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#101 Postby gtalum » Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:46 am

On the contrary, gasoline taxes are one of the few taes that make sense. They are generally used for road building and repair, as well as environmental cleanup. The more you drive and the more you burn, the more you pay. it's one of the few taxes we pay that's levied fairly.
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#102 Postby CajunMama » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:55 am

Midrange gas this morning at Murphy Oil (Walmart)....$2.50/gallon :eek: :grr:
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#103 Postby feederband » Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:13 pm

gtalum wrote:On the contrary, gasoline taxes are one of the few taes that make sense. They are generally used for road building and repair, as well as environmental cleanup. The more you drive and the more you burn, the more you pay. it's one of the few taxes we pay that's levied fairly.



OH MY GOD !!!!!!!!! Finally something on this thread I agree with you with... :lol:
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#104 Postby feederband » Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:21 pm

$67.00 A barrel today,,,,,Is that the doomsday clock I HEAR TICKING.....
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#105 Postby stormraiser » Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:26 pm

Wow!!!! I was in the local station this morning...... they just got the call to 2.61. The manager yelled at the woman who called to tell her of the increase. Then she sends the peon out to change it, cause she didn't want to be the one that got shot!!!! :roll: :roll:
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#106 Postby CajunMama » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:59 pm

Think I'll take my bicycle down off the big hook in the garage!

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#107 Postby pojo » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:11 pm

I only have to worry about buying gas for a couple more weeks.... I'll be in the desert... no gas problems until after the start of 2006.

However, I bought gas today at $2.21/gal on base... back home in Appleton (WI) its $2.47/gal... ouch! (WI has one of the highest gas taxes in the nation) :roll: :roll:
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#108 Postby MomH » Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:19 am

Got a note from my bro in Skagway, Alaska tonight

"Reg $2.99 - diesel and premium $3.15"

He, of course, drives a diesel.
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#109 Postby azsnowman » Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:00 am

:grr: This is TOTAL B.S.! :grr: We went from $2.55 to $2.65 in a matter of 30 FRIGGIN' MINUTES :grr: Now you can't tell me this isn't PRICE GOUGING! ONE DAY the oil company exec's will HAVE to answer for their actions!

:grr: Dennis :grr:
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#110 Postby azskyman » Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:38 am

$2.47 for the lowest grade by the end of the day yesterday. Up $.04 between breakfast and lunch!
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#111 Postby Petmom » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:01 am

My mother in law was at the gas station, and the price went up several cents as she was putting gas in her car................................

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I just don't understand this everyday change..................................

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#112 Postby Stephanie » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:48 am

I don't understand it either, especially when the price of oil goes down in the market, the prices don't drop as quickly at the pump. This is disgusting! :grr:
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#113 Postby sweetpea » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:52 am

A friend of mine has an expedition. It cost her $75.00 to fill it up yesterday. She said if it wasn't because she has kids, she would start riding her motorcycle. This is crazy.

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#114 Postby feederband » Sat Aug 13, 2005 10:51 am

I'm telling ya..This is big its only going to get worse....The way we do things is going to change and it will effect everyone and ever buisness excepr the oil boys....
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#115 Postby CajunMama » Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:03 am

The service companies are sticking it to us too. They are as much at fault for the high prices as the biggies. I live in a city that used to be heavily dependent upon the oilfield and this boomtime for the oilfield is reminiscent of a previous boom and then the bottom fell out. Men couldn't find jobs or wouldn't take them because they couldn't get the salary they were used to. The salaries and perks are ridiculous. A person working for a service company can make $400/day working offshore and all he's doing is putting data into a computer. :roll:
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#116 Postby canegrl04 » Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:11 am

In one day,the price of gas went from $2.29 to $2.38 here :eek:


Its a supply and demand thing. If we don't start conserving,eventually theres going to be gas rationing,folks :eek:
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#117 Postby alicia-w » Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:44 pm

Three days ago, it was 2.35. Now it's 2.55 and the news here said that's only the beginning.
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#118 Postby Brent » Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:42 pm

$2.41 at one place but everyone else is higher. :roll: :grr:
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#119 Postby azsnowman » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:18 pm

Stephanie wrote:I don't understand it either, especially when the price of oil goes down in the market, the prices don't drop as quickly at the pump. This is disgusting! :grr:


We WILL NOT see the prices drop EVEN if crude prices go DOWN, the AHOLES that run the oil companies KNOW that we will pay ANY PRICE, they've got us by the cahones :grr:

Dennis :grr:
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#120 Postby azsnowman » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:20 pm

How I wish we could STOP buying gas for just ONE DAY and SHOVE it DOWN their dam throats, it won't happen, just dreamin' :lol: I'd LOVE to shove the crude oil up their ***** and see what HAPPENS!

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