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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 08:04 AM
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Yesterday I paid over $3.00 a gallon for gas for the first time in my life.
But it won't be the last time.

(Paid $3.09.)
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Saturday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 08:06 AM
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1. You're lucky. $3.43 here. nt
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 08:07 AM
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2. You've never flown in a plane?
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 08:07 AM
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3. $3.89 a gallon for diesel here
I expect it to be over $4 by next week.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 08:10 AM
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4. I used to be able to fill up for less than that in 1976.
Yikes.
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hatrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 08:13 AM
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5. First time ever? You must live on the Island Of Cheap Gas!
:toast:
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riverdale Donating Member (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 08:22 AM
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7. I think he must live in Iraq
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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 08:27 AM
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9. Upstate SC. nt
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mtnester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 08:15 AM
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6. $3.45 here for regular, $3.60 in Cincinnati
I figure by the end of this week it wil be $3.75 and flirting with $4.00 on freeway exits

Central ohio BTW
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peace13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 08:25 AM
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8. In Ohio Diesel 3.99, wow.
Unleaded is 3.45. It must have jumped over night from 3.09. We better get Shooter home from the ME. Things are backfiring on us! Peace, kiM
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Tumbulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 08:31 AM
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10. $3.67/gal for regular here in N. Cal.
Diesel is at $3.99/gal

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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 08:58 AM
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11. I dream of gas at 3.09...we are $3.55 for regular unleaded in So. Cal.
It cost me $52.00 to fill my Toyota Camry the other day.
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here_is_to_hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 09:26 AM
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12. We are at 3.55 on the Coast of Oregon...
Was 2.88 four weeks ago.

:mad: :mad: :mad:

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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 02:42 PM
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13. Wow -- that's quite a jump!!
I drive my daughter to school in the morning and on my way to work I pass a gas station. I look at the price every day and some days it jumped close to 10 cents!

Unbelievable.
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-13-08 02:46 PM
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14. $3.15 here for unleaded plus $3.25 for regular unleaded.
Edited on Thu Mar-13-08 02:47 PM by youthere
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