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Unread postby PeakOiler » Tue 09 Aug 2005, 20:02:35

The subject title, POed, means pissed off, and I don't mean drunk. People are getting mad. There will be some political fallout from these escalating prices, as Colin Campbell and others have pointed out. Tempers are getting short, and it seems that there is more aggressive driving these days as well. Has anyone else observed this?

After looking at a sampling of messages on the AOL News message boards, well, all I can say is there are a lot of people pissed off at the higher prices of gasoline. And they are completely clueless.

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Re: POed

Unread postby turmoil » Tue 09 Aug 2005, 20:12:18

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PeakOiler', 'T')empers are getting short, and it seems that there is more aggressive driving these days as well. Has anyone else observed this?

Yes, my mother (one of the nicest people on the planet) got called a bitch by some random woman. We all had a good laugh.
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Re: POed

Unread postby bruin » Tue 09 Aug 2005, 20:15:05

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('stupid_monkeys', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PeakOiler', 'T')empers are getting short, and it seems that there is more aggressive driving these days as well. Has anyone else observed this?

Yes, my mother (one of the nicest people on the planet) got called a bitch by some random woman. We all had a good laugh.


Next up for mom is someone siphoning off her gas tank.
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Unread postby smiley » Tue 09 Aug 2005, 20:24:02

My colleagues were talking about fuel protests and how they should do something to force those evil oil companies and governments to lower the prices.

I suggested them to boycott the gas stations and not to drive their cars for a week as a form of protest.

Oh Boy, you should have seen their reactions. It made my week :-D
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Re: POed

Unread postby turmoil » Tue 09 Aug 2005, 20:36:26

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('bruin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('stupid_monkeys', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PeakOiler', 'T')empers are getting short, and it seems that there is more aggressive driving these days as well. Has anyone else observed this?

Yes, my mother (one of the nicest people on the planet) got called a bitch by some random woman. We all had a good laugh.


Next up for mom is someone siphoning off her gas tank.

yeah...it will probably be a frequent occurence for most of us.

Speaking of which... i wonder if you can transfer electricity from a hybrid battery to another somehow.
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Re: POed

Unread postby PeakOiler » Tue 09 Aug 2005, 20:47:15

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PeakOiler', '
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After looking at a sampling of messages on the AOL News message boards, well, all I can say is there are a lot of people pissed off at the higher prices of gasoline. And they are completely clueless.


Here is an example from one of those upset Americans:
<<quote>>
WE CAN'T MAKE ENDS MEET NOW WITHOUT CREDIT, EITHER IN EQUITY LINES OR CREDIT CARDS. I JUST GOT A 70.00 A MONTH RAISE WHICH IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN BECAUSE MY HEALTHCARE WENT UP 15% AND MY HOUSE PAYMENT IS GOING UP IN SEPTEMBER 82.00 A MONTH DUE TO TAX INCREASE. BETWEEN UTILITIES, FOOD AND GASOLINE, WHO CAN AFFORD TO LIVE BUT THE RICH?
WHEN IN THE HELL ARE THINGS GOING TO CHANGE IN THIS COUNTRY??????????????????????

<<End quote>>

Amazing. What will people like this do when they learn things are going to get even worse?

We are definitely living in interesting times.
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Re: POed

Unread postby bruin » Tue 09 Aug 2005, 21:01:16

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PeakOiler', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PeakOiler', '
')
After looking at a sampling of messages on the AOL News message boards, well, all I can say is there are a lot of people pissed off at the higher prices of gasoline. And they are completely clueless.


Here is an example from one of those upset Americans:
<<quote>>
WE CAN'T MAKE ENDS MEET NOW WITHOUT CREDIT, EITHER IN EQUITY LINES OR CREDIT CARDS. I JUST GOT A 70.00 A MONTH RAISE WHICH IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN BECAUSE MY HEALTHCARE WENT UP 15% AND MY HOUSE PAYMENT IS GOING UP IN SEPTEMBER 82.00 A MONTH DUE TO TAX INCREASE. BETWEEN UTILITIES, FOOD AND GASOLINE, WHO CAN AFFORD TO LIVE BUT THE RICH?
WHEN IN THE HELL ARE THINGS GOING TO CHANGE IN THIS COUNTRY??????????????????????

<<End quote>>

Amazing. What will people like this do when they learn things are going to get even worse?

We are definitely living in interesting times.



Make ends meet with CREDIT CARDS? Ouch. How does that work?
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Unread postby k_semler » Tue 09 Aug 2005, 21:18:55

The chapest place in town is now at $2.51. Most places are $2.59. It's probably a good thing I filled up today, before the price went up even more. It cost $49.36 to fill up my car today. I could get a complete tank for $30.00 just 2 years ago. It's already to the point that I now only have $100 left over at the end of the month. :( At long as it stays below $4.268 a gallon, I can afford it. :)

What I think is strange, is today I started fueling, and I didn't even know how much regular unleaded gas was. I pumped about 10 gallons, and I wondered how much I was paying, so I had to look at the pump to see the cost of fuel. It didn't even occur to me to look at the price as I pulled up to the pump. :lol:
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Unread postby AmericanEmpire » Tue 09 Aug 2005, 21:51:24

A co-worker of mine was complaining about the gas prices. I told him gas was cheap right now compared to whats its gonna be. I told him, we'd see $3.00 a gallon gas soon enough.

He said gas wouldn't go up that much. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Unread postby AmericanEmpire » Tue 09 Aug 2005, 21:53:45

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')HO CAN AFFORD TO LIVE BUT THE RICH?


Will be true soon enough. :(

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')HEN IN THE HELL ARE THINGS GOING TO CHANGE IN THIS COUNTRY??????????????????????


They will be changing but not for the better. :cry:
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