*RANT* What R U willing 2 spend a week in gas?
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ORIGINAL: Slomojo
If I use names as references to what I'm talking about, or if I use the words if, and, or but; thats just rhetoric so get over it. You've never cited outside references to back up your statements before?
If I use names as references to what I'm talking about, or if I use the words if, and, or but; thats just rhetoric so get over it. You've never cited outside references to back up your statements before?
ORIGINAL: dusty_duster
Wow, there's a lot of ignorance going down in this thread.
Tell me, how exactly do "George W. and his buddies" control gas prices? If they could control gas prices (they cannot), don't you think that we'd be having 50 cents/gallon prices since this is an election year? Wake up, people!
There are several reasons for high gas prices. First is a lack of refining and drilling capacity, thanks in large part to tree-huggers. Second is increased demand from developing countries such as India and China, who use more and more oil every day.
The final reason is speculators, who buy barrels of oil just to turn around and resell them, kind of like how "house flippers" did with houses. Read these articles:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080312/oil_prices.html?.v=7
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...efer=worldwide
Gas and oil inventories are the highest they've been in years. Oil is over $110 a barrel because investors are buying oil commodities instead of investing in the currently weak American dollar. Basically, oil speculators have created an artifical demand for oil, driving the price up. The oil market will crash just like the credit, mortgage, and dot-com markets before it.
Wow, there's a lot of ignorance going down in this thread.
Tell me, how exactly do "George W. and his buddies" control gas prices? If they could control gas prices (they cannot), don't you think that we'd be having 50 cents/gallon prices since this is an election year? Wake up, people!
There are several reasons for high gas prices. First is a lack of refining and drilling capacity, thanks in large part to tree-huggers. Second is increased demand from developing countries such as India and China, who use more and more oil every day.
The final reason is speculators, who buy barrels of oil just to turn around and resell them, kind of like how "house flippers" did with houses. Read these articles:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080312/oil_prices.html?.v=7
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...efer=worldwide
Gas and oil inventories are the highest they've been in years. Oil is over $110 a barrel because investors are buying oil commodities instead of investing in the currently weak American dollar. Basically, oil speculators have created an artifical demand for oil, driving the price up. The oil market will crash just like the credit, mortgage, and dot-com markets before it.
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I, too, feel this topic should be dropped. Clearly, posting factual evidence is not enough to convince Slowmojo of the errors of his various conspiracy theories.
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ORIGINAL: Slomojo
[sm=icon_blah.gif] That's what I gotta say about all that stuff posted before. Worthless to get into here and now, and too much to debate for what it's worth
[sm=icon_blah.gif] That's what I gotta say about all that stuff posted before. Worthless to get into here and now, and too much to debate for what it's worth
I agree.
Hey, at least gas prices aren't as high as they were, right?!
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ORIGINAL: padodgeram
looking to buy maybe friday a 82 honda cm450c with 22,000 miles for a grand... but yes i rember the bike from easyrider ..
looking to buy maybe friday a 82 honda cm450c with 22,000 miles for a grand... but yes i rember the bike from easyrider ..
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ORIGINAL: konstan
I have a 1982 honda CM450E... almost same thing.. great little bike.
ORIGINAL: padodgeram
looking to buy maybe friday a 82 honda cm450c with 22,000 miles for a grand... but yes i rember the bike from easyrider ..
looking to buy maybe friday a 82 honda cm450c with 22,000 miles for a grand... but yes i rember the bike from easyrider ..
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Wow, what a change since this post. Its not $1.85 here. I can almost remember it being this price when 5-6yrs ago. it cost less than half what it used to before the resession.
But we still have to be misers and not drive up the demand.
I am sure this is all short lived anyhow, but enjoying the relief while it lasts.
But we still have to be misers and not drive up the demand.
I am sure this is all short lived anyhow, but enjoying the relief while it lasts.
