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Old May 18th 04, 03:13 AM
Flyin'8
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In 2004 dollars, the high was $2.50 a gallon. We are very unlikely to
reach that level.


Don't know where you are living, but where I am at the price is over
$2.50 / gal.

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Old May 18th 04, 10:39 AM
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On Mon, 17 May 2004 19:13:22 -0700, Flyin'8 wrote:

Don't know where you are living, but where I am at the price is over
$2.50 / gal.


You should speak to your state legislators. Gas downtown is $1.9599.
Nationwide it is about the same, last I read (day before yesterday).

Adjust the figures according to account for greedy legislatures. Your
gas would have to rise to north of $3 to be equivalent to 1982.

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Old May 18th 04, 11:03 AM
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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On Mon, 17 May 2004 19:13:22 -0700, Flyin'8 wrote:

Don't know where you are living, but where I am at the price is over
$2.50 / gal.


You should speak to your state legislators. Gas downtown is $1.9599.
Nationwide it is about the same, last I read (day before yesterday).

Adjust the figures according to account for greedy legislatures. Your
gas would have to rise to north of $3 to be equivalent to 1982.


Hmmm...and Al Gore and John Kerry have BOTH (among many others) said that we
should be paying $4-$5 a gallon like they do in Europe.


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Old May 18th 04, 03:37 PM
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Flyin'8 wrote:


In 2004 dollars, the high was $2.50 a gallon. We are very unlikely to
reach that level.


Don't know where you are living, but where I am at the price is over
$2.50 / gal.


Wow! Regular mogas is a bit over $1.70/gal here in Joisey.

George Patterson
I childproofed my house, but they *still* get in.
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Old May 18th 04, 03:46 PM
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Flyin'8 wrote:


In 2004 dollars, the high was $2.50 a gallon. We are very unlikely to
reach that level.


Don't know where you are living, but where I am at the price is over
$2.50 / gal.


Wow! Regular mogas is a bit over $1.70/gal here in Joisey.

$2.11 here in suburban Phoenix...and $1.74 just a few miles away in Pinal
County. (The closest refining/storage facilities to Maricopa County (Phoenix
and surrounding area) are in Tucson (90 miles), and that's only a
transportation hub...all refined stuff has to be piped from Oklahoma or
California).


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Old May 18th 04, 03:49 PM
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Flyin'8 wrote:


In 2004 dollars, the high was $2.50 a gallon. We are very unlikely to
reach that level.


Don't know where you are living, but where I am at the price is over
$2.50 / gal.


Wow! Regular mogas is a bit over $1.70/gal here in Joisey.

George Patterson
I childproofed my house, but they *still* get in.


Regular is between $1.70 and $1.90 here in Waco. That much spread in such a
small area tells me it is not all based on the price of crude. When the
orange growers wanted the price of O. J. up they all screamed about the
terrible late freezes that ruined the blossoms. O. J. went up and never
came back down. When is the last time you have heard of orange crops being
froze? The coffee crop froze in Columbia and Brazil, the price went up and
never came down. Now the dairy farmers have all sold their herds, the price
has gone up and will never go down. Where did the herds all go? Did the
price of beef plunge? NO. All you need is some type of perception of a
causal force and you set the price where you want.

Allen


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Old May 18th 04, 03:55 PM
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"Allen" wrote in message
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Flyin'8 wrote:


In 2004 dollars, the high was $2.50 a gallon. We are very unlikely to
reach that level.

Don't know where you are living, but where I am at the price is over
$2.50 / gal.


Wow! Regular mogas is a bit over $1.70/gal here in Joisey.

George Patterson
I childproofed my house, but they *still* get in.


Regular is between $1.70 and $1.90 here in Waco. That much spread in such

a
small area tells me it is not all based on the price of crude. When the
orange growers wanted the price of O. J. up they all screamed about the
terrible late freezes that ruined the blossoms. O. J. went up and never
came back down.


Hmmm...they did here. We'ew paying for frozen OJ wha we did five or ten
years ago (89 cents a can)

When is the last time you have heard of orange crops being
froze? The coffee crop froze in Columbia and Brazil, the price went up

and
never came down.


And demand?

Now the dairy farmers have all sold their herds, the price
has gone up and will never go down. Where did the herds all go? Did the
price of beef plunge? NO. All you need is some type of perception of a
causal force and you set the price where you want.


Oh, if it were that easy.


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Old May 19th 04, 10:04 PM
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Hey George:

Is New Jersey still full service stations only? I've heard that
self-service stations were recently allowed.


"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Flyin'8 wrote:


In 2004 dollars, the high was $2.50 a gallon. We are very unlikely to
reach that level.


Don't know where you are living, but where I am at the price is over
$2.50 / gal.


Wow! Regular mogas is a bit over $1.70/gal here in Joisey.

George Patterson
I childproofed my house, but they *still* get in.



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Old May 20th 04, 01:53 AM
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James Blakely wrote:

Is New Jersey still full service stations only?


As far as I know.

I've heard that
self-service stations were recently allowed.


I haven't heard anything to that effect or seen one around here.

George Patterson
I childproofed my house, but they *still* get in.
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Old May 21st 04, 04:08 AM
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote:

Wow! Regular mogas is a bit over $1.70/gal here in Joisey.


Update. Today I passed a station in central NJ with $1.98/gal regular. It's going up.

George Patterson
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