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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Killer91 on March 09, 2011, 09:51:02 AM
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Cause gas is getting to be ridiculous again. I know that my car doesn't cost near as much to fill up as pickups and SUV's but I put the first $50 fillup in it yesterday, $51.32 to be exact. It's usually around $30 - $35 to fill it up.
Oh and for a little humor one of my friends posted this on facebook a few hours ago.
I walked in Wal Mart to get a gift card so I could save $0.03 a gallon off $3.38 a gallon. I walked right back out and it's now $3.48 a gallon. I'm airing up the Huffy tomorrow...
:rofl :rofl at least he can get it for $3.45 now
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Cause gas is getting to be ridiculous again. I know that my car doesn't cost near as much to fill up as pickups and SUV's but I put the first $50 fillup in it yesterday, $51.32 to be exact. It's usually around $30 - $35 to fill it up.
Oh and for a little humor one of my friends posted this on facebook a few hours ago.
I walked in Wal Mart to get a gift card so I could save $0.03 a gallon off $3.38 a gallon. I walked right back out and it's now $3.48 a gallon. I'm airing up the Huffy tomorrow...
:rofl :rofl at least he can get it for $3.45 now
Ridiculous you say? Let me tell you, "how ridiculous" is in Denmark.
1 US gallon is around 3,74 liters
1 US dollar is around 5,37 Danish kroner
1 liter gas costs 12,37 DKK
So for 1 US gallon around $8,61 and it keeps going up :cry :bhead
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No kidding, gas in our area has risen by over 50 cents in the last month or so, it's now at $3.69 diesel is $4.01 and thats at the cheapest station in town, i keep my truck at no less than 1/2 a tank, no way i'll let it run low before i fill it. With a 38 gallon tank at current prices it would cost $ 140.22 to fill if it was bone dry :uhoh
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Here in Norway it costs me about $160 to fill up my car, and it is no SUV. Its a normal Mercedes sedan.. (16 gal tank)
If the Norwegian State did not take over 2/3 in taxes the price would be a whole lot better, but we have to pay for repairing roads.. Roads that never get fixed, and if they fix something you be sure to have to pay extra just for driving there.. They just make it a toll road. :bhead :rolleyes:
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Ridiculous you say? Let me tell you, "how ridiculous" is in Denmark.
1 US gallon is around 3,74 liters
1 US dollar is around 5,37 Danish kroner
1 liter gas costs 12,37 DKK
So for 1 US gallon around $8,61 and it keeps going up :cry :bhead
Now that is ridiculous!
No kidding, gas in our area has risen by over 50 cents in the last month or so, it's now at $3.69 diesel is $4.01 and thats at the cheapest station in town, i keep my truck at no less than 1/2 a tank, no way i'll let it run low before i fill it. With a 38 gallon tank at current prices it would cost $ 140.22 to fill if it was bone dry :uhoh
See thats why i say i can't complain to much. i know i'm a little better of with my 28mpg car (2000 Honda Accord) and a small 15 gallon tank (i think its a 15 gallon, i ran it down past E one day and put 14.7 gallons in it lol). But i'm still not gonna be happy paying $3.48 a gallon. Sometimes that $50+ fillup is a whole days worth of pay.
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personally, even though it would not be a popular idea...i'd like to see the oil companies go back under the "gummint thumb" and be regulated. there is no reason for a company to make billions, screw up the environment, not improve their production facilities, and pay for it on the backs of the consumer.
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personally, even though it would not be a popular idea...i'd like to see the oil companies go back under the "gummint thumb" and be regulated. there is no reason for a company to make billions, screw up the environment, not improve their production facilities, and pay for it on the backs of the consumer.
that's the American way :mad: they make billions in "Months" makes me :furious
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that's the American way :mad: they make billions in "Months" makes me :furious
Then, every fiscal year they whine about how their profits are down.
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Then, every fiscal year they whine about how their profits are down.
oh yeah...and this is the beauty of modern economics...if there isn't x% of profit from last fiscal quarter...it's a net loss, even though there was an actual net profit.
we have to keep those big bonuses, yachts, mansions and cuban cigars going...
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Ridiculous you say? Let me tell you, "how ridiculous" is in Denmark.
1 US gallon is around 3,74 liters
1 US dollar is around 5,37 Danish kroner
1 liter gas costs 12,37 DKK
So for 1 US gallon around $8,61 and it keeps going up :cry :bhead
Here in Norway it costs me about $160 to fill up my car, and it is no SUV. Its a normal Mercedes sedan.. (16 gal tank)
If the Norwegian State did not take over 2/3 in taxes the price would be a whole lot better, but we have to pay for repairing roads.. Roads that never get fixed, and if they fix something you be sure to have to pay extra just for driving there.. They just make it a toll road. :bhead :rolleyes:
You guys have public transportation. We have pretty much no choice other than to use our cars, there's no rail system to speak of here.
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3.67 here.
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3.50$ here too..I just bought a tacoma and it costs 60$ to fill...was driving a escort that was 25$ to fill...ah well this countries on a fritz and were all going down with it.
Thing's keep getting more expensive...gas, groceries, metals, etc...but are wages going up at the same rate? NO
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oh yeah...and this is the beauty of modern economics...if there isn't x% of profit from last fiscal quarter...it's a net loss, even though there was an actual net profit.
we have to keep those big bonuses, yachts, mansions and cuban cigars going...
The trick of it is... they don't WANT to profit. If they post a profit, they have to pay taxes on their gains. I worked for a company that did the same thing on a smaller scale. At the end of the year we'd buy up tons of product for the plant, pay out huge bonuses, and generally spend like women at the mall. The theory was that it'd be better to pay it out rather than be taxed... I liked working there. :D
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The trick of it is... they don't WANT to profit. If they post a profit, they have to pay taxes on their gains. I worked for a company that did the same thing on a smaller scale. At the end of the year we'd buy up tons of product for the plant, pay out huge bonuses, and generally spend like women at the mall. Their theory was that it'd be better to pay it out rather than be taxed... I liked working there. :D
That company probably didn't have lawyers to get out of paying virtually all tax, either
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It's the smart thing to do and helps the economy. More money in circulation..
If my truck is not empty it takes around $70 to fill it. I never run it too low.
It's just the cost of doing business.
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That company probably didn't have lawyers to get out of paying virtually all tax, either
Nope, it was just the 3 of us. We always figured out how to spend ourselves into just breaking even.
EDIT: Our customers loved getting the free stuff that time of year as well.
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personally, even though it would not be a popular idea...i'd like to see the oil companies go back under the "gummint thumb" and be regulated. there is no reason for a company to make billions, screw up the environment, not improve their production facilities, and pay for it on the backs of the consumer.
Say something I can argue with. This is getting uncomfortable :O
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It's the smart thing to do and helps the economy. More money in circulation..
If my truck is not empty it takes around $70 to fill it. I never run it too low.
It's just the cost of doing business.
shuffler, you can't be serious...increased transportation costs increases the cost of everything, even consumer goods that would not be affected by the increased petroleum prices...there is no logical reason for gasoline to cost $3.50/gallon much less $12...wages haven't gone up that much in the last 30 years...cost of producing a barrel of oil hasn't gone up 4 times in the last 30 years, especially on mid east oil reserves...as oil prices go up, the cost of living goes up but wages don't follow...debt ratio for businesses increases...economy starts downward spiral.
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shuffler, you can't be serious...increased transportation costs increases the cost of everything, even consumer goods that would not be affected by the increased petroleum prices...there is no logical reason for gasoline to cost $3.50/gallon much less $12...wages haven't gone up that much in the last 30 years...cost of producing a barrel of oil hasn't gone up 4 times in the last 30 years, especially on mid east oil reserves...as oil prices go up, the cost of living goes up but wages don't follow...debt ratio for businesses increases...economy starts downward spiral.
Not to mention the fact that when inflation gets to a certain point, the oil producing nations will stop using the dollar as their primary trade currency.
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I think shuffler was joking? Maybe not, though. :headscratch:
I had a long response, but rather than post it I'll just ask that you take a look at this debate from NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/03/08/whats-behind-the-spike-in-oil-prices/ There are arguments from several perspectives, some of which are supported with hard data; others, not so much. Anyway, there are several good points brought to light, but I won't here disclose which opinion I most strongly support. :aok
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You guys have public transportation. We have pretty much no choice other than to use our cars, there's no rail system to speak of here.
Yes we do. I don't know how is in the US, but i can tell about my life.
I live outised a medium/small size town (Danish standard :) ), there is a train and bus, but they drive only fm 5 am to 12pm. I can't meet at my work (have to be there at 6am), that is in Copenhagen, so my wife have to drive me 15km to take the next train, same (when i have evening shift), she has to come and pick me up. I pay $200 (1080DKK) a month for pubblic transport + taxes for the car + the gas my wife uses ( there is no bus/train to where she works). Another thing, is the prize of cars. Denmark is the most exp. country in Europe,we own a Chevrolet Aveo,bought last year in May, small car,economic and cheap (Danish standard), it costed us $24.000 (125.000DKK).
Plus, lots of ppl can't get to/from work, cause : schedule don't pass, or there are not transport. Still, i heard this evening on the News, one of our Politician saying he is "happy" about the price going up, that will "teach" ppl to leave the car at home. :bhead Oh, well, the yknow it wont happen, it just means more money for the State.
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$24,000 for a chevy aveo? and you pay for public transportation that doesn't run where/when you need it?
*looks at future travel list, erases denmark*
just a guess but...something tells me it's going to take some libya and egypt type happenings in the western world before the fat politicians get the message...you can't sit fat and happy in your mansion while the people who pay your salary suffer from your stupidity.
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I've been out of work for awhile now and I had to get rid of my broken down car close to a year ago (it broke down in September of '10) and I been riding my bike ever since. I am actually glad for it now since prices are very high. I am not sure the most expensive in town but I do know the store that I usually went to get it, is roughly $4.00 just for unleaded. I heard it'll be well over $5 when summer hits.