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Old Aug 26, 2005 | 02:48 PM
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IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

>DID NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF GASOLINE FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME

>TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.

>

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>AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS OF

>OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OIL

>COMPANIES.

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>THEREFORE SEPTEMBER 1st HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK IT UP THEIR

>BEHIND " DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THESE TWO NATIONS SHOULD NOT BUY A

>SINGLE DROP OF GASOLINE THAT DAY.

>

>THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS MANY

>PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT.

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>WAITING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND CONTROL THE PRICES IS NOT

>GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REDUCTION AND CONTROL IN PRICES

>THAT THE ARAB NATIONS PROMISED TWO WEEKS AGO?

>

>REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY IS THE PRICE OF GASOLINE GOING UP BUT AT

>THE SAME TIME AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES, TRUCKING

>COMPANIES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES WHICH EFFECTS PRICES ON

>EVERYTHING THAT IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING

>MATERIALS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO!

>

>WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE AFTER ONE DAY,

>WE WILL DO IT

>

>AGAIN AND AGAIN.

>

>SO DO YOUR PART AND SPREAD THE WORD. FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO EVERYONE

>YOU KNOW. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE SEPTEMBER 1ST A DAY THAT THE

>CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA SAY "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH"
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Old Aug 26, 2005 | 03:22 PM
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Sure, then on 9/1 the oil companies would lose 4.6billion...then proably raise fuel prices the next day and make 12 billion.
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 12:40 AM
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It is very simple, gas is taugh in a econ class as one of the most inelastic products that exists... this means that as price goes up the sales stay nearly the same. So what if nobody buys it for a day, we all need to buy the next day, or the day after. If you want gas companies to choke on their stockpiles get every SUV owner getting 7 miles to the gallon driving by themselves to get a Prius....
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 08:39 AM
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What did we do in the West forum to deserve this spam attack? Nobody can talk to someone in the Bay Area about gas prices until you've filled up here.

Here's what I have been focusing on lately:



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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 12:38 PM
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What did we do in the West forum to deserve this spam attack? Nobody can talk to someone in the Bay Area about gas prices until you've filled up here.

Here's what I have been focusing on lately:





Whats the gas prices up their? CHevron is 3 bucks a gallon for 93 octaine here
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 02:41 PM
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you can get 93 octane there?

its like $2.85-2.95 for 91 here . . .
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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na cant get 93 i ment 91, I dunno why i typed 93... I was thinking 2 much
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 01:12 PM
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I pay 2.99 from chevron for 91. F*cking 10.4:1 compression. Oh well, if we were worried about gas mileage we wouldn't drive V8s
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 10:27 PM
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Oh well, if we were worried about gas mileage we wouldn't drive V8s


Many a dinosaur has died for me to get less than 15MPG in my vehicles.

Who needs a Prius when you have torque?

"NO *****!!!" - Bo Duke
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 10:33 PM
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Originally posted by vindeezl


Who needs a Prius when you have torque?

Me
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 10:53 PM
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Many a dinosaur has died for me to get less than 15MPG in my vehicles.

Who needs a Prius when you have torque?

"NO *****!!!" - Bo Duke


i do
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 10:56 PM
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copy cat
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 10:56 PM
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whatever, you hippies!
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 11:14 PM
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i hate hippies ggrrr
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 11:36 PM
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i need something other then a gas guzzlin truck for a back up car for the maro... A Civic sounds good with a fart can for the muffler and a big Alum Wing on the back just kidding guys, about the wing and the fart can that is
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 08:47 PM
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naw get a 4 banger hitler mobile as Vin calls it.
Jettas are pretty fun to drive and way roomier than I ever thought.
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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i was thinking more along the lines as a volkswaggon rabbit, 60 miles to the gallon
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 09:58 PM
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Originally posted by Firebreed
[B, 60 miles to the gallon [/B]
thats better than my gixxer
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 10:33 PM
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good luck finding any of them though
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 10:35 PM
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whats the highest gas prices in your area guys, the highest here is chevron at about 3.22 per gallon for reg.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 01:49 PM
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Originally posted by Firebreed
whats the highest gas prices in your area guys, the highest here is chevron at about 3.22 per gallon for reg.
I've seen it as high as 3.27 on the peninsula but since I don't drive that much I haven't been shopping for it either.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 02:07 PM
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we're down to 293 for regular over here, 91 is about 311
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