12-05-2011, 10:57
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Gasoline: The new big U.S. export
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12-05-2011, 11:18
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Don't forget, gas was under $2.00 a gallon when Obama took office. If he really wants to get things moving in the economy, he should be doing things to reuce fuel costs.
Let me know when gas gets back down under $1.00 a gallon, then I will be impressed...
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12-05-2011, 13:42
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Cheap gas does not play well with the "Green Energy" message.
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12-05-2011, 14:51
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Don't forget, gas was under $2.00 a gallon when Obama took office. If he really wants to get things moving in the economy, he should be doing things to reuce fuel costs.
Let me know when gas gets back down under $1.00 a gallon, then I will be impressed...
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Around here, anytime the price of gas drops below $3.00 per gal the proverbial spigot opens, phones ring and business picks up. When the price is $3.00 or more the spigot gets shutoff.
Same goes for the fraud laced, Government manipulated and manic 3 card Monti game....the DJIA. The DOW goes up and there is a manic, euphoric atmosphere that the spigot has been turn WFO, the Disco lights come on, Cramer beats the Drum and people buy, buy, buy.....then within the next week we find that 'The Numbers' weren't exactly right, things aren't nearly as cheery as we thought.....well actually we lied about the numbers and it is like a bad, bad hangover the morning after a night out with the boys..
'IF' there was an true interest He/They could stop the games and they make it happen....but they don't and it won't. Nothing is going to change until there is nothing to change......O and many other Politicians want more of us collecting Welfare and other Government entitlements.
Because people who have no hopes are easy to control.
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12-05-2011, 15:01
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Originally Posted by mark46th
Don't forget, gas was under $2.00 a gallon when Obama took office. If he really wants to get things moving in the economy, he should be doing things to reuce fuel costs.
Let me know when gas gets back down under $1.00 a gallon, then I will be impressed...
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I remember gasoline was 19 cents/gallon in 1955,think will ever see that again?........
Big Teddy 
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12-05-2011, 15:13
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Cheap gas does not play well with the "Green Energy" message.
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Gas Buddy likes to connect the dots; got a lottery ticket?
While a kid in So Cal 'green' was just a color but I was riding a very economical Bultaco Matador. I remember the Gulf station I worked at, with 3 grades of fuel. During one summer gas war they were 9, 10, and 11 cents/gal respectively, 19 was the norm. But then everyone's got "cheaper gas" tales.
Sure wish I still had that Matador, though...
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12-05-2011, 15:14
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I used to drive up to Cheyenne from Ft Collins,CO back in the 90's to fill up my diesel truck for $.85/gal. Luckily I drove that old Chevy into the ground before congress figured a gallon of diesel should cost you your first born, or else I would have had to trade it in.
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12-05-2011, 16:47
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Teddy- Yup. I remember. We had Terrrible Herbst gas stations here in So Cal that would start gas wars. The cheapest I ever saw was 15.9 cents/gallon...
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12-05-2011, 17:11
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I remember gasoline was 19 cents/gallon in 1955,think will ever see that again?........
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Nope .... 
Not with the way TAXES are imposed on a single gallon of gasoline now-a-days .... 
Pick out your favorite state and see where you "add" up with the rest of the country ......
http://www.californiagasprices.com/tax_info.aspx
Edit to add .....
Check out the "Tax Map" on the above site. ..... http://www.californiagasprices.com/USA_Tax_Map.aspx
You can really see just how much EXTRA we are paying at the pumps.
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12-05-2011, 17:12
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I remember gasoline was 19 cents/gallon in 1955,think will ever see that again?........
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Adjusted for inflation that would be $1.61 today. Considering all of the political and environmental BS over the years, double the price ain't that bad. Plus, how many gallons to the mile were you getting back then?
Pat
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12-05-2011, 17:28
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Plus, how many gallons to the mile were you getting back then?
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Good point,my 1946 Ford coupe got about 10-12 MPG....... 
Big Teddy
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SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
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SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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12-05-2011, 18:54
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Good point,my 1946 Ford coupe got about 10-12 MPG.......
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That doesn't sound that bad for back then. My '67 Mustang didn't do that well. Then again, it could be the lead accelerator it came equipped with.
I also remember "dragging Main" and having the guys pony up money for gas. I'd tell the attendant, "Two dollars worth of ethyl, please."
BTW, for the youngsters, for that 19 cents ($1.61, adjusted), the gas was pumped for us, the oil level and tire pressures checked, and, at least at Phillips 66, the interior of the car vacuumed. Oh, and windows washed.
Pat
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12-05-2011, 19:52
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I remember gasoline was 19 cents/gallon in 1955,think will ever see that again?........
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Sure wish. We could drop in at this place. (from the 1920's)
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12-05-2011, 20:30
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I remember gasoline was 19 cents/gallon in 1955,think will ever see that again?........
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No!!
Lowest I have ever seen was in Indiana in 1960. A small local price war was going on, and we filled up for $.11/gal.
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12-05-2011, 20:34
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This is just going to speed along the transition to natural gas.
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