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| swood |
 May 15 2007, 11:23 PM
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| Porcharu |
May 16 2007, 01:18 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,314 Joined: 27-January 05 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 3,518 Region Association: Northern California |
Sorry but the "bay area" doesn't have a decent mass transit system. San Fransisco is a tiny corner of the bay area - it does have a working mass transit system. The rest of the bay area does not. I live 12 miles from work and it would take over 2 hours to ride the county bus system to work and cost more than what it costs to drive.
I don't really see the big deal of gas going up $0.50 - $1.00 a gallon unless you are one of those fools that drive hundreds of miles a day in a gas hog. I drive the average 10,000 miles a year. For me thats 500 gallons per year or 42 gallons a month, roughly $125 a month for fuel - that's a little over my car insurance premium. I know several people that spend that much on fancy overpriced coffee. QUOTE(cuca914 @ May 14 2007, 06:19 PM)  It looks like there are at least 3 constants here that everybody can agree on: 1. Oil consumption is up. 2. Gas prices are up. 3. Oil company profits are up. The whole tax issue wouldn't be such a PITA if our legislators here in Cali would at least invest it into our infrastructure. It'd be nice to have an efficient, mass-transit system in locations other than the Bay Area. LA Area traffic is a friggin' nightmare, due in large part to too many people commuting from too damn far away. It's happening verrrrrry sloooooowly, not quite as fast as the gas prices are rising. Until we get more trains & buses here, don't look for consumption to curb anytime soon. IMO, this is a very frustrating topic to discuss when there really aren't any 'simple' solutions. All I know is, certain people are getting very rich at our expense. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) |
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| grantsfo |
May 16 2007, 01:39 AM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
I just wish people would realize what the oil companies are doing. Raise prices during peak demand but then reduce costs before people can get alternative sources lined up. Go electric, go Hybrid, go biodeisel if you want to make a statement.
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| bd1308 |
May 16 2007, 06:33 AM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
Capitalism at its finest ladies and gents!
I havent voted and I probably never will, its one of those 'your damned if you do and damned if you dont' things. |
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| zymurgist |
May 16 2007, 07:04 AM
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"Ace" Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Hagerstown, MD Member No.: 4,238 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(swood @ May 16 2007, 01:23 AM) Now that's what I'm talkin' about! I try to do my part. Attached image(s) 
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| cnavarro |
May 16 2007, 01:46 PM
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Cylinder Guru Group: Members Posts: 472 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Chicagoland! Member No.: 49 Region Association: None |
Speaking about lawnmovers, I've probably doubled my lawnmower's fuel economy switching to synthetic! But then again, I'm trying to use up all the old leaded race gas I have in it. It's hell on the plug.
3.49 for 93 oct premium here (Shell). No name is a few cents cheaper. |
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| cantley914 |
May 16 2007, 04:15 PM
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Pipeline surgeon Group: Members Posts: 306 Joined: 15-June 04 From: Cantley, Qc Canada Member No.: 2,210 |
Anyone noticed,
It will be a long week-end here in Canada and also pike and walleye fishing opening season, and, sure enough gas price went up 7¢ a liter (around $0.18/gal for you US guys) and for no particular reasons except the fact it was cloudy. Aren`t we getting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) or not ??? Steph |
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| N14 |
May 16 2007, 04:35 PM
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Out There Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 31-October 06 From: North Vancouver B.C. Member No.: 7,119 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(cantley914 @ May 16 2007, 03:15 PM) Anyone noticed, It will be a long week-end here in Canada and also pike and walleye fishing opening season, and, sure enough gas price went up 7¢ a liter (around $0.18/gal for you US guys) and for no particular reasons except the fact it was cloudy. Aren`t we getting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) or not ??? Steph I'm not so caught up on the US profits and taxation but yes here in Canada we are being gouged to no end it would appear. Price fixing is huge even though so called studies says this isn't so. Trust me they say.........You know what most people think of people that say 'Trust Me' Gas here in the Lower Mainland goes down 6 cents a litre every evening around 7:30pm after people get home from work....... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) |
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| cantley914 |
May 16 2007, 04:41 PM
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Pipeline surgeon Group: Members Posts: 306 Joined: 15-June 04 From: Cantley, Qc Canada Member No.: 2,210 |
Here in the Nation's Capital, the prices go up in the middle of the day sometimes for 3 to 4 hours then go back down to what they were in the morning....
Try to understand, and the govern,ment says everything is normal...... QUOTE(N14 @ May 16 2007, 02:35 PM) QUOTE(cantley914 @ May 16 2007, 03:15 PM) Anyone noticed, It will be a long week-end here in Canada and also pike and walleye fishing opening season, and, sure enough gas price went up 7¢ a liter (around $0.18/gal for you US guys) and for no particular reasons except the fact it was cloudy. Aren`t we getting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) or not ??? Steph I'm not so caught up on the US profits and taxation but yes here in Canada we are being gouged to no end it would appear. Price fixing is huge even though so called studies says this isn't so. Trust me they say.........You know what most people think of people that say 'Trust Me' Gas here in the Lower Mainland goes down 6 cents a litre every evening around 7:30pm after people get home from work....... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) |
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