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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 04:26 PM
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Thumbs down $100+ to fill up!

Just filled up the truck.. $3.24 a gallon.. Cost me nearly $105!
Cheapest in town, others are as high as $3.49. Gas remains at $2.59.

I put on ~400 miles per week.. Looks like I need to change my ways or I'll end up broke and on the street

This is getting ridiculous with nearly a dollar spread between gas & diesel..
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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its is drving me crazy driving by a station and seeing gas at 2.50 and diesel at 3.40
I HATE IT but not enought to go back to a gasser
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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I got stuck in between Austin and Houston the other night. Chevron $3.469 and $101 to fill up. Last time I paid over $100 was many years ago, filled up the 1 ton GMC 2-20 gallon saddle tanks, 60 gallon aux tank in the bed and boat 2-20 gallon saddle tanks. I can't remember for sure, but I think was around 125 gallons and $132. Dam its hell getting old.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 06:58 PM
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right now they are saying gas could be going below 2$ gallon pretty soon, right now its 2.25/gal here. not one word has been said about diesel
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 08:53 PM
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Around here gas is down to 2.05 and diesel went up 2 cents and is at 3.19... It sucks...
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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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The Energy Information Administration said supplies of distillates -- which include diesel fuel and heating oil -- fell 1.6 million barrels for the week ending October 21. Analysts had predicted a drop of 800,000 barrels, according to Reuters.

Heating oil alone fell by 900,000 barrels to 55 million barrels. Despite the fall, stocks were over 4 million barrels higher than this time last year.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/26/mark...ex.htm?cnn=yes
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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 05:26 PM
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Some stations around here have regular unleaded for $1.999 now.

At least my wife is happy filling up the Magnum.

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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 06:25 PM
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The JERK oil companies have figured out that we love our diesels, and are going to make us pay for it!

Figure this: (hyphthetical)
Diesel = $3.00 Gas = $2.00

Diesel gets 20 mpg
Gasser with near equivelent pulling power gets 10 mpg

Diesel 35 gal tank = $105 fill up and 700 miles
Gas 35 gal tank = $70 fill up and 350 miles

We're still better off, but they'll probably raise diesel prices until we're equivelent to gassers. , but I'm still .
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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 06:28 PM
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i want your 700 miles to a tank!
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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by HorseHauler
i want your 700 miles to a tank!
Did you see the word "hypothetical"?

On the other hand, if I drive mine right, I get almost 20 mpg.
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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 09:21 PM
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If it goes down below $2.00 for gas, I will make my dad start driving my truck since he goes 2 miles to work and 2 miles home from work every day.... I go 40 miles to school and 40 miles home from school...... Start puttin some miles on the 1500 again......


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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 10:11 PM
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$1.12 a liter here...$4.26 a gallon!!!!!

In USD thats $3.70 a gallon.

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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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Last time I "filled up" (low fuel light was on, ended up putting in 27 or so gallons), the pay-at-the-pump cut me off at $75 bucks.
Had to finish that transaction, reswipe the card, and put in another 12 bucks worth.

This was about a month ago, when fuel was .15 cents cheaper.

I haven't let it get much below 1/2 tank since.


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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 10:26 AM
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Try filling up a 275 hp tractor that burns 150 gallons a day and see how you feel.
Even with tax-free fuel it hurts. Can't raise the price of farm products to compensate, the middlemen who supply America's supermarkets will just buy foreign.
It's a no win situation.
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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Anymore when the pump cuts me off at $75 I just hang the nozzle up. No since in wasting the money. Put as little money in their pockets as I can.
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