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Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 8:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
LOL, Merrysea!

Oldtex
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03-06-2006

Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 8:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Oldtex a private message Print Post    
Bisc, it's been so hot here in Central Texas that he wouldn't need a bedroll except for padding!

But I do think he learned his lesson. I'll just bring it up in front of one of his friends. That should give them all a good laugh.

Actually we have been trying to save gas. He's driving a little 4 cyl. car back and forth to work (usually drove his pick-up) and I venture out in my little 6 cyl. car. And when I do go out for errands, I make several in one trip and even plan my route in order to avoid a lot of stop and go traffic. Every little bit helps, I hope.

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 10:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
$4.45 tonight. I consolidate errands too.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 10:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
We're going to Kentucky later this week. I'm NOT looking forward to the fill ups. Will be using our BP and Phillips cards that's for sure.

This morning 10% Ethanol was up to $3.75, regular unleaded was $3.95.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 11:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I realized tonight I really don't know if I'm saving gas or not, lol.

Darren's step dad called, needed him to drive out to Palmdale, pick him up, and bring him back to Lancaster to pick up his car at the shop. I told him to take my car. My reasoning was that I had 3/4 of a tank of gas and no plans to go anywhere over the next couple weeks except my aunt's house, while Darren has a 60 mile roundtrip to work in his car (no way he'll drive mine to work, gas mileage sucks.) If we're going to be driving around town, I'd rather it be in my car that won't be used much and save his gas for going to work. Made a ton of sense to me when I said it.

But then I got to wondering cuz my car costs more (almost double) to fill up and gets lousy gas mileage. Except that driving to Palmdale isn't really going to happen too often!

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 11:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
LOL War. I think you are right that the car that gets the better gas mileage should be driven the most. I think.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, June 09, 2008 - 4:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
what will it take to stop this price maddness? we are all so screwed! we cant boycott cuz we have to use it

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Monday, June 09, 2008 - 5:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
The debate continues about whether anyone other than the oil companies would benefit from getting more oil out of Alaska.

I wish that solar-electric cars would meet our needs, but it seems they're still a ways from being adequate for the distances we drive daily and the speeds we are accustomed to driving.

I don't know what the answer is, but I think before long we're going to see a dramatic increase in crime (theft of gas, robberies by desperate people in need of money). It will probably take riots before the powers that be understand that we "average Joes" can not continue to be expected to cut and cut and cut our expenses without some relief. I don't know how anyone who owns oil companies can even sleep at night, knowing they're reaping billions and billions of dollars at the expense of the masses. They should all be ashamed of themselves.

It's all so disgusting and disheartening.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, June 09, 2008 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
on the plus side I am spending less time in traffic. drive home tonite was even better than last week....we got to the train station in less than 45 min...usually takes us about an hr.

we are getting to work 20-30 min earlier than we were a few months ago.

There are 4 in my carpool and we are cking into a van pool so we can add 2 more ppl and that would mean driving 1 wk every 5 weeks instead of every 3 wks (1 person doesnt drive but pays us)

Maris
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03-28-2002

Monday, June 09, 2008 - 7:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I dont know where gas is $4/gallon. I am paying $4.40

Serate
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08-21-2001

Monday, June 09, 2008 - 7:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
It's $3.75 where I live in Iowa, but I'm sure it's not going to stay that low for long.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, June 09, 2008 - 9:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Darren and a few guys from work are talking about carpooling, but they've got to go through their various supervisors first because they all work different hours. The guys Darren works with the same hours live the opposite way from us unfortunately. I've got my fingers crossed, it'd be nice only having to worry about filling his car up once or twice a month.

Egbok
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07-13-2000

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 1:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Egbok a private message Print Post    
I paid $4.89/gallon near my home recently and while driving up Interstate 5 in the central valley of California last Thursday, I saw regular unleaded gas going for $5.39/gallon.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 6:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
I'm choking at that price Eggie!!!

My husband has started carpooling, too. I think it's probably the best thing you can do right now.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 7:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
4.33 here for gas
4.89 for diesel.

It makes me want to vomit, oh and stay home and work in my garden.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 7:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I filled up yesterday at $4.47 ... made me sick! It's so out of control!

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 8:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
I found $3.93 and it cost me $54.07 to fill up.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 8:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
It's around $74.00 to fill up for me. (We have a Jeep Laredo) Our friends have a Suburban. It's very high for them to fill up!

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 9:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
oh and isn't it fun when your card shuts off at $75...and you have to swipe it again...and God forbid you're filling up more than one car...then your bank shuts your card off for suspicious activity, unbeknownst to you, until you get to the restaurant and go to pay the bill!

But I'm not bitter!! LOL

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 9:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Scooter, the first time that happened, I couldn't figure out what was wrong, and why it stopped. It was definitely a wake up call to how much I was spending in gas.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 11:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
$4.49 here yesterday, and it goes up five to ten cents a DAY, so I am afraid to go out. Luckily we already walk to the grocery stores most of the time, except when it is raining. It rains all day every day here pretty much though. Okay, we have started walking to the grocery stores in the rain. I blame Denecee for getting that pernicious practice started.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Different concept of saving gas - I'm on my way to get locking gas caps. Next door neighbors had gas stolen out of all 4 of their vehicles last night.

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 1:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
LOL! Juju, don't ya just love walking in the rain? As long as the freaking wind is blowing the rain in all directions like it is right now.

No way could I walk or bike to work because I would probably be hit by a truck or some idiot who thinks they own the gravel part of the side of the road. It's only 3 miles out of town but no sidewalks.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
About six weeks ago I had to drive 13 miles to my hairdresser. Gas tank was less than half full so I scoped out prices on the way up and had seen a station at $3.61 for regular, which was the lowest I saw. ACK the gas in the tank had been more like $3.30 a gallon when I bought it.

But the car overheated on the way up, so after my appt I went to my hairdresser's mechanics. Long story there, but I ended up driving home after they filled the radiator and thought it was ok to bring back later but it overheated again so I certainly didn't stop for gas. Four weeks later I had the car towed in, then when I brought it back after a new radiator, etc., it over heated AGAIN so again, I didn't stop there (forget how much gas was by then but the same station was again the cheapest. So.. after work on the head/head gaskets, I again took a bus up to the place, and scoped out prices along the way (many stations) and once again that station was the least expensive so I filled the tank with $4.23 a gallon (other stations ranged from $4.29 - $4.68 for regular unleaded).

My fill up (it wasn't on fumes but the light was coming on now and then) was about $63.

The stations on my corner were asking $4.33 and $4.65 on Sunday.

Serate, I got my first locking gas cap in 1979 when someone siphoned gas from my truck during a gas crisis time. I had just moved to a rental where I was letting the dogs use the garage and was parking on the driveway.

Have had locking caps ever since.

I read recently in our paper that what theives are doing now is drilling a hole in the bottom of gas tanks and taking the gas that way :-( They favor vehicles with more clearance from the ground (trucks and such) and those with non metal tanks, less likely to heat up and start a fire.

I also park in a locked garage these days.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
Serate, I know that's happening everywhere!