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  1. AnonymousX AnonymousX is offline

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:23am)

    in the past month-month and a half it has gone from like 2.49 to 2.89 in NY..anyone know why?? if it goes back up as high as it was a lil over a year ago i'm gonna have to buy a bike :(
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:24am) in reply to AnonymousX

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:25am) in reply to AnonymousX

    no kidding. i heard that the oil prices took a big hit when the unemployment numbers came out for the month and it went from 2.62 to 2.59 in columbus. fuck that.
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:26am) in reply to AnonymousX



    LMB THREEEV

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 3:04am) in reply to AnonymousX

    seriously guys

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 3:09am) in reply to AnonymousX

    Winter time. Gas goes up in the winter, heating costs and in the summer, vacation driving time.
     
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 3:32am) in reply to warden

     
    Originally Posted by dpottz View Post

    seriously guys

    you aren't thinking far enough out side of the box man
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 3:35am) in reply to threeven

    More buyers than sellers.
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 7:04am) in reply to Braaak

    US$ is dropping in value and you import a lot of it.
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 7:47am) in reply to AnonymousX

    I shouldn't have had that second burrito last night. Sorry about that.
     
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 8:25am) in reply to AnonymousX

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 12:17pm) in reply to AnonymousX

    so, is it gonna get back to $4+ a gallon??
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  13. goofy2485 goofy2485 is offline This thread sucks.

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 12:18pm) in reply to AnonymousX

    Because you touch yourself at night.
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 12:19pm) in reply to goofy2485

    that makes sense!!
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  15. Autolobotomist Autolobotomist is offline playing air is my style? so what

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 12:25pm) in reply to AnonymousX

    Because we are running out. That's why it has never been above $35 a barrell before 10 years ago and went to ~$150 a couple years back. Global demand waned quite a bit with the recession sending it downward, but the truth is OPEC knows what the reality of the petro supply is and they understand that they better get all they can out of the last of it.
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 12:51pm) in reply to Autolobotomist

    It's an international conspiracy run by the Bildenberg Group - that's real - no joke
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 1:19pm) in reply to tieful

    It's pretty simple, when repubs are in power, the gas corps jack you up all year and then reduce it around election time so you aren't all pissed off.

    When dems are in power, they jack it up near the election for no reason so you will get pissed off and vote for repubs.

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 1:24pm) in reply to Tread

    no one's said the obvious answer yet.

    Bush's fault
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 1:27pm) in reply to AnonymousX

    Prices usually go up around the holidays anyway.
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 1:55pm) in reply to AnonymousX

    a canadian on page 1 got it right, tsxxx. Our dollar has continued to weaken throughout the recovery (it got cheap, because the dollar got so strong). Demand is beginning to recover, and along with a weaker currency, the price of RBOB Gasoline and NYMEX Crude continue to rise. We've been in a range for a while now of 70-80$/barrel, and that should continue for a while. Although, with the house approving expenditures in excess of a trillion bucks on saturday - it's pretty likely the dollar will continue to weaken and if we have a breakout of that trading range, be ready for it to go up more.

    To answer your later question, though, yes. It will return to $4 a gallon in the future and probably end up exceeding that.
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:06pm) in reply to AnonymousX

    Because Bush and his Cronies are making it go up.

    Obv once Obama is president, gas will be $0.87/gal again.
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:11pm) in reply to cdmalgee

     
    Originally Posted by cdmalgee View Post


    To answer your later question, though, yes. It will return to $4 a gallon in the future and probably end up exceeding that.

    i mean, obviously at some point it will exceed $4 a gallon, just like it was $.10 a gallon years ago and now it's $2.89. everything in life costs more as the value of the dollar goes down. is that what you mean, or do you mean sooner then later it will be upwards of $4.00?

    It pisses me off that my company reimburses for miles driven, but hasn't upped the amount per mile in over 3 years. totally different rant tho :).
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:23pm) in reply to AnonymousX

    sooner than later. Demand will recover in the next year or two, and the price will increase significantly (unless our economy is stagnant for the next 10 years like the Japanese one was when they tried the same route DC is right now).

    if your company isn't reimbursing you at the government level make sure you write off the difference on your tax return. As of 1/1/2009 that's $0.55/m on a personally owned vehicle and $0.285/m on a business owned vehicle.
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:32pm) in reply to cdmalgee

    we get $.36/mile on the trip HOME only, on personally owned cars. ppl with car allowance only get $.17
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 2:35pm) in reply to cdmalgee

    Come to Taxafornia and watch your wallet go bye bye. It's those damn corporations and their greed, It's a plot to take money from all our wallets to pay their CEOS!
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 4:17pm) in reply to darkpoker12

     
    Originally Posted by darkpoker12 View Post

    Come to Taxafornia and watch your wallet go bye bye. It's those damn corporations and their greed, It's a plot to take money from all our wallets to pay their CEOS!

    It's sarcastic I understand, but not too far off the truth lol.
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 4:41pm) in reply to Autolobotomist

    Are there really people out there that think that gas prices will get low and stay low? Honestly? There is not an unlimited supply of the stuff. As there is less and less the prices will go up and up. It is that simple. The fact that gas prices ever went down from last year suprises me. Last years high gas prices were nothing more than a small glimpse into the future.

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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 4:44pm) in reply to PoWdA

    no, but it usually skyrockets in the summer and stays lowish (low being high but lower then previous months) in the winter...this year seems a bit reversed
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 4:45pm) in reply to AnonymousX

    i give up trying to figure this shit out. no matter what happens they always find an excuse to keep the prices high. and most of us are dumb enough to fall for it
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    Nov 8th, 2009 (11/8/2009 4:51pm) in reply to JasonBDizzle

     
    Originally Posted by JasonBDizzle View Post


    i give up trying to figure this shit out. no matter what happens they always find an excuse to keep the prices high. and most of us are dumb enough to fall for it

    it's pretty hard not to "fall for it" unless you live in a city where public transportation is the common way to commute. in the suburbs, it's difficult to get around without a car. i live 2 miles away from the train station which wouldn't take me anywhere near any stores that i service, and i don't think that my town even has bus stops in it.
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