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05-08-2008, 05:57 PM
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Long Island Rail Road has its drawbacks, but I save on gasoline, wear and tear, time, car insurance, actual cost of car (I'm driving a '95 that I would have had to upgrade by now if I drove more than the current 5 miles a day), and blood pressure medication. 
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05-08-2008, 06:11 PM
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The blood-pressure medication is a big one. There's a hospital on the other side of the Baltimore beltway I'd love to work for, but no way on earth I'd make that drive -- not even twice a week. If the light rail went near there, I'd reconsider that, though.
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05-08-2008, 10:43 PM
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$3.99 in Kentucky.  |
05-09-2008, 07:49 AM
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We just went up again another .11, we are at 3.57
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05-09-2008, 08:12 AM
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$3.85 at the corner, not sure about BJ's but will find out tonight 
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It's extraordinary to me that the United States can find $700 billion to save Wall Street and the entire G8 can't find $25 billion dollars to saved 25,000 children who die every day from preventable diseases.~ Bono
We need a president who puts Barney Smith before Smith Barney. ~ Indiana resident and blue-collar worker Barney Smith |
05-09-2008, 10:25 AM
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I forgot to fill up this morning before I left Reading. Had to get gas on the turnpike. Ouch!
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05-09-2008, 11:44 AM
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Hubby switched to Sunoco. Still could only get $75. in his truck. $3.55. Bought about 20 gallons. He thinks it is a credit card thing with our credit card. It will let us charge a bundle, but only $75. at the pump.
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05-09-2008, 12:44 PM
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All of our pumps shut off at $75. You then have to restart and put in your CC again. A real pain so we just usually quit at $75.
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05-09-2008, 06:04 PM
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I read something today about oil going back to $80/barrel by this time next year. Can we fast-forward there? |
05-09-2008, 08:38 PM
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$3.77 at BJ's. And I was running on fumes when I got there, so it was a $38.25 fill-up for me. At least that will last me about 7-10 days given my usual driving amount - and actually longer this time, since I'm driving a rental for work from Tuesday-Friday this week.
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It's extraordinary to me that the United States can find $700 billion to save Wall Street and the entire G8 can't find $25 billion dollars to saved 25,000 children who die every day from preventable diseases.~ Bono
We need a president who puts Barney Smith before Smith Barney. ~ Indiana resident and blue-collar worker Barney Smith |
05-11-2008, 11:26 PM
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I was shocked when I was in Fort Lauderdale to find that my rental car company would sell me a tank of gas at $3.25 a gallon, when it was $3.76 on the street. Sadly, I didn't think I would use that much gas, so I planned to top up the tank myself. But we actually went sightseeing, and even drove out west to the Everglades and back. Oops.
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05-12-2008, 12:17 AM
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Jumped 5 cents today.
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05-12-2008, 07:11 AM
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3.55 to 3.65 here depending on where you go.
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05-12-2008, 08:46 AM
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It's extraordinary to me that the United States can find $700 billion to save Wall Street and the entire G8 can't find $25 billion dollars to saved 25,000 children who die every day from preventable diseases.~ Bono
We need a president who puts Barney Smith before Smith Barney. ~ Indiana resident and blue-collar worker Barney Smith |
05-12-2008, 05:30 PM
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$59 to fill my little Subaru today. That's triple what it "should" be in my mind.
Anyone know how much gas is in the Boston area? I'm going to Boston this weekend and wondering if I should fill up here or there. $3.86 for the cheap gas here, $4.09 at the expensive place... sigh. |
05-12-2008, 05:38 PM
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05-13-2008, 10:54 AM
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Ooh, thanks for the link, Melanie! |
05-13-2008, 12:21 PM
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Quote: magenta321 said
 I read something today about oil going back to $80/barrel by this time next year. Can we fast-forward there? | Don't bet on that. The demand on world oil supply from developing countries like China is HUGE, and that drives up demand which drives up price.
We've enjoyed very cheap oil for decades. We don't get to anymore, and it's not going to get better short-term. Oil exploration world-wide is at a peak, but it'll be 3-5 years before anything comes of that, if ever.
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05-13-2008, 03:43 PM
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because of trading on futures, the gas prices today actually are based on $80/barrel so it's going to get worse before it gets better. |
05-13-2008, 06:28 PM
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Well, the corner station is at $3.96. Not so good. |
05-13-2008, 08:20 PM
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The local convenience store went from 3.49 to 3.75 between 09:00 and 15:30 today. |
05-13-2008, 08:25 PM
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05-14-2008, 09:04 PM
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I stopped at the gas station to buy a powerball ticket(hey yes it's stupid tax but it's cheaper than gas)the guy ahead of me tells the clerk-$70 on 3  and wince... for a pickup
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05-14-2008, 09:15 PM
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Brian filled up hit pick up today. $72.00 | |
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