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$4.15 a gallon...WTF??

Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:54 PM

Things are pretty status quo here.  Went to a wedding this past weekend in Buffalo....gas is $4.15 a gallon there, yikes!  It's $3.95 here in Harrisburg, a little bit better without the NY tax per gallon, but come on!  How can these oil companies post record profits when most people can barely pay for gas to get to work and back?  Honestly, do they think we're morons?  Did they think we wouldn't notice that $14 billion profit margin for the last quarter?  Monday is my birthday and my Mom said she had wanted to come visit, but really can't afford to drive down too much, cuz now it would be about $100 just for them to drive ONE WAY!!!  So thank you oil companies for keeping my family apart....you all suck you greedy SOBs!

On a less rage inducing subject, the wedding we went to was very nice, except it rained almost to the exact minute the ceremony was supposed to be outside.  Luckily they had an indoor backup, and after the storm cell passed, we were able to go back outside and they had the rest of the reception out in the courtyard of this really cool old building.  DH was a groomsman and of course looked totally hot in his tux, and we actually danced a lot, which he doesn't like to do, so fun night all around.  Great cake!

I am boring this time, I know...rennovations are at a halt til we save more $ (I want my over the oven microwave!!), not TTC and job is good right now....nothing else to blog about. 

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re: $4.15 a gallon...WTF??

Okay. I can totally relate here. It's about $4.09 here right now. And we used to take day trips to the outlet malls, and shop, and now, we can't even justify the savings we would get because gas is so much! And don't forget the lovely government when complaining about gas, they make 15% tax on the prices, vs the Oil companies only making 4%. Hmm...no wonder they aren't in any hurry to fix things!

Posted by st_51405    Wednesday, June 04, 2008 6:39 AM


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Luckily SC has some of the lowest gas in the country so it's about 3.75/gal but still I never thought I'd see the day when I'd say 3.75 was cheap! I used to be able to fill my car up for $14 now $14 will only get me 4.5 gallons! Ugh ridiculous... We all get poorer and poorer, they all get richer and richer.

Posted by AlwaysMrs.S    Wednesday, June 04, 2008 7:11 AM


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Oh my gosh, My husband in a tux is about the sexiest thing in the world.  I totally hear you with the looking hot thing.  I almost want to buy Matt one just to wear around the house when I feel like I want some eye candy :)

And Gas is crazy.  Hopefully it will go down when it gets closer to the election.  I know Bush isn't running again, but he has to at least try to make voters happy, right?  I hope!  There is a car dealership here advertising that if you buy a truck, then you will pay only 2.99 per gallon for the next 3 years.  I thought, "2.99"  the economy sucks hardcore for this to be a good deal!

Posted by MandyE-worth    Wednesday, June 04, 2008 9:02 AM


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Tell me about it.  I live in CT and it's about $4.23 where I live.  My husband's family all owns land in ND so they get mineral rights off the oil wells, and the money they are getting right now from that is RIDICULOUS.  It kind of infuriates me.

Posted by julia0402    Wednesday, June 04, 2008 9:23 AM


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You would think tiny little Dayton Ohio would have gas prices on the low end of the scale, but nope.  When we came back from Savannah (a tourist town) we were shocked to see our gas prices were way higher.  Right now I think we're at $4.00.

Posted by edmo    Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:29 AM


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Transplant to Harrisburg, PA from Rochester, NY. Becoming a DIY diva, and rockin the renovations with my DH by my side and my darling dog Dunkin, my heartbeat at my feet.


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