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I hear ya. ![]() We were at a race at Jennings a few years back when gas was ~$4 a gallon and diesel was ~$5. Most gas stations that had pay at the pump were to $50 or $75. Not real helpful when it takes almost $150 to fill up. Teammate Bill walks inside to hand the lady his CC and she looks at him funny. He tells her that he knows the pumps are limited and she can keep the card until we are full. She laughs and says: "Honey, we're in Georgia, look at our parking lot. EVERYONE here is over $100 to fill up. We don't have any silly limits. Just pay me when you are done."
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![]() The way these prices are shooting up I dont feel as bad having a limited track season if I even get out at all. |
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Serious Business
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New York
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Weren't people warned....like every year for the past ten years that we'd all be paying over $5 a gallon?
10 years is a long time to be prepare for an extra couple bucks at the pump....for pansies that is. |
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Like Gixxxxer But Not
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Dirty Jersey
Moto: 2008 ZX6R
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You could tell me we're gonna pay 10 dollars a gallon in 6 months.
I still wont fucking listen. We as citizens have basically settled for these prices (frankly bc there isnt shit we can do) short of a massive decrease in demand for gas (which would basically require everyone to stop driving all together for well over a few years span) theres not shit we can do. Boycotting wont do anything, Eventually your going to need gas no matter what. Sure we can start to carpool use Mass transit and drive less but these little things arent going to affect the gas companies unless EVERYONE does it. Hell on my days off from work...I usually dont drive anywhere...and If i do I wait for my girl to come home and we take her Elantra instead of me driving my Ram.
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Like Gixxxxer But Not
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Dirty Jersey
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Its ashame really...Because I enjoy Driving. I used to just drive around burn a tank of gas and go home...with no real destination.
Not so much anymore.
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Witht he warmer weather I can let him cry, go outside and drink a beer and let the cats deal with him ![]() |
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Location: New York
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I've said every year that I don't care until it hits $5 a gallon. Once it hits $5.01 I'm whipping out my "I remember paying bout a buck a gallon to fill my first car up" card.
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This is why I don't understand the whole "Its the oil companies/speculators/whoevers manipulating the market" thing. Expensive gas shouldn't be coming as a surprise. Demand is far outpacing supply. The only reason oil dropped back down from its 2008 highs was because the global economy got wasted and the demand for oil declined. There hasn't been any significant increase in supply since then and now that demand has rebounded we are right back where we were. Blaming the "speculators" is fine and all but it fails to recognize that they are most likely speculating accurately.
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