On the soapbox again

[dsauve]

Kentuk- sorry I meant barrel

but I hindsight it sure feels that way when I have to feed the truck.

 

[dsauve]

It's 5 miles to work. I'm begining to think that a new bicycle is in my future. One kid there already rides 7 miles one way, even in the snow and rain. Its depressing what a car costs to operate. The only time I really drive somewhere is to work and back. I plan my trips so I only get out once a day.

 

[bmcmeen]

Wow, where's the page break on this thread?!?!?!

Saw a shocking sight this morning - the Speedway in West Dundee, IL was $3.43 for unleaded and $4.09 for diesel. OUCH!!!

 

[bmcmeen]

Hmmm, ask and ye shall receive...

 

[kmoe]

Hmmmm this may technically be against the rules but, SMUT anyone ?

BTB corn prices are up so far the the ethanol plants out this way can't buy at a price that will let them turn a profit.

 

[bmoore]

I filled up the Jeep last week at $3.079. Yesterday, at the same station, I filled Sue's car at $3.419. I don't even want to figure the percentage increase.

 

[glippert]

Bruce -

<font color="ff0000"> "I don't even want to figure the percentage increase."</font>

I know it was a rhetorical comment, but for the record it's just slightly over 11%. Talk about stimulating the economy!

 

[bmcmeen]

Bruce M. -

I'm sure the price will go down once Palatine secedes from Crook County

 

[bmoore]

Lip,
I'll pass that on to the CFO. I'm sure I can look forward to an 11% raise on my next paycheck...
Bryan,
Yeah, being an island is always an advantage. Look how cheap everything is in Hawaii.

 

[bmcmeen]

Bruce M. -

Awww, I'm sure we'll let ya into Lake County...

It's creeping closer - $3.45 at the Fox River Grove Shell.

On another soapbox - did everyone get their economic stimulus letter from the IRS? Didja know it cost us <font color="ff0000">$42 MILLION</font> to send those out - and it didn't say anything we haven't already heard on TV/radio or read in the news.<blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1>quote:</font>

“These special letters remind people that they won’t need to do anything more than file a 2007 tax return in order to put the stimulus payment process in motion,” Acting IRS Commissioner Linda Stiff said.<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>

 

[kweaver]

GAS $3.60 all over town ...

 

[bbranstetter]

Got ya beat!! $3.69 here in Augusta

 

[kweaver]

That's a race I'd prefer to loose !

 

[bbranstetter]

Ditto

 

[jspence]

It's crazy here in Canada too. In your fellows terms our gas would be $4.93/US gallon. It's supposed to go up another .05 to .06 per litre this weekend.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Filled up this morning for $3.40<font size="-2">9</font>/gallon.

 

[klejeune]

$3.35<font size="-2">9</font> here in Springfield, MO today.

 

[kweaver]

$3.65 today ... wonder where it'll be monday ??

 

[jspence]

Came down a bit here $1.28 litre. $4.83 per US gallon.

 

[lbuttke]

$3.64 today, and at the rate its been climbing it problby be $3.75 by Monday.