinnyl
Oceana,
I respect your opinion....but I don't agree with your statement that "we" have no choice. I believe that knowledge is a powerful tool, and that "we" can do a lot more than just be spectators. Please don't get this in the wrong way..... this is a difficult topic and opinions may vary.
I've been reading your posts for a long time and truly appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge.
maybe i miss stated myself. I do belive that we as a whole can do something about it. but the chances of getting a big enough "WE" group together to really make a difference is a long way off.
 
chipmaker

chipmaker

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Looks like gas is cheapest in the southeast area. I just paid a whopping $2.21 a gal for BP last night when I filled up. I will admit, I do get a break on gas buying it at the local air national guard base, where they charge exactly what they buy it for plus something like 10% for maintenance and upkeep fees on the pumps etc, and no taxes are charged either.....I still say most gas stations are doping nothing more than jacking up prices for any reason they can come up with. Another thing with me is I am retired, so I can make a tankfull of gas in my pickup last a month or two as most times my truck just sets in the driveway. The wife works but even her Camry can milk a month out of a tank as she does not travel far at all to work either, and we do restrict our trips into town and consolidate everything that has to be done for that one trip, usually once a month or so.
 
vinnyl

vinnyl

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Originally Posted by oceana
maybe i miss stated myself. I do belive that we as a whole can do something about it. but the chances of getting a big enough "WE" group together to really make a difference is a long way off.

I agree with you.... but I believe we have to start at some point. I've been doing a lot of reading and talking to friends (lawyers) to see what you be the chances of using propane gas....without getting into any legal battles with car producers. I can tell you for sure that pretty much any Volkswagen car can be adjusted to use propane.
 
oceana

oceana

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then propane will cost alot. it might not cost as much as gas in the end but you can bet that it will go up. my point is that when you have something that is in VERY high demand the price will go up because they can. the only way prices for fuel will go down. and by down i mean back to the 99 cent days of about 9-=10 years ago is if they come up with something that the average person can make or obtain on thier own. IF they do come up with such a fuel then a whole new group of problem arise. IMO the future will be the electric cars and truck. maybe not full on but hybrids.
 
vinnyl

vinnyl

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so... I guess we agree to disagree.....LOL. I have some more info. that would back me up on this matter, but I don't want this to grow out of proportion.
One last thing....
"same stuff happens in coral world. acan lords are a great example. they sell for what people are willing to pay. As long as the price is paid it will continue to go up until the "people" decide enough is enough and come up with a LONG TERM solution."
You are a great example of how we change this….. By breeding, fragging and also teaching others how to do it. I have seen changes in the "Coral World" and I consider myself I newbie on this. This place where I buy water (don't want to say the name) they were charging $65-75 bucks for a toadstool leather..... but since fragging has become such popular thing nowadays you can buy the same kind of toadstool for $35-45..... big difference huh?! Instead of paying 15-20 dolars for a false percula.....you can buy for a lot less.
..... I will keep reading your posts and picking your brain.
Tks
 
vinnyl

vinnyl

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so... I guess we agree to disagree.....LOL. I have some more info. that would back me up on this matter, but I don't want this to grow out of proportion.
One last thing....
Originally Posted by oceana
same stuff happens in coral world. acan lords are a great example. they sell for what people are willing to pay. As long as the price is paid it will continue to go up until the "people" decide enough is enough and come up with a LONG TERM solution.

You are a great example of how we change this….. By breeding, fragging and also teaching others how to do it. I have seen changes in the "Coral World" and I consider myself I newbie on this. This place where I buy water (don't want to say the name) they were charging $65-75 bucks for a toadstool leather..... but since fragging has become such popular thing nowadays you can buy the same kind of toadstool for $35-45..... big difference huh?! Instead of paying 15-20 dolars for a false percula.....you can buy for a lot less.
..... I will keep reading your posts and picking your brain.
Tks
 
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sinner's girl

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haven't seen it at 3 yet, got real close last week.
today was 2.73.
I have a Mazda 626 and get good gas miliage, husband drive an integra but has to use high grade. I normally use middle grade unless it's a long trip, although today husband put in low grade (don't ask me why I use middle grade, sometimes I just do as Sinner says).
 
speg

speg

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'We' as a whole group of Americans could most certainly do something... but 'We' are lazy sob's. 'We' will wait until the government comes up with something... and 'We' will do nothing but complain even if the prices go to 5 dollars a gallon (which some say they will).
 
king4345

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$2.90 in Reading, PA. Durango is eating me out of house and home....
:mad: :mad: Wish I could burn that stink that comes from the g-3 under my tank everyday... :hilarious :hilarious
 
phixer

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Originally Posted by oceana
no gas for a day is silly. if ya dont buy it that day you will just get it the next.
the concept is simple. the working man needs gas and even after all the complaining in the end we all bite the bullet and buy it anyhow. as long as that continues to happens the prices will NEVER go down. alternative fuel being used wide spread will happen some day but i doubt in our lifetime. it will happen in other countrys before here. unless you live in a very compact city like new york using a bike is not the best of choices.
i hate gas day but hey i'm the one that chose a giant truck. if i want to save the cash i could have purchased a kia or hybrid. we can complain about the problem all we want but in the end we are the cause of it. yes i know i know its the greed of "THE MAN" that makes the prices but its the consumers that drive it.
same stuff happens in coral world. acan lords are a great example. they sell for what people are willing to pay. As long as the price is paid it will continue to go up until the "people" decide enough is enough and come up with a LONG TERM solution.
Does that suck? Yep
Will I still fill up my 10 miles per gallon, v8, smog producing road eating truck? sure will
Does that make me an advocate of the problem? yep again
Interesting :thinking: Last night on the Drudge report I heard that the CEO of EXXON recently received a 400 million dollar retirement compensation package.
It seems like most folks are waiting for the government to step in and regulate fuel prices. I dont think this will ever happen and am not going to wait for it.
If some guys want to waste this kind of money on gasoline then more power to em but for me its becoming a matter of principle. Average consumer vs big industry. It's just not rational to me to pay 4 bucks a gallon when I can get the same performance for 50 cents a gallon. And the conversion is quite simple.
Theres an old saying that says if you throw a frog into a pot of hot water he will jump out, but if you gently place it into a pot of warm water and slowly raise the temperature he will boil to death. Ever notice how everything is getting smaller but costs more. And its not due to diminshing resources...Greed
Im looking into converting a diesel to Biodiesel or from gas to ethanol. Its really simple I hope more folks do this so we can sock it to the peteroleum industry for a change.
 
silleemee

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I think I saw where t
hat $400,000,000 was from $34,000,000,000 profits that Exxon made in 2005.
So boycotting the oil companies 1 day would mean $94,000,000 less for Exxon alone.
And try to get more than a handfull of people to do it.
Not to soon that will happen.
 
vinnyl

vinnyl

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Originally Posted by Phixer
Interesting :thinking: Last night on the Drudge report I heard that the CEO of EXXON recently received a 400 million dollar retirement compensation package.
It seems like most folks are waiting for the government to step in and regulate fuel prices. I dont think this will ever happen and am not going to wait for it.
If some guys want to waste this kind of money on gasoline then more power to em but for me its becoming a matter of principle. Average consumer vs big industry. It's just not rational to me to pay 4 bucks a gallon when I can get the same performance for 50 cents a gallon. And the conversion is quite simple.
Theres an old saying that says if you throw a frog into a pot of hot water he will jump out, but if you gently place it into a pot of warm water and slowly raise the temperature he will boil to death. Ever notice how everything is getting smaller but costs more. And its not due to diminshing resources...Greed
Im looking into converting a diesel to Biodiesel or from gas to ethanol. Its really simple I hope more folks do this so we can sock it to the peteroleum industry for a change.
Very good point!!! There are many different sources of fuel and Biodiesel is definitely a very good option!
 
clown52

clown52

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No gas for a day is just a joke. All the companies know that you will just have to fill up afterwards. That will never work.
The only thing we have a shot at is to cause a price war by getting everyone to stop buying gas from the 2 biggest chains. I mean NEVER buy it there. They are Exon and Mobil.
If nobody bought any gas from them for even a week I guarentee you they would lower their price to get you back, because they know you are still getting gas somewhere.
Yes, I got the email...
 
bluelagoon

bluelagoon

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i read a bulletin on myspace...lol. i've never bought gas from exxon/mobile simply cuz i don't know where one is... lol.
gas where i go to school is $2.79
gas ten min up the road where i work: $2.75
gas an hour from school, back at home: $2.89
i can see the gas station from the front window of the store i work at...amazing it's less tho cuz it's right where a toll road and an interstate cross, so i get my gas before work.
 
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