Gas prices went back to pre-smooching days. WTF happened?

Deja Q

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Mon May-09-05 07:26 PM
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Gas prices went back to pre-smooching days. WTF happened?

Edited on Mon May-09-05 07:27 PM by HypnoToad

Back before Bush tongued his buddy who owns the Saudi oil fields, gas was $2.15.

Bush did his tonguing and prices went down to $1.89.

For about 4 days.

I looked today and it's back up to $2.15.

What happened this time? Bush's buddy get cold sores on his lip, or elsewhere?

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shesemsmom

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Mon May-09-05 07:29 PM
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1. Ours is now $2:06

it had been up to $2:28 and we think this is cheap?

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Deja Q

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Mon May-09-05 07:32 PM
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4. Given the nature of our transit system, anything above $2 is expensive.

For us.

And note the prices of items we buy and consume:

The 6lb chicken breast bags I buy went from $13 to $15.

Futurama DVD sets from $40 to $49. (never mind other sets, most of which have gone up considerably too. And if I didn't pay the old prices, I surely would not pay for the news ones. But that's all due to pirates and not a shrinking economy, of course. :eyes: )

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Left Is Write

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Mon May-09-05 07:38 PM
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9. And, dammit -

The J. Crew sunwashed cotton lounge pants I like went up from 38.00 to 39.50.

(That was, of course, a tongue-in-cheek complaint)

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shesemsmom

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Mon May-09-05 07:57 PM
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11. I believe they are trying to starve us out

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Deja Q

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Mon May-09-05 08:07 PM
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13. In which case I know the perfect book to borrow from the library...

Don't buy it unless you think the author, Derek Humphrey, really deserves it. :cry:

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shesemsmom

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Mon May-09-05 08:18 PM
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14. Well what is the name of the book?

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Renew Deal

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Mon May-09-05 07:30 PM
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2. $2.27 on LI for the cheap stuff at the cheap place.

:banghead:

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Mon May-09-05 07:30 PM
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3. Next time * should "Toss His Salad"...

Then gas prices will go down to .99¢ a gallon. :smoke:

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Deja Q

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Mon May-09-05 07:33 PM
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6. Good thing I'm dyslexic...

When * learns to starts fletching it'll get down to 50 cents. Wow, 1 gallon of gasoline is half the price of a worthless RIAA song. Sweet.

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Mon May-09-05 08:03 PM
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12. That's Cheneys job.

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Huckebein the Raven

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Mon May-09-05 07:32 PM
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5. About $2.11 here

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Kathy in Cambridge

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Mon May-09-05 07:33 PM
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7. I just paid $2.15 at the cheap place, with LONG lines for the pump

it's really ridiculous...

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Left Is Write

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Mon May-09-05 07:36 PM
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8. It went down four cents here today, but it's still 2.339.

I'm at the point where 2.15 looks "cheap" to me.

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brokensymmetry

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Mon May-09-05 07:41 PM
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10. Call me a doomer.

I firmly believe that oil - natural gas, too - is going to become a lot more expensive in the months ahead. There are those who suggest that oil will reach $105 per barrel in three years; frankly, I hope it's only $105. That implies gasoline prices that flirt with $5 per gallon. And, in my opinion, no one - not the pResident, not the Saudis, not the Russians - can stop it.

I expect a bumpy ride. And I hope I'm completely wrong.

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Not_Giving_Up

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Mon May-09-05 08:36 PM
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15. I paid $2.01 today

I was shocked...hasn't been that low in a while!

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deadparrot

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Mon May-09-05 08:39 PM
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16. Ours is down for the moment. $1.98/gallon. nt

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bigwillq

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Mon May-09-05 08:51 PM
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17. I paid $2.21 a gallon yesterday

IN CT!:mad:

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