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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 10:49 PM
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In the early 60's I can remember the neighborhood gas stations would regularly have price wars. Once, around this time of year, a pack of smokes cost more than a gallon of gas!! Smokes, 24 cents, gallon of regular 22 cents.
 
Old Apr 17, 2011 | 11:08 PM
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My summer toys are on opposite ends of the spectrum. My boat holds 200 gallons and gets between 1-1.5 mpg. I can burn the whole tank in less than 3 hours. My bike gets around 40 mpg and holds 6 gallons. Guess which one will get the most use. It is criminal what is being done to us by the oil companies.
 
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4.03 here 18.00 to fill my bike. 35 gallon tank in my truck so it's been parked for awhile
 
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OPEC acknowledged those concerns, but said the increases that briefly pushed oil futures as high as $127 per barrel were driven mainly by speculation.
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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It seems to me that Obama said there wasnt going to be any speculating driving up fuel prices like the last time.Of course our weak dollar is also working against us. I cant believe America just can't take the bull by the horns and drill our own wells environmentalists be damned! Pretty **** poor state of affairsif you ask me.
 
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