Enough is enough!!!
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From: New England
RE: Enough is enough!!!
ORIGINAL: Xtreme Hawg
...The federal government says there's nothing they can do about it....
...The federal government says there's nothing they can do about it....
While there are several reasons for the price of oil, speculators offer a price based on the willingness of people to pay it. And right now, there are enough in the world willing to pay $150 to $200 a barrel for light sweet crude and the fuel prices associated with those kinds of prices.
The Middle East is often cited as the bad guys for the price U.S. consumers are paying for gas. But we get more of our crude from other areas (Canada, Mexico, South America, Russia).
I read a study about three years ago concerning the buying habits of the U.S. consumer and the price of gas. Basically it said that gas would have to top $6 a gallon nationally before large numbers of people would change their gas usage. Recent reports by the Energy Dept suggests we are using more gas now then ever before with no significant decrease expected.
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From: Southeast Louisiana
RE: Enough is enough!!!
ORIGINAL: farns
If your looking for sympathy, it's in the dictionary between **** and syphillis.
I am paying $5.09 per gallon here for REGULAR.
$5.60 per gallon for premium.....
It's gonna get a worse before it gets better.
If your looking for sympathy, it's in the dictionary between **** and syphillis.
I am paying $5.09 per gallon here for REGULAR.
$5.60 per gallon for premium.....
It's gonna get a worse before it gets better.
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RE: Enough is enough!!!
Where' Jimmy Carter when you need him!! Can't really blame the government as "we are the government" We who own the big cars/trucks/vans and pleasure vehicles are placing the supply and demand for fuel... It's not the little people who only one one rust bucket car to go back and forth to work just to make ends meet..... and they suffer the most..
We are a wasteful nation and would venture to say we can not be satisfied with just owning one vehicle for transportation alone....
We don't walk to the store, we own all kinds of shoes that hardly ever get re-soled.... We just set on our Azzes at the asian made computer keyboard talking about "upgrades to our expensive motorcycles" of which most are for pleasure use only. We are our own worst enemy and because of our glutten habits in the past, present and future we can only blame ourselves..
Not that all the crap has been said... I'm going out and harvest some BS..
We are a wasteful nation and would venture to say we can not be satisfied with just owning one vehicle for transportation alone....
We don't walk to the store, we own all kinds of shoes that hardly ever get re-soled.... We just set on our Azzes at the asian made computer keyboard talking about "upgrades to our expensive motorcycles" of which most are for pleasure use only. We are our own worst enemy and because of our glutten habits in the past, present and future we can only blame ourselves..
Not that all the crap has been said... I'm going out and harvest some BS..
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RE: Enough is enough!!!
I parked my F350 Diesel a month ago and today in Apopka I saw Diesel at $3.79 a gallon. I now drive a 4 cylinder Frontier back and forth to work. I know it probably won't make a Tinkers Damn driving the 4 cylinder truck in the bigscheme of things but I sure feel better about it myself, its $1.50 a gallon that some Arab shiek is not going to get from me. I'm going to look into burning something else in the Ford Diesel when Bike week is over. Just my .02 cents worth.
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From: Katy, TX
RE: Enough is enough!!!
I sold my truck when gas hit $2.50 a gal. I got tired of $75 fill up once a week. Now I drive a 4cyl car that cost $40 a week to fill up @ $2.99 a gal. I think I'm going to ride the harley to work a lot more from now on.
I've changed, I loved my truck.
Jim
I've changed, I loved my truck.
Jim
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From: Northern Ontario, Canada
RE: Enough is enough!!!
ORIGINAL: Xtreme Hawg
Bro, that's un-f'ing believable!!! Damn!!! I feel for ya...[sm=imsorry.gif]
ORIGINAL: farns
If your looking for sympathy, it's in the dictionary between **** and syphillis.
I am paying $5.09 per gallon here for REGULAR.
$5.60 per gallon for premium.....
It's gonna get a worse before it gets better.
If your looking for sympathy, it's in the dictionary between **** and syphillis.
I am paying $5.09 per gallon here for REGULAR.
$5.60 per gallon for premium.....
It's gonna get a worse before it gets better.
Awe, it's ok i guess.
We all love to bitch about the price of gas.
No one wants an electric Harley.
The Japs tried atomic power in a couple of cities near the end of ww2 and it didn't pan out for them.
Diesel bikes will come, along with biodiesel.
Mad Max is just around the corner.
On a brighter note, we are all on the right side of the grass!
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From: Washington
RE: Enough is enough!!!
Gas is so high because the companies and consortiums that control it's production and distribution want it high. period. No amount of government-controlled production and exploration is going solve that in the first place. We are but pawns in the whole process...get used to it, it ain't gonna get any better. Exxon posted record profits last year and is in courts whining about how high the punitive damages were for the Valdez fiasco. It's a mad mad mad world......