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« Reply #45 on: April 22, 2006, 12:15:37 PM »
Use an EMP weapon over parts of china, oil crisis over
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« Reply #46 on: April 22, 2006, 12:21:26 PM »
Hey beet... our gas prices are still cheaper than yours.

and always will be.


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« Reply #47 on: April 22, 2006, 12:25:07 PM »
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I didn't mention Sandland in my first post.

Bwahaahaaaaaaaa! Good God man, if you are having trouble keeping up, take a break. The "original post" whine was yours.
That`s the point..sandland was not being discussed. :rofl
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« Reply #48 on: April 22, 2006, 12:26:23 PM »
...and anyone who drives a 12mpg "societally correct" vehicle in the US is still paying twice as much per mile for fuel as I'm paying.

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« Reply #49 on: April 22, 2006, 12:26:30 PM »
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« Reply #50 on: April 22, 2006, 12:36:17 PM »
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Oil tankers were anchored offshore, just across the line. They were not allowed in to offload. The tugs would shuttle the tanker crews to shore and back on a rotational, skeleton crew, basis. Some had been at anchor for quite some time and not allowed to offload. We`re not talking a few here , but many.
Price gouging and market manipulation?  Tis not rocket science.

At least Jesse James had the common decency to use a gun. :rolleyes:


same thing happened in tampa bay, a news crew took a plane offshore and saw tankers anchored out in the gulf, and we had to wait in line for gas because there was a "shortage".

BTW the retiring CEO of EXXON is getting a $500 million retirement package.

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« Reply #51 on: April 22, 2006, 12:39:01 PM »
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...and anyone who drives a 12mpg "societally correct" vehicle in the US is still paying twice as much per mile for fuel as I'm paying.

NEENER, NEENER, NEENER!


All dressed up in yer smart cars and mini's.. and no place to go on yer crappy little island.

...and beet.. over there, yer on the wrong side of the road (when it's actually wide enough to have 'sides'), yah measure fuel in litres and distance in kilometers.. all symptoms of 'little'.. as in the average size of yer tiny dicks, itty bitty cars, and midget people living in tiny 'flats' to accomodate the sub-molecular size of your *ahem* 'empire'.

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« Reply #52 on: April 22, 2006, 12:59:51 PM »
Lowest I've seen around my area over the past two days has been in the $2.95 range, many places in the $3.05-3.10 range.

And Beet, people don't drive SUVs or trucks because they're trying to fit in with society.  They drive those things because they have boats (or other stuff) to tow, material to haul, 2-3 kids plus their luggage plus your own and the wife's for vacation, etc.  Not to mention that at least here in the NE, winter's get rough and are made much easier & safe with 4wheel drive.  Throw in that many carpenters/etc., get a "truck pay" from their work if they own one, and you've got a ton of reasons to own a gas guzzler.  

Now if someone would actually produce an SUV or truck that still had good performance, but also great gas mileage (and, ideally, didn't look like a tool), of course everyone would buy one (you think we like paying an arm and a leg per tank???).  But there really aren't that many options, and the blame for that goes a higher up the ladder than the American consumer.
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« Reply #53 on: April 22, 2006, 01:14:50 PM »
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Being summer is almost here how hard has gas prices hit you???
Trying to see the difference in states.

Today on the gas station down the street (Mobil) 3.15for reg 3.25 for special and 3.35ish for super+. And a week ago it was all in the area of 2.90. Summers going to be hell for us. We own a boat and $$$ might be topping 4.50 perk gallon.

How hard has it hit you?


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« Reply #54 on: April 22, 2006, 01:25:04 PM »
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All dressed up in yer smart cars and mini's.. and no place to go on yer crappy little island.

...and beet.. over there, yer on the wrong side of the road (when it's actually wide enough to have 'sides'), yah measure fuel in litres and distance in kilometers.. all symptoms of 'little'.. as in the average size of yer tiny dicks, itty bitty cars, and midget people living in tiny 'flats' to accomodate the sub-molecular size of your *ahem* 'empire'.
LOL - my car is neither a Mini nor a "Smart" car, and I live in a house, not a flat, and I have only one dick. I think we've already established that I'm the same height as you, but not as fat. My car weighs over 2 tonnes and top speed is a relatively modest ~130mph. Which leads me on to the next point - distances in the UK are measured in miles, not kilometres, the correct spelling is "accommodate", and the UK is not just a single island but at least 200 islands. Other than that, your observations are basically correct - we measure fuel in litres.
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« Reply #56 on: April 22, 2006, 04:34:40 PM »
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beet... I don't think we will ever understand each other.....  We simply do not think price gouging and taxation are right.

As a much needed resource becomes more scarce, it is natural that the price will increase... at a certain level even, oil that was not deemed "recoverable" because of cheaper middle east oil will suddenly become a viable source and prices should.... reflect what that source costs..

We are "whining" about the gouging and the taxes on fuel.   No matter what the actual value... these things are wrong.

lazs


Lol Lazs... you know how awesome it is seeing you whine about capitalism?

Why.. I'd almost think you were a sissy little whining communist pinko-studmuffin, if I didn't know better.  

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« Reply #57 on: April 22, 2006, 05:01:58 PM »
LOL Urchin!!! Nice one! :rofl

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« Reply #58 on: April 22, 2006, 05:03:08 PM »
"My car weighs over 2 tonnes and top speed is a relatively modest ~130mph. "


What are the vital stats of your engine, anyway?  Is there a chart showing the power curve online anywhere?  It's lugging around a car about as heavy as my Buick, with similar top end speed yet distinctly better fuel economy.  As I recall, it's a turbo-diesel.  Sadly, that type of engine is practically nonexistant in the US outside use in heavy commerical vehicles.  

It'd be nice if some automaker would build a full-size car that managed to pull in 40+ miles per gallon.  The tech obviously exists.  That would mean building a good car though, which current automakers seem incapable of doing.



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« Reply #59 on: April 22, 2006, 05:24:51 PM »
Sorry J_A_B, the figures are a bit confusing. The stats online are not the same as those given in the handbook, and I'm afraid my own figures were misleading. The "slightly over 2 tonnes" is actually the gross vehicle weight at 2030Kg. The unladen weight is given in the handbook as 1545Kg. As you know, a metric tonne is 1000Kg., which is almost the same as an imperial ton at 2240lbs. But I think that weight doesn't include oil/fuel/driver.

The tech spec for the engine can be found in here.