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10042 messages, Last post on Jul 12, 2008 at 3:07 PM
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My wife and I, and another couple, are traveling to Steamboat Springs this weekend for the Balloon Festival. It's about 180 miles from our town to Steamboat, but each couple is taking their own car - we're taking our VUE and the other couple have the new style Santa Fe. We figure it'll be two tanks of gas for the weekend - about $100. The local station here in town raised prices over the 4th of July weekend and RUG is now at $3.95/gal. I'm almost certain it will be over $4/gal where we're going - the mountain towns in Colorado are always more expensive than the urban areas. To offset the price of the gas, we're staying at an Inn that has a kitchenette so we can prepare some of our meals and avoid going out to restaurants. |
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From the Philadelphia newspaper: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20080711_One_Last_Thing__U_S__citizens__g- as_money_fueling_Mideast_s_boom.html
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Replying to: lemko (Jul 11, 2008 5:27 am) http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imp- orts/current/import.html Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries) (Thousand Barrels per Day) YTD 2008, Middle East, Other CANADA ---- 1846 SAUDI ARABIA 1519 ---- MEXICO ---- 1471 NIGERIA ---- 1089 VENEZUELA ---- 1070 IRAQ 693 ---- ANGOLA ---- 556 ALGERIA ---- 495 BRAZIL ---- 174 KUWAIT 218 ---- ECUADOR ---- 200 COLOMBIA ---- 100 CHAD ---- 76 RUSSIA ---- 137 LIBYA ---- 56 Total 2430 7270 About 25% of the imports are from the Middle East. The writer goes on to say; "All this adds up to a decline in our standard of living and a huge write-down of American wealth. " Yeah, and we are doing it to ourselves. We are all making selfish decisions. The people in the M.E. are not putting a gun to our head telling us to buy that vehicle that gets 13 mpg. This is another example of how individuals will make decisions to a large degree in their own self interest. Yet, we complain bitterly if the government tries to impose a CAFE standard, increase the gasoline tax, or suggest we conserve... Didn't Phil Gramm just say "We've sort of become a nation of whiners." Indeed. 
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Replying to: avalon02wh (Jul 11, 2008 6:45 am) Didn't Phil Gramm just say "We've sort of become a nation of whiners." Yes he did and the Left was not happy. So McCain had to distance himself from another friend. Seems when politicians tell the truth the media do not want to hear it.
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 11, 2008 7:06 am) Someone recently said we're in a mental recession. For most of us we are afraid of spending so we hold back. We also are told by the media relentlessly how bad it is. So we haven't been spending (me and my spouse and son) like we normally would. We are impacting the others who have lost jobs. So we're currently shopping for carpet and a third car again. If it follows the Bush 1 pattern the economy will be terrible (not starting to improve) through the election and soon as a Democrat (Clinton) is elected the media will start soft talking and tell how wonderful the outlook is becoming.
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Jul 11, 2008 7:30 am) Liberal media conspiracy at work again? 
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Replying to: fintail (Jul 11, 2008 7:34 am) Did you see who he beat in his first bid for the Senate. Our friend Ron Paul. I say get rid of em all. I will vote for NO incumbent. Unless they promise to sell me gas for under 2 bucks
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 11, 2008 8:05 am) I'm in total agreement; this seems to get lost repeatedly. Dems blaming Repubs and vice-versa when all were drinking from the fountain of false wealth and gluttony. Whatever happened to "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."? Just keeps ringing in my ears and I wasn't even born when Kennedy made the speech. Sorry for the side-track. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 11, 2008 8:05 am) Gramm has no right to be so sanctimonious and loud. Get rid of them in many ways.
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Replying to: fintail (Jul 11, 2008 10:07 am)
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