Thread: How are gas prices affecting you???

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over the weekend Chicago and New York areas had highest fuel prices---gas well over $4 and climbing daily Saw diesel at $4.999

We're moving our shop back home because of time enroute and fuel for 22 mile drive 6 days per week---has been about $100 fuel and 18 man hours ( 2 people) weekly plus utilities and taxes for 10000 ft shop.

I been using my gas money to buy 45 rounds and shotgun shells,got a nice axe a water purifier and night vision ...OOhh and a real nice scope for the 30-30,some good water proof maps,.......you never know whats going to happen when they publicly announce the dollar is worth less than 50 cents,people get crazy...

I sure would have liked to get the steel roll downs installed over the windows before the end of the month and that third coat of stucco on the walls ....O well.
And just soo there is no outlet at all for them,beer went over 10 dollars a 6 pack here.....soo no sitting home drinking beer,while you can not afford to drive.
Guy went off last night in the store too ,he was like WTH is this ,gas is over xx.xx and 6 pack is 10 dollars ,needless to say he was about to snap on the poor cashier.....soo I am getting ready for the snappers to start falling down.
Soo silly only police and ex military can get bullet proof jacketts,glad I have friends!!!!!

Ceh383 wrote:

Heck, I paid $4.09 last week for premium.....It's $4.17 this morning

Never really envied you guys from the West coast, and do even less these days. Seems like everytime gas/oil goes up, it goes up in CA first. Just filled my 34 up Monday at $3.96 premium. Yesterday same gas was $4.05 for prem (reg.$3.79) Now crude is up to $130, so I guess regular gas will be up to $4.00 by the end of the week.

I can retire anytime but wife still needs to go to work (80 miles/day) so I might as well go too (we work in the same complex) unitl she is ready to retire. Right now it's costing about $70/week in gas. Good thing is that the jobs pay well, otherwise it would be a whole lot tougher, with tough decisions to make.

I think I'm gonna find a good ol' Studebaker round fender truck and put a modern EFI V-8 with AOD in it along with appropriate creature comforts. Build it as a driver, then find a comfortable little Civic or other such economy car to drive daily. That gives me a good cool truck when I need one, but one I can park when I don't. I only drive about 15 miles a day during the week, but am using my '01 Silverado to do it. Can't see replacing it with a new little car. Or maybe I'll just keep driving the Chevy. It's paid for and gets 16 mpg around town.

Pat

There was just a story on the local news about a computer repair business that has converted all of it's diesel trucks to run on used cooking oil. They made a deal with some restaurant chain to swap computer repairs of all the old cooking oil the restaurant no longer needs.

I see lots of posts everywhere from people who are starting to think of converting cars to propane and other alternative fuels. I asked the guy at UPS yesterday how this was affecting their costs, and he said they have increased prices by 30 percent and are going to go even higher.

Glad I bought my little moped.

Don

been eating more steak-um sandwiches or hotdogs for dinner. And that is just for the gas to keep the lawn cut. Get fined here in town if grass over 3".

Don, when di you get up here and take a picture of me on my way to work???

Chris

Actually that picture reminds me of a guy I used to work with years ago. He had a little 100cc Honda he rode about 20 miles to work most days. He was about that size, too. I had a full dressed Gold Wing that I used follow him with, and he always told me to not follow too closely because people would see his bike, then mine and laugh at his. Said it was embarassing.

I might have to put $99 down on one of those new Smartfortwo mini cars. Good safety rating, same mpg as a Gold Wing (40 mpg), better roll cage protection, and half the price @ $11,600 fully loaded. Either that or find me a nice little used Honda Insight (2 seater 68 mpg hwy).

Of courrse, what I really need to do is win the lottery, retire, move to Ft. Myers, and borrow Don's "hog" when I need to pick things up from the store.

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

There was just a story on the local news about a computer repair business that has converted all of it's diesel trucks to run on used cooking oil. They made a deal with some restaurant chain to swap computer repairs of all the old cooking oil the restaurant no longer needs.

I see lots of posts everywhere from people who are starting to think of converting cars to propane and other alternative fuels. I asked the guy at UPS yesterday how this was affecting their costs, and he said they have increased prices by 30 percent and are going to go even higher.

Glad I bought my little moped.

Don

Don,
I hate to have to tell you this but be careful, I’m no math kid but the size of the moped vs.the rider could mean the moped could get lost if you hit a bump!! Be careful.

Richard

Well here diesel is $4.70 a gal. costs me about $130 a week for fuel and I don't go anywhere else. Decided to skip all the car shows it would cost to much to haul the camper and pull the trailer ,plus miss work. I don't think its worth all the money. I'm thinking about selling my 32 just so I don't have to spend more for fuel.

Rocky

When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her out to some place expensive..................

So I took her to a gas station

Originally Posted by ceh383

When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her out to some place expensive..................

So I took her to a gas station

Now thats funny ..............

Well it cost me $50 to fill up the tank of my little Sunfire. I am restricting travel somewhat but I will need to commute every day in June, July and August for a round trip of about 26 miles so that is slightly over 1 gallon per day. Why is the Bush Administration getting blamed for this? As I recall Bill Clinton vetoed the bill for drilling in ANWR and the obstructionist D-party has continued to block drilling and other energy policies but today had the nerve to grill oil company execs and blame them! Experts keep saying there is oil on U.S. soil as well as a lot of coal and natural gas but environmental issues keep blocking exploration. I admit coal mining is dangerous and coal is dirty but there is natural gas and petroleum untapped in the U.S. but environmental issues keep blocking development. There has to be a compromise, cleaner production sure, but keep exploring; paint future ANWR oil equipment white so it won't offend the caribou!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Oil just went to $ 135 a barrel today, so hang on to your wallets.

Gas here jumped 10 cents a gallon from yesterday. $ 5 a gallon is right around the corner.

Don

Originally Posted by Don Shillady

! Experts keep saying there is oil on U.S. soil as well as a lot of coal and natural gas but environmental issues keep blocking exploration. I admit coal mining is dangerous and coal is dirty but there is natural gas and petroleum untapped in the U.S. but environmental issues keep blocking development. There has to be a compromise, cleaner production sure, but keep exploring; paint future ANWR oil equipment white so it won't offend the caribou!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Strange you should say this , because up here they take the coal out even if it results in the loss or pollution of ground water. In this area of Pa. coal mining has takin hundereds of peoples water or polluted it , and there's nothing you can do about it. As for natural gas , they have come in on private property cut in roads and set up gas wells and don't have to pay the owners one red cent . From what I see the Bush Administration can do just about anything it wants , but thats just my opinion .

Rocky