fill a tank with a $20 and change back
11-06-2008, 11:36 AM
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fill a tank with a $20 and change back
Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
to wasteful habits again.
early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
to wasteful habits again.
11-06-2008, 01:23 PM
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Re: fill a tank with a $20 and change back
rick++ wrote:
> Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
> early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
> a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>
> Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
> to wasteful habits again.
Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
other day.
Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low price
thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
JT
11-06-2008, 01:46 PM
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Re: fill a tank with a $20 and change back
Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>
>
> rick++ wrote:
>
>> Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>> early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>> a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>
>> Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>> to wasteful habits again.
>
>
>
> Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
> other day.
>
> Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low price
> thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>
> But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>
> JT
>
Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
the drop.
>
>
> rick++ wrote:
>
>> Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>> early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>> a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>
>> Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>> to wasteful habits again.
>
>
>
> Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
> other day.
>
> Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low price
> thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>
> But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>
> JT
>
Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
the drop.
11-06-2008, 07:48 PM
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Re: fill a tank with a $20 and change back
James Sweet wrote:
> Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> rick++ wrote:
>>
>>> Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>>> early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>>> a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>>
>>> Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>>> to wasteful habits again.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
>> other day.
>>
>> Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low
>> price thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>>
>> But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>>
>> JT
>>
>
>
> Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
> people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
> cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
> fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
> the drop.
I agree completely. OTOH, while I drive the 65mph speed limit into
town, (Austin, TX), I am constantly being passed by Suburbans, duallies
etc. The average American has an attentions span of maybe ten minutes..
JT
11-06-2008, 10:54 PM
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Re: fill a tank with a $20 and change back
Thus spake Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> :
>
>
>James Sweet wrote:
>
>> Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> rick++ wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>>>> early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>>>> a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>>>
>>>> Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>>>> to wasteful habits again.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
>>> other day.
>>>
>>> Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low
>>> price thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>>>
>>> But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>>>
>>> JT
>>>
>>
>>
>> Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
>> people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
>> cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
>> fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
>> the drop.
>
>
>I agree completely. OTOH, while I drive the 65mph speed limit into
>town, (Austin, TX), I am constantly being passed by Suburbans, duallies
>etc. The average American has an attentions span of maybe ten minutes..
>
>JT
I also agree. A friend was one of the sales managers at Hewett until
a couple of weeks ago when he went to a "more stable" job (with Dell,
talk about frying pan>fire!). He thinks people were finally burned
bad enough. And the makers aren't going to be able to squeeze their
30% margins out of those monsters again.
JT, I'm in Oak Hill.
>
>
>James Sweet wrote:
>
>> Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> rick++ wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>>>> early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>>>> a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>>>
>>>> Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>>>> to wasteful habits again.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
>>> other day.
>>>
>>> Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low
>>> price thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>>>
>>> But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>>>
>>> JT
>>>
>>
>>
>> Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
>> people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
>> cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
>> fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
>> the drop.
>
>
>I agree completely. OTOH, while I drive the 65mph speed limit into
>town, (Austin, TX), I am constantly being passed by Suburbans, duallies
>etc. The average American has an attentions span of maybe ten minutes..
>
>JT
I also agree. A friend was one of the sales managers at Hewett until
a couple of weeks ago when he went to a "more stable" job (with Dell,
talk about frying pan>fire!). He thinks people were finally burned
bad enough. And the makers aren't going to be able to squeeze their
30% margins out of those monsters again.
JT, I'm in Oak Hill.
11-07-2008, 11:30 AM
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Re: fill a tank with a $20 and change back
Thus spake Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> :
>Thus spake Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> :
>
>>
>>
>>James Sweet wrote:
>>
>>> Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> rick++ wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>>>>> early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>>>>> a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>>>>
>>>>> Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>>>>> to wasteful habits again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
>>>> other day.
>>>>
>>>> Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low
>>>> price thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>>>>
>>>> But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>>>>
>>>> JT
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
>>> people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
>>> cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
>>> fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
>>> the drop.
>>
>>
>>I agree completely. OTOH, while I drive the 65mph speed limit into
>>town, (Austin, TX), I am constantly being passed by Suburbans, duallies
>>etc. The average American has an attentions span of maybe ten minutes..
>>
>>JT
>
>I also agree. A friend was one of the sales managers at Hewett until
>a couple of weeks ago when he went to a "more stable" job (with Dell,
>talk about frying pan>fire!). He thinks people were finally burned
>bad enough. And the makers aren't going to be able to squeeze their
>30% margins out of those monsters again.
>
>JT, I'm in Oak Hill.
Posting over myself (used to be a serious sin in Usenet).
Paid $.999 for regular today.
>Thus spake Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> :
>
>>
>>
>>James Sweet wrote:
>>
>>> Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> rick++ wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>>>>> early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>>>>> a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>>>>
>>>>> Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>>>>> to wasteful habits again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
>>>> other day.
>>>>
>>>> Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low
>>>> price thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>>>>
>>>> But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>>>>
>>>> JT
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
>>> people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
>>> cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
>>> fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
>>> the drop.
>>
>>
>>I agree completely. OTOH, while I drive the 65mph speed limit into
>>town, (Austin, TX), I am constantly being passed by Suburbans, duallies
>>etc. The average American has an attentions span of maybe ten minutes..
>>
>>JT
>
>I also agree. A friend was one of the sales managers at Hewett until
>a couple of weeks ago when he went to a "more stable" job (with Dell,
>talk about frying pan>fire!). He thinks people were finally burned
>bad enough. And the makers aren't going to be able to squeeze their
>30% margins out of those monsters again.
>
>JT, I'm in Oak Hill.
Posting over myself (used to be a serious sin in Usenet).
Paid $.999 for regular today.
11-07-2008, 12:47 PM
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Re: fill a tank with a $20 and change back
Dillon Pyron wrote:
> Thus spake Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> :
>
>> Thus spake Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> :
>>
>>>
>>> James Sweet wrote:
>>>
>>>> Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> rick++ wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>>>>>> early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>>>>>> a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>>>>>> to wasteful habits again.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
>>>>> other day.
>>>>>
>>>>> Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low
>>>>> price thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>>>>>
>>>>> But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>>>>>
>>>>> JT
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
>>>> people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
>>>> cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
>>>> fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
>>>> the drop.
>>>
>>> I agree completely. OTOH, while I drive the 65mph speed limit into
>>> town, (Austin, TX), I am constantly being passed by Suburbans, duallies
>>> etc. The average American has an attentions span of maybe ten minutes..
>>>
>>> JT
>> I also agree. A friend was one of the sales managers at Hewett until
>> a couple of weeks ago when he went to a "more stable" job (with Dell,
>> talk about frying pan>fire!). He thinks people were finally burned
>> bad enough. And the makers aren't going to be able to squeeze their
>> 30% margins out of those monsters again.
>>
>> JT, I'm in Oak Hill.
>
> Posting over myself (used to be a serious sin in Usenet).
>
> Paid $.999 for regular today.
Where? Last time I filled it was still something like $2.60/gal for
premium, but that sure beats the peak of $4.16 I paid over the summer.
> Thus spake Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> :
>
>> Thus spake Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> :
>>
>>>
>>> James Sweet wrote:
>>>
>>>> Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> rick++ wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>>>>>> early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>>>>>> a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>>>>>> to wasteful habits again.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
>>>>> other day.
>>>>>
>>>>> Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low
>>>>> price thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>>>>>
>>>>> But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>>>>>
>>>>> JT
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
>>>> people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
>>>> cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
>>>> fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
>>>> the drop.
>>>
>>> I agree completely. OTOH, while I drive the 65mph speed limit into
>>> town, (Austin, TX), I am constantly being passed by Suburbans, duallies
>>> etc. The average American has an attentions span of maybe ten minutes..
>>>
>>> JT
>> I also agree. A friend was one of the sales managers at Hewett until
>> a couple of weeks ago when he went to a "more stable" job (with Dell,
>> talk about frying pan>fire!). He thinks people were finally burned
>> bad enough. And the makers aren't going to be able to squeeze their
>> 30% margins out of those monsters again.
>>
>> JT, I'm in Oak Hill.
>
> Posting over myself (used to be a serious sin in Usenet).
>
> Paid $.999 for regular today.
Where? Last time I filled it was still something like $2.60/gal for
premium, but that sure beats the peak of $4.16 I paid over the summer.
11-08-2008, 07:14 PM
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Re: fill a tank with a $20 and change back
Thus spake James Sweet <jamessweet1@trashmail.net> :
>Dillon Pyron wrote:
>> Thus spake Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> :
>>
>>> Thus spake Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> :
>>>
>>>>
>>>> James Sweet wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> rick++ wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>>>>>>> early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>>>>>>> a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>>>>>>> to wasteful habits again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
>>>>>> other day.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low
>>>>>> price thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> JT
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
>>>>> people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
>>>>> cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
>>>>> fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
>>>>> the drop.
>>>>
>>>> I agree completely. OTOH, while I drive the 65mph speed limit into
>>>> town, (Austin, TX), I am constantly being passed by Suburbans, duallies
>>>> etc. The average American has an attentions span of maybe ten minutes..
>>>>
>>>> JT
>>> I also agree. A friend was one of the sales managers at Hewett until
>>> a couple of weeks ago when he went to a "more stable" job (with Dell,
>>> talk about frying pan>fire!). He thinks people were finally burned
>>> bad enough. And the makers aren't going to be able to squeeze their
>>> 30% margins out of those monsters again.
>>>
>>> JT, I'm in Oak Hill.
>>
>> Posting over myself (used to be a serious sin in Usenet).
>>
>> Paid $.999 for regular today.
>
>
>Where? Last time I filled it was still something like $2.60/gal for
>premium, but that sure beats the peak of $4.16 I paid over the summer.
There's a "1" missing. Should be $1.999. If it was $.999 I'd be
bunkering it!!!!!
My b-i-l is paying out the *** for diesel for his F350. At 8-10 mpg
it's become a pretty wide open ***.
>Dillon Pyron wrote:
>> Thus spake Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> :
>>
>>> Thus spake Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> :
>>>
>>>>
>>>> James Sweet wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> rick++ wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>>>>>>> early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>>>>>>> a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>>>>>>> to wasteful habits again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
>>>>>> other day.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low
>>>>>> price thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> JT
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
>>>>> people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
>>>>> cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
>>>>> fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
>>>>> the drop.
>>>>
>>>> I agree completely. OTOH, while I drive the 65mph speed limit into
>>>> town, (Austin, TX), I am constantly being passed by Suburbans, duallies
>>>> etc. The average American has an attentions span of maybe ten minutes..
>>>>
>>>> JT
>>> I also agree. A friend was one of the sales managers at Hewett until
>>> a couple of weeks ago when he went to a "more stable" job (with Dell,
>>> talk about frying pan>fire!). He thinks people were finally burned
>>> bad enough. And the makers aren't going to be able to squeeze their
>>> 30% margins out of those monsters again.
>>>
>>> JT, I'm in Oak Hill.
>>
>> Posting over myself (used to be a serious sin in Usenet).
>>
>> Paid $.999 for regular today.
>
>
>Where? Last time I filled it was still something like $2.60/gal for
>premium, but that sure beats the peak of $4.16 I paid over the summer.
There's a "1" missing. Should be $1.999. If it was $.999 I'd be
bunkering it!!!!!
My b-i-l is paying out the *** for diesel for his F350. At 8-10 mpg
it's become a pretty wide open ***.
11-09-2008, 12:45 PM
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Re: fill a tank with a $20 and change back
Dillon Pyron wrote:
> Thus spake Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> :
>
>
>>
>>James Sweet wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>rick++ wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>>>>>early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>>>>>a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>>>>
>>>>>Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>>>>>to wasteful habits again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
>>>>other day.
>>>>
>>>>Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low
>>>>price thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>>>>
>>>>But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>>>>
>>>>JT
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
>>>people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
>>>cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
>>>fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
>>>the drop.
>>
>>
>>I agree completely. OTOH, while I drive the 65mph speed limit into
>>town, (Austin, TX), I am constantly being passed by Suburbans, duallies
>>etc. The average American has an attentions span of maybe ten minutes..
>>
>>JT
>
>
> I also agree. A friend was one of the sales managers at Hewett until
> a couple of weeks ago when he went to a "more stable" job (with Dell,
> talk about frying pan>fire!). He thinks people were finally burned
> bad enough. And the makers aren't going to be able to squeeze their
> 30% margins out of those monsters again.
>
> JT, I'm in Oak Hill.
Ah yes, Oak Hill where a valiant effort is being made to derail TXdot's
plans of grandeur for a zillion lane toll road right through town.
I hope that they succeed like the effort in San Antonio that has tabled
most of TXdot's tolling plans for the foreseeable future.
We'll hafta get together sometime and you can see my "pristine" '83
Civic FE!
JT
11-09-2008, 12:46 PM
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Re: fill a tank with a $20 and change back
Dillon Pyron wrote:
> Thus spake Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> :
>
>
>>Thus spake Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> :
>>
>>
>>>
>>>James Sweet wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>rick++ wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>>>>>>early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>>>>>>a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>>>>>>to wasteful habits again.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
>>>>>other day.
>>>>>
>>>>>Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low
>>>>>price thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>>>>>
>>>>>But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>>>>>
>>>>>JT
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
>>>>people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
>>>>cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
>>>>fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
>>>>the drop.
>>>
>>>
>>>I agree completely. OTOH, while I drive the 65mph speed limit into
>>>town, (Austin, TX), I am constantly being passed by Suburbans, duallies
>>>etc. The average American has an attentions span of maybe ten minutes..
>>>
>>>JT
>>
>>I also agree. A friend was one of the sales managers at Hewett until
>>a couple of weeks ago when he went to a "more stable" job (with Dell,
>>talk about frying pan>fire!). He thinks people were finally burned
>>bad enough. And the makers aren't going to be able to squeeze their
>>30% margins out of those monsters again.
>>
>>JT, I'm in Oak Hill.
>
>
> Posting over myself (used to be a serious sin in Usenet).
>
> Paid $.999 for regular today.
Er, you mean $1.99, yes?
JT
11-09-2008, 12:48 PM
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Re: fill a tank with a $20 and change back
On 2008-11-08, QUAKEnSHAKE <QUAKEnSHAKE@webtv.net> wrote:
> I paid $2.15/g - 87oct today Rockton IL close to the IL/WI border.
>
We are still at around 2.69 here in Buffalo. Odd, such an
economically depressed area would have the highest damned fuel costs
in the country. And noone can explain why. Hell, 2 hours away in
Syracuse, the gas is 35 cents cheaper...
--
Joe - Linux User #449481/Ubuntu User #19733
joe at hits - buffalo dot com
"Hate is baggage, life is too short to go around pissed off all the
time..." - Danny, American History X
> I paid $2.15/g - 87oct today Rockton IL close to the IL/WI border.
>
We are still at around 2.69 here in Buffalo. Odd, such an
economically depressed area would have the highest damned fuel costs
in the country. And noone can explain why. Hell, 2 hours away in
Syracuse, the gas is 35 cents cheaper...
--
Joe - Linux User #449481/Ubuntu User #19733
joe at hits - buffalo dot com
"Hate is baggage, life is too short to go around pissed off all the
time..." - Danny, American History X
11-12-2008, 11:54 PM
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Re: fill a tank with a $20 and change back
Thus spake Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> :
>
>
>Dillon Pyron wrote:
>
>> Thus spake Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> :
>>
>>
>>>Thus spake Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> :
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>James Sweet wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>rick++ wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>>>>>>>early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>>>>>>>a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>>>>>>>to wasteful habits again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
>>>>>>other day.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low
>>>>>>price thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>JT
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
>>>>>people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
>>>>>cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
>>>>>fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
>>>>>the drop.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I agree completely. OTOH, while I drive the 65mph speed limit into
>>>>town, (Austin, TX), I am constantly being passed by Suburbans, duallies
>>>>etc. The average American has an attentions span of maybe ten minutes..
>>>>
>>>>JT
>>>
>>>I also agree. A friend was one of the sales managers at Hewett until
>>>a couple of weeks ago when he went to a "more stable" job (with Dell,
>>>talk about frying pan>fire!). He thinks people were finally burned
>>>bad enough. And the makers aren't going to be able to squeeze their
>>>30% margins out of those monsters again.
>>>
>>>JT, I'm in Oak Hill.
>>
>>
>> Posting over myself (used to be a serious sin in Usenet).
>>
>> Paid $.999 for regular today.
>
>
>Er, you mean $1.99, yes?
>
>JT
Yes. Corrected it in a later post.
William Cannon, near MoPac
>
>
>Dillon Pyron wrote:
>
>> Thus spake Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> :
>>
>>
>>>Thus spake Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> :
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>James Sweet wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>rick++ wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Bittersweet to see this happening again, after some
>>>>>>>early summer weeks when two $20s wouldnt get you
>>>>>>>a tank. (2004 Civic, 324 miles)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Its bittersweet, because I suspect some drivers will return
>>>>>>>to wasteful habits again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Yep, it took a whoppin' $12 to fill my tank on the '83 Civic FE the
>>>>>>other day.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Soon, SUV sales will increase and people will forget that this low
>>>>>>price thing is only temporary. So will guv'ment.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>But, I keep on truckin' in my ancient little Honda...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>JT
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Maybe, but with the current state of the economy, I think a lot of
>>>>>people are still feeling the pinch, and a lot more of them expect the
>>>>>cost of fuel to remain volatile. I started driving less when the cost of
>>>>>fuel rose, and for the most part have maintained those habits despite
>>>>>the drop.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I agree completely. OTOH, while I drive the 65mph speed limit into
>>>>town, (Austin, TX), I am constantly being passed by Suburbans, duallies
>>>>etc. The average American has an attentions span of maybe ten minutes..
>>>>
>>>>JT
>>>
>>>I also agree. A friend was one of the sales managers at Hewett until
>>>a couple of weeks ago when he went to a "more stable" job (with Dell,
>>>talk about frying pan>fire!). He thinks people were finally burned
>>>bad enough. And the makers aren't going to be able to squeeze their
>>>30% margins out of those monsters again.
>>>
>>>JT, I'm in Oak Hill.
>>
>>
>> Posting over myself (used to be a serious sin in Usenet).
>>
>> Paid $.999 for regular today.
>
>
>Er, you mean $1.99, yes?
>
>JT
Yes. Corrected it in a later post.
William Cannon, near MoPac
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