Re: gas prices

by Mcarlo77 on Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:44 pm

What pisses me off about these gas prices (actually, there are a lot of things that piss me off about the gas prices) is that it seems they are just testing the waters of tolerance to see just how high they can raise them before everyone starts sqawking too loud and it appears it might derail the economic recover. I know...what economic recovery?!! Can someone explain to me why two yrs ago when a barrel of crude was $147 that only then did gas reach the $4/gal level and now it's basically there again with a barrel of crude down under $110? What the heck would the price be if it went back up to $147/barrel?

by IndyG3 on Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:47 pm

Gas prices in Indiana have crept up to $3.60/gal over the last couple of weeks, but it's slowly coming back down.

I'm getting tired of all of this expensive crap. It's not even pure gasoline anymore, so why charge us full price, other than to make more money? I think I read somewhere that our Gov's head of the Dept. of Energy pretty much admitted that gas prices are being allowed to get high so we feel pressured into buying hybrids and alt-fuel vehicles. Might by my tin-foil hat getting a little tight, but I need to dig up the article.

by Mcarlo77 on Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:30 pm

You aren't the only one who has heard such talk. This isn't about normal supply vs demand economics that's driving the prices higher.

by abajc3 on Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:59 am

thats our story exactly. oil getting cheaper, gas prices rising. and if we are talking about unreasonable taxes and laws, check this one out, it is going to ged accepted over here very soon: where i live, its normal to help your neighbours and friends for free. then, when you need help they help you back and everyone is happy, except the government, because they have nothing from that. so from now on, this help will be considered illegal (except helping close family members) and it will be fined up to 3000$. we will literally have to hand out a reciept to the one we are helping and then pay taxes for that.

now how sick is that...

by ant7377 on Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:21 am

This is all Wall Street, its not capitalism its ripping us (U.S.) off. Its what they can get away with. I dont believe any of what I hear we have plenty and there is no trouble and no one has a good excuse because they (wall street) gets
rich from this nonsense and the dough goes down the line (I95- straight to D.C.)

by Leike on Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:14 am

If we could we had to stop driving our cars, stop smoking and stop drinking alcohol.
We should do this for one year, the whole world would turn upside down !

by Mcarlo77 on Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:03 am

That is the most bizarre and frightening idea I think I've ever heard, Andrej! Just how do you suppose the gov't would enforce such a thing...unless neighbors and friends started ratting out each other? And that, my friend, is the scary part. Always looking over your shoulder as to who might be the one to blow the whistle on some good deed you did for someone without expecting compensation. This seems like a tactic a communist minded gov't would use to gain control over it's people.

by Limey SE on Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:12 am

WELCOME TO OBAMA LAND BUDDY ITS ALREADY KINDA HAPPENING HERE

by The Dude on Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:52 am

Strange that it's not just our gov't trying to control us more & more each year. Andrej, I feel for you & hope that the law doesn't get accepted over there.

You want to know what law I have a problem with? Seat belt tickets. I almost always wear mine & could understand giving me a ticket if you have another LEGITIMATE reason to pull me over, but why flip a U-turn & pass people just to pull a guy over for not being buckled up? Seems like the officer caused more of a disturbance than the soon to be ticketed driver. For that matter, why tell me what I HAVE to do in my car? My seat belt isn't going to make me a better driver & doesn't effect anyone but myself. BTW, that scenario I mentioned actually happened to me... TWICE!

Speaking of Obamanation, thankfully we only have one more year with this prick. I've only heard bits & pieces, but what's this about us sticking our nose into Libya's business? Isn't that what Obama was slandering Republicans for with Iraq? Oh well, at least we didn't get stuck with Hillary. Maybe next year we'll get someone like Haley Barbour, Mike Huckabee, or Ron Paul in office.

by TWBouska AKA Wooderson on Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:01 am

speaking of speeding tickets, i got one a couple weeks ago on my way home from school and i was WEARING my seatbelt, thing is, it was just my lap belt and the cop said i needed to wear those stupid shoulder harnesses too...anyone know of a way out of this? i plan on fighting it as its bs and its a 175 dollar ticket out here.

by Limey SE on Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:02 am

as long as you can prove your vehicle did not come with it you should be good if not sorry gotta pay ticket

by The Dude on Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:23 am

Yep. Cops are anal about proper use of the seat belt even in cars like the 68-72 A Bodies that had those horrible "roof" belts. Anyone ever actually tried using them? Hands down worst designed shoulder belt ever.

by JB2wheeler on Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:31 am

I have always hated the belts in my 74 Elky. The lap belt is great, but the shoulder belt is a pain in the ... to get fastened. The door is so long you have to close the door before the belts will reach. JB

by Mcarlo77 on Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:31 am

I wholly agree with you on the seat belt issue, Rago! Like you, I normally wear it. But, I was pulled over one time when I wasn't. No excuses...just didn't feel the need at the time, I guess. Anyway, after it was over, I'm thinking like you...who the hell am I hurting by not wearing it? And, I'm looking around me as I drive home and take notice of all the distracted drivers texting or talking on their cell phones...seemingly oblivious to their surroundings. Now really...who's the greater risk to public safety, here? Right now, I think the seat belt laws are the hot political button and the cops are instructed to go out and enforce it.

by pila on Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:13 am

Of course the cops have seen enough blood & guts to be serious about belts, and likely don't look forward to the next time. I always wear the belts, since I'm not ready to be a statistic yet. When I started flying in the mid 60s, the belts were mandatory in airplanes, so I just got used to them.
My wife was in a bad wreck in 2003, and if she didn't have the belts on she would be history, and even then she hasn't worked since as an RN (head injuries).

So you could say I'm a believer in belts, but that has nothing to do with pushy govt laws.