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South Central PA
by dtownfb
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Jul 06, 2009 (9:27 am)
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Gas took another drop in South Central PA from $2.59 to a range of $2.49-$2.55.
I guess the speculators jumped the gun in trying to get oil back up over $70. they'll have to wait until next year.
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- #8619 of 8805
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Re: San Diego [gagrice]
by jae5
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Jul 06, 2009 (9:30 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 02, 2009 7:37 pm)
Know this is off-topic but what is becoming of the IOU fiasco? With the budgets short-falls in just about every state was wondering how it was going to effect fuel prices, specifically fuel taxes. Our situation isn't being helped with "Da Mayor" trying to get the Olympics here.
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- #8620 of 8805
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Down, Down, Down...
by oldfarmer50
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Jul 06, 2009 (9:48 am)
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Prices dropped from about $2.75 for RUG down to $2.59 in one week. Looks like I may be right about my prediction. Oil took a big hit this morning, down another $2.50/bbl. I guess this time around the speculators couldn't find any moms & pops to pass their overinflated options on to.
Good. Let them choke on 'em. 
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- #8621 of 8805
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Re: Seabrook, MD... [jae5]
by andre1969
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Jul 06, 2009 (10:01 am)
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Replying to: jae5 (Jul 06, 2009 9:25 am)
The GM show in Carlisle was fun, with two minor exceptions. A heavy rain came through that Friday afternoon, and I discovered the Catalina leaks. If I had just sat on the showfield and waited it out, I probably would have been better off, but instead I tried driving to the hotel, and it leaked where the roof joins the top of the windshield. We also found a bit of water in the trunk.
Oh, and the rubber knob came off of the passenger side window crank. Gotta love that GM quality. 
As for fuel economy, on the leg up, which was almost pure highway, and keeping around 60-65 mph for the most part, I think I got around 16.8 mpg. But overall, once you factor in local driving, plus I decided to take a scenic route back home that took us over a steep ridge and around some twisty back roads, plus higher highway speed, more like 70-75 mph on the way home, I think my overall average on that trip was more like 13.5 mpg. 
I'll be curious to see how my '79 NYer does this weekend, on the same trip. On the leg where my '67 Catalina got 16.8, the NYer managed around 22 mpg last year! I suspect, though, that maybe the gas pump just shut off early. I didn't try to top it off, but rather just stopped when it shut off.
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- #8622 of 8805
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Re: Down, Down, Down... [oldfarmer50]
by gagrice
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Jul 06, 2009 (10:12 am)
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jul 06, 2009 9:48 am)
Just filled my PU truck for the first time since April. Since last Thursday Costco went from $2.75 down to $2.59. The other stations are at $2.79 still. People seem to be creatures of habit. No matter how much the station charges they use the same one. My local Shell is still at $2.99 this morning. That 5% discount with their CC does not make it competitive. I get 3% from Costco using AMEX card.
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- #8623 of 8805
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Re: Seabrook, MD... [andre1969]
by lemko
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Jul 06, 2009 (11:41 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jul 06, 2009 10:01 am)
Which one? The blue one or the beige one, or do you refer to the beige one as a Fifth Avenue?
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- #8624 of 8805
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Downward pressure must be real
by pf_flyer HOST
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Jul 06, 2009 (3:03 pm)
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We've dropped from $2.69 to $2.65 to $2.63 over the last few days in the face of 4th of July and the Central PA Festival of the Arts, which miraculously always seem to coincide with price increases as large numbers of folks flock to State College
Supply and demand? Not even close
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- #8625 of 8805
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Re: Seabrook, MD... [andre1969]
by explorerx4
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Jul 06, 2009 (3:18 pm)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jul 06, 2009 5:47 am)
i paid 2.539 in dillsberg, pa today. then paid 2.789 in ct. could have paid 2.729 if i used my debit card or paid cash.
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- #8626 of 8805
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Re: Seabrook, MD... [explorerx4]
by andre1969
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Jul 06, 2009 (4:59 pm)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jul 06, 2009 3:18 pm)
Wow, small world. Dillsburg PA is where I've been stopping off to top off when I go to Carlisle. I'll hit the Shell down here, and then hit the Getty at the intersection of Route 15 and 74 which branches off to Carlisle. That stretch is almost pure highway, with the exception of a few traffic lights down here, before I get to the B-W parkway, a stretch of 32 that has two or three traffic lights, but usually only the one at I-70 catches me, and then the few in Dillsburg.
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- #8627 of 8805
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Re: Seabrook, MD... [lemko]
by andre1969
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Jul 06, 2009 (5:03 pm)
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Replying to: lemko (Jul 06, 2009 11:41 am)
Lemko, I call 'em both NYer, although I guess sometimes I do flip back and forth between NYer and 5th Ave for the beige one. Anyway, it's the beige one I'm bringing up. I still don't trust the blue one. Since I had the work done on it, it hasn't left me stranded anywhere...yet. But it's still cranky to start sometimes, and lately it's picking up a new trick. The rear wheel cylinder on the driver's side has been locking up. It usually goes away after the first 4-5 times I hit the brakes...but I don't want to take a chance going too far until I get it fixed.
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