Got Gas?? - Page 3

plthijinx · 08-31-2003, 11:40 AM

i paid $1.59 for regular unl. thursday here in houston but i've seen it as high as $1.70 on the interstate between here and san antonio. i remember a few years back i was flying an angel flight and had to pay $3.02 (not a typo!

) for 100LL av-gas! talk about pucker factor! i bought just enough to get us back to houston!

Uryoces · 09-02-2003, 08:56 PM

I'm paying $1.99 for premium unleaded here in Seattle.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-03-2003, 04:46 AM

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Originally posted by plthijinx
i paid $1.59 for regular unl. thursday here in houston but i've seen it as high as $1.70 on the interstate between here and san antonio. i remember a few years back i was flying an angel flight and had to pay $3.02 (not a typo! ) for 100LL av-gas! talk about pucker factor! i bought just enough to get us back to houston!

How do you know you're not buying *almost* just enough?
At $3.02 you could fill your 747 for $172,140.

russotto · 09-03-2003, 01:59 PM

Put avgas in your 747 and you need a new 747 :-(

xoxoxoBruce · 09-03-2003, 02:08 PM

And a new credit card, but I can put in my '57 Chevy.

elSicomoro · 09-03-2003, 05:45 PM

Still $1.839 here, but I only paid $1.609 Monday at an Exxon in Perryville, MD (40 miles NE of Baltimore).

LUVBUGZ · 09-03-2003, 07:31 PM

It's down to $2.19 for cheap-o unleaded here, WhooHoo, we're still gettin' screwed

plthijinx · 09-04-2003, 12:11 PM

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
How do you know you're not buying *almost* just enough?
At $3.02 you could fill your 747 for $172,140.

the whiz wheel my friend, the whiz wheel

a.k.a. an E6-B flight computer

tw · 09-04-2003, 07:41 PM

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Originally posted by sycamore
Still $1.839 here, but I only paid $1.609 Monday at an Exxon in Perryville, MD

$1.84 in 2003 is same as $0.35 in 1968, $0.24 in 1948, and $0.17 in 1930. IOW price of gasoline has only returned to normal price levels.

At $1.84 in 2003, the price of gas in 1974 would be $0.49 per gallon. Back then it was about $0.65 per gallon. In 1977, the same 2003 $1.84 was $0.61 in 1977. But gasoline then was about $1.00 per gallon! IOW price of gas is only high if one takes an emotional position. Price of gasoline has simply returned to normal prices. If those prices are too high, then what are you driving? Gasoline is still quite cheap.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-04-2003, 08:51 PM

TW, I think most of the bitching is the result of the prices being so low the past couple years.

LUVBUGZ · 09-04-2003, 10:30 PM

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Originally posted by tw
$1.84 in 2003 is same as $0.35 in 1968, $0.24 in 1948, and $0.17 in 1930. IOW price of gasoline has only returned to normal price levels.

At $1.84 in 2003, the price of gas in 1974 would be $0.49 per gallon. Back then it was about $0.65 per gallon. In 1977, the same 2003 $1.84 was $0.61 in 1977. But gasoline then was about $1.00 per gallon! IOW price of gas is only high if one takes an emotional position. Price of gasoline has simply returned to normal prices. If those prices are too high, then what are you driving? Gasoline is still quite cheap.

I see your logic, but if the rest of the country is paying $.30 to $.60 less per gallon than I am, I'm bitchin' about it. CA is gettin' screwed, period. How does $2.19/gal in 2003 fit in your comparison chart?

plthijinx · 09-04-2003, 10:33 PM

GARY COLEMAN FOR GOVERNOR!

LUVBUGZ · 09-05-2003, 03:49 AM

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Originally posted by plthijinx
GARY COLEMAN FOR GOVERNOR!

Jinx, what the hell does that have to do with the price of rice in China, or the price of gas in California?:p

tw · 09-05-2003, 10:00 AM

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Originally posted by LUVBUGZ
I see your logic, but if the rest of the country is paying $.30 to $.60 less per gallon than I am, I'm bitchin' about it. CA is gettin' screwed, period. How does $2.19/gal in 2003 fit in your comparison chart?

There is no doubt that a state the exports oil should not be paying such high prices. But then I do wonder since CA did not vote for George Jr and since CA is targeted to become a Republican stronghold, if that is not encouraged or intentional.

Look. CA got screwed intentionally by big energy traders such as Enron, Duke Energy, and other Houston based energy trading companies. Who is going to jail for this? No one is to even be prosecuted by this George Jr admininstration. Only peope like Martha Stewart who did not contribute. CA got screwed by illegal trading and no one is even prosecuted? Remember, this president is an MBA and is supported by right wing extremists. That means he cannot be trusted. One must question why all energy now costs so much more in CA. And why those caught holding prices higher for $billion personal gain (in some cases) do not even go to court!

No wonder FirstEnergy almost got their nuclear power plant not shut down - by just contributing $millions to the Replublican party. By peronsally running fund raisers for Cheney and George Jr. We reasonably suspect that those bribes were keeping a nuclear reactor operating that was potenially another Three Mile Island. CA has a legitamite complaint about their gas prices. And good reasons to suspect collusion.

daniwong · 09-05-2003, 12:58 PM

In Portland Oregon - North of Cali - we are paying anywhere from $1.87 (cheapie gas station) to $2.01 per gallon for regular. I drive a little 10 gallon neon - great gas mileage. I almost had kittens when to fill my gas tank it cost $19.75. (Normally $10-11 and I'm full.)

08-31-2003, 11:40 AM	#31
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	i paid $1.59 for regular unl. thursday here in houston but i've seen it as high as $1.70 on the interstate between here and san antonio. i remember a few years back i was flying an angel flight and had to pay $3.02 (not a typo! ) for 100LL av-gas! talk about pucker factor! i bought just enough to get us back to houston! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

09-02-2003, 08:56 PM	#32
Uryoces 2nd Covenant, yo Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pugetropolis Posts: 583	I'm paying $1.99 for premium unleaded here in Seattle. __________________ The party's over ... the drink ... and the luck ... ran out.

09-03-2003, 02:08 PM	#35
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	And a new credit card, but I can put in my '57 Chevy. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-03-2003, 07:31 PM	#37
LUVBUGZ Not aging gracefully. Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 530	It's down to $2.19 for cheap-o unleaded here, WhooHoo, we're still gettin' screwed __________________ You can't catch me...don't even try...go do something else...see ya next year. Mama Loves You Baby Girl ~ May You Rest In Peace

09-04-2003, 08:51 PM	#40
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	TW, I think most of the bitching is the result of the prices being so low the past couple years. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-03-2003, 01:59 PM	#34
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Put avgas in your 747 and you need a new 747 :-(

09-03-2003, 05:45 PM	#36
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Still $1.839 here, but I only paid $1.609 Monday at an Exxon in Perryville, MD (40 miles NE of Baltimore).

09-04-2003, 10:33 PM	#42
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	GARY COLEMAN FOR GOVERNOR! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

09-05-2003, 12:58 PM	#45
daniwong Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 196	In Portland Oregon - North of Cali - we are paying anywhere from $1.87 (cheapie gas station) to $2.01 per gallon for regular. I drive a little 10 gallon neon - great gas mileage. I almost had kittens when to fill my gas tank it cost $19.75. (Normally $10-11 and I'm full.) __________________ Mistress of all that is claim related.

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