Human Torch
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Fri Sep-01-06 02:30 PM
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MSNBC thinks current gas prices are a "tank-topper's delight" |
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Fri Sep-01-06 02:34 PM
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1. although it's nice to get some relief... |
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I'm not doing the happy dance yet. Get it back to prices during the 90'a and I migh just do the dance.
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SmokingJacket
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Fri Sep-01-06 02:36 PM
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2. Just a little dip till after the election. nt |
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Fri Sep-01-06 02:36 PM
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3. now is the time to raise the gas tax $1/gallon |
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IF the high price did indeed push down demand, they it should be kept high.
blood or treasure; oil isn't free. you pick.
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Fri Sep-01-06 02:37 PM
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raise prices high then when they come back down some people thing that they are getting a bargain! Just in time for the runup to the election isn't that a coincidence.
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Fri Sep-01-06 02:37 PM
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5. Frog in a pot of water. |
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mmmmm...warm water....feels GREAT, doesn't it?? :sarcasm:
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Fri Sep-01-06 02:39 PM
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Pfffft! Hummer's back in business!
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Fri Sep-01-06 02:40 PM
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7. Ah yes, quite a delight |
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Of course the next time they have an excuse to jack prices up, be it hurricane, leaky pipeline, terror attack or what have you, it will undoubtedly go to $4.00 a gallon-- then when it comes down to $3.00 we will all again be filled with delight.
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Fri Sep-01-06 02:45 PM
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8. a "tank-topper's delight"? |
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gas prices aren't a damned teacake at a ladies' luncheon. Some people are digging deep into their pockets for gas money these days. We should dance in the streets because the gouging will be slightly less egregious for a few months?
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Fri Sep-01-06 03:10 PM
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12. This whole gas "crisis" was a clever way to make us HAPPY |
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Fri Sep-01-06 03:36 PM
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13. You hit the nail on the head. |
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I've often told my DH the same thing. So we are going back and forth between this idea and the lowering of gas prices until just after the election.
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Fri Sep-01-06 02:51 PM
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why save anything for future generations, let's just fill our pots and our bellies until it's all gone.
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Fri Sep-01-06 02:51 PM
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This is part of the scam. Let oil prices drop until the election, then they will rise again.
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Fri Sep-01-06 02:55 PM
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10. down 20 cents from an overall increase of 2 dollars per gallon is NOT |
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a 'delight'. Not in the least. :eyes:
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Fri Sep-01-06 03:08 PM
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11. Maybe a gasoline delivery truck's "delight" |
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I am sure the refiners and oil producers ain't too sad, either. If anyone had suggested that $2.50 a gallon was "a delight" back in 2000, 2001, 2002 or 2003 people would have checked to see if you were on something mind altering...
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The Wielding Truth
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Fri Sep-01-06 03:50 PM
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14. It must be fun to only have a 2wk memory! |
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Fri Sep-01-06 03:52 PM
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15. I have been cracking up.... |
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They have been talking about how much cheaper (a few pennies less) gas is now than last Labour Day.....
REALITY CHECK:LAST YEARS HIGH GAS PRICES WERE BECAUSE KATRINA AND RITA HAD DESTROYED MOST OF THE RIGS AND REFINERIES IN THE GULF.
We are basically paying post Katrina/Rita prices every day now. The prices prior to the hurricanes were about $2.35 if memory serves.
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Fri Sep-01-06 03:54 PM
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16. This is the first time I can remember... |
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that gas prices have EVER dropped right before Labor Day. I could be wrong, but I don't ever recall it happening. And I've been driving for 20 years.
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