Re: A small and pointless fuel study
 

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 21:18:30 UTC "DougW"
<post.replies@invalid.address> wrote:

> J Strickland did pass the time by typing:
> > I remember pumping it for $0.32, and they had Gas Wars at that price where
> > they shaved cents off the price to lure in customers from the place on the
> > next corner, or the place across the street.
>
> Yep. Now I use http://www.oklahomacitygasprices.com/
> (they have other states as well)
>
> (remembering back when I bitched about gas over a dollar.)
>
> Going to get one of those credit cards that gives
> cash back, that will help a bit.

I came across an old snapshot of me standing beside my first car in
1957. Behind me is a gas station in Brownwood, TX, (home of the
perpetual gas war) advertising regular for $0.12, "HiTest" for $0.21.
Even infaltion doesn't make that price look too shabby today <g>.


--
Will Honea

Re: A small and pointless fuel study
 

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 21:18:30 UTC "DougW"
<post.replies@invalid.address> wrote:

> J Strickland did pass the time by typing:
> > I remember pumping it for $0.32, and they had Gas Wars at that price where
> > they shaved cents off the price to lure in customers from the place on the
> > next corner, or the place across the street.
>
> Yep. Now I use http://www.oklahomacitygasprices.com/
> (they have other states as well)
>
> (remembering back when I bitched about gas over a dollar.)
>
> Going to get one of those credit cards that gives
> cash back, that will help a bit.

I came across an old snapshot of me standing beside my first car in
1957. Behind me is a gas station in Brownwood, TX, (home of the
perpetual gas war) advertising regular for $0.12, "HiTest" for $0.21.
Even infaltion doesn't make that price look too shabby today <g>.


--
Will Honea

Re: A small and pointless fuel study
 

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 21:18:30 UTC "DougW"
<post.replies@invalid.address> wrote:

> J Strickland did pass the time by typing:
> > I remember pumping it for $0.32, and they had Gas Wars at that price where
> > they shaved cents off the price to lure in customers from the place on the
> > next corner, or the place across the street.
>
> Yep. Now I use http://www.oklahomacitygasprices.com/
> (they have other states as well)
>
> (remembering back when I bitched about gas over a dollar.)
>
> Going to get one of those credit cards that gives
> cash back, that will help a bit.

I came across an old snapshot of me standing beside my first car in
1957. Behind me is a gas station in Brownwood, TX, (home of the
perpetual gas war) advertising regular for $0.12, "HiTest" for $0.21.
Even infaltion doesn't make that price look too shabby today <g>.


--
Will Honea

Re: A small and pointless fuel study
 

> Just be glad we don't live in Europe.
Oh, why not? ;-)
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lis...bal_gasprices/

Guess where I live.
People living near the borders are known to skip into Belgium and Germany to
get cheaper fuel, but those stations raised the price as well.

Thom.

"----" <LeadWinger> wrote in message
news:4fjcg1t6775ujpcaqsr8nrf8uh0r7vm4ae@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:16:56 -0500, "DougW"
> <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote:
>
>>Side note, 93 Octane $2.689/gal in Oklahoma.
>>Half a bloody tank, 40$..
>
> Still cheaper than it was in the 70's when taking the cost of money
> into account. Won't be long though before we smash that record. Just
> be glad we don't live in Europe.

Re: A small and pointless fuel study
 

> Just be glad we don't live in Europe.
Oh, why not? ;-)
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lis...bal_gasprices/

Guess where I live.
People living near the borders are known to skip into Belgium and Germany to
get cheaper fuel, but those stations raised the price as well.

Thom.

"----" <LeadWinger> wrote in message
news:4fjcg1t6775ujpcaqsr8nrf8uh0r7vm4ae@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:16:56 -0500, "DougW"
> <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote:
>
>>Side note, 93 Octane $2.689/gal in Oklahoma.
>>Half a bloody tank, 40$..
>
> Still cheaper than it was in the 70's when taking the cost of money
> into account. Won't be long though before we smash that record. Just
> be glad we don't live in Europe.

Re: A small and pointless fuel study
 

> Just be glad we don't live in Europe.
Oh, why not? ;-)
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lis...bal_gasprices/

Guess where I live.
People living near the borders are known to skip into Belgium and Germany to
get cheaper fuel, but those stations raised the price as well.

Thom.

"----" <LeadWinger> wrote in message
news:4fjcg1t6775ujpcaqsr8nrf8uh0r7vm4ae@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:16:56 -0500, "DougW"
> <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote:
>
>>Side note, 93 Octane $2.689/gal in Oklahoma.
>>Half a bloody tank, 40$..
>
> Still cheaper than it was in the 70's when taking the cost of money
> into account. Won't be long though before we smash that record. Just
> be glad we don't live in Europe.

Re: A small and pointless fuel study
 

> Just be glad we don't live in Europe.
Oh, why not? ;-)
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lis...bal_gasprices/

Guess where I live.
People living near the borders are known to skip into Belgium and Germany to
get cheaper fuel, but those stations raised the price as well.

Thom.

"----" <LeadWinger> wrote in message
news:4fjcg1t6775ujpcaqsr8nrf8uh0r7vm4ae@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:16:56 -0500, "DougW"
> <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote:
>
>>Side note, 93 Octane $2.689/gal in Oklahoma.
>>Half a bloody tank, 40$..
>
> Still cheaper than it was in the 70's when taking the cost of money
> into account. Won't be long though before we smash that record. Just
> be glad we don't live in Europe.