Crazy Gas Prices
#104
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EXACTLY! Public transportation in Europe is FAR better than the U.S.! Unless you live in a city or immediate suburbs you are screwed here....you don't have a choice of whether or not to drive...you HAVE TO and that is another problem that should have been addressed long ago but there is also a lot more real estate to cover in the U.S. as a whole as opposed to most European countries.
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If the price of gasoline was to triple over the next 6 months, Europe would be significantly impacted, but the US would be crippled.
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#107
Ok, so don't compare the US to Europe. Let's compare the US to Canada. You guys in the US are still paying a lot less than we are in Canada. Right now I am paying $5.10 per US Gallon. My daily commute just to get back and forth to work is over 40 km a day. Obviously I do more than just drive to work. Right now I am spending on average $300.00+ a month on gas. 3 years ago I only spend $140/mth on gas. I rarely go on the casual weekend cruise anymore.
#108
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I have to disagree there....I personally have spent time traveling in Europe and found it far easier than in the U.S. From buses to trains to taxis and subways in the cities you can travel the city easier than the countryside but you can still travel the countryside. I also lived in Ireland for 4 months and their not as well off as the rest of Europe and I could still travel easier than in the U.S.
The Russian block of countries may be different as I have not travelled there but as far as England, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy and Greece I can say from experience that they are better off when it comes to public transportation.
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Ok, so don't compare the US to Europe. Let's compare the US to Canada. You guys in the US are still paying a lot less than we are in Canada. Right now I am paying $5.10 per US Gallon. My daily commute just to get back and forth to work is over
a day. Obviously I do more than just drive to work. Right now I am spending on average $300.00+ a month on gas. 3 years ago I only spend $140/mth on gas. I rarely go on the casual weekend cruise anymore.
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Well, we hit $100 a barrel today but it looks as if Ike will mess that up for us. That's still another $25 from a little over a month ago. Close $50 from the middle of July. If we can just keep up this trend I predict gas will be close to $2.00 a gallon by next spring.
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For some reason, price at my local pumps went up by $.20 over past few days.
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#115
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It wasn't at $2 last year when oil was $80 a barrel.
The experts agree it will stay above the $80 level.
http://news.tradingcharts.com/future...113446045.html
Last update: 12:15 p.m. EDT Sept. 9, 2008
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Gasoline prices will probably rise a bit next year, the Energy Department estimated Tuesday. In its monthly short-term outlook, the government said prices at the pump would likely average $3.61 this year and $3.88 next year. The new estimates are slightly lower than the predictions in August. Crude oil prices are expected to average $116 a barrel this year and $126 next year, as global demand recovers. Heating oil will likely cost $4.13 a gallon this winter, up 25% from last year.
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#117
anyone else hear that the Saudis pulled out of OPEC yesterday?...apparently they want to keep production levels up while OPEC wants to cut production....so the Saudis said up yours.
http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/to...th%20of%20opec
http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/to...th%20of%20opec
#119
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so gas went from 3.41 this morning to 3.85 tonight, there was a line of probably about 30 cars to get gas at one place. We're not going to see any of the storm, it's a complete mockery of people, and bs to charge .45 more 12 hours later for the same gas. what a rip-off