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05-09-2007, 08:24 AM
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Location: Bethany CT
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In my opinion we don't have to look any further than ourselves to blame for this. We enjoyed really cheap gas for over twenty years and bought vehicles that use it excessively. Repeatedly the congress voted against higher cafe standards and no one cared. We keep our heat at 70 and our computers on all day. For better or worse we never really change now because of what the future may bring. Go back 3 years and people that drove hybrids were environmental wackos. 5 years ago the vice president said it is unamerican to have to conserve. Things can change in a hurry. Its a free market and the industries follow the market trends. Ten years from now fuel economy will likely be dramatically higher by percentage than today because the market will force auto companies to adapt. Reliability aside, its already why Honda and Toyota are growing and the American companies are scrambling. I would like to see us consider the future impact of a variety of issues, but that doesn't happen (fisheries is one of the biggies and 20 years from now drinking water will be a huge problem). In the words of my grandfather, its the way humans are....
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No, no, no. we’re 30… 30, three zero.
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05-09-2007, 08:29 AM
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Wipe My Bottom
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zimmy
In the words of my grandfather, its the way humans are....
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oh, i thought some 'tard was gonna pipe up and blame it all on Bush.  |
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05-09-2007, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Bassturbed
oh, i thought some 'tard was gonna pipe up and blame it all on Bush. |
Nah, he's too easy a target  I is not THAT much of a simpleton. But since you called my bluff...
The environmental law blame is catagorically incorrect. In the short term environmental laws would have caused higher prices. However, if stricter standards on consumption and such that envirnmental wackos called for 30 years ago were implemented we would have had price stability, more efficiency so less demand and greater supply. Markets kinda like stability. In the long run it woulda been pretty close to even on a cost. But you can't explain that, so thats why the markets have to take care of it as we will see in the next few years. Oh we would also spend a bit less on health care if the wackos had there way. But yeah its not Bushes fault. I think I am in the wrong forum... |
No, no, no. we’re 30… 30, three zero.
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05-09-2007, 09:16 AM
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Location: Bethany CT
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Actually, I have reconsidered; its my wifes fault. If it weren't for her I wouldn't be 150 miles from the canal and use so much gas to drive. Actually if it wasn't for her I'd probably have a boat too and I would need a bigger truck to tow it so maybe its not all her fault this time  |
No, no, no. we’re 30… 30, three zero.
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05-10-2007, 06:54 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Rochester, NH
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You made me check. Boat going in today. Have to stop at the Sunoco.....50 gallons times 2.89 = AAARRGHHHHH $190.77
Lee
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The Ole Sarge
RC&SU (Rude Crude & Socially Unacceptable)
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway
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05-10-2007, 08:30 AM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Kingston, NH
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ouch. im only half of that and it still ain't no picnic
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05-11-2007, 03:37 AM
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I Had A BLAST!
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: I'm from Manhattan, Live in CT., but my heart is in SoCo!
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Folks can still pay the prices, when they can't then the prices will stop going up.  |
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05-11-2007, 06:27 AM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Kingston, NH
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Originally Posted by jimmy z
Folks can still pay the prices, when they can't then the prices will stop going up. |
good point.
i just saw a piece on the news. walmart was down 4% and target was down 6.5% this past month... Thats HUGE.
So people are paying because they have to but they are sacrificing shopping. maybe the price war will be between retail and gas and not gas companies |
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