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04-25-2008, 05:26 PM
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Another reason for high oil/gas prices
Ship hired by U.S. military fires warning shots in Gulf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cargo ship hired by the U.S. military fired warning shots at approaching boats in the Gulf, the U.S. Navy said on Friday, underscoring tension in the region as the Pentagon sharpened its warnings to Iran.
According to American defense officials, the Westward Venture cargo ship chartered by the U.S. Defense Department was traveling in international waters when two unidentified small boats approached on Thursday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...00939920080425
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04-25-2008, 05:35 PM
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Gas is only $3.54 here in NC
I heard that by Memorial Day we'll be hitting the $4.00 mark as well though *sigh*
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04-25-2008, 05:52 PM
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It was $4.25 for diesel last weekend. Haven't had to fill up yet this week. It's about $70-75 to fill the tank, but that lasts us around 450 miles.
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04-26-2008, 06:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jen
Wow, you guys have it good.
In Canada, we're paying $4.77 a gallon today.
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WOW!!! 
We'll get there, probably before the summer.  
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04-26-2008, 07:05 PM
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What the Hell!!!
I last filled up my car 2 weeks ago. I was hitting the middle so I thought I might as well fill it up.
It used to cost around $30-$32 to fill it up from BELOW THE 1/4 TANK LEVEL.
I was HALFWAY DOWN and it cost me $30.
Soooo either my gas-o-meter on my dashboard is really screwed up and I was actually a lot lower than it was showing.. or gas prices have soared !!
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04-26-2008, 08:00 PM
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I've had the same car since I graduated high school - I used to be able to fill it completely up for under $15. Last night it was almost $40. Sigh.
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04-26-2008, 08:06 PM
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The latter, sadly.
DH and I both fill up when the gas gauge shows 1/4 tank. I drop $40+ on a fill-up - 13-gal tank, premium only. $4ish per gallon * 10ish gallons = $40ish per fill-up.
DH drops $50+ per fill-up. He puts regular in his SUV, but then again, it's an SUV. He does mostly highway driving, and I do mostly local driving (to the train station) - and we get the same fuel efficiency. He just had to have the boat.
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04-26-2008, 09:33 PM
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It should not take $40 (regular) to fill up a Cavalier! WTF!?!?!
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04-26-2008, 09:37 PM
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It should not take $40 (regular) to fill up a Cavalier! WTF!?!?!
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Thank God for Honda. I think it's $25 to fill mine up right now.
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04-26-2008, 10:08 PM
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Exactly what happened today that prices jumped 5 cents in less than 24 hours?
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04-26-2008, 10:14 PM
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They went down 5 cents here in the last 24 hours.
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04-26-2008, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 1908Revelations
It should not take $40 (regular) to fill up a Cavalier! WTF!?!?!
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I know!
It wasn't even a FULL TANK!
I don't know for sure how big my tank is because I never wait until it is close to being empty to fill it up.
According to WikiAnswers (since I'm too lazy to go to my car to check the owners manual) the gas tank of my car has a capacity of 15.2 gallons.
The gas station I went to had Regular gas for $3.57/gal
Which would mean an actual FILL UP of my car is $54.264
It's a (*&@#$(*@# CAVALIER!!!!
Last edited by texas*princess; 04-26-2008 at 10:40 PM.
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04-26-2008, 10:38 PM
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Thieves stealing gas.
Along the lines of gas, thieves are finding new ways to steal it from people.
The article here says it only costs up to $500 to fix, but I heard on the radio just Thursday that it is actually closer to $2K.
http://www.khou.com/news/local/crime....96973b9e.html
EDIT:
I tried looking for other articles relating to this type of gas theft and found this instead.
Wow. If drive-offs were that bad when the price was $2.15... I'm scared what will be happening now as we head into $4.
Last edited by texas*princess; 04-26-2008 at 10:51 PM.
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04-27-2008, 02:50 AM
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I hear yall! I drive a '00 Toyota Corolla and when I'm near "E" it takes about $35-$40 to fill my tank up. And I drive a "fuel efficient" car.  My prayers are with those of you who drive SUVs and mini vans.
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04-27-2008, 03:24 AM
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Originally Posted by jon1856
Well if you live anywhere near NJ, you have about 5 hours until prices go up 21 cents on NJT and GSP.
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I drove home from school on Thursday. GSP was $3.17 ... the lines for the rest stops overflowed onto parkway lanes! It would have taken me over an hour to get gas. When I drove back up on Friday, $3.38 was still cheaper than spots in town.
I'm seriously considering going out of my way to a rest stop this week if prices continue to soar.
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