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South Central PA by dtownfb
Jun 22, 2008 (10:02 am)
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Gas prices are all over the place here in Central PA
 
Regular Unleaded ranges from $3.83 to $3.99. Most stations are at $3.95.
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Here in Geronimo's old stomping grounds... by iluvmysephia1
Jun 22, 2008 (12:24 pm)
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Cochise County, Arizona, the town of Willcox to be exact, we're paying $3.71/gal for 87-unleaded. That is at Doc's and Mustang.
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Re: South Central PA [dtownfb] by dtownfb
Jun 23, 2008 (5:12 am)
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Replying to: dtownfb (Jun 22, 2008 10:02 am)

Not sure what happened overnight, but saw most gas stations in the area dropped to $3.85.
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Filled-up yesterday by jae5
Jun 23, 2008 (9:53 am)
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for $4.139 on my way back from an outing. The stations by home were actually higher by about 5 ~ 10 cents.
 
I don't know about the rest of you guys / gals where you live but here people are driving like $4 is nothing. Meaning, people are burning rubber at every stoplight, pedal to the metal, every chance they get, racing to the next red light or traffic jam! I was on the I-88 toll yesterday and, even in the construction zone, people were hauling arse, shooting past me & a couple others like we were going backwards. I was doing 5-over (trying to avoid a $375 speeding fine but not backing up traffic) and I was getting blown by like nothing. Yeesh!! Guess I'm the only one effected by the fuel prices.
 
Luckily today it was more subdued on the work route (thinking it was due to too many celebrating yesterday's sweep in the Cross-Town Classic & didn't make it into work today.)
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Re: Filled-up yesterday [jae5] by fintail
Jun 23, 2008 (10:51 am)
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Replying to: jae5 (Jun 23, 2008 9:53 am)

Maybe the inflated prices and declining real incomes most people are experiencing via a variety of fronts are making people frustrated, so they drive a little jerky.
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Re: Filled-up yesterday [jae5] by explorerx4
Jun 23, 2008 (2:35 pm)
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Replying to: jae5 (Jun 23, 2008 9:53 am)

some people don't want it too look to everyone like they are the ones being affected by the high gas prices, so they drive fast.
over the weekend, i took the explorer in for it's bi-annual emissions test.
i had to dip into the throttle a few times to get some heat into the engine, before the test.
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High gas prices hitting the homeless by gagrice
Jun 23, 2008 (4:25 pm)
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L.A. seeing more people living out of their cars
 
Knoll said she can barely afford to drive around with the rising price of gasoline eating away at the $950 monthly disability check she receives because of mental illness. Having lost her job and her three-bedroom house, Darlene Knoll has joined the legions of downwardly mobile who are four wheels away from homelessness.
 
She is living out of her shabby 1978 RV, and every night she has to look for a place to park where she won't get hassled by the cops or insulted by residents.
 
"I'm not a piece of trash," the former home health-care aide said as she stroked one of five dogs in her cramped quarters parked in the waterfront community of Marina del Rey.
 
Darlene Knoll, 53, takes a moment to herself, Wednesday, June 4, 2008, in the Los Angeles neighborhood where she resides with five dogs in her battered 1978 motor home after losing her job and home five years ago. As the economic slump forces more people onto the street, residents are increasingly complaining about the tide of homeless turning their RVs, vans, campers and cars into curbside housing. In Los Angeles, as in many other cities, it is illegal to live in vehicles on public streets. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

 
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91FV1E80&show_article=1
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Re: Filled-up yesterday [explorerx4] by jae5
Jun 25, 2008 (10:08 am)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jun 23, 2008 2:35 pm)

Yes, agree. Those are the "rob Peter to pay Paul, don't have a pot to '-' in" types. I'm surrounded by those in my burb; I just don't understand it. I guess growing up poor & not getting an allowance really did help me because I save every dime I can and spend wisely!! I take being called cheap as a compliment A lot of people I used to work with had that mentality and some got burned badly when the good times stopped rolling. Oh well, enough with the gripes, back on topic.
 
i had to dip into the throttle a few times to get some heat into the engine, before the test.
 
I've done that myself, especially on the old Merc and Nissan Turbo-turd I had years back. Got to take 'em out on the x-pressway and blow 'em out a little, as pops would say.
 
Gas prices by work dropped somewhat. After the initial 12 rise last Friday the prices have dropped back down about a dime at most places. The Citgo, Jewel and a Shell dropped to $4.099, but the Shell & BP right across from work are still at $4.199. Hopefully the $4.10 price will hold until next Monday ~ Tuesday and I can get a "cheap" fill-up (fingers crossed).
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Re: High gas prices hitting the homeless [gagrice] by jae5
Jun 25, 2008 (10:18 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Jun 23, 2008 4:25 pm)

Gagrice,
 
I read a similar article a couple months ago about homeless women that stay in parking lots in different cities. Though the article concentrated on CA (can't remember the exact city), there were also areas in Seattle, Georgia and other states where there are specific parking lots set up just for women, and men, to spend the night in their cars. None of the lots were for men and women, for safety reasons, and each were guarded during the night by either city patrols or security guards. This particular lot was for women and they would pull their cars / SUVs in between 6 and 9pm and would stay there until 7am I believe. Some worked, some not, some pulled in SSI or other type of benefit but none could afford a house or apartment. They made their own community basically. And these are the things you don't here about. Very humbling and makes you really be grateful that you have a job and a house / apartment to go to every night.
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$4.15 RUG by steve_ HOST
Jun 29, 2008 (2:42 pm)
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The Sinclair down the street here in Boise is showing:
 
$4.15 regular
$4.27 mid-grade
$4.39 premium
$4.85 diesel

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